Is Del a boy or girl name?
Del is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 12 boys were named Del, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 13.5% of the 4,961 US babies named Del were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,903
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Del since 1909
- 4,961
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 168 babies
Boys and girls named Del, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 116 | 17 | 12.8% |
| 1920s | 166 | 69 | 29.4% |
| 1930s | 333 | 123 | 27% |
| 1940s | 556 | 109 | 16.4% |
| 1950s | 1,095 | 216 | 16.5% |
| 1960s | 967 | 126 | 11.5% |
| 1970s | 427 | 12 | 2.7% |
| 1980s | 201 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 167 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 104 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 90 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 62 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #6,903 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,282 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,464 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,795 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,771 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,770 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #9,026 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,090 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,817 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,795 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,170 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,728 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #11,128 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,737 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,721 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,460 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,826 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,344 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,187 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,358 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,770 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,379 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,174 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,052 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,652 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,198 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,219 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,292 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,056 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,218 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,136 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,535 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,157 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,562 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,882 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,925 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,991 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,288 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,807 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,183 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 27 | #1,991 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,817 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,014 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,360 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,461 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 37 | #1,576 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 31 | #1,731 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 24 | #2,018 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 33 | #1,619 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 38 | #1,436 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 43 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 30 | #1,593 | 5 | #8,734 |
| 1972 | 50 | #1,155 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 61 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 80 | #899 | 7 | #6,500 |
| 1969 | 77 | #875 | 8 | #5,559 |
| 1968 | 81 | #822 | 15 | #3,483 |
| 1967 | 72 | #843 | 8 | #5,086 |
| 1966 | 76 | #836 | 11 | #4,012 |
| 1965 | 105 | #726 | 13 | #3,589 |
| 1964 | 100 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 122 | #703 | 17 | #3,092 |
| 1962 | 109 | #735 | 11 | #4,061 |
| 1961 | 90 | #804 | 26 | #2,375 |
| 1960 | 135 | #672 | 17 | #3,016 |
| 1959 | 140 | #651 | 12 | #3,662 |
| 1958 | 143 | #644 | 25 | #2,272 |
| 1957 | 130 | #666 | 24 | #2,292 |
| 1956 | 112 | #700 | 31 | #1,935 |
| 1955 | 112 | #692 | 20 | #2,487 |
| 1954 | 123 | #655 | 21 | #2,392 |
| 1953 | 90 | #750 | 22 | #2,251 |
| 1952 | 90 | #742 | 23 | #2,146 |
| 1951 | 83 | #768 | 17 | #2,503 |
| 1950 | 72 | #801 | 21 | #2,141 |
| 1949 | 63 | #869 | 10 | #3,434 |
| 1948 | 83 | #739 | 11 | #3,188 |
| 1947 | 87 | #738 | 12 | #3,095 |
| 1946 | 64 | #820 | 8 | #3,739 |
| 1945 | 41 | #999 | 15 | #2,257 |
| 1944 | 37 | #1,090 | 11 | #2,803 |
| 1943 | 49 | #960 | 9 | #3,299 |
| 1942 | 50 | #935 | 12 | #2,699 |
| 1941 | 37 | #1,071 | 10 | #2,877 |
| 1940 | 45 | #954 | 11 | #2,602 |
| 1939 | 42 | #981 | 14 | #2,226 |
| 1938 | 43 | #968 | 15 | #2,136 |
| 1937 | 41 | #989 | 14 | #2,221 |
| 1936 | 41 | #976 | 13 | #2,296 |
| 1935 | 29 | #1,253 | 11 | #2,611 |
| 1934 | 32 | #1,177 | 10 | #2,784 |
| 1933 | 34 | #1,127 | 14 | #2,188 |
| 1932 | 22 | #1,519 | 14 | #2,264 |
| 1931 | 27 | #1,339 | 9 | #3,033 |
| 1930 | 22 | #1,572 | 9 | #3,117 |
| 1929 | 25 | #1,453 | 10 | #2,969 |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,775 | 8 | #3,498 |
| 1927 | 20 | #1,754 | 7 | #3,943 |
| 1926 | 19 | #1,807 | 6 | #4,426 |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,028 | 6 | #4,549 |
| 1924 | 17 | #1,977 | 9 | #3,459 |
| 1923 | 18 | #1,888 | 11 | #2,963 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,068 | 12 | #2,821 |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,407 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,812 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,080 | 6 | #4,378 |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,284 | 6 | #4,405 |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,784 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,070 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 28 | #1,243 | 5 | #4,442 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,314 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,980 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,920 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,647 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,506 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Del reached #644 in 1958. As a girl name, it reached #1,935 in 1956. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Del
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.