Recorded 1936–1967 Girls' name Peak 1936 92 births

Dellene — girls' name

92 babies named Dellene in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

92 girls have been named Dellene since 1936, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1967.

92
total births
1936–1967
years on record
1930s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Dellene was born in this single decade.

1936
Single peak year

17 babies were named Dellene in 1936 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dellene

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Dellene between 1936 and 1967, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dellene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dellene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dellene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dellene 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 92 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.

Dellene at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

92

Since 1936

32 years of records

Peak year

1936

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1936

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1967

Dellene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1936

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1936)
17
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 196719611959195819571954195219511941193819371936 17

Dellene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
39 births that decade — 42% of Dellene's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dellene?
92 babies have been named Dellene since 1936. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1936 with 17 births.
When was Dellene most popular?
Dellene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
How long has the name Dellene been used?
Dellene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 32 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Dellene?
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, 1936–1967 (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.