Recorded 1912–1928 Unisex name Peak 1918 31 births

Delore — boys' name

31 babies named Delore in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Delore was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

6 babies were named Delore in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delore

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Delore between 1912 and 1928, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Delore currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Delore is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1917.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delore performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Delore shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delore 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 31 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.

Delore at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

31

Since 1912

17 years of records

Peak year

1918

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1912

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1928

Delore popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1912

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1918)
6
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 192819261922192119181912 5

Delore popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1917 (Delore as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19621917 5

Delore by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
20 births that decade — 65% of Delore's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delore?
31 babies have been named Delore since 1912. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1918 with 6 births.
When was Delore most popular?
Delore was most popular in the 1920s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Is Delore a unisex name?
Yes, Delore is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 31 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Delore been used?
Delore has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 17 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Delore?
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.

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, 1912–1928 (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.