Recorded 1958–1991 Girls' name Peak 1963 66 births

Delesa — girls' name

66 babies named Delesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

66 girls have been named Delesa since 1958, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1991.

66
total births
1958–1991
years on record
1960s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Delesa was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

10 babies were named Delesa in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Delesa between 1958 and 1991, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delesa performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Delesa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delesa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 66 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Delesa at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

66

Since 1958

34 years of records

Peak year

1963

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1958

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1991

Delesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1958

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1963)
10
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4681012 1991199019891988196519631962196119591958 6

Delesa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
30 births that decade — 45% of Delesa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delesa?
66 babies have been named Delesa since 1958. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1963 with 10 births.
When was Delesa most popular?
Delesa was most popular in the 1960s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Delesa been used?
Delesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 34 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Delesa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Delores, Della, Delilah, Delaney, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1958–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.