Recorded 1931–2018 Boys' name Peak 1960 478 births

Delray — boys' name

478 babies named Delray in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s311940s461950s701960s1121970s571980s831990s482000s152010s16
1960s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Delray was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

20 babies were named Delray in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delray

The Social Security Administration has registered 478 babies named Delray between 1931 and 2018, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Delray currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delray performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Delray shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delray 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 478 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.

Delray at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

478

Since 1931

88 years of records

Peak year

1960

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1931

Recorded for 88 years

Last year on file: 2018

Delray popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1931

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1960)
20
Annual births at peak — across 88 years of records
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Delray by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
112 births that decade — 23% of Delray's all-time total
1930s311940s461950s701960s1121970s571980s831990s482000s152010s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delray?
478 babies have been named Delray since 1931. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1960 with 20 births.
When was Delray most popular?
Delray was most popular in the 1960s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Delray been used?
Delray has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 88 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Delray?
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.

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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, 1931–2018 (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.