Boys' name · since 1964

Delfred

22 babies named Delfred in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#28,121 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1964
1970s
peak decade

Delfred is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 22 have been recorded since 1964.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delfred has been recorded 22 times among boys since 1964, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1976.

  • #28,121 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 1964
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delfred ranks #28,121 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.

#28,121 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1964
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Delfred's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Delfred's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Delfred splits its recorded history at 1975: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Delfred popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1976

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1975)
7
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1964196619751976 5

Delfred by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (12 births, 55% of the file).

1970s was Delfred's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Delfred births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (55% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delfred? ▼
22 babies have been named Delfred since 1964. All-time, it sits at #28,121 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1975 with 7 births.
Where does Delfred sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delfred ranks #28,121 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Delfred most popular? ▼
Delfred was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Delfred been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Delfred since 1964 -- 13 years through the most recent 1976 data.
What names are similar to Delfred? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Delfred

Nearby Names Like Delfred

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

Delbert Boy
#6803 46,930 births
Delmar Boy
#5868 14,242 births
Delmer Boy
#12038 7,654 births
Delano Boy
#4151 5,531 births
Delvin Boy
#4554 5,328 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Delfred: 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, 1964–1976 (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 Delfred 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.