Recorded 1916–1975 Boys' name Peak 1930 398 births

Deloy — boys' name

398 babies named Deloy in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s871930s1461940s931950s251960s251970s6
1930s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Deloy was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

21 babies were named Deloy in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deloy

The Social Security Administration has registered 398 babies named Deloy between 1916 and 1975, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deloy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deloy performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 146 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Deloy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 81 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Deloy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deloy 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 398 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.

Deloy at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

398

Since 1916

60 years of records

Peak year

1930

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1916

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 1975

Deloy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1916

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1930)
21
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
0510152025 197519581947194219371932192719211916 7

Deloy by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
146 births that decade — 37% of Deloy's all-time total
1910s161920s871930s1461940s931950s251960s251970s6

Deloy by state

Where Deloy concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Deloy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
81 20.4%
Utah share of Deloy's total US births 20.4%

81 of 398 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deloy?
398 babies have been named Deloy since 1916. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1930 with 21 births.
When was Deloy most popular?
Deloy was most popular in the 1930s decade with 146 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
Where is Deloy most popular?
The top states for the name Deloy are Utah (81 births).
How long has the name Deloy been used?
Deloy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 60 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Deloy?
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, 1916–1975 (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.