Girls' name · since 1915
Delories
Delories has 1,251 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1941 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,442 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,251
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Delories is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,251 have been recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delories has been recorded 1,251 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1971.
- #6,442 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,251 born since 1915
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delories ranks #6,442 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,251 born since 1915, peaking in the 1940s.
- #6,442 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,251
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Delories's 1,251 recorded births place it above 91.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
Delories's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Delories's SSA record in two at 1942 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1941 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Delories popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1971
- Peak year (1941)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Delories by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (420 births, 34% of the file).
1940s was Delories's strongest decade.
420 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Delories births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 30
1910s
30 births
- 1920s 159
1920s
159 births
- 1930s
1930s
321 births
- 1940s
1940s
420 births
- 1950s
1950s
239 births
- 1960s 76
1960s
76 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 420 births (34% of all-time use).
How Delories compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Delories's total volume
Delories by state
Where Delories concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 72 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 42 | 3.4% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 18 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.5% |
72 of 1,251 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Delories's decade-level peak was the 1940s (420 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Deloriess (72 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Delories: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1941)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1915–1971 (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 Delories 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.