Recorded 1951–1993 Girls' name Peak 1962 318 births

Delise — girls' name

318 babies named Delise in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s681960s1171970s511980s571990s25
1960s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Delise was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

17 babies were named Delise in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delise

The Social Security Administration has registered 318 babies named Delise between 1951 and 1993, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delise performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Delise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Delise in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delise 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 318 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.

Delise at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

318

Since 1951

43 years of records

Peak year

1962

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1951

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1993

Delise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1951

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1962)
17
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 199319881982197219671962195719521951 6

Delise by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
117 births that decade — 37% of Delise's all-time total
1950s681960s1171970s511980s571990s25

Delise by state

Where Delise concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Delise
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.6%
California share of Delise's total US births 1.6%

5 of 318 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delise?
318 babies have been named Delise since 1951. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1962 with 17 births.
When was Delise most popular?
Delise was most popular in the 1960s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Delise most popular?
The top states for the name Delise are California (5 births).
How long has the name Delise been used?
Delise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 43 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Delise?
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.

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, 1951–1993 (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.