Del

Girl · recorded 1915–1973

  • 1973last recorded
  • 1956best year

Most popular in 1956.

Last recorded in 1973. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

081519151930194419591973

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 52 recorded years as a table
Del, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19155
19185
19195
192210
19239
19247
19255
19265
19276
19287
19299
19308
19318
193213
193314
193410
193510
193612
193713
193814
193913
194010
19418
19429
19436
19448
194511
19465
19477
19486
19496
195012
19519
195212
195312
195411
195510
195615
195712
195812
19596
19608
196113
19626
19639
19657
19667
19675
19689
19695
19704
19733

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Del 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 1973
5
Rank in 1973
#8,423
How rare
1 in 291,641 girls
Since 1915
672

Del was last recorded in 1973. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1956, at 15 per million girls born.

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

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