Recorded 1947–1979 Girls' name Peak 1970 127 births

Delita — girls' name

127 babies named Delita in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s271960s421970s53

The verdict

127 girls have been named Delita since 1947, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1979.

127
total births
1947–1979
years on record
1970s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Delita was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

12 babies were named Delita in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delita

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Delita between 1947 and 1979, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Delita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delita 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 127 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.

Delita at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

127

Since 1947

33 years of records

Peak year

1970

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1947

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1979

Delita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1947

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1970)
12
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
468101214 1979197519701965196219571947 5

Delita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
53 births that decade — 42% of Delita's all-time total
1940s51950s271960s421970s53

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delita?
127 babies have been named Delita since 1947. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1970 with 12 births.
When was Delita most popular?
Delita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Delita been used?
Delita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 33 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Delita?
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, 1947–1979 (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.