Girls' name · since 1953
Delvia
Since 1953, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Delvia, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #43,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1953
- 1950s
- peak decade
Delvia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 25 recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Delvia recorded 25 times among girls since 1953, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1972.
- #43,096 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 25 born since 1953
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delvia ranks #43,096 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1953, peaking in the 1950s.
- #43,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1953
- 1950s
- peak decade
Delvia's 25 recorded births place it above 39.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Delvia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Delvia's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Delvia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1972
- Peak year (1957)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Delvia by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (14 births, 56% of the file).
1950s was Delvia's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Delvia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
14 births
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 14 births (56% of all-time use).
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What to do with Delvia's data
- Delvia's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 1970s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Delvia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1953–1972 (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 Delvia 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.