Recorded 1942–1943 Unisex name Peak 1942 10 births

Delmis — boys' name

10 babies named Delmis in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s10

The verdict

10 boys have been named Delmis since 1942, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1943.

10
total births
1942–1943
years on record
1940s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Delmis was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

5 babies were named Delmis in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delmis

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Delmis between 1942 and 1943, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Delmis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 5 babies received it in a single year. Delmis is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 7 additional births since 1994.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delmis performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delmis in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Delmis at a glance

Last recorded 1943

Total births

10

Since 1942

2 years of records

Peak year

1942

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1943

Active since

1942

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1943

Delmis popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1942

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1942)
5
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
5 19431942 5

Delmis popularity over time — girls

7 total births recorded since 1994 (Delmis as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 1994 7

Delmis by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
10 births that decade — 100% of Delmis's all-time total
1940s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delmis?
10 babies have been named Delmis since 1942. It was last recorded in 1943. The peak year was 1942 with 5 births.
When was Delmis most popular?
Delmis was most popular in the 1940s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
Is Delmis a unisex name?
Yes, Delmis is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 10 births, and as a girl's name it has 7 births.
How long has the name Delmis been used?
Delmis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 2 years of data through 1943.
What names are similar to Delmis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Delbert, Delmar, Delmer, Delano, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1942–1943 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.