Recorded 1946–2021 Girls' name Peak 1971 2,553 births

Delicia — girls' name

2,553 babies named Delicia in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s151950s501960s2221970s7531980s5161990s4642000s3542010s1652020s14
1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Delicia was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

101 babies were named Delicia in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delicia

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,553 babies named Delicia between 1946 and 2021, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delicia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 101 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delicia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 753 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Delicia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 280 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Delicia in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delicia 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 2,553 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.

Delicia at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

2,553

Since 1946

76 years of records

Peak year

1971

101 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1946

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2021

Delicia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1946

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1971)
101
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
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Delicia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
753 births that decade — 29% of Delicia's all-time total
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Delicia by state

Where Delicia concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Delicia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
280 11.0%
#2 California
175 6.9%
#3 Louisiana
57 2.2%
#4 New York
55 2.2%
#5 Illinois
54 2.1%
#6 Georgia
52 2.0%
#7 Florida
40 1.6%
#8 Michigan
22 0.9%
Texas share of Delicia's total US births 11.0%
Even split

280 of 2,553 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Delicia appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delicia?
2,553 babies have been named Delicia since 1946. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1971 with 101 births.
When was Delicia most popular?
Delicia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 753 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Delicia most popular?
The top states for the name Delicia are Texas (280 births), California (175 births), Louisiana (57 births).
How long has the name Delicia been used?
Delicia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 76 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Delicia?
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, 1946–2021 (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.