Recorded 1916–2023 Boys' name Peak 1992 1,417 births

Delroy — boys' name

1,417 babies named Delroy in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s711930s1901940s1641950s1601960s1521970s1001980s1811990s1842000s1132010s682020s15
1930s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Delroy was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

34 babies were named Delroy in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delroy

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,417 babies named Delroy between 1916 and 2023, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Delroy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delroy performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 190 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Delroy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 154 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Delroy in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delroy 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 1,417 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.

Delroy at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,417

Since 1916

108 years of records

Peak year

1992

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1916

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2023

Delroy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1916

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1992)
34
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
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Delroy by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
190 births that decade — 13% of Delroy's all-time total
1910s191920s711930s1901940s1641950s1601960s1521970s1001980s1811990s1842000s1132010s682020s15

Delroy by state

Where Delroy concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Delroy
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
23 1.6%
New York share of Delroy's total US births 10.9%
Even split

154 of 1,417 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delroy?
1,417 babies have been named Delroy since 1916. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1992 with 34 births.
When was Delroy most popular?
Delroy was most popular in the 1930s decade with 190 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Delroy most popular?
The top states for the name Delroy are New York (154 births), Minnesota (81 births), Florida (43 births).
How long has the name Delroy been used?
Delroy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 108 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Delroy?
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, 1916–2023 (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.