Girls' name · since 1884
Delsie
Delsie has 1,438 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,858 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,438
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Delsie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,438 have been recorded since 1884.
Social Security Administration records show Delsie recorded 1,438 times among girls since 1884, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2022.
- #5,858 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,438 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delsie ranks #5,858 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,438 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,858 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,438
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Delsie's 1,438 recorded births place it above 91.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Delsie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delsie splits its recorded history at 1936: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Delsie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2022
- Peak year (1920)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Delsie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (356 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Delsie's strongest decade.
356 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Delsie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 57
1890s
57 births
- 1900s 110
1900s
110 births
- 1910s
1910s
245 births
- 1920s
1920s
356 births
- 1930s
1930s
221 births
- 1940s
1940s
149 births
- 1950s 124
1950s
124 births
- 1960s 79
1960s
79 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 356 births (25% of all-time use).
How Delsie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Delsie's total volume
Delsie by state
Where Delsie concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 56 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 54 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 21 | 1.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.3% |
56 of 1,438 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Delsie's data
- Delsie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (356 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.
- West Virginia records the most Delsies (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Delsie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1884–2022 (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 Delsie 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.