Recorded 1920–1963 Girls' name Peak 1959 42 births

Delphene — girls' name

42 babies named Delphene in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

42 girls have been named Delphene since 1920, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1963.

42
total births
1920–1963
years on record
1920s
peak decade
26%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Delphene was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

9 babies were named Delphene in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delphene

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Delphene between 1920 and 1963, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delphene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delphene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Delphene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delphene 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 42 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.

Delphene at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

42

Since 1920

44 years of records

Peak year

1959

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1920

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1963

Delphene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1920

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1959)
9
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Delphene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 26% of Delphene's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delphene?
42 babies have been named Delphene since 1920. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1959 with 9 births.
When was Delphene most popular?
Delphene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Delphene been used?
Delphene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 44 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Delphene?
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.

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, 1920–1963 (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.