Recorded 1910–1965 Girls' name Peak 1930 908 births

Deloras — girls' name

908 babies named Deloras in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s461920s1991930s2771940s2061950s1311960s49
1930s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Deloras was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

39 babies were named Deloras in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deloras

The Social Security Administration has registered 908 babies named Deloras between 1910 and 1965, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deloras currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deloras performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 277 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Deloras shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Iowa. In total, SSA state-level files list Deloras in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deloras 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 908 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.

Deloras at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

908

Since 1910

56 years of records

Peak year

1930

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1910

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1965

Deloras popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1910

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1930)
39
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
01020304050 196519571950194319361929192219141910 6

Deloras by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
277 births that decade — 31% of Deloras's all-time total
1910s461920s1991930s2771940s2061950s1311960s49

Deloras by state

Where Deloras concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Deloras
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
6 0.7%
#2 Pennsylvania
6 0.7%
#3 Iowa
5 0.6%
Illinois share of Deloras's total US births 0.7%
Even split

6 of 908 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deloras?
908 babies have been named Deloras since 1910. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1930 with 39 births.
When was Deloras most popular?
Deloras was most popular in the 1930s decade with 277 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
Where is Deloras most popular?
The top states for the name Deloras are Illinois (6 births), Pennsylvania (6 births), Iowa (5 births).
How long has the name Deloras been used?
Deloras has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 56 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Deloras?
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.

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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, 1910–1965 (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.