US rank #7288 Boys' name Peak 1993 1,361 births

Delon — #7288 US boys' name

1,361 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.

1930s431940s261950s291960s1221970s2161980s1821990s3072000s1982010s1832020s55
#7288
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 49% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Delon was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

40 babies were named Delon in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,361 babies named Delon between 1932 and 2024, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Delon currently holds the #7288 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 307 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Delon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 57 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Delon in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delon 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 1,361 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.

Delon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,361

Since 1932

93 years of records

Peak year

1993

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,288

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1932

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 2024

Delon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1932

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
40
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
01020304050 202420142004199419841974196419421932 6

Delon popularity over time — girls

38 total births recorded since 1966 (Delon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 38 births
45678910 199919741972197019671966 5

Delon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
307 births that decade — 23% of Delon's all-time total
1930s431940s261950s291960s1221970s2161980s1821990s3072000s1982010s1832020s55

Delon by state

Where Delon concentrates geographically — total births since 1932

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Delon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
57 4.2%
#2 California
55 4.0%
#3 New York
17 1.2%
#4 Ohio
10 0.7%
#5 Illinois
6 0.4%
Michigan share of Delon's total US births 4.2%
Even split

57 of 1,361 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delon?
1,361 babies have been named Delon since 1932. It currently ranks #7288 among boys. The peak year was 1993 with 40 births.
When was Delon most popular?
Delon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 307 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Delon most popular?
The top states for the name Delon are Michigan (57 births), California (55 births), New York (17 births).
How long has the name Delon been used?
Delon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1932, spanning 93 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Delon?
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.

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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, 1932–2024 (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.