US rank #5600 Girls' name Peak 2011 1,242 births

Deliah — #5600 US girls' name

1,242 babies named Deliah in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#5600
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 68% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Deliah was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

34 babies were named Deliah in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deliah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,242 babies named Deliah between 1883 and 2024, spanning 142 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deliah currently holds the #5600 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deliah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 246 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Deliah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Deliah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deliah 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 1,242 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.

Deliah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,242

Since 1883

142 years of records

Peak year

2011

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,600

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1883

Recorded for 142 years

Last year on file: 2024

Deliah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1883

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
34
Annual births at peak — across 142 years of records
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Deliah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
246 births that decade — 20% of Deliah's all-time total
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Deliah by state

Where Deliah concentrates geographically — total births since 1883

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Deliah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 0.5%
#2 Florida
5 0.4%
New York share of Deliah's total US births 0.5%
Even split

6 of 1,242 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deliah?
1,242 babies have been named Deliah since 1883. It currently ranks #5600 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 34 births.
When was Deliah most popular?
Deliah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 246 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Deliah most popular?
The top states for the name Deliah are New York (6 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Deliah been used?
Deliah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 142 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Deliah?
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.

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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, 1883–2024 (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.