Recorded 1912–1953 Boys' name Peak 1918 237 births

Deloss — boys' name

237 babies named Deloss in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s741920s951930s481940s151950s5
1920s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Deloss was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

16 babies were named Deloss in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deloss

The Social Security Administration has registered 237 babies named Deloss between 1912 and 1953, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deloss currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deloss performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Deloss shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deloss 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 237 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.

Deloss at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

237

Since 1912

42 years of records

Peak year

1918

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1912

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1953

Deloss popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1912

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1918)
16
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 19531937193119261922191819141912 6

Deloss by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
95 births that decade — 40% of Deloss's all-time total
1910s741920s951930s481940s151950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deloss?
237 babies have been named Deloss since 1912. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1918 with 16 births.
When was Deloss most popular?
Deloss was most popular in the 1920s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Deloss been used?
Deloss has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 42 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Deloss?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Delbert, Delmar, Delmer, Delano, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1912–1953 (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.