Recorded 1988–2012 Boys' name Peak 1994 46 births

Delshaun — boys' name

46 babies named Delshaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

46 boys have been named Delshaun since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2012.

46
total births
1988–2012
years on record
1990s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Delshaun was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

7 babies were named Delshaun in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delshaun

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Delshaun between 1988 and 2012, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Delshaun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delshaun performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Delshaun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delshaun 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 46 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.

Delshaun at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

46

Since 1988

25 years of records

Peak year

1994

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1988

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2012

Delshaun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1988

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Delshaun by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 54% of Delshaun's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delshaun?
46 babies have been named Delshaun since 1988. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1994 with 7 births.
When was Delshaun most popular?
Delshaun was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Delshaun been used?
Delshaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 25 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Delshaun?
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.

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, 1988–2012 (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.