Delmar

Last seen for girls in 1957 at #4,918 · #5,861 for boys in 2025, 15 births
Given to boys 99.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
1931 · 354 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
14,242
since 1880

Delmar over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Delmar has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201939peak #294, 1931boys
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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—#5,86115
2024—#4,70121
2023—#3,88328
2022—#6,14714
2021—#4,49422
2020—#4,27523
2019—#4,80620
2018—#4,35423
2017—#5,11118
2016—#3,88327
2015—#5,74615
2014—#4,13824
2013—#3,40531
2012—#4,86219
2011—#4,11024
2010—#4,24123
2009—#4,03525
2008—#4,14524
2007—#3,68728
2006—#5,30316
2005—#4,63118
2004—#3,63625
2003—#3,83822
2002—#4,91915
2001—#4,30218
2000—#3,07528
1999—#3,27924
1998—#3,09225
1997—#2,61330
1996—#3,10723
1995—#2,84725
1994—#2,61828
1993—#2,39931
1992—#2,46729
1991—#2,14334
1990—#1,80943
1989—#1,99336
1988—#2,03531
1987—#1,82935
1986—#1,69437
1985—#1,61439
1984—#1,97927
1983—#1,49041
1982—#1,77432
1981—#1,27052
1980—#1,39146
1979—#1,30450
1978—#1,21454
1977—#1,18755
1976—#1,23849
1975—#98469
1974—#1,13552
1973—#97169
1972—#1,09855
1971—#1,03462
1970—#89880
1969—#94466
1968—#86969
1967—#82775
1966—#89565
1965—#83777
1964—#86777
1963—#753106
1962—#79392
1961—#79791
1960—#748106
1959—#742106
1958—#78690
1957#4,9187#660134
1956—#673126
1955#5,8285#656125
1954—#597154
1953#5,6735#601145
1952—#599138
1951—#540158
1950—#558147
1949—#555146
1948—#507170
1947—#455217
1946#4,9605#475183
1945—#493149
1944—#468169
1943—#423215
1942—#418217
1941—#374239
1940—#379227
1939#3,4297#337275
1938—#345263
1937#4,2555#338259
1936—#304305
1935—#318289
1934—#312303
1933#3,7536#304310
1932#4,4115#314304
1931—#294354
1930—#312332
1929—#318300
1928#4,7255#304332
1927#3,8757#307353
1926#3,5648#321314
1925—#314328
1924#3,3939#341292
1923#3,9717#330313
1922—#328310
1921#4,4646#321330
1920#3,9577#315335
1919#4,2516#322302
1918—#340285
1917—#329274
1916#3,9196#364223
1915#2,68810#375205
1914—#376159
1913#2,5407#409111
1912#2,6346#372107
1911—#38953
1910#2,3985#50131
1909—#31155
1908—#45229
1907—#35139
1906—#47222
1905—#54918
1904—#49219
1903—#43022
1902—#53616
1901—#53614
1900—#83610
1899—#9286
1898—#63512
1897—#51515
1896—#7789
1895—#49117
1894—#9546
1893——
1892—#8617
1891——
1890—#9945
1889—#9745
1888—#64810
1887—#7527
1886—#9595
1885—#8366
1884—#8486
1883—#8925
1882—#7547
1881—#8665
1880—#8096
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Delmar was already there! It came in at #809, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1889–1891, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Delmar is popular in 1939

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedNHWashington: #227 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,333 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #170 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,102 boysNDMinnesota: #186 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,737 boysMNIllinois: #217 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,513 boysILWisconsin: #210 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,473 boysWIMichigan: #410 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,719 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedRIOregon: #166 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,049 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedSDIowa: #176 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,349 boysIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedINOhio: #217 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,713 boysOHPennsylvania: #323 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 6,716 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #345 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,350 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedCONebraska: #121 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 629 boysNEMissouri: #204 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,644 boysMOKentucky: #228 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,951 boysKYWest Virginia: #215 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,725 boysWVVirginia: #261 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,312 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedNMKansas: #180 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,197 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedARTennessee: #260 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,706 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #251 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,086 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedALGeorgia: #374 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,364 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedHITexas: #506 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,351 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Delmar, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nebraska#121 · 1 in 629
  2. Oregon#166 · 1 in 1,049
  3. North Dakota#170 · 1 in 1,102
  4. Iowa#176 · 1 in 1,349
  5. Kansas#180 · 1 in 1,197

Best ever in a state: #93 in South Dakota, 1935.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#121161 in 629
Oregon#16671 in 1,049
North Dakota#17051 in 1,102
Iowa#176151 in 1,349
Kansas#180111 in 1,197
Minnesota#186131 in 1,737
Missouri#204171 in 1,644
Wisconsin#210101 in 2,473
West Virginia#215111 in 1,725
Illinois#217221 in 2,513
Ohio#217191 in 2,713
Washington#22751 in 2,333
Kentucky#228141 in 1,951
Oklahoma#251101 in 2,086
Tennessee#260101 in 2,706
Virginia#261101 in 2,312
Pennsylvania#323111 in 6,716
California#345111 in 4,350
Georgia#37471 in 4,364
Michigan#41051 in 8,719
Texas#506111 in 5,351
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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 Delmar
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 1,160 spots since 2024 (#4,701 → #5,861)
  • 1,586 spots since 2020 (#4,275 → #5,861)
  • 115 spots since 2015 (#5,746 → #5,861)
  • Biggest jump: 463 spots in 1895 (#954 → #491)
  • Biggest drop: 326 spots in 1889 (#648 → #974)
Rise & fade · boys
51 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1931 at #294 (354 births)
  • Births halved by 1944, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 91 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1894–1970
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,937
  • Highest: 1 in 2,937 boys born in 1931 were named Delmar (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 113,872 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 22.5% of all boys named Delmar (3,207) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s62#648 (1888)#834
1890s77#491 (1895)#770
1900s244#311 (1909)#497
1910s1,750#322 (1919)#378
1920s3,207#304 (1928)#320
1930s2,994#294 (1931)#318
1940s1,932#374 (1941)#455
1950s1,323#540 (1951)#641
1960s824#748 (1960)#833
1970s595#898 (1970)#1,106
1980s376#1,270 (1981)#1,707
1990s292#1,809 (1990)#2,637
2000s219#3,075 (2000)#4,157
2010s224#3,405 (2013)#4,466
2020s123#3,883 (2023)#4,894

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.

Delmar in 1939

girls
#3,429
7 births · 1 in 156,659 girls
boys
#337
275 births · 1 in 4,025 boys

Top girls' names in 1939

  1. #1Mary54,900
  2. #2Barbara37,257
  3. #3Patricia29,701
  4. #4Betty23,639
  5. #5Shirley20,447
  6. #6Carol20,166
  7. #7Nancy19,723
  8. #8Judith16,625
  9. #9Dorothy15,169
  10. #10Margaret14,949
  11. #3,429Delmar7

Top boys' names in 1939

  1. #1Robert59,666
  2. #2James59,636
  3. #3John51,025
  4. #4William42,071
  5. #5Richard35,386
  6. #6Charles30,789
  7. #7David25,360
  8. #8Donald24,056
  9. #9Thomas22,129
  10. #10Ronald19,837
  11. #337Delmar275
More about 1939

girls

1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 156,659 of them was named Delmar, which outranked 30.7% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Delmar
  1. #3,145Ysabel8
  2. #3,145Zana8
  3. #3,145Zara8
  4. #3,429Delmar7
  5. #3,429Abbey7
  6. #3,429Adalia7
  7. #3,429Adelyn7
  8. #3,782Adonna6
  9. #3,782Alan6
  10. #3,782Alfretta6

Tied with 352 names at #3,429; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 880April#1,805 → #925
  2. ↑ 865Karel#1,703 → #838
  3. ↑ 725Hedy#1,650 → #925
  4. ↑ 722Vivien#1,703 → #981
  5. ↑ 709Karon#1,547 → #838
Fallers
  1. ↓ 712Eulalia#972 → #1,684
  2. ↓ 446Shelvia#955 → #1,401
  3. ↓ 358Naoma#992 → #1,350
  4. ↓ 304Imelda#890 → #1,194
  5. ↓ 279Helaine#870 → #1,149

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

boys

1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 4,025 of them was named Delmar, which outranked 91.5% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Delmar
  1. #332Lionel277
  2. #335Ken276
  3. #335Scott276
  4. #337Delmar275
  5. #337Emil275
  6. #339Kevin273
  7. #339Melvyn273
  8. #341Mary272

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

Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 463Alfonzo#1,439 → #976
  2. ↑ 447Rod#1,439 → #992
  3. ↑ 443Estel#1,397 → #954
  4. ↑ 422Cameron#1,364 → #942
  5. ↑ 421Turner#1,337 → #916
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Gonzalo#779 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 497Judge#992 → #1,489
  3. ↓ 396Melville#963 → #1,359
  4. ↓ 355Agustin#883 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 351Antone#921 → #1,272

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

See the top 100 for 1939 →