Boys' name · since 1913

Delphis

60 babies named Delphis in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#20,864 of 45,481
all-time among boys
60
born since 1913
1920s
peak decade

60 boys have been named Delphis since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Delphis has 60 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1913 to 1924.

  • #20,864 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 60 born since 1913
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delphis ranks #20,864 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.

#20,864 of 45,481
all-time among boys
60
born since 1913
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Delphis's 60 recorded births place it above 53.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Delphis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Delphis splits its recorded history at 1918: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Delphis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1924

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1921)
9
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
45678910 191319141915191619181921192219231924 8

Delphis by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (32 births, 53% of the file).

1920s was Delphis's strongest decade.

32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Delphis births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 32 births (53% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delphis? ▼
Delphis has been given to 60 babies in the U.S. since 1913, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #20,864 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1924. 9 babies were born in 1921, its single highest year.
Where does Delphis sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delphis ranks #20,864 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Delphis most popular? ▼
Delphis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Delphis been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Delphis since 1913 -- 12 years through the most recent 1924 data.
What names are similar to Delphis? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Delphis

Nearby Names Like Delphis

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Delphis

Delbert Boy
#6803 46,930 births
Delmar Boy
#5868 14,242 births
Delmer Boy
#12038 7,654 births
Delano Boy
#4151 5,531 births
Delvin Boy
#4554 5,328 births

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Faber
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Posie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Delphis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1913–1924 (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 Delphis 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.