Recorded 1971–1995 Girls' name Peak 1987 43 births

Delishia — girls' name

43 babies named Delishia in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s221990s10

The verdict

43 girls have been named Delishia since 1971, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1995.

43
total births
1971–1995
years on record
1980s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Delishia was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

7 babies were named Delishia in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delishia

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Delishia between 1971 and 1995, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delishia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delishia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Delishia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delishia 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 43 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.

Delishia at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

43

Since 1971

25 years of records

Peak year

1987

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1971

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1995

Delishia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1971

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1987)
7
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Delishia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
22 births that decade — 51% of Delishia's all-time total
1970s111980s221990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delishia?
43 babies have been named Delishia since 1971. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1987 with 7 births.
When was Delishia most popular?
Delishia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Delishia been used?
Delishia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 25 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Delishia?
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, 1971–1995 (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.