Recorded 1915–1938 Girls' name Peak 1922 37 births

Delphie — girls' name

37 babies named Delphie in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

37 girls have been named Delphie since 1915, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1938.

37
total births
1915–1938
years on record
1920s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Delphie was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

8 babies were named Delphie in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delphie

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Delphie between 1915 and 1938, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delphie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delphie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Delphie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Delphie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delphie 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 37 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.

Delphie at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

37

Since 1915

24 years of records

Peak year

1922

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1915

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1938

Delphie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1915

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1922)
8
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
456789 193819281926192219171915 6

Delphie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
18 births that decade — 49% of Delphie's all-time total
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Delphie by state

Where Delphie concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Delphie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
7 18.9%
Minnesota share of Delphie's total US births 18.9%

7 of 37 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delphie?
37 babies have been named Delphie since 1915. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1922 with 8 births.
When was Delphie most popular?
Delphie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Delphie most popular?
The top states for the name Delphie are Minnesota (7 births).
How long has the name Delphie been used?
Delphie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 24 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Delphie?
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, 1915–1938 (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.