Girls' name · since 1971
Delishia
Delishia has 43 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,660 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
43 girls have been named Delishia since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Delishia recorded 43 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1995.
- #36,660 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 43 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delishia ranks #36,660 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #36,660 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Delishia's 43 recorded births place it above 49.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Delishia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Delishia's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Delishia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1995
- Peak year (1987)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Delishia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (22 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Delishia's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Delishia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Delishia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 1990s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Delishia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1971–1995 (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 Delishia 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.