Girls' name · since 1936
Dellene
Since 1936, U.S. Social Security records show 92 babies named Dellene, peaking in 1936. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,003 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1936
- 1930s
- peak decade
Dellene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 92 have been recorded since 1936.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dellene has been recorded 92 times among girls since 1936, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1967.
- #28,003 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 92 born since 1936
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dellene ranks #28,003 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1936, peaking in the 1930s.
- #28,003 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1936
- 1930s
- peak decade
Dellene's 92 recorded births place it above 61.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dellene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dellene's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1938, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1936 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dellene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1967
- Peak year (1936)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Dellene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (39 births, 42% of the file).
1930s was Dellene's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Dellene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
39 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
35 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 39 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dellene's data
- Dellene's decade-level peak was the 1930s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dellene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1936–1967 (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 Dellene 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.