Recorded 1916–1939 Boys' name Peak 1916 105 births

Delmo — boys' name

105 babies named Delmo in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s261920s471930s32
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Delmo was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

10 babies were named Delmo in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delmo

The Social Security Administration has registered 105 babies named Delmo between 1916 and 1939, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Delmo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delmo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Delmo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delmo 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 105 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.

Delmo at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

105

Since 1916

24 years of records

Peak year

1916

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1916

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1939

Delmo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1916

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1916)
10
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 19391936193119281926192219181916 10

Delmo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
47 births that decade — 45% of Delmo's all-time total
1910s261920s471930s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delmo?
105 babies have been named Delmo since 1916. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1916 with 10 births.
When was Delmo most popular?
Delmo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Delmo been used?
Delmo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 24 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Delmo?
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, 1916–1939 (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.