Girls' name · since 1880
Delphine
10,448 babies named Delphine in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,611 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,581 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,448
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Delphine currently ranks #3581 among girls' names in America, with 10,448 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delphine has been recorded 10,448 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #3581 nationally and more common than 79% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,611 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,581 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,448 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delphine ranks #1,611 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,581 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,448 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,611 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,581 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,448
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Delphine's 10,448 recorded births place it above 97.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Delphine compares
10,448 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Delphine's all-time total is 28x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delphine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,448 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 348 | 21 | 19,840 |
Delphine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Delphine's full recorded timeline at 1953, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 348 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Delphine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1958)
- 348
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Delphine popularity over time - boys
33 total births recorded since 1914 (Delphine as boys' name)
Delphine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,080 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Delphine's strongest decade.
2,080 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Delphine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 102
1880s
102 births
- 1890s 161
1890s
161 births
- 1900s 287
1900s
287 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,021 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,080 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,730 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,005 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,676 births
- 1960s
1960s
987 births
- 1970s 343
1970s
343 births
- 1980s 141
1980s
141 births
- 1990s 103
1990s
103 births
- 2000s 154
2000s
154 births
- 2010s 397
2010s
397 births
- 2020s 261
2020s
261 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,080 births (20% of all-time use).
How Delphine 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 Delphine's total volume
Delphine by state
Where Delphine concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 1,455 | 13.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 540 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 488 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 469 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 358 | 3.4% |
| #6 | California | | 306 | 2.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 251 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 242 | 2.3% |
1,455 of 10,448 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Delphine appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Delphine's data
- Delphine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,080 total births); usage has since declined to 261 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Delphines (1,455 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Delphine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
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 Delphine 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.