Recorded 1918–1948 Boys' name Peak 1942 66 births

Delmos — boys' name

66 babies named Delmos in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51930s121940s44

The verdict

66 boys have been named Delmos since 1918, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1948.

66
total births
1918–1948
years on record
1940s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Delmos was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

12 babies were named Delmos in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delmos

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Delmos between 1918 and 1948, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Delmos currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delmos performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Delmos shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in West Virginia, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Delmos in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delmos 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 66 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.

Delmos at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

66

Since 1918

31 years of records

Peak year

1942

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1918

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1948

Delmos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1918

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1942)
12
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
468101214 1948194619451944194319421935193419291918 5

Delmos by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
44 births that decade — 67% of Delmos's all-time total
1910s51920s51930s121940s44

Delmos by state

Where Delmos concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Delmos
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 West Virginia
7 10.6%
West Virginia share of Delmos's total US births 10.6%

7 of 66 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delmos?
66 babies have been named Delmos since 1918. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1942 with 12 births.
When was Delmos most popular?
Delmos was most popular in the 1940s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
Where is Delmos most popular?
The top states for the name Delmos are West Virginia (7 births).
How long has the name Delmos been used?
Delmos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 31 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Delmos?
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, 1918–1948 (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.