US rank #5179 Girls' name Peak 1992 663 births

Delmy — #5179 US girls' name

663 babies named Delmy in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s1021990s1662000s1722010s1212020s85
#5179
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Delmy was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

25 babies were named Delmy in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delmy

The Social Security Administration has registered 663 babies named Delmy between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delmy currently holds the #5179 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delmy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 172 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Delmy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 196 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Delmy in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delmy 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 663 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.

Delmy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

663

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

1992

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,179

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Delmy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1992)
25
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Delmy by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
172 births that decade — 26% of Delmy's all-time total
1970s171980s1021990s1662000s1722010s1212020s85

Delmy by state

Where Delmy concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Delmy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
196 29.6%
#2 Texas
15 2.3%
California share of Delmy's total US births 29.6%
Even split

196 of 663 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delmy?
663 babies have been named Delmy since 1974. It currently ranks #5179 among girls. The peak year was 1992 with 25 births.
When was Delmy most popular?
Delmy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 172 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Delmy most popular?
The top states for the name Delmy are California (196 births), Texas (15 births).
How long has the name Delmy been used?
Delmy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Delmy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Delores, Della, Delilah, Delaney, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.