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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1920 · 982 births
- Debut · boys
- 44 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 46,930since 1880
Delbert over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Delbert has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #6,803 | 12 | |
| 2024 | — | #6,199 | 14 | |
| 2023 | — | #5,470 | 17 | |
| 2022 | — | #5,874 | 15 | |
| 2021 | — | #5,562 | 16 | |
| 2020 | — | #3,918 | 26 | |
| 2019 | — | #4,951 | 19 | |
| 2018 | — | #5,106 | 18 | |
| 2017 | — | #4,594 | 21 | |
| 2016 | — | #4,470 | 22 | |
| 2015 | — | #4,407 | 22 | |
| 2014 | — | #4,702 | 20 | |
| 2013 | — | #4,621 | 20 | |
| 2012 | — | #5,035 | 18 | |
| 2011 | — | #5,433 | 16 | |
| 2010 | — | #4,241 | 23 | |
| 2009 | — | #4,429 | 22 | |
| 2008 | — | #4,145 | 24 | |
| 2007 | — | #3,025 | 38 | |
| 2006 | — | #3,524 | 29 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,846 | 37 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,953 | 34 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,922 | 33 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,556 | 38 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,931 | 31 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,805 | 32 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,347 | 38 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,450 | 35 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,096 | 42 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,115 | 40 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,456 | 67 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,434 | 67 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,512 | 61 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,371 | 68 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,216 | 83 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,117 | 92 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,281 | 72 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,076 | 85 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,030 | 85 | |
| 1986 | — | #867 | 110 | |
| 1985 | — | #839 | 114 | |
| 1984 | — | #854 | 106 | |
| 1983 | — | #743 | 135 | |
| 1982 | — | #861 | 107 | |
| 1981 | — | #760 | 131 | |
| 1980 | — | #749 | 137 | |
| 1979 | — | #698 | 150 | |
| 1978 | — | #713 | 139 | |
| 1977 | — | #648 | 171 | |
| 1976 | — | #671 | 150 | |
| 1975 | — | #625 | 167 | |
| 1974 | — | #567 | 200 | |
| 1973 | — | #508 | 234 | |
| 1972 | — | #539 | 218 | |
| 1971 | — | #515 | 251 | |
| 1970 | — | #505 | 255 | |
| 1969 | — | #467 | 267 | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #456 | 282 |
| 1967 | — | #424 | 322 | |
| 1966 | — | #391 | 366 | |
| 1965 | — | #407 | 373 | |
| 1964 | — | #397 | 398 | |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #381 | 437 |
| 1962 | — | #354 | 497 | |
| 1961 | — | #363 | 478 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #353 | 490 |
| 1959 | — | #330 | 557 | |
| 1958 | — | #323 | 568 | |
| 1957 | — | #323 | 567 | |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #298 | 617 |
| 1955 | — | #280 | 654 | |
| 1954 | — | #289 | 606 | |
| 1953 | — | #284 | 616 | |
| 1952 | — | #273 | 641 | |
| 1951 | — | #274 | 609 | |
| 1950 | — | #277 | 569 | |
| 1949 | — | #265 | 608 | |
| 1948 | — | #246 | 693 | |
| 1947 | — | #244 | 724 | |
| 1946 | — | #231 | 678 | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #215 | 641 |
| 1944 | — | #200 | 745 | |
| 1943 | — | #204 | 788 | |
| 1942 | — | #197 | 797 | |
| 1941 | — | #192 | 756 | |
| 1940 | — | #180 | 813 | |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #174 | 843 |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #169 | 874 |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #161 | 909 |
| 1936 | — | #163 | 882 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #165 | 861 |
| 1934 | — | #163 | 894 | |
| 1933 | — | #157 | 921 | |
| 1932 | — | #151 | 1,038 | |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 | #159 | 932 |
| 1930 | — | #151 | 1,013 | |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | #157 | 962 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #154 | 1,023 |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | #159 | 964 |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | #163 | 916 |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | #167 | 898 |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #161 | 988 |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #156 | 997 |
| 1922 | — | #162 | 976 | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #156 | 972 |
| 1920 | — | #150 | 982 | |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #157 | 848 |
| 1918 | — | #164 | 833 | |
| 1917 | — | #162 | 775 | |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | #161 | 743 |
| 1915 | — | #179 | 630 | |
| 1914 | — | #184 | 472 | |
| 1913 | — | #184 | 369 | |
| 1912 | — | #180 | 325 | |
| 1911 | — | #209 | 140 | |
| 1910 | — | #210 | 122 | |
| 1909 | — | #226 | 91 | |
| 1908 | — | #216 | 92 | |
| 1907 | — | #215 | 88 | |
| 1906 | — | #197 | 89 | |
| 1905 | — | #228 | 72 | |
| 1904 | — | #247 | 59 | |
| 1903 | — | #257 | 50 | |
| 1902 | — | #259 | 51 | |
| 1901 | — | #277 | 38 | |
| 1900 | — | #319 | 44 | |
| 1899 | — | #238 | 49 | |
| 1898 | — | #255 | 48 | |
| 1897 | — | #279 | 42 | |
| 1896 | — | #265 | 46 | |
| 1895 | — | #316 | 33 | |
| 1894 | — | #322 | 30 | |
| 1893 | — | #312 | 31 | |
| 1892 | — | #274 | 43 | |
| 1891 | — | #265 | 37 | |
| 1890 | — | #328 | 28 | |
| 1889 | — | #305 | 32 | |
| 1888 | — | #262 | 45 | |
| 1887 | — | #311 | 28 | |
| 1886 | — | #311 | 30 | |
| 1885 | — | #256 | 42 | |
| 1884 | — | #254 | 46 | |
| 1883 | — | #245 | 43 | |
| 1882 | — | #248 | 46 | |
| 1881 | — | #313 | 27 | |
| 1880 | — | #249 | 44 | |
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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Arizona#233 · 1 in 1,495
- Kentucky#246 · 1 in 2,560
- West Virginia#249 · 1 in 2,779
- New Mexico#285 · 1 in 1,708
- Missouri#395 · 1 in 5,248
Best ever in a state: #23 in Nevada, 1920.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #233 | 14 | 1 in 1,495 |
| Kentucky | #246 | 11 | 1 in 2,560 |
| West Virginia | #249 | 5 | 1 in 2,779 |
| New Mexico | #285 | 6 | 1 in 1,708 |
| Missouri | #395 | 7 | 1 in 5,248 |
| Indiana | #416 | 7 | 1 in 5,866 |
| Washington | #428 | 6 | 1 in 4,940 |
| Illinois | #593 | 10 | 1 in 8,375 |
| Texas | #671 | 14 | 1 in 8,808 |
| Ohio | #680 | 5 | 1 in 16,078 |
| Pennsylvania | #684 | 5 | 1 in 15,214 |
| Florida | #734 | 5 | 1 in 10,948 |
| California | #1,136 | 7 | 1 in 25,676 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 383 | #245 (1883) | #275 |
| 1890s | 387 | #238 (1899) | #285 |
| 1900s | 674 | #197 (1906) | #244 |
| 1910s | 5,257 | #157 (1919) | #179 |
| 1920s | 9,678 | #150 (1920) | #159 |
| 1930s | 9,167 | #151 (1932) | #161 |
| 1940s | 7,243 | #180 (1940) | #217 |
| 1950s | 6,004 | #273 (1952) | #295 |
| 1960s | 3,910 | #353 (1960) | #399 |
| 1970s | 1,935 | #505 (1970) | #599 |
| 1980s | 1,082 | #743 (1983) | #906 |
| 1990s | 593 | #1,117 (1990) | #1,711 |
| 2000s | 318 | #2,556 (2002) | #3,214 |
| 2010s | 199 | #4,241 (2010) | #4,756 |
| 2020s | 100 | #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 1979
boys
#698
150 births · 1 in 11,477 boys
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 11,477 of them was named Delbert, which outranked 90.1% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).