Girls' name · since 1999
Delylah
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 1,656 babies named Delylah, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,632 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,656
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Delylah currently ranks #2632 among girls' names in America, with 1,656 babies recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Delylah recorded 1,656 times among girls since 1999, holding rank #2632 nationally today, ahead of 85% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #5,354 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,632 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,656 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Delylah ranks #5,354 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,632 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,656 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,632 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,656
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Delylah's 1,656 recorded births place it above 92.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Delylah compares
1,656 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Delylah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Delylah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,656 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 21 | 19,840 |
Delylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Delylah's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 98, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Delylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Delylah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (828 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Delylah's strongest decade.
828 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Delylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 325
2000s
325 births
- 2010s
2010s
828 births
- 2020s
2020s
492 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 828 births (50% of all-time use).
How Delylah 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 Delylah's total volume
Delylah by state
Where Delylah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 325 | 19.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 213 | 12.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 30 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 28 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 19 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 19 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 15 | 0.9% |
325 of 1,656 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Delylah appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Delylah's data
- Delylah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (828 total births) through the 2020s (492) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Delylahs (325 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 Delylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Delylah 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.