Boys' name · since 1975
Delonta
350 babies named Delonta in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,743 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 350
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Delonta sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 350 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delonta has been recorded 350 times among boys since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2012.
- #9,743 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 350 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delonta ranks #9,743 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 350 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,743 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 350
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Delonta's 350 recorded births place it above 78.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by District of Columbia.
Delonta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Delonta's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Delonta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2012
- Peak year (1989)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Delonta by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (121 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Delonta's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Delonta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s
1980s
112 births
- 1990s
1990s
121 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 121 births (35% of all-time use).
Delonta by state
Where Delonta concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | District of Columbia | | 93 | 26.6% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.4% |
93 of 350 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Delonta's data
- Delonta's decade-level peak was the 1990s (121 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- District of Columbia records the most Delontas (93 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. District of Columbia 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 Delonta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1975–2012 (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 Delonta 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.