Girls' name · since 1926

Delorese

135 babies named Delorese in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#23,853 of 72,339
all-time among girls
135
born since 1926
1930s
peak decade

Delorese sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 135 recorded since 1926.

Social Security Administration records show Delorese recorded 135 times among girls since 1926, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1958.

  • #23,853 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 135 born since 1926
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delorese ranks #23,853 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 1926, peaking in the 1930s.

#23,853 of 72,339
all-time among girls
135
born since 1926
1930s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Delorese's 135 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Delorese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Delorese's SSA record in two at 1937 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1931 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Delorese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1958

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1931)
13
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
468101214 1926193119341937194119541958 5

Delorese by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (84 births, 62% of the file).

1930s was Delorese's strongest decade.

84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Delorese births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 84 births (62% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delorese?
135 babies have been named Delorese since 1926. All-time, it sits at #23,853 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1931 with 13 births.
Where does Delorese sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delorese ranks #23,853 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Delorese most popular?
Delorese was most popular in the 1930s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Delorese been used?
Delorese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 33 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Delorese?
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.

What to do with Delorese's data

  • Delorese's decade-level peak was the 1930s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1950s -- 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.

Keep exploring Delorese

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Delorese: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1926–1958 (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 Delorese 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.