Recorded 2009–2025 Girls' name Peak 2021 69 births

Dellah — girls' name

69 babies named Dellah in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s402020s23

The verdict

69 girls have been named Dellah since 2009, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

69
total births
2009–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Dellah was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dellah in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dellah

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Dellah between 2009 and 2025, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dellah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dellah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dellah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dellah 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 69 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.

Dellah at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

69

Since 2009

17 years of records

Peak year

2021

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2009

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2025

Dellah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2009

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2021)
10
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 2025202220212019201820172016201520122009 6

Dellah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
40 births that decade — 58% of Dellah's all-time total
2000s62010s402020s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dellah?
69 babies have been named Dellah since 2009. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2021 with 10 births.
When was Dellah most popular?
Dellah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Dellah been used?
Dellah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 17 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Dellah?
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, 2009–2025 (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.