Girls' name · since 1959
Delonda
296 babies named Delonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,014 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 296
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
296 girls have been named Delonda since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Delonda recorded 296 times among girls since 1959, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1991.
- #16,014 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 296 born since 1959
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delonda ranks #16,014 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 296 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,014 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 296
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Delonda's 296 recorded births place it above 77.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Delonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Delonda's full recorded timeline at 1974, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Delonda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1991
- Peak year (1970)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Delonda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (139 births, 47% of the file).
1970s was Delonda's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Delonda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
96 births
- 1970s
1970s
139 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 139 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Delonda's data
- Delonda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (139 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Delonda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1959–1991 (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 Delonda 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.