Recorded 1954–1994 Girls' name Peak 1965 83 births

Delesia — girls' name

83 babies named Delesia in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s401970s121980s161990s10

The verdict

83 girls have been named Delesia since 1954, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1994.

83
total births
1954–1994
years on record
1960s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Delesia was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

10 babies were named Delesia in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delesia

The Social Security Administration has registered 83 babies named Delesia between 1954 and 1994, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delesia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delesia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Delesia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delesia 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 83 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.

Delesia at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

83

Since 1954

41 years of records

Peak year

1965

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1954

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1994

Delesia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1954

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1965)
10
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4681012 1994198819811970196519611954 5

Delesia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
40 births that decade — 48% of Delesia's all-time total
1950s51960s401970s121980s161990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delesia?
83 babies have been named Delesia since 1954. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1965 with 10 births.
When was Delesia most popular?
Delesia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Delesia been used?
Delesia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 41 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Delesia?
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, 1954–1994 (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.