Girls' name · since 1882
Dellie
Dellie has 634 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,169 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 634
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Dellie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 634 recorded since 1882.
Dellie has 634 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 1963.
- #10,169 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 634 born since 1882
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dellie ranks #10,169 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 634 born since 1882, peaking in the 1910s.
- #10,169 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 634
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Dellie's 634 recorded births place it above 85.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Dellie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dellie's full recorded timeline at 1918, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1885, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dellie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1963
- Peak year (1928)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Dellie popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1923 (Dellie as boys' name)
Dellie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (130 births, 21% of the file).
1910s was Dellie's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Dellie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
53 births
- 1890s
1890s
90 births
- 1900s
1900s
82 births
- 1910s
1910s
130 births
- 1920s
1920s
123 births
- 1930s
1930s
74 births
- 1940s 48
1940s
48 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 130 births (21% of all-time use).
How Dellie 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 Dellie's total volume
Dellie by state
Where Dellie concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 634 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dellie's data
- Dellie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Dellies (5 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 Dellie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1882–1963 (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 Dellie 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.