Recorded 1978–2022 Boys' name Peak 2021 89 births

Delson — boys' name

89 babies named Delson in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s51990s112000s242010s272020s16

The verdict

89 boys have been named Delson since 1978, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

89
total births
1978–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
30%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Delson was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

11 babies were named Delson in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delson

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Delson between 1978 and 2022, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Delson currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delson performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Delson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delson 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 89 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.

Delson at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

89

Since 1978

45 years of records

Peak year

2021

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1978

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2022

Delson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1978

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2021)
11
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
4681012 20222019201520092003199919891978 6

Delson by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
27 births that decade — 30% of Delson's all-time total
1970s61980s51990s112000s242010s272020s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delson?
89 babies have been named Delson since 1978. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2021 with 11 births.
When was Delson most popular?
Delson was most popular in the 2010s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Delson been used?
Delson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 45 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Delson?
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, 1978–2022 (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.