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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #150, 1920boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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 1949

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedNHWashington: #210 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,912 boysWAIdaho: #199 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,342 boysIDMontana: #176 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,268 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #235 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,494 boysMNIllinois: #231 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,760 boysILWisconsin: #204 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,798 boysWIMichigan: #243 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,301 boysMINew York: #597 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 21,317 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedRIOregon: #161 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,159 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #148 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 969 boysSDIowa: #172 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,347 boysIAIndiana: #200 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,034 boysINOhio: #189 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 2,075 boysOHPennsylvania: #258 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 4,513 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #274 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,937 boysCAUtah: #169 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,070 boysUTColorado: #181 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,309 boysCONebraska: #133 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 846 boysNEMissouri: #196 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,802 boysMOKentucky: #121 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 838 boysKYWest Virginia: #125 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 832 boysWVVirginia: #336 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,603 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedDEArizona: #129 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 603 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedNMKansas: #169 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,041 boysKSArkansas: #213 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,740 boysARTennessee: #346 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,885 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #151 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,012 boysOKLouisiana: #395 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,357 boysLAMississippi: #395 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,839 boysMSAlabama: #479 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,765 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Delbert, so not publishedHITexas: #326 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,578 boysTXFlorida: #310 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,242 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#121 · 1 in 838
  2. West Virginia#125 · 1 in 832
  3. Arizona#129 · 1 in 603
  4. Nebraska#133 · 1 in 846
  5. South Dakota#148 · 1 in 969

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#121431 in 838
West Virginia#125301 in 832
Arizona#129161 in 603
Nebraska#133171 in 846
South Dakota#14881 in 969
Oklahoma#151231 in 1,012
Oregon#161141 in 1,159
Kansas#169191 in 1,041
Utah#16991 in 1,070
Iowa#172221 in 1,347
Montana#17651 in 1,268
Colorado#181121 in 1,309
Ohio#189441 in 2,075
Missouri#196231 in 1,802
Idaho#19951 in 1,342
Indiana#200221 in 2,034
Wisconsin#204141 in 2,798
Washington#210141 in 1,912
Arkansas#213131 in 1,740
Illinois#231331 in 2,760
Minnesota#235101 in 3,494
Michigan#243231 in 3,301
Pennsylvania#258241 in 4,513
California#274411 in 2,937
Florida#31091 in 3,242
Texas#326391 in 2,578
Virginia#33681 in 4,603
Tennessee#34681 in 4,885
Louisiana#39581 in 4,357
Mississippi#39561 in 4,839
Alabama#47951 in 7,765
New York#59771 in 21,317
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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 1949

boys
#265
608 births · 1 in 2,918 boys

Top boys' names in 1949

  1. #1James86,858
  2. #2Robert83,873
  3. #3John81,178
  4. #4William61,506
  5. #5Michael60,047
  6. #6David59,611
  7. #7Richard50,946
  8. #8Thomas45,192
  9. #9Charles40,052
  10. #10Larry31,819
  11. #265Delbert608
More about 1949

boys

1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 2,918 of them was named Delbert, which outranked 93.7% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Delbert
  1. #262Troy620
  2. #263Lance617
  3. #264Teddy613
  4. #265Delbert608
  5. #265Salvatore608
  6. #267Roosevelt607
  7. #268Mario606
  8. #269Alton601

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 538Lannie#1,107 → #569
  2. ↑ 411Lenwood#1,296 → #885
  3. ↑ 338Robby#1,296 → #958
  4. ↑ 326Ocie#1,323 → #997
  5. ↑ 319Denzil#1,127 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Loyal#989 → #1,462
  2. ↓ 446Rich#963 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 395Brock#733 → #1,128
  4. ↓ 376Baron#972 → #1,348
  5. ↓ 333Murry#989 → #1,322

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

See the top 100 for 1949 →