Girls' name · since 1880
Dellar
571 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.
- #10,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 571
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
571 girls have been named Dellar since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dellar has been recorded 571 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1960.
- #10,882 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 571 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dellar ranks #10,882 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 571 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 571
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dellar's 571 recorded births place it above 84.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Dellar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dellar splits its recorded history at 1913: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1887 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1900 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dellar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1960
- Peak year (1900)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Dellar by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (132 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Dellar's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Dellar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
67 births
- 1890s
1890s
76 births
- 1900s
1900s
105 births
- 1910s
1910s
107 births
- 1920s
1920s
132 births
- 1930s 51
1930s
51 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 132 births (23% of all-time use).
How Dellar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dellar's total volume
Dellar by state
Where Dellar concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 15 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.9% |
15 of 571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dellar's data
- Dellar's decade-level peak was the 1920s (132 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Dellars (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dellar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1900)
Similar record span (~80 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–1960 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dellar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.