Delia

Boy · recorded 1928–1986

  • 1986last recorded
  • 1935best year

Most popular in 1935.

Last recorded in 1986. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Delia.

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Its story

Popularity since 1928

04719281943195719721986

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 11 recorded years as a table
Delia, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19285
19335
19357
19365
19385
19404
19483
19513
19703
19773
19864

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Delia isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1986
8
Rank in 1986
#4,853
How rare
1 in 230,189 boys
Since 1928
62

Delia was last recorded in 1986. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1935, at 7 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Delia doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.