Recorded 1918–1984 Girls' name Peak 1958 1,142 births

Delorse — girls' name

1,142 babies named Delorse in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s831930s2511940s2591950s3201960s1741970s451980s5
1950s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Delorse was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

38 babies were named Delorse in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delorse

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,142 babies named Delorse between 1918 and 1984, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delorse currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delorse performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 320 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Delorse shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Delorse in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delorse 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 1,142 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.

Delorse at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

1,142

Since 1918

67 years of records

Peak year

1958

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1918

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1984

Delorse popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1918

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1958)
38
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Delorse by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
320 births that decade — 28% of Delorse's all-time total
1910s51920s831930s2511940s2591950s3201960s1741970s451980s5

Delorse by state

Where Delorse concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Delorse
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%
Missouri share of Delorse's total US births 1.6%
Even split

18 of 1,142 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delorse?
1,142 babies have been named Delorse since 1918. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1958 with 38 births.
When was Delorse most popular?
Delorse was most popular in the 1950s decade with 320 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Delorse most popular?
The top states for the name Delorse are Missouri (18 births), Kentucky (10 births), Tennessee (6 births).
How long has the name Delorse been used?
Delorse has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 67 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Delorse?
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, 1918–1984 (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.