Boys' name · since 1880
Delmar
14,242 babies named Delmar in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,005 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,868 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,242
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
14,242 babies have been named Delmar since 1880, making it today's #5868 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delmar has been recorded 14,242 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #5868 nationally and more common than 58% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,005 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,868 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 14,242 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delmar ranks #1,005 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,868 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 14,242 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,005 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,868 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,242
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Delmar's 14,242 recorded births place it above 97.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Delmar compares
14,242 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Delmar's all-time total is 39x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delmar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,242 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 354 | 34 | 22,252 |
Delmar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Delmar's full recorded timeline at 1954, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1931 peak of 354 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Delmar popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1931)
- 354
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Delmar popularity over time - girls
134 total births recorded since 1910 (Delmar as girls' name)
Delmar by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (3,207 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Delmar's strongest decade.
3,207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Delmar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 62
1880s
62 births
- 1890s 77
1890s
77 births
- 1900s 244
1900s
244 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,750 births
- 1920s
1920s
3,207 births
- 1930s
1930s
2,994 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,932 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,323 births
- 1960s 824
1960s
824 births
- 1970s 595
1970s
595 births
- 1980s 376
1980s
376 births
- 1990s 292
1990s
292 births
- 2000s 219
2000s
219 births
- 2010s 224
2010s
224 births
- 2020s 123
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 3,207 births (23% of all-time use).
How Delmar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Delmar's total volume
Delmar by state
Where Delmar concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 1,331 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 814 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 790 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Iowa | | 652 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 569 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 467 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 462 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Nebraska | | 431 | 3.0% |
1,331 of 14,242 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Delmar appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Delmar's data
- Delmar's decade-level peak was the 1920s (3,207 total births); usage has since declined to 123 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Delmars (1,331 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Delmar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Delmar 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.