Delitha — girls' name
60 babies named Delitha in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
60 girls have been named Delitha since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1966.
- 60
- total births
- 1916–1966
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
45% of everyone ever named Delitha was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Delitha in 1921 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Delitha
The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Delitha between 1916 and 1966, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delitha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Delitha performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Delitha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Delitha 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 60 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.
Delitha at a glance
Last recorded 1966Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Delitha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1916
- Peak year (1921)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1966.
60 total births across 51 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 8 births in a single year.
Delitha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 27 births that decade — 45% of Delitha's all-time total
Delitha decade highlights
- Peak decade 27 births
- Runner-up 12 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Delitha's strongest decade
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 45% of all-time use.
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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, 1916–1966 (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.