Recorded 1917–2025 Boys' name Peak 1959 918 births

Delwyn — boys' name

918 babies named Delwyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s211920s711930s1371940s1501950s1581960s1231970s881980s711990s302000s372010s272020s5

The verdict

918 boys have been named Delwyn since 1917, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 2025.

918
total births
1917–2025
years on record
1950s
peak decade
17%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Delwyn was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

28 babies were named Delwyn in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Delwyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 918 babies named Delwyn between 1917 and 2025, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Delwyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Delwyn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 158 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Delwyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Delwyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Delwyn 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 918 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.

Delwyn at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

918

Since 1917

109 years of records

Peak year

1959

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1917

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2025

Delwyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1917

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1959)
28
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Delwyn by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
158 births that decade — 17% of Delwyn's all-time total
1910s211920s711930s1371940s1501950s1581960s1231970s881980s711990s302000s372010s272020s5

Delwyn by state

Where Delwyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Delwyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
10 1.1%
Michigan share of Delwyn's total US births 1.1%

10 of 918 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Delwyn?
918 babies have been named Delwyn since 1917. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1959 with 28 births.
When was Delwyn most popular?
Delwyn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 158 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Delwyn most popular?
The top states for the name Delwyn are Michigan (10 births).
How long has the name Delwyn been used?
Delwyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 109 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Delwyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Delbert, Delmar, Delmer, Delano, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1917–2025 (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.