Boys' name · since 1883
Delmer
7,654 babies named Delmer in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,408 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,038 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,654
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Delmer is the #12038 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 7,654 recorded since 1883.
Delmer has 7,654 recorded births among boys since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12038 as of the latest data, more common than 14% of boys, 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 1883 to 2025.
- #1,408 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,038 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,654 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delmer ranks #1,408 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,038 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,654 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,408 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,038 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,654
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Delmer's 7,654 recorded births place it above 96.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
How Delmer compares
7,654 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Delmer's all-time total is 21x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delmer | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,654 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 205 | 34 | 22,252 |
Delmer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delmer splits its recorded history at 1954: 18% of all births land in the more recent half, 82% 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 1924 peak of 205 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Delmer popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 205
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Delmer popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 1917 (Delmer as girls' name)
Delmer by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,906 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Delmer's strongest decade.
1,906 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Delmer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 23
1880s
23 births
- 1890s 37
1890s
37 births
- 1900s 130
1900s
130 births
- 1910s
1910s
986 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,906 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,738 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,159 births
- 1950s 727
1950s
727 births
- 1960s 397
1960s
397 births
- 1970s 221
1970s
221 births
- 1980s 108
1980s
108 births
- 1990s 71
1990s
71 births
- 2000s 72
2000s
72 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,906 births (25% of all-time use).
How Delmer 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 Delmer's total volume
Delmer by state
Where Delmer concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 623 | 8.1% |
| #2 | West Virginia | | 383 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 367 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 315 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 240 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 224 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 222 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 181 | 2.4% |
623 of 7,654 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Delmer appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Delmer's data
- Delmer's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,906 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Delmers (623 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Delmer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1883–2025 (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 Delmer 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.