Boys' name · since 1918
Delmos
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 66 babies named Delmos, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,198 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 66
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Delmos sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 66 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Delmos recorded 66 times among boys since 1918, 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 1918 to 1948.
- #20,198 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 66 born since 1918
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delmos ranks #20,198 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1918, peaking in the 1940s.
- #20,198 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 66
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Delmos's 66 recorded births place it above 55.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Delmos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delmos splits its recorded history at 1943: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Delmos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1948
- Peak year (1942)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Delmos by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (44 births, 67% of the file).
1940s was Delmos's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Delmos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s
1940s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 44 births (67% of all-time use).
Delmos by state
Where Delmos concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 7 | 10.6% |
7 of 66 births nationwide.
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- West Virginia records the most Delmoss (7 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 Delmos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~30 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, 1918–1948 (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 Delmos 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.