Girls' name · since 1884

Delfina

4,037 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.

#2,968 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,104 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
4,037
born since 1884
1920s
peak decade

Yes -- Delfina is the #5104 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,037 recorded since 1884.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delfina has been recorded 4,037 times among girls since 1884, currently ranked #5104 nationally and more common than 70% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.

  • #2,968 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,104 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 4,037 born since 1884
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delfina ranks #2,968 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,104 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,037 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.

#2,968 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,104 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
4,037
born since 1884
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%70.4%
Delfina vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Delfina's 4,037 recorded births place it above 95.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

6 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Delfina compares

4,037 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Delfina's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Delfina Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 4,037 376 567,345
Peak-year births 86 21 19,840

Delfina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Delfina's full recorded timeline at 1958, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 86 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Delfina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1925)
86
Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
020406080100 188419071924194119581975199220092025 25

Delfina by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (634 births, 16% of the file).

1920s was Delfina's strongest decade.

634 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.

Delfina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 634 births (16% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Delfina compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Delfina's total volume

Delfina vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -143, 1.7%-39, 5.3%-132, 2.5%-54, 4.9%-41, 5.8%-88, 2.2%-63, 7.3%-76, 3.4%-97, 14.1%-70, 3.6%-62, 5.5%-71, 4.7%-140, 9.7%-67, 5.4%-142, 2.4%Delfina-142, 2.1%Delfina
Delfina vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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
1,494 37.0%
#2 California
840 20.8%
#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 37.0%
Even split

1,494 of 4,037 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delfina? ▼
4,037 babies have been named Delfina since 1884. All-time, it sits at #2,968 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,104 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1925 with 86 births.
Where does Delfina sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delfina ranks #2,968 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,104 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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 (1,494 births), California (840 births), Arizona (101 births).
How long has the name Delfina been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Delfina since 1884 -- 142 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.

What to do with Delfina's data

  • Delfina's decade-level peak was the 1920s (634 total births); usage has since declined to 106 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Delfinas (1,494 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Delfina

Nearby Names Like Delfina

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Delfina

Delores Girl
#5734 117,821 births
Della Girl
#563 70,810 births
Delilah Girl
#51 66,683 births
Delaney Girl
#242 45,437 births
Delia Girl
#1561 37,318 births

Compare Delfina side by side: Delfina vs Delores Delfina vs Della Delfina vs Delilah

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Delfina

Loraine #5103
17,284 births · Peak 1922
Augustina #5105
2,280 births · Peak 1927
Verona #5102
4,314 births · Peak 1920
Lanora #5106
2,245 births · Peak 1969
Janette #5101
32,172 births · Peak 1953
Antonina #5107
2,804 births · Peak 1915
Eudora #5100
2,179 births · Peak 1923
Clio #5108
856 births · Peak 2015

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Delfina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1884–2025 (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 Delfina 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.