Boys' name · since 1908
Delton
Delton has 4,751 recorded births since 1908 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1933 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,844 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,624 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,751
- born since 1908
- 1930s
- peak decade
Delton currently ranks #5624 among boys' names in America, with 4,751 babies recorded since 1908.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delton has been recorded 4,751 times among boys since 1908, currently ranked #5624 nationally and more common than 60% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2025.
- #1,844 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,624 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,751 born since 1908
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delton ranks #1,844 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,624 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,751 born since 1908, peaking in the 1930s.
- #1,844 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,624 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,751
- born since 1908
- 1930s
- peak decade
Delton's 4,751 recorded births place it above 95.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Delton compares
4,751 Top 13% higher than 87% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Delton's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,751 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 34 | 22,252 |
Delton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delton splits its recorded history at 1967: 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 1908 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1933 peak of 77 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Delton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2025
- Peak year (1933)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Delton by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (651 births, 14% of the file).
1930s was Delton's strongest decade.
651 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Delton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 224
1910s
224 births
- 1920s
1920s
580 births
- 1930s
1930s
651 births
- 1940s
1940s
608 births
- 1950s
1950s
603 births
- 1960s
1960s
500 births
- 1970s
1970s
408 births
- 1980s
1980s
279 births
- 1990s
1990s
310 births
- 2000s 254
2000s
254 births
- 2010s 219
2010s
219 births
- 2020s 105
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 651 births (14% of all-time use).
How Delton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Delton's total volume
Delton by state
Where Delton concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 671 | 14.1% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 256 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 179 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 66 | 1.4% |
| #5 | California | | 43 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 42 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 42 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 12 | 0.3% |
671 of 4,751 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Delton appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Delton's data
- Delton's decade-level peak was the 1930s (651 total births); usage has since declined to 105 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Deltons (671 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Delton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1933)
Similar record span (~117 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, 1908–2025 (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 Delton 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.