Girls' name · since 1883
Deliah
Deliah has 1,260 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,331 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,260
- born since 1883
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Deliah is the #6331 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,260 recorded since 1883.
Social Security Administration records show Deliah recorded 1,260 times among girls since 1883, holding rank #6331 nationally today, ahead of 63% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #6,414 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,331 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,260 born since 1883
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deliah ranks #6,414 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,331 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,260 born since 1883, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,331 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,260
- born since 1883
- 2010s
- peak decade
Deliah's 1,260 recorded births place it above 91.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Deliah compares
1,260 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Deliah's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deliah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,260 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Deliah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deliah's full recorded timeline at 1973, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deliah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Deliah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (246 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Deliah's strongest decade.
246 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Deliah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 33
1910s
33 births
- 1920s 61
1920s
61 births
- 1930s 54
1930s
54 births
- 1940s 51
1940s
51 births
- 1950s 95
1950s
95 births
- 1960s 75
1960s
75 births
- 1970s
1970s
108 births
- 1980s
1980s
119 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
155 births
- 2010s
2010s
246 births
- 2020s
2020s
130 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 246 births (20% of all-time use).
How Deliah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Deliah's total volume
Deliah by state
Where Deliah concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
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What to do with Deliah's data
- Deliah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (246 total births) through the 2020s (130) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Deliahs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Deliah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1883–2025 (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 Deliah 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.