Recorded 1972–2018 Boys' name Peak 1972 68 births

Delshon — boys' name

68 babies named Delshon in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121990s242000s162010s16

The verdict

68 boys have been named Delshon since 1972, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2018.

68
total births
1972–2018
years on record
1990s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Delshon was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

7 babies were named Delshon in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delshon

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Delshon between 1972 and 2018, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Delshon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delshon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Delshon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delshon 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 68 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.

Delshon at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

68

Since 1972

47 years of records

Peak year

1972

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1972

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2018

Delshon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1972

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1972)
7
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201820122010200320022000199819951994199019771972 7

Delshon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 35% of Delshon's all-time total
1970s121990s242000s162010s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delshon?
68 babies have been named Delshon since 1972. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1972 with 7 births.
When was Delshon most popular?
Delshon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Delshon been used?
Delshon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 47 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Delshon?
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, 1972–2018 (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.