Girls' name · since 1951
Delise
Delise has 318 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,428 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 318
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Delise is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 318 have been recorded since 1951.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delise has been recorded 318 times among girls since 1951, 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 1951 to 1993.
- #15,428 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 318 born since 1951
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delise ranks #15,428 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 318 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.
- #15,428 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 318
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Delise's 318 recorded births place it above 78.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Delise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delise splits its recorded history at 1969: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Delise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1993
- Peak year (1962)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Delise by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (117 births, 37% of the file).
1960s was Delise's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Delise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
68 births
- 1960s
1960s
117 births
- 1970s
1970s
51 births
- 1980s
1980s
57 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 117 births (37% of all-time use).
Delise by state
Where Delise concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 318 births nationwide.
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What to do with Delise's data
- Delise's decade-level peak was the 1960s (117 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Delises (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Delise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1951–1993 (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 Delise 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.