Recorded 1904–1937 Girls' name Peak 1930 46 births

Delfinia — girls' name

46 babies named Delfinia in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s111910s51920s121930s18
1930s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Delfinia was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

8 babies were named Delfinia in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delfinia

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Delfinia between 1904 and 1937, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delfinia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delfinia performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Delfinia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Mexico, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Delfinia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delfinia 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 46 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.

Delfinia at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

46

Since 1904

34 years of records

Peak year

1930

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1904

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1937

Delfinia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1904

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1930)
8
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
456789 19371933193019231922191719071904 5

Delfinia by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
18 births that decade — 39% of Delfinia's all-time total
1900s111910s51920s121930s18

Delfinia by state

Where Delfinia concentrates geographically — total births since 1904

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Delfinia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Mexico
20 43.5%
New Mexico share of Delfinia's total US births 43.5%

20 of 46 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delfinia?
46 babies have been named Delfinia since 1904. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1930 with 8 births.
When was Delfinia most popular?
Delfinia was most popular in the 1930s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
Where is Delfinia most popular?
The top states for the name Delfinia are New Mexico (20 births).
How long has the name Delfinia been used?
Delfinia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 34 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Delfinia?
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, 1904–1937 (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.