Boys' name · since 1916
Delroy
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 1,417 babies named Delroy, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,111 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,417
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
1,417 boys have been named Delroy since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Delroy has 1,417 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2023.
- #4,111 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,417 born since 1916
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delroy ranks #4,111 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,417 born since 1916, peaking in the 1930s.
- #4,111 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,417
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
Delroy's 1,417 recorded births place it above 90.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Delroy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Delroy's full recorded timeline at 1971, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Delroy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2023
- Peak year (1992)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Delroy by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (190 births, 13% of the file).
1930s was Delroy's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Delroy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s 71
1920s
71 births
- 1930s
1930s
190 births
- 1940s
1940s
164 births
- 1950s
1950s
160 births
- 1960s
1960s
152 births
- 1970s
1970s
100 births
- 1980s
1980s
181 births
- 1990s
1990s
184 births
- 2000s
2000s
113 births
- 2010s 68
2010s
68 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 190 births (13% of all-time use).
How Delroy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Delroy's total volume
Delroy by state
Where Delroy concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 154 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 81 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 43 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 27 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 22 | 1.6% |
154 of 1,417 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Delroy's data
- Delroy's decade-level peak was the 1930s (190 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Delroys (154 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Delroy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1916–2023 (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 Delroy 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.