Unisex name · since 1987
Delorian
43 babies named Delorian in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,167 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Delorian is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 43 have been recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delorian has been recorded 43 times among boys since 1987, 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 1987 to 2019.
- #23,167 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 43 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delorian ranks #23,167 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,167 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 43
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Delorian's 43 recorded births place it above 48.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Delorian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delorian splits its recorded history at 1992: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Delorian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2019
- Peak year (1990)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Delorian popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1988 (Delorian as girls' name)
Delorian by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (26 births, 60% of the file).
1990s was Delorian's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Delorian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 26 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Delorian's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 2010s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Delorian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~32 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, 1987–2019 (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 Delorian 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.