Girls' name · since 1887
Delina
Since 1887, U.S. Social Security records show 1,931 babies named Delina, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,807 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,252 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,931
- born since 1887
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Delina is the #3252 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,931 recorded since 1887.
Delina has 1,931 recorded births among girls since 1887, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3252 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2025.
- #4,807 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,252 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,931 born since 1887
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delina ranks #4,807 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,252 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,931 born since 1887, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,807 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,252 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,931
- born since 1887
- 2010s
- peak decade
Delina's 1,931 recorded births place it above 93.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Delina compares
1,931 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Delina's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,931 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 21 | 19,840 |
Delina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Delina's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1887, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Delina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Delina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (375 births, 19% of the file).
2010s was Delina's strongest decade.
375 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Delina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 34
1900s
34 births
- 1910s 50
1910s
50 births
- 1920s 77
1920s
77 births
- 1930s 41
1930s
41 births
- 1940s 41
1940s
41 births
- 1950s 83
1950s
83 births
- 1960s
1960s
188 births
- 1970s
1970s
189 births
- 1980s
1980s
173 births
- 1990s
1990s
153 births
- 2000s
2000s
274 births
- 2010s
2010s
375 births
- 2020s
2020s
238 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 375 births (19% of all-time use).
How Delina 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 Delina's total volume
Delina by state
Where Delina concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 228 | 11.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 33 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Washington | | 5 | 0.3% |
228 of 1,931 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Delina's data
- Delina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (375 total births) through the 2020s (238) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Delinas (228 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Delina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1887–2025 (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 Delina 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.