Girls' name · since 1880
Delphia
4,251 babies named Delphia in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,465 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,251
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Delphia currently ranks #9465 among girls' names in America, with 4,251 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Delphia recorded 4,251 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #9465 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,865 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,465 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,251 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delphia ranks #2,865 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,465 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,251 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,465 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,251
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Delphia's 4,251 recorded births place it above 96.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
How Delphia compares
4,251 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Delphia's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delphia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,251 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 116 | 21 | 19,840 |
Delphia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Delphia's full recorded timeline at 1938, 29% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 71% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 116 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Delphia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 116
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Delphia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (938 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Delphia's strongest decade.
938 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Delphia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 125
1880s
125 births
- 1890s 283
1890s
283 births
- 1900s
1900s
397 births
- 1910s
1910s
822 births
- 1920s
1920s
938 births
- 1930s
1930s
547 births
- 1940s 366
1940s
366 births
- 1950s 335
1950s
335 births
- 1960s 224
1960s
224 births
- 1970s 109
1970s
109 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 938 births (22% of all-time use).
How Delphia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Delphia's total volume
Delphia by state
Where Delphia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 393 | 9.2% |
| #2 | West Virginia | | 333 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 152 | 3.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 150 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 140 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 110 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 93 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 91 | 2.1% |
393 of 4,251 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Delphia appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Delphia's data
- Delphia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (938 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Delphias (393 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
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 Delphia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Delphia 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.