Recorded 1926–1958 Girls' name Peak 1931 135 births

Delorese — girls' name

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.

1920s121930s841940s221950s17

The verdict

135 girls have been named Delorese since 1926, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1958.

135
total births
1926–1958
years on record
1930s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Delorese was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

13 babies were named Delorese in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delorese

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Delorese between 1926 and 1958, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delorese currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delorese performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Delorese shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delorese 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 135 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.

Delorese at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

135

Since 1926

33 years of records

Peak year

1931

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1926

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1958

Delorese popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1931)
13
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
468101214 1958194719401936193319301926 6

Delorese by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
84 births that decade — 62% of Delorese's all-time total
1920s121930s841940s221950s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delorese?
135 babies have been named Delorese since 1926. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1931 with 13 births.
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.

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, 1926–1958 (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.