Unisex name · since 1942
Delmis
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Delmis, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,656 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1942
- 1940s
- peak decade
Delmis sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 10 recorded since 1942.
Social Security Administration records show Delmis recorded 10 times among boys since 1942, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1943.
- #34,656 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1942
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delmis ranks #34,656 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1942, peaking in the 1940s.
- #34,656 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1942
- 1940s
- peak decade
Delmis's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Delmis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delmis splits its recorded history at 1943: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births).
Delmis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1943
- Peak year (1942)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Delmis popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 1994 (Delmis as girls' name)
Delmis by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1940s was Delmis's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Delmis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Delmis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1942–1943 (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 Delmis 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.