Girls' name · since 1955
Delica
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Delica, peaking in 1955. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #48,562 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1955
- 1950s
- peak decade
16 girls have been named Delica since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Delica has 16 recorded births among girls since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 1972.
- #48,562 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1955
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delica ranks #48,562 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1955, peaking in the 1950s.
- #48,562 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1955
- 1950s
- peak decade
Delica's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Delica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Delica's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Delica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1972
- Peak year (1955)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Delica by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).
1950s was Delica's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Delica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Delica's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1970s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Delica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1955–1972 (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 Delica 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.