US rank #6373 Girls' name Peak 1925 4,012 births

Delfina — #6373 US girls' name

4,012 babies named Delfina in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s121890s681900s961910s3131920s6341930s4701940s4431950s4121960s3221970s3131980s2651990s1992000s1932010s1912020s81
#6373
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 64% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Delfina was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

86 babies were named Delfina in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delfina

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,012 babies named Delfina between 1884 and 2024, spanning 141 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delfina currently holds the #6373 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 86 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delfina performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 634 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Delfina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,488 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Delfina in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delfina 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 4,012 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.

Delfina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,012

Since 1884

141 years of records

Peak year

1925

86 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#6,373

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1884

Recorded for 141 years

Last year on file: 2024

Delfina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1884

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1925)
86
Annual births at peak — across 141 years of records
020406080100 202420071990197319561939192219051884 7

Delfina by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
634 births that decade — 16% of Delfina's all-time total
1880s121890s681900s961910s3131920s6341930s4701940s4431950s4121960s3221970s3131980s2651990s1992000s1932010s1912020s81

Delfina by state

Where Delfina concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Delfina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,488 37.1%
#2 California
840 20.9%
#3 Arizona
101 2.5%
#4 New Mexico
81 2.0%
#5 New York
16 0.4%
#6 Florida
15 0.4%
Texas share of Delfina's total US births 37.1%
Even split

1,488 of 4,012 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delfina?
4,012 babies have been named Delfina since 1884. It currently ranks #6373 among girls. The peak year was 1925 with 86 births.
When was Delfina most popular?
Delfina was most popular in the 1920s decade with 634 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Delfina most popular?
The top states for the name Delfina are Texas (1,488 births), California (840 births), Arizona (101 births).
How long has the name Delfina been used?
Delfina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 141 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Delfina?
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.

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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, 1884–2024 (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.