Unisex name · since 1884
Delma
Delma has 8,454 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,859 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 8,454
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Delma sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 8,454 recorded since 1884.
Delma has 8,454 recorded births among girls since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2023.
- #1,859 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 8,454 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delma ranks #1,859 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 8,454 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,859 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 8,454
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Delma's 8,454 recorded births place it above 97.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Delma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delma splits its recorded history at 1947: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 205 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Delma popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2023
- Peak year (1926)
- 205
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Delma popularity over time - boys
1,447 total births recorded since 1905 (Delma as boys' name)
Delma by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,745 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Delma's strongest decade.
1,745 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Delma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 36
1880s
36 births
- 1890s 129
1890s
129 births
- 1900s 388
1900s
388 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,195 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,745 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,457 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,027 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,057 births
- 1960s
1960s
771 births
- 1970s 355
1970s
355 births
- 1980s 157
1980s
157 births
- 1990s 79
1990s
79 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,745 births (21% of all-time use).
How Delma 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 Delma's total volume
Delma by state
Where Delma concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,588 | 18.8% |
| #2 | West Virginia | | 292 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 276 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 266 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 207 | 2.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 197 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 191 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 177 | 2.1% |
1,588 of 8,454 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Delma appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Delma's data
- Delma's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,745 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Delmas (1,588 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Delma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1884–2023 (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 Delma 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.