Girls' name · since 1946
Deletha
104 babies named Deletha in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 104
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
104 girls have been named Deletha since 1946, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Deletha recorded 104 times among girls since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1982.
- #26,667 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 104 born since 1946
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deletha ranks #26,667 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 104 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 104
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Deletha's 104 recorded births place it above 63.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Deletha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deletha's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1946, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deletha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1982
- Peak year (1957)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Deletha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (42 births, 40% of the file).
1970s was Deletha's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Deletha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
28 births
- 1960s
1960s
18 births
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 42 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Deletha's data
- Deletha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deletha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1946–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Deletha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.