Boys' name · since 1988
Delshaun
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.
- #22,722 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Delshaun is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 46 have been recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Delshaun recorded 46 times among boys since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2012.
- #22,722 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 46 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delshaun ranks #22,722 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,722 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Delshaun's 46 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Delshaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Delshaun's full recorded timeline at 1999, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Delshaun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2012
- Peak year (1994)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Delshaun by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (25 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Delshaun's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Delshaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 25 births (54% of all-time use).
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What to do with Delshaun's data
- Delshaun's decade-level peak was the 1990s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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 Delshaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1988–2012 (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 Delshaun 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.