Girls' name · since 1917
Delinda
2,210 babies named Delinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,407 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,210
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
2,210 girls have been named Delinda since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delinda has been recorded 2,210 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2012.
- #4,407 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,210 born since 1917
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delinda ranks #4,407 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,210 born since 1917, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,407 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,210
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Delinda's 2,210 recorded births place it above 93.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Delinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delinda splits its recorded history at 1968: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1935 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 117 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Delinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2012
- Peak year (1964)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Delinda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (901 births, 41% of the file).
1960s was Delinda's strongest decade.
901 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Delinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 213
1940s
213 births
- 1950s
1950s
554 births
- 1960s
1960s
901 births
- 1970s 322
1970s
322 births
- 1980s 129
1980s
129 births
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 901 births (41% of all-time use).
How Delinda 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 Delinda's total volume
Delinda by state
Where Delinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 258 | 11.7% |
| #2 | California | | 120 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 30 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 28 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 26 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 22 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 21 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 17 | 0.8% |
258 of 2,210 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Delinda appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Delinda's data
- Delinda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (901 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Delindas (258 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Delinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1917–2012 (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 Delinda 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.