Boys' name · since 1916
Deloy
Deloy has 398 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1930 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,048 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 398
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
398 boys have been named Deloy since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deloy has been recorded 398 times among boys since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1975.
- #9,048 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 398 born since 1916
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deloy ranks #9,048 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 398 born since 1916, peaking in the 1930s.
- #9,048 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 398
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
Deloy's 398 recorded births place it above 80.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Deloy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deloy splits its recorded history at 1938: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1945 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1930 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deloy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1975
- Peak year (1930)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Deloy by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (146 births, 37% of the file).
1930s was Deloy's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Deloy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
87 births
- 1930s
1930s
146 births
- 1940s
1940s
93 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 146 births (37% of all-time use).
Deloy by state
Where Deloy concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 81 | 20.4% |
81 of 398 births nationwide.
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What to do with Deloy's data
- Deloy's decade-level peak was the 1930s (146 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Deloys (81 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deloy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1916–1975 (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 Deloy 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.