Girls' name · since 1919

Delorise

1,311 babies named Delorise in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#6,251 of 72,339
all-time among girls
1,311
born since 1919
1950s
peak decade

Delorise is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,311 have been recorded since 1919.

Delorise has 1,311 recorded births among girls since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1979.

  • #6,251 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 1,311 born since 1919
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delorise ranks #6,251 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,311 born since 1919, peaking in the 1950s.

#6,251 of 72,339
all-time among girls
1,311
born since 1919
1950s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Delorise's 1,311 recorded births place it above 91.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

10 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.

Delorise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Delorise splits its recorded history at 1946: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1948 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Delorise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1979

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1948)
55
Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
0204060 191919261933194019471954196119681979 5

Delorise by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (409 births, 31% of the file).

1950s was Delorise's strongest decade.

409 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Delorise births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 409 births (31% of all-time use).

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

How Delorise 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 Delorise's total volume

Delorise vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -47, 8.7%-20, 12.6%-50, 3.4%-40, 5%-69, 5.9%-69, 5.5%-57, 6.3%-78, 3.4%-34, 11.7%-37, 6.3%-24, 13.4%-28, 6.3%-41, 6.9%-146, 6.2%-78, 4.6%Delorise-61, 4.2%Delorise
Delorise vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Delorise by state

Where Delorise concentrates geographically, total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Delorise
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
71 5.4%
#2 North Carolina
40 3.1%
#3 Georgia
34 2.6%
#4 South Carolina
29 2.2%
#5 Alabama
22 1.7%
#6 Tennessee
17 1.3%
#7 Florida
16 1.2%
#8 Texas
10 0.8%
Mississippi share of Delorise's total US births 5.4%
Even split

71 of 1,311 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Delorise appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delorise?
Delorise has been given to 1,311 babies in the U.S. since 1919, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #6,251 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1979. 55 babies were born in 1948, its single highest year.
Where does Delorise sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delorise ranks #6,251 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 Delorise most popular?
Delorise was most popular in the 1950s decade with 409 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Delorise most popular?
The top states for the name Delorise are Mississippi (71 births), North Carolina (40 births), Georgia (34 births).
How long has the name Delorise been used?
Delorise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 61 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Delorise?
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 Delorise's data

  • Delorise's decade-level peak was the 1950s (409 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Mississippi records the most Delorises (71 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Delorise: 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, 1919–1979 (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 Delorise 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.