Delbert

Last seen for girls in 1968 at #7,016 · #6,803 for boys in 2025, 12 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1920 · 982 births
Debut · boys
44 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
46,930
since 1880

Delbert over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Delbert has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #150, 1920boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#6,80312
2024—#6,19914
2023—#5,47017
2022—#5,87415
2021—#5,56216
2020—#3,91826
2019—#4,95119
2018—#5,10618
2017—#4,59421
2016—#4,47022
2015—#4,40722
2014—#4,70220
2013—#4,62120
2012—#5,03518
2011—#5,43316
2010—#4,24123
2009—#4,42922
2008—#4,14524
2007—#3,02538
2006—#3,52429
2005—#2,84637
2004—#2,95334
2003—#2,92233
2002—#2,55638
2001—#2,93131
2000—#2,80532
1999—#2,34738
1998—#2,45035
1997—#2,09642
1996—#2,11540
1995—#1,45667
1994—#1,43467
1993—#1,51261
1992—#1,37168
1991—#1,21683
1990—#1,11792
1989—#1,28172
1988—#1,07685
1987—#1,03085
1986—#867110
1985—#839114
1984—#854106
1983—#743135
1982—#861107
1981—#760131
1980—#749137
1979—#698150
1978—#713139
1977—#648171
1976—#671150
1975—#625167
1974—#567200
1973—#508234
1972—#539218
1971—#515251
1970—#505255
1969—#467267
1968#7,0165#456282
1967—#424322
1966—#391366
1965—#407373
1964—#397398
1963#5,8916#381437
1962—#354497
1961—#363478
1960#6,3905#353490
1959—#330557
1958—#323568
1957—#323567
1956#5,3256#298617
1955—#280654
1954—#289606
1953—#284616
1952—#273641
1951—#274609
1950—#277569
1949—#265608
1948—#246693
1947—#244724
1946—#231678
1945#4,5565#215641
1944—#200745
1943—#204788
1942—#197797
1941—#192756
1940—#180813
1939#4,2505#174843
1938#4,3425#169874
1937#3,8006#161909
1936—#163882
1935#4,2045#165861
1934—#163894
1933—#157921
1932—#1511,038
1931#3,4977#159932
1930—#1511,013
1929#3,6827#157962
1928#4,1956#1541,023
1927#3,2849#159964
1926#3,2699#163916
1925#3,11610#167898
1924#4,0027#161988
1923#4,9675#156997
1922—#162976
1921#5,0995#156972
1920—#150982
1919#4,8145#157848
1918—#164833
1917—#162775
1916#3,2588#161743
1915—#179630
1914—#184472
1913—#184369
1912—#180325
1911—#209140
1910—#210122
1909—#22691
1908—#21692
1907—#21588
1906—#19789
1905—#22872
1904—#24759
1903—#25750
1902—#25951
1901—#27738
1900—#31944
1899—#23849
1898—#25548
1897—#27942
1896—#26546
1895—#31633
1894—#32230
1893—#31231
1892—#27443
1891—#26537
1890—#32828
1889—#30532
1888—#26245
1887—#31128
1886—#31130
1885—#25642
1884—#25446
1883—#24543
1882—#24846
1881—#31327
1880—#24944
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Delbert was already there! It came in at #249, and was given to 44 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2021–2025, when fewer than 18 boys a year got the name.

Where Delbert is popular in 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedAKMaine: #162 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,045 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedNHWashington: #66 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 280 boysWAIdaho: #67 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 248 boysIDMontana: #84 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 354 boysMTNorth Dakota: #145 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 738 boysNDMinnesota: #101 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 498 boysMNIllinois: #133 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 998 boysILWisconsin: #140 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,154 boysWIMichigan: #140 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,131 boysMINew York: #330 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,966 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedRIOregon: #65 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 268 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #47 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 191 boysSDIowa: #89 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 412 boysIAIndiana: #130 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 818 boysINOhio: #126 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 850 boysOHPennsylvania: #183 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,280 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #175 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,227 boysCAUtah: #107 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 431 boysUTColorado: #86 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 352 boysCONebraska: #111 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 489 boysNEMissouri: #96 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 509 boysMOKentucky: #126 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 717 boysKYWest Virginia: #101 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 576 boysWVVirginia: #307 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,122 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedDEArizona: #111 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 422 boysAZNew Mexico: #148 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 597 boysNMKansas: #81 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 328 boysKSArkansas: #230 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,642 boysARTennessee: #396 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,115 boysTNNorth Carolina: #329 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,453 boysNCSouth Carolina: #365 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,866 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #85 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 385 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedMSAlabama: #415 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,634 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedHITexas: #188 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 971 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#47 · 1 in 191
  2. Oregon#65 · 1 in 268
  3. Washington#66 · 1 in 280
  4. Idaho#67 · 1 in 248
  5. Kansas#81 · 1 in 328

Best ever in a state: #23 in Nevada, 1920.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#47281 in 191
Oregon#65201 in 268
Washington#66341 in 280
Idaho#67151 in 248
Kansas#81421 in 328
Montana#84111 in 354
Oklahoma#85591 in 385
Colorado#86231 in 352
Iowa#89461 in 412
Missouri#96541 in 509
Minnesota#101401 in 498
West Virginia#101311 in 576
Utah#107111 in 431
Arizona#11191 in 422
Nebraska#111221 in 489
Kentucky#126371 in 717
Ohio#126541 in 850
Indiana#130281 in 818
Illinois#133511 in 998
Michigan#140331 in 1,131
Wisconsin#140201 in 1,154
North Dakota#14581 in 738
New Mexico#14881 in 597
Maine#16261 in 1,045
California#175291 in 1,227
Pennsylvania#183311 in 2,280
Texas#188601 in 971
Arkansas#230111 in 1,642
Virginia#30771 in 3,122
North Carolina#329101 in 3,453
New York#330141 in 5,966
South Carolina#36551 in 3,866
Tennessee#39651 in 5,115
Alabama#41561 in 4,634
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Delbert
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 604 spots since 2024 (#6,199 → #6,803)
  • 2,885 spots since 2020 (#3,918 → #6,803)
  • 2,396 spots since 2015 (#4,407 → #6,803)
  • Biggest jump: 118 spots in 1983 (#861 → #743)
  • Biggest drop: 163 spots in 1987 (#867 → #1,030)
Rise & fade · boys
40 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1920 at #150 (982 births)
  • Births halved by 1960, 40 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 107 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 107 yrs · run 1880–1986
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,006
  • Highest: 1 in 1,006 boys born in 1932 were named Delbert (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 142,340 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #150 in 1920, was only 1 in 1,084 (0.09%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 20.6% of all boys named Delbert (9,678) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s383#245 (1883)#275
1890s387#238 (1899)#285
1900s674#197 (1906)#244
1910s5,257#157 (1919)#179
1920s9,678#150 (1920)#159
1930s9,167#151 (1932)#161
1940s7,243#180 (1940)#217
1950s6,004#273 (1952)#295
1960s3,910#353 (1960)#399
1970s1,935#505 (1970)#599
1980s1,082#743 (1983)#906
1990s593#1,117 (1990)#1,711
2000s318#2,556 (2002)#3,214
2010s199#4,241 (2010)#4,756
2020s100#3,918 (2020)#5,638

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Delbert in 1934

boys
#163
894 births · 1 in 1,155 boys

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #163Delbert894
More about 1934

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 1,155 of them was named Delbert, which outranked 96.1% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Delbert
  1. #160Rodney929
  2. #161Earnest921
  3. #162Wilbur920
  4. #163Delbert894
  5. #164Carroll874
  6. #165Nicholas873
  7. #166Willis867
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 746Lanny#1,361 → #615
  2. ↑ 630Kerry#1,586 → #956
  3. ↑ 620Marland#1,456 → #836
  4. ↑ 404Kirk#1,202 → #798
  5. ↑ 350Valentin#1,281 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 730Neville#995 → #1,725
  2. ↓ 616Garner#770 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 520Vivian#905 → #1,425
  4. ↓ 488Finis#869 → #1,357
  5. ↓ 464Malcom#961 → #1,425

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1934 →