Boys' name · since 1934
Delphus
17 babies named Delphus in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,062 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1934
- 1930s
- peak decade
17 boys have been named Delphus since 1934, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delphus has been recorded 17 times among boys since 1934, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 1940.
- #30,062 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 17 born since 1934
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delphus ranks #30,062 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1934, peaking in the 1930s.
- #30,062 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1934
- 1930s
- peak decade
Delphus's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Delphus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delphus splits its recorded history at 1939: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1940 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1934 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Delphus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1940
- Peak year (1934)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Delphus by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).
1930s was Delphus's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Delphus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
12 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
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- Delphus's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1940s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Delphus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1934)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1934–1940 (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 Delphus 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.