Girls' name · since 1983

Delsy

Delsy has 103 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#26,767 of 72,339
all-time among girls
103
born since 1983
2000s
peak decade

Delsy sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 103 recorded since 1983.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delsy has been recorded 103 times among girls since 1983, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2021.

  • #26,767 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 103 born since 1983
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delsy ranks #26,767 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 103 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.

#26,767 of 72,339
all-time among girls
103
born since 1983
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Delsy's 103 recorded births place it above 62.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Delsy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Delsy splits its recorded history at 2004: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Delsy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2006)
11
Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
4681012 198319911996200120042008201020132021 5

Delsy by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (43 births, 42% of the file).

2000s was Delsy's strongest decade.

43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Delsy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 43 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delsy?
Delsy has been given to 103 babies in the U.S. since 1983, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #26,767 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 11 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
Where does Delsy sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delsy ranks #26,767 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Delsy most popular?
Delsy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Delsy been used?
Delsy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 39 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Delsy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Delores, Della, Delilah, Delaney, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Delsy's data

  • Delsy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- 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.

Keep exploring Delsy

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Delsy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1983–2021 (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 Delsy 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.