Girls' name · since 1984
Delyla
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 686 babies named Delyla, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,638 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,191 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 686
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
686 babies have been named Delyla since 1984, making it today's #6191 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delyla has been recorded 686 times among girls since 1984, currently ranked #6191 nationally and more common than 64% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #9,638 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,191 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 686 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delyla ranks #9,638 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,191 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 686 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,638 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,191 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 686
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Delyla's 686 recorded births place it above 86.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Delyla compares
686 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Delyla's all-time total is 82% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delyla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 686 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Delyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Delyla's full recorded timeline at 2010, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Delyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Delyla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (290 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Delyla's strongest decade.
290 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Delyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
220 births
- 2010s
2010s
290 births
- 2020s
2020s
134 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 290 births (42% of all-time use).
How Delyla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Delyla's total volume
Delyla by state
Where Delyla concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 72 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 62 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
72 of 686 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Delyla's data
- Delyla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (290 total births) through the 2020s (134) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Delylas (72 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 Delyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Delyla 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.