Recorded 1948–1954 Girls' name Peak 1954 11 births

Delphenia — girls' name

11 babies named Delphenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

11 girls have been named Delphenia since 1948, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1954.

11
total births
1948–1954
years on record
1950s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Delphenia was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

6 babies were named Delphenia in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delphenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Delphenia between 1948 and 1954, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delphenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delphenia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Delphenia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delphenia 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 11 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.

Delphenia at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

11

Since 1948

7 years of records

Peak year

1954

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1948

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1954

Delphenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1948

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1954)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 19541948 5

Delphenia by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
6 births that decade — 55% of Delphenia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delphenia?
11 babies have been named Delphenia since 1948. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1954 with 6 births.
When was Delphenia most popular?
Delphenia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Delphenia been used?
Delphenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 7 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Delphenia?
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, 1948–1954 (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.