Boys' name · since 1915

Deloyd

Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 130 babies named Deloyd, peaking in 1935. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#15,699 of 45,481
all-time among boys
130
born since 1915
1930s
peak decade

Deloyd sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 130 recorded since 1915.

Deloyd has 130 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1954.

  • #15,699 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 130 born since 1915
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deloyd ranks #15,699 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 130 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.

#15,699 of 45,481
all-time among boys
130
born since 1915
1930s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Deloyd's 130 recorded births place it above 65.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Deloyd's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Deloyd splits its recorded history at 1933: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1935 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Deloyd popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1954

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1935)
11
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
4681012 1915192319271933193719421954 7

Deloyd by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (50 births, 38% of the file).

1930s was Deloyd's strongest decade.

50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Deloyd births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 50 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deloyd?
130 babies have been named Deloyd since 1915. All-time, it sits at #15,699 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1935 with 11 births.
Where does Deloyd sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deloyd ranks #15,699 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Deloyd most popular?
Deloyd was most popular in the 1930s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
How long has the name Deloyd been used?
Records for Deloyd go back to 1915, giving 40 years of history through 1954.
What names are similar to Deloyd?
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.

What to do with Deloyd's data

  • Deloyd's decade-level peak was the 1930s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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 Deloyd: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1954 (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 Deloyd 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.