Boys' name · since 1970
Delvon
Delvon has 1,148 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,713 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,071 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,148
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Delvon is the #9071 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,148 recorded since 1970.
Delvon has 1,148 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9071 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #4,713 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,071 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,148 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delvon ranks #4,713 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,071 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,148 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,713 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,071 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,148
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Delvon's 1,148 recorded births place it above 89.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Delvon compares
1,148 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Delvon's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delvon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,148 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 34 | 22,252 |
Delvon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Delvon splits its recorded history at 1998: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2022 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 47 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Delvon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Delvon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (396 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Delvon's strongest decade.
396 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Delvon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 134
1970s
134 births
- 1980s
1980s
240 births
- 1990s
1990s
396 births
- 2000s
2000s
212 births
- 2010s 120
2010s
120 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 396 births (34% of all-time use).
How Delvon 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 Delvon's total volume
Delvon by state
Where Delvon concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 114 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 43 | 3.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 36 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 33 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
114 of 1,148 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Delvon's data
- Delvon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (396 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Delvons (114 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Delvon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Delvon 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.