Recorded 1880–1960 Girls' name Peak 1900 576 births

Dellar — girls' name

576 babies named Dellar in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1900. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s671890s761900s1051910s1071920s1321930s511940s211950s121960s5
1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Dellar was born in this single decade.

1900
Single peak year

21 babies were named Dellar in 1900 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dellar

The Social Security Administration has registered 576 babies named Dellar between 1880 and 1960, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dellar currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1900, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dellar performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Dellar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Dellar in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dellar 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 576 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.

Dellar at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

576

Since 1880

81 years of records

Peak year

1900

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1880

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 1960

Dellar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1880

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1900)
21
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
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Dellar by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
132 births that decade — 23% of Dellar's all-time total
1880s671890s761900s1051910s1071920s1321930s511940s211950s121960s5

Dellar by state

Where Dellar concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Dellar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
15 2.6%
#2 Mississippi
5 0.9%
Alabama share of Dellar's total US births 2.6%
Even split

15 of 576 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dellar?
576 babies have been named Dellar since 1880. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1900 with 21 births.
When was Dellar most popular?
Dellar was most popular in the 1920s decade with 132 total births. The single peak year was 1900.
Where is Dellar most popular?
The top states for the name Dellar are Alabama (15 births), Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Dellar been used?
Dellar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 81 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Dellar?
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.

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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, 1880–1960 (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.