Recorded 1915–1948 Boys' name Peak 1932 95 births

Dellas — boys' name

95 babies named Dellas in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s221920s251930s291940s19
1930s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Dellas was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

8 babies were named Dellas in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dellas

The Social Security Administration has registered 95 babies named Dellas between 1915 and 1948, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dellas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dellas performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dellas shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dellas 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 95 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.

Dellas at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

95

Since 1915

34 years of records

Peak year

1932

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1915

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1948

Dellas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1915

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1932)
8
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
456789 194819411938193219281923191919161915 6

Dellas by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
29 births that decade — 31% of Dellas's all-time total
1910s221920s251930s291940s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dellas?
95 babies have been named Dellas since 1915. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1932 with 8 births.
When was Dellas most popular?
Dellas was most popular in the 1930s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
How long has the name Dellas been used?
Dellas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 34 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Dellas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Delbert, Delmar, Delmer, Delano, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–1948 (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.