Recorded 1907–1935 Boys' name Peak 1907 116 births

Delphin — boys' name

116 babies named Delphin in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1907. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s131910s71920s621930s34
1920s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Delphin was born in this single decade.

1907
Single peak year

13 babies were named Delphin in 1907 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delphin

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Delphin between 1907 and 1935, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Delphin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1907, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delphin performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Delphin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delphin 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 116 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.

Delphin at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

116

Since 1907

29 years of records

Peak year

1907

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1907

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1935

Delphin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1907

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1907)
13
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
468101214 193519321930192819261924192219181907 13

Delphin by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
62 births that decade — 53% of Delphin's all-time total
1900s131910s71920s621930s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delphin?
116 babies have been named Delphin since 1907. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1907 with 13 births.
When was Delphin most popular?
Delphin was most popular in the 1920s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1907.
How long has the name Delphin been used?
Delphin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 29 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Delphin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Delbert, Delmar, Delmer, Delano, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1907–1935 (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.