Recorded 1919–1979 Girls' name Peak 1948 1,311 births

Delorise — girls' name

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.

1910s91920s901930s2261940s3931950s4091960s1511970s33
1950s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Delorise was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

55 babies were named Delorise in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delorise

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,311 babies named Delorise between 1919 and 1979, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delorise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delorise performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 409 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Delorise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 71 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Delorise in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delorise 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 1,311 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.

Delorise at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

1,311

Since 1919

61 years of records

Peak year

1948

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1919

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1979

Delorise popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1948)
55
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
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Delorise by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
409 births that decade — 31% of Delorise's all-time total
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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?
1,311 babies have been named Delorise since 1919. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1948 with 55 births.
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.

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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, 1919–1979 (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.