Boys' name · since 1906
Delmas
Since 1906, U.S. Social Security records show 2,259 babies named Delmas, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,052 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,259
- born since 1906
- 1940s
- peak decade
Delmas is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 2,259 have been recorded since 1906.
Delmas has 2,259 recorded births among boys since 1906, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2003.
- #3,052 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,259 born since 1906
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delmas ranks #3,052 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,259 born since 1906, peaking in the 1940s.
- #3,052 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,259
- born since 1906
- 1940s
- peak decade
Delmas's 2,259 recorded births place it above 93.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by West Virginia.
Delmas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delmas splits its recorded history at 1950: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 83 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Delmas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2003
- Peak year (1947)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Delmas by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (613 births, 27% of the file).
1940s was Delmas's strongest decade.
613 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Delmas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 49
1900s
49 births
- 1910s 178
1910s
178 births
- 1920s
1920s
308 births
- 1930s
1930s
393 births
- 1940s
1940s
613 births
- 1950s
1950s
298 births
- 1960s 196
1960s
196 births
- 1970s 132
1970s
132 births
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 613 births (27% of all-time use).
How Delmas 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 Delmas's total volume
Delmas by state
Where Delmas concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 341 | 15.1% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 92 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 88 | 3.9% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 46 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 35 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 22 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.5% |
341 of 2,259 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Delmas appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Delmas's data
- Delmas's decade-level peak was the 1940s (613 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Delmass (341 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Delmas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1906–2003 (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 Delmas 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.