US rank #6197 Boys' name Peak 1999 2,353 births

Delfino — #6197 US boys' name

2,353 babies named Delfino in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s931920s2121930s2001940s2211950s2171960s1991970s2111980s2271990s3052000s2622010s1512020s55
#6197
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 56% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Delfino was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

41 babies were named Delfino in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delfino

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,353 babies named Delfino between 1913 and 2024, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Delfino currently holds the #6197 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delfino performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 305 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Delfino shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 847 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Delfino in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delfino 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 2,353 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.

Delfino at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,353

Since 1913

112 years of records

Peak year

1999

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,197

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1913

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 2024

Delfino popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1913

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
41
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
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Delfino by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
305 births that decade — 13% of Delfino's all-time total
1910s931920s2121930s2001940s2211950s2171960s1991970s2111980s2271990s3052000s2622010s1512020s55

Delfino by state

Where Delfino concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Delfino
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
847 36.0%
#2 California
383 16.3%
#3 New Mexico
22 0.9%
#4 Colorado
15 0.6%
#5 Illinois
12 0.5%
#6 Arizona
5 0.2%
Texas share of Delfino's total US births 36.0%
Even split

847 of 2,353 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delfino?
2,353 babies have been named Delfino since 1913. It currently ranks #6197 among boys. The peak year was 1999 with 41 births.
When was Delfino most popular?
Delfino was most popular in the 1990s decade with 305 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Delfino most popular?
The top states for the name Delfino are Texas (847 births), California (383 births), New Mexico (22 births).
How long has the name Delfino been used?
Delfino has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 112 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Delfino?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Delbert, Delmar, Delmer, Delano, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1913–2024 (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.