Is Delia a boy or girl name?
Delia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 141 girls and 0 boys were named Delia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 37,235 US babies named Delia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,522
- Babies named Delia since 1880
- 37,235
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 490 babies
Boys and girls named Delia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1,546 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,871 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,629 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,360 | 100% |
| 1920s | 5 | 2,829 | 99.8% |
| 1930s | 23 | 2,852 | 99.2% |
| 1940s | 10 | 3,212 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 6 | 4,589 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 0 | 3,856 | 100% |
| 1970s | 10 | 2,976 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 8 | 2,211 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,191 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,345 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,970 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 736 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,522 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,443 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,624 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,461 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,343 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,454 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,398 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,355 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,307 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,240 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 216 | #1,151 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,319 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,125 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 250 | #1,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 244 | #1,025 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 227 | #1,116 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 229 | #1,127 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 272 | #986 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 237 | #1,074 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 261 | #947 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 247 | #970 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 248 | #946 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,073 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 205 | #1,047 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 221 | #959 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 236 | #898 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 246 | #863 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 232 | #876 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,005 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 217 | #879 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,056 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 226 | #856 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 199 | #966 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 230 | #870 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 246 | #809 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 219 | #851 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 187 | #913 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 198 | #859 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,963 | 193 | #857 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 184 | #872 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 202 | #792 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 266 | #648 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 223 | #747 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 254 | #685 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 285 | #639 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 280 | #626 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 289 | #589 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,056 | 334 | #539 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 325 | #538 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 271 | #595 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 240 | #638 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 307 | #544 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 296 | #559 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 307 | #573 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,872 | 327 | #560 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 298 | #570 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 312 | #547 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 314 | #531 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 340 | #513 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 363 | #497 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 433 | #466 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 436 | #464 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 415 | #474 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 467 | #453 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 478 | #445 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 488 | #436 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 457 | #446 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 490 | #423 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 479 | #415 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 465 | #405 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 457 | #405 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 480 | #389 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 452 | #389 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,427 | 419 | #403 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 402 | #399 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 413 | #388 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,797 | 357 | #417 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 377 | #417 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 336 | #419 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 271 | #436 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 286 | #424 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 305 | #421 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 327 | #394 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 284 | #403 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,565 | 256 | #426 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 267 | #412 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,255 | 265 | #413 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 284 | #385 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,660 | 252 | #404 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,023 | 265 | #397 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 290 | #371 |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,764 | 328 | #344 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 296 | #376 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 311 | #365 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 294 | #397 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 302 | #385 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,287 | 297 | #387 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 294 | #400 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 282 | #405 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 272 | #417 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 289 | #405 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 293 | #387 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 247 | #423 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 271 | #410 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 282 | #393 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 300 | #374 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 294 | #381 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 283 | #376 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 267 | #384 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 280 | #358 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 248 | #335 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 198 | #344 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 171 | #350 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 170 | #303 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 149 | #314 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 147 | #295 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 168 | #272 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 162 | #271 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 125 | #295 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 171 | #244 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 184 | #226 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 145 | #253 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 132 | #271 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 164 | #224 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 231 | #207 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 180 | #208 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 179 | #215 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 186 | #203 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 190 | #201 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 193 | #195 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 172 | #203 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 194 | #182 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 203 | #177 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 177 | #180 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 197 | #172 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 182 | #165 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 200 | #155 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 150 | #163 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 169 | #146 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 155 | #146 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 145 | #147 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 162 | #128 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 143 | #126 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 111 | #141 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 129 | #126 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Delia reached #3,023 in 1935. As a girl name, it reached #126 in 1880. 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 Delia
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.