Boys' name · since 1931
Delray
Since 1931, U.S. Social Security records show 478 babies named Delray, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,120 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 478
- born since 1931
- 1960s
- peak decade
Delray sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 478 recorded since 1931.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delray has been recorded 478 times among boys since 1931, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 2018.
- #8,120 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 478 born since 1931
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delray ranks #8,120 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 478 born since 1931, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,120 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 478
- born since 1931
- 1960s
- peak decade
Delray's 478 recorded births place it above 82.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Delray's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Delray's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1931, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Delray popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–2018
- Peak year (1960)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Delray by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (112 births, 23% of the file).
1960s was Delray's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Delray births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 31
1930s
31 births
- 1940s
1940s
46 births
- 1950s
1950s
70 births
- 1960s
1960s
112 births
- 1970s
1970s
57 births
- 1980s
1980s
83 births
- 1990s
1990s
48 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 112 births (23% of all-time use).
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What to do with Delray's data
- Delray's decade-level peak was the 1960s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Delray: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1931–2018 (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 Delray 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.