Recorded 1953–1972 Girls' name Peak 1957 25 births

Delvia — girls' name

25 babies named Delvia in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s141960s61970s5

The verdict

25 girls have been named Delvia since 1953, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1972.

25
total births
1953–1972
years on record
1950s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Delvia was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

8 babies were named Delvia in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delvia

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Delvia between 1953 and 1972, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Delvia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delvia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Delvia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delvia 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 25 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.

Delvia at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

25

Since 1953

20 years of records

Peak year

1957

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1953

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1972

Delvia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1953

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1957)
8
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Delvia by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
14 births that decade — 56% of Delvia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delvia?
25 babies have been named Delvia since 1953. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1957 with 8 births.
When was Delvia most popular?
Delvia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Delvia been used?
Delvia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 20 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Delvia?
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.

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, 1953–1972 (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.