Is Delta a boy or girl name?
Delta is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 82 girls and 0 boys were named Delta, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.5% of the 4,397 US babies named Delta were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,266
- Babies named Delta since 1883
- 4,397
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 136 babies
Boys and girls named Delta, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 51 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 131 | 100% |
| 1900s | 5 | 192 | 97.5% |
| 1910s | 17 | 462 | 96.5% |
| 1920s | 17 | 488 | 96.6% |
| 1930s | 0 | 389 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 283 | 100% |
| 1950s | 24 | 298 | 92.5% |
| 1960s | 0 | 195 | 100% |
| 1970s | 11 | 410 | 97.4% |
| 1980s | 0 | 184 | 100% |
| 1990s | 5 | 156 | 96.9% |
| 2000s | 5 | 115 | 95.8% |
| 2010s | 13 | 460 | 97.3% |
| 2020s | 11 | 475 | 97.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,266 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,650 | 105 | #1,893 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,664 |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,088 | 105 | #1,885 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,715 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,571 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,913 | 103 | #1,927 |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,092 | 67 | #2,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,868 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,863 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,929 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,485 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,546 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,466 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,592 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,939 | 11 | #10,157 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,246 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,019 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,365 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,344 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,305 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,103 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,327 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,696 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,854 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,477 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,963 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,857 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,951 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,513 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,033 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,790 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,372 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,419 | 26 | #3,930 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,276 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,724 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,332 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,062 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,129 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,012 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,523 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,923 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,583 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,189 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,568 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,698 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,059 | 20 | #3,649 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,616 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,917 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,760 | 82 | #1,302 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,128 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,595 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,610 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,139 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,012 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,891 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,021 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,258 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,690 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,363 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,495 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,680 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,206 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,384 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,827 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,631 | 25 | #2,273 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,932 |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,077 | 38 | #1,723 |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,024 | 30 | #1,950 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,953 | 25 | #2,134 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,886 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,652 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,854 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,271 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,928 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,750 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,007 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,782 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,425 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,462 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,473 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,713 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,479 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,320 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,520 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,097 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,073 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,210 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,186 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 48 | #995 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,103 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,272 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,106 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,118 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,246 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,074 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,875 | 42 | #1,198 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,135 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,104 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,002 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,005 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 59 | #971 |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,966 | 50 | #1,075 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,455 | 45 | #1,123 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,012 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 53 | #991 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,300 | 53 | #955 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,058 | 74 | #790 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 58 | #857 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 48 | #851 |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,925 | 31 | #963 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 43 | #763 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 25 | #856 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 26 | #847 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 29 | #750 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,430 | 27 | #745 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,157 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 21 | #801 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 15 | #974 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 23 | #730 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 14 | #940 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 17 | #851 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 13 | #929 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 21 | #810 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 18 | #763 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 21 | #725 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,053 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 19 | #732 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,073 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 12 | #913 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 17 | #723 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,027 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 9 | #953 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,245 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 11 | #809 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 13 | #731 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,012 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 6 | #948 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 8 | #807 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 7 | #764 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Delta reached #1,430 in 1908. As a girl name, it reached #723 in 1893. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Delta
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.