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
- Peak · boys
- 1931 · 354 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 14,242since 1880
Delmar over time
Rank among boys' names. Delmar has never cracked the top 200 here.
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 | — | #5,861 | 15 | |
| 2024 | — | #4,701 | 21 | |
| 2023 | — | #3,883 | 28 | |
| 2022 | — | #6,147 | 14 | |
| 2021 | — | #4,494 | 22 | |
| 2020 | — | #4,275 | 23 | |
| 2019 | — | #4,806 | 20 | |
| 2018 | — | #4,354 | 23 | |
| 2017 | — | #5,111 | 18 | |
| 2016 | — | #3,883 | 27 | |
| 2015 | — | #5,746 | 15 | |
| 2014 | — | #4,138 | 24 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,405 | 31 | |
| 2012 | — | #4,862 | 19 | |
| 2011 | — | #4,110 | 24 | |
| 2010 | — | #4,241 | 23 | |
| 2009 | — | #4,035 | 25 | |
| 2008 | — | #4,145 | 24 | |
| 2007 | — | #3,687 | 28 | |
| 2006 | — | #5,303 | 16 | |
| 2005 | — | #4,631 | 18 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,636 | 25 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,838 | 22 | |
| 2002 | — | #4,919 | 15 | |
| 2001 | — | #4,302 | 18 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,075 | 28 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,279 | 24 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,092 | 25 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,613 | 30 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,107 | 23 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,847 | 25 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,618 | 28 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,399 | 31 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,467 | 29 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,143 | 34 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,809 | 43 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,993 | 36 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,035 | 31 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,829 | 35 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,694 | 37 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,614 | 39 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,979 | 27 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,490 | 41 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,774 | 32 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,270 | 52 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,391 | 46 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,304 | 50 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,214 | 54 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,187 | 55 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,238 | 49 | |
| 1975 | — | #984 | 69 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,135 | 52 | |
| 1973 | — | #971 | 69 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,098 | 55 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,034 | 62 | |
| 1970 | — | #898 | 80 | |
| 1969 | — | #944 | 66 | |
| 1968 | — | #869 | 69 | |
| 1967 | — | #827 | 75 | |
| 1966 | — | #895 | 65 | |
| 1965 | — | #837 | 77 | |
| 1964 | — | #867 | 77 | |
| 1963 | — | #753 | 106 | |
| 1962 | — | #793 | 92 | |
| 1961 | — | #797 | 91 | |
| 1960 | — | #748 | 106 | |
| 1959 | — | #742 | 106 | |
| 1958 | — | #786 | 90 | |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #660 | 134 |
| 1956 | — | #673 | 126 | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #656 | 125 |
| 1954 | — | #597 | 154 | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #601 | 145 |
| 1952 | — | #599 | 138 | |
| 1951 | — | #540 | 158 | |
| 1950 | — | #558 | 147 | |
| 1949 | — | #555 | 146 | |
| 1948 | — | #507 | 170 | |
| 1947 | — | #455 | 217 | |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #475 | 183 |
| 1945 | — | #493 | 149 | |
| 1944 | — | #468 | 169 | |
| 1943 | — | #423 | 215 | |
| 1942 | — | #418 | 217 | |
| 1941 | — | #374 | 239 | |
| 1940 | — | #379 | 227 | |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #337 | 275 |
| 1938 | — | #345 | 263 | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #338 | 259 |
| 1936 | — | #304 | 305 | |
| 1935 | — | #318 | 289 | |
| 1934 | — | #312 | 303 | |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #304 | 310 |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #314 | 304 |
| 1931 | — | #294 | 354 | |
| 1930 | — | #312 | 332 | |
| 1929 | — | #318 | 300 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #304 | 332 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #307 | 353 |
| 1926 | #3,564 | 8 | #321 | 314 |
| 1925 | — | #314 | 328 | |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | #341 | 292 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #330 | 313 |
| 1922 | — | #328 | 310 | |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #321 | 330 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #315 | 335 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #322 | 302 |
| 1918 | — | #340 | 285 | |
| 1917 | — | #329 | 274 | |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | #364 | 223 |
| 1915 | #2,688 | 10 | #375 | 205 |
| 1914 | — | #376 | 159 | |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | #409 | 111 |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | #372 | 107 |
| 1911 | — | #389 | 53 | |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #501 | 31 |
| 1909 | — | #311 | 55 | |
| 1908 | — | #452 | 29 | |
| 1907 | — | #351 | 39 | |
| 1906 | — | #472 | 22 | |
| 1905 | — | #549 | 18 | |
| 1904 | — | #492 | 19 | |
| 1903 | — | #430 | 22 | |
| 1902 | — | #536 | 16 | |
| 1901 | — | #536 | 14 | |
| 1900 | — | #836 | 10 | |
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | — | #635 | 12 | |
| 1897 | — | #515 | 15 | |
| 1896 | — | #778 | 9 | |
| 1895 | — | #491 | 17 | |
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #861 | 7 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | #648 | 10 | |
| 1887 | — | #752 | 7 | |
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | #754 | 7 | |
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | #809 | 6 | |
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 1946
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#227 · 1 in 2,109
- Iowa#232 · 1 in 2,446
- Missouri#249 · 1 in 2,998
- Wisconsin#250 · 1 in 4,328
- Kansas#286 · 1 in 3,582
Best ever in a state: #93 in South Dakota, 1935.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #227 | 11 | 1 in 2,109 |
| Iowa | #232 | 11 | 1 in 2,446 |
| Missouri | #249 | 13 | 1 in 2,998 |
| Wisconsin | #250 | 8 | 1 in 4,328 |
| Kansas | #286 | 5 | 1 in 3,582 |
| Illinois | #292 | 17 | 1 in 4,860 |
| Minnesota | #301 | 6 | 1 in 5,168 |
| Washington | #305 | 5 | 1 in 4,870 |
| Ohio | #326 | 13 | 1 in 6,245 |
| Pennsylvania | #334 | 13 | 1 in 8,035 |
| Kentucky | #341 | 8 | 1 in 4,203 |
| Virginia | #352 | 7 | 1 in 4,731 |
| North Carolina | #486 | 6 | 1 in 7,931 |
| Texas | #914 | 5 | 1 in 17,826 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1931 at #294 (354 births)
- Births halved by 1944, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1894–1970
- 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%)
- 22.5% of all boys named Delmar (3,207) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 62 | #648 (1888) | #834 |
| 1890s | 77 | #491 (1895) | #770 |
| 1900s | 244 | #311 (1909) | #497 |
| 1910s | 1,750 | #322 (1919) | #378 |
| 1920s | 3,207 | #304 (1928) | #320 |
| 1930s | 2,994 | #294 (1931) | #318 |
| 1940s | 1,932 | #374 (1941) | #455 |
| 1950s | 1,323 | #540 (1951) | #641 |
| 1960s | 824 | #748 (1960) | #833 |
| 1970s | 595 | #898 (1970) | #1,106 |
| 1980s | 376 | #1,270 (1981) | #1,707 |
| 1990s | 292 | #1,809 (1990) | #2,637 |
| 2000s | 219 | #3,075 (2000) | #4,157 |
| 2010s | 224 | #3,405 (2013) | #4,466 |
| 2020s | 123 | #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 1946
Top girls' names in 1946
Top boys' names in 1946
More about 1946
girls
1,571,305 girls got a published name in 1946; 1 in 314,261 of them was named Delmar, which outranked 12.8% of the 5,686 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 726 names at #4,960; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,624,023 boys got a published name in 1946; 1 in 8,874 of them was named Delmar, which outranked 88.2% of the 4,018 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).