Boys' name · since 1919
Delwood
25 babies named Delwood in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #27,182 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1919
- 1930s
- peak decade
Delwood is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 25 have been recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delwood has been recorded 25 times among boys since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1919 to 1951.
- #27,182 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 25 born since 1919
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delwood ranks #27,182 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1919, peaking in the 1930s.
- #27,182 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1919
- 1930s
- peak decade
Delwood's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Delwood's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Delwood's SSA record in two at 1937 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded.
Delwood popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1951
- Peak year (1919)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Delwood by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (10 births, 40% of the file).
1930s was Delwood's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Delwood births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 10 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Delwood's data
- Delwood's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1950s (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 Delwood: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1919–1951 (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 Delwood 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.