Recorded 1916–1945 Girls' name Peak 1940 44 births

Delna — girls' name

44 babies named Delna in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s111940s15

The verdict

44 girls have been named Delna since 1916, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1945.

44
total births
1916–1945
years on record
1910s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Delna was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

9 babies were named Delna in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delna

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Delna between 1916 and 1945, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delna performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Delna shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delna 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 44 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.

Delna at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

44

Since 1916

30 years of records

Peak year

1940

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1916

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1945

Delna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1916

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1940)
9
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Delna by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
18 births that decade — 41% of Delna's all-time total
1910s181920s111940s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delna?
44 babies have been named Delna since 1916. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1940 with 9 births.
When was Delna most popular?
Delna was most popular in the 1910s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Delna been used?
Delna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 30 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Delna?
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.

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, 1916–1945 (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.