Is Delma a boy or girl name?
Delma was mostly a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 85.4% of the 9,901 US babies named Delma were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Delma since 1884
- 9,901
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 250 babies
Boys and girls named Delma, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 129 | 100% |
| 1900s | 27 | 388 | 93.5% |
| 1910s | 200 | 1,195 | 85.7% |
| 1920s | 378 | 1,745 | 82.2% |
| 1930s | 328 | 1,457 | 81.6% |
| 1940s | 235 | 1,027 | 81.4% |
| 1950s | 167 | 1,057 | 86.4% |
| 1960s | 80 | 771 | 90.6% |
| 1970s | 19 | 355 | 94.9% |
| 1980s | 13 | 157 | 92.4% |
| 1990s | 0 | 79 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 34 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,771 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,777 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,357 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,558 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,245 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,301 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,965 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,550 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,329 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,698 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,748 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,036 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,804 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,744 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,915 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,836 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,537 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,213 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,905 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,262 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,020 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,932 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,128 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,997 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,588 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,818 | 26 | #3,276 |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,060 | 18 | #4,190 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,639 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,501 | 20 | #3,805 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,580 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,057 | 27 | #2,925 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,559 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,370 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,512 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,364 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,978 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,523 | 50 | #1,777 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,639 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,672 | 56 | #1,595 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,168 | 57 | #1,505 |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,508 | 64 | #1,375 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,072 | 68 | #1,316 |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,041 | 86 | #1,149 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,702 | 80 | #1,231 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,112 | 86 | #1,182 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,381 | 89 | #1,159 |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,945 | 93 | #1,136 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,574 | 92 | #1,131 |
| 1959 | 18 | #1,925 | 97 | #1,082 |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,043 | 122 | #933 |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,403 | 110 | #991 |
| 1956 | 15 | #2,110 | 109 | #966 |
| 1955 | 17 | #1,919 | 126 | #866 |
| 1954 | 22 | #1,640 | 110 | #917 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,117 | 110 | #897 |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,093 | 88 | #1,004 |
| 1951 | 16 | #1,921 | 91 | #978 |
| 1950 | 23 | #1,545 | 94 | #918 |
| 1949 | 16 | #1,882 | 97 | #897 |
| 1948 | 21 | #1,620 | 101 | #868 |
| 1947 | 24 | #1,526 | 105 | #855 |
| 1946 | 19 | #1,652 | 100 | #830 |
| 1945 | 22 | #1,419 | 90 | #793 |
| 1944 | 21 | #1,492 | 90 | #807 |
| 1943 | 29 | #1,286 | 108 | #747 |
| 1942 | 30 | #1,277 | 103 | #745 |
| 1941 | 33 | #1,159 | 107 | #678 |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,531 | 126 | #626 |
| 1939 | 24 | #1,366 | 125 | #602 |
| 1938 | 36 | #1,078 | 126 | #609 |
| 1937 | 38 | #1,037 | 146 | #558 |
| 1936 | 29 | #1,230 | 152 | #525 |
| 1935 | 42 | #983 | 146 | #533 |
| 1934 | 36 | #1,103 | 154 | #520 |
| 1933 | 33 | #1,147 | 167 | #492 |
| 1932 | 28 | #1,296 | 156 | #524 |
| 1931 | 35 | #1,153 | 144 | #549 |
| 1930 | 27 | #1,406 | 141 | #574 |
| 1929 | 36 | #1,156 | 162 | #532 |
| 1928 | 42 | #1,080 | 172 | #531 |
| 1927 | 33 | #1,278 | 177 | #534 |
| 1926 | 45 | #1,038 | 205 | #486 |
| 1925 | 24 | #1,542 | 183 | #526 |
| 1924 | 39 | #1,158 | 188 | #522 |
| 1923 | 41 | #1,118 | 189 | #505 |
| 1922 | 45 | #1,048 | 174 | #536 |
| 1921 | 41 | #1,106 | 150 | #591 |
| 1920 | 32 | #1,279 | 145 | #596 |
| 1919 | 34 | #1,211 | 158 | #549 |
| 1918 | 38 | #1,113 | 160 | #561 |
| 1917 | 21 | #1,603 | 147 | #557 |
| 1916 | 23 | #1,467 | 129 | #590 |
| 1915 | 26 | #1,313 | 152 | #503 |
| 1914 | 23 | #1,233 | 132 | #479 |
| 1913 | 12 | #1,603 | 116 | #464 |
| 1912 | 11 | #1,549 | 72 | #567 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,801 | 68 | #502 |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,340 | 61 | #523 |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,101 | 52 | #524 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 54 | #493 |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,019 | 64 | #448 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,285 | 52 | #473 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,128 | 39 | #558 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 23 | #729 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 28 | #633 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 26 | #654 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 23 | #666 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 27 | #693 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 19 | #733 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 22 | #701 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 16 | #798 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 18 | #765 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 16 | #794 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 16 | #756 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 10 | #970 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,318 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,237 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 11 | #808 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 7 | #968 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,143 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,082 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 8 | #806 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Delma reached #983 in 1935. As a girl name, it reached #448 in 1907. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Delma
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.