Girls' name · since 1915
Delphie
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Delphie, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #38,435 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Delphie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 37 recorded since 1915.
Delphie has 37 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1938.
- #38,435 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 37 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delphie ranks #38,435 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #38,435 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Delphie's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Delphie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Delphie's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Delphie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1938
- Peak year (1922)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Delphie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (18 births, 49% of the file).
1920s was Delphie's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Delphie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
18 births
- 1930s
1930s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 18 births (49% of all-time use).
Delphie by state
Where Delphie concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 7 | 18.9% |
7 of 37 births nationwide.
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What to do with Delphie's data
- Delphie's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 1930s (8) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Delphies (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Delphie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1915–1938 (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 Delphie 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.