Boys' name · since 1932
Delon
1,378 babies named Delon in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,196 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,438 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,378
- born since 1932
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,378 babies have been named Delon since 1932, making it today's #5438 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Delon recorded 1,378 times among boys since 1932, holding rank #5438 nationally today, ahead of 61% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2025.
- #4,196 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,438 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,378 born since 1932
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delon ranks #4,196 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,438 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,378 born since 1932, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,196 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,438 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,378
- born since 1932
- 1990s
- peak decade
Delon's 1,378 recorded births place it above 90.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Delon compares
1,378 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Delon's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,378 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Delon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Delon's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1934, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Delon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Delon popularity over time - girls
38 total births recorded since 1966 (Delon as girls' name)
Delon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (307 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Delon's strongest decade.
307 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Delon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 43
1930s
43 births
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 122
1960s
122 births
- 1970s
1970s
216 births
- 1980s
1980s
182 births
- 1990s
1990s
307 births
- 2000s
2000s
198 births
- 2010s
2010s
183 births
- 2020s 72
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 307 births (22% of all-time use).
How Delon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Delon's total volume
Delon by state
Where Delon concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 57 | 4.1% |
| #2 | California | | 55 | 4.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.4% |
57 of 1,378 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Delon's data
- Delon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (307 total births); usage has since declined to 72 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Delons (57 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Delon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1932–2025 (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 Delon 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.