Girls' name · since 1918
Delorse
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 1,142 babies named Delorse, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,840 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,142
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Delorse is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,142 have been recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delorse has been recorded 1,142 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1984.
- #6,840 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,142 born since 1918
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delorse ranks #6,840 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,142 born since 1918, peaking in the 1950s.
- #6,840 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,142
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Delorse's 1,142 recorded births place it above 90.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Missouri.
Delorse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delorse splits its recorded history at 1949: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Delorse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1984
- Peak year (1958)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Delorse by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (320 births, 28% of the file).
1950s was Delorse's strongest decade.
320 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Delorse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 83
1920s
83 births
- 1930s
1930s
251 births
- 1940s
1940s
259 births
- 1950s
1950s
320 births
- 1960s
1960s
174 births
- 1970s 45
1970s
45 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 320 births (28% of all-time use).
How Delorse 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 Delorse's total volume
Delorse by state
Where Delorse concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 18 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
18 of 1,142 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Delorse's data
- Delorse's decade-level peak was the 1950s (320 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Missouri records the most Delorses (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri 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 Delorse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1918–1984 (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 Delorse 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.