Girls' name · since 1946
Delicia
2,559 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.
- #3,980 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,398 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,559
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Delicia currently ranks #13398 among girls' names in America, with 2,559 babies recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Delicia recorded 2,559 times among girls since 1946, holding rank #13398 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #3,980 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,398 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,559 born since 1946
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delicia ranks #3,980 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,398 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,559 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,980 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,398 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,559
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Delicia's 2,559 recorded births place it above 94.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Delicia compares
2,559 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Delicia's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delicia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,559 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 101 | 21 | 19,840 |
Delicia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Delicia's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 101, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Delicia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 101
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Delicia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (753 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Delicia's strongest decade.
753 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Delicia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 50
1950s
50 births
- 1960s 222
1960s
222 births
- 1970s
1970s
753 births
- 1980s
1980s
516 births
- 1990s
1990s
464 births
- 2000s
2000s
354 births
- 2010s 165
2010s
165 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 753 births (29% of all-time use).
How Delicia 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 Delicia's total volume
Delicia by state
Where Delicia concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 280 | 10.9% |
| #2 | California | | 175 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 57 | 2.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 55 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 54 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 52 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 40 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 22 | 0.9% |
280 of 2,559 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Delicia appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Delicia's data
- Delicia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (753 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Delicias (280 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Delicia
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Delicia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1946–2025 (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 Delicia 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.