Boys' name · since 1913
Delford
548 babies named Delford in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,456 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 548
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
548 boys have been named Delford since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delford has been recorded 548 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1913 to 1981.
- #7,456 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 548 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delford ranks #7,456 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 548 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,456 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 548
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Delford's 548 recorded births place it above 83.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Delford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delford splits its recorded history at 1942: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Delford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1981
- Peak year (1925)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Delford by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (137 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Delford's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Delford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 51
1910s
51 births
- 1920s
1920s
137 births
- 1930s
1930s
119 births
- 1940s
1940s
94 births
- 1950s
1950s
89 births
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 9
1980s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 137 births (25% of all-time use).
How Delford compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Delford's total volume
Delford by state
Where Delford concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 10 | 1.8% |
10 of 548 births nationwide.
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What to do with Delford's data
- Delford's decade-level peak was the 1920s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Delfords (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Delford: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1913–1981 (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 Delford 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.