Deloris

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #12,243 · Last seen for boys in 1957 at #3,552
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1933 · 908 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
34,683
since 1899

Deloris over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Deloris has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201941peak #187, 1933girls
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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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2011#11,1819—
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2009#15,2426—
2008#10,80710—
2007#11,6309—
2006#11,4179—
2005#13,0107—
2004#9,89210—
2003#10,4259—
2002#15,4325—
2001#11,0208—
2000#10,7458—
1999#6,19116—
1998#6,07316—
1997#5,41718—
1996#5,53117—
1995#5,67716—
1994#3,70429—
1993#3,77628—
1992#6,31414—
1991#3,20734—
1990#4,52321—
1989#3,16533—
1988#2,74438—
1987#3,62424—
1986#2,90332—
1985#3,17028—
1984#2,99229—
1983#2,43338—
1982#2,15047—
1981#2,26544—
1980#2,30842—
1979#2,18745—
1978#2,62932—
1977#1,85754—
1976#1,79452—
1975#1,41574—
1974#1,47367—
1973#1,23185—
1972#1,096103—
1971#1,010123—
1970#920140—
1969#836153—
1968#762170—
1967#734179—
1966#623233—
1965#602258—
1964#581290—
1963#583287—
1962#549318—
1961#501377—
1960#471430—
1959#461436—
1958#418499—
1957#388554#3,5526
1956#345649—
1955#337636#3,8865
1954#321692—
1953#302738—
1952#295754—
1951#280790—
1950#262845—
1949#258864—
1948#243944—
1947#239990—
1946#237915—
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1944#222888#3,4305
1943#216929—
1942#227850#2,9407
1941#204886#2,4919
1940#201870—
1939#209826#2,4499
1938#196935#2,6468
1937#193931#1,99213
1936#196862#3,5495
1935#200859—
1934#189932#2,9737
1933#187908—
1932#197934#3,3616
1931#200916—
1930#208881#3,2897
1929#236670#3,5596
1928#249647—
1927#284561—
1926#281549—
1925#302485#4,1975
1924#328420—
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1920#405269—
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1918#473201—
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1915#638107—
1914#61886—
1913#70155—
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1911#72236—
1910#97020—
1909#79126—
1908#1,00416—
1907#89818—
1906#1,4168—
1905#1,09312—
1904#1,6596—
1903#1,02712—
1902#1,7935—
1901#1,3397—
1900#1,4318—
1899#1,2787—
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First appearance
1899

The first year at least five girls were named Deloris! It came in at #1,278, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2010, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Deloris is popular in 1941

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedNHWashington: #295 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,565 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #127 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 529 girlsNDMinnesota: #158 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,161 girlsMNIllinois: #194 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,528 girlsILWisconsin: #285 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,573 girlsWIMichigan: #221 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,081 girlsMINew York: #467 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,890 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedRIOregon: #198 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,283 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #100 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 420 girlsSDIowa: #181 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,355 girlsIAIndiana: #161 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,151 girlsINOhio: #273 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,009 girlsOHPennsylvania: #339 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,365 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #440 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,646 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedCONebraska: #150 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 899 girlsNEMissouri: #110 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 608 girlsMOKentucky: #158 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 867 girlsKYWest Virginia: #66 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 306 girlsWVVirginia: #157 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 767 girlsVAMaryland: #267 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,455 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedNMKansas: #125 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 673 girlsKSArkansas: #183 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 854 girlsARTennessee: #194 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,130 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #175 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 951 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #119 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 489 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #171 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,043 girlsDCOklahoma: #88 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 440 girlsOKLouisiana: #167 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 706 girlsLAMississippi: #198 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 923 girlsMSAlabama: #185 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 875 girlsALGeorgia: #190 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 957 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Deloris, so not publishedHITexas: #214 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,063 girlsTXFlorida: #80 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 337 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#66 · 1 in 306
  2. Florida#80 · 1 in 337
  3. Oklahoma#88 · 1 in 440
  4. South Dakota#100 · 1 in 420
  5. Missouri#110 · 1 in 608

Best ever in a state: #42 in West Virginia, 1933.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#66641 in 306
Florida#80481 in 337
Oklahoma#88461 in 440
South Dakota#100111 in 420
Missouri#110491 in 608
South Carolina#119461 in 489
Kansas#125191 in 673
North Dakota#127101 in 529
Nebraska#150101 in 899
Virginia#157341 in 767
Kentucky#158331 in 867
Minnesota#158201 in 1,161
Indiana#161251 in 1,151
Louisiana#167351 in 706
District of Columbia#17171 in 1,043
North Carolina#175411 in 951
Iowa#181151 in 1,355
Arkansas#183231 in 854
Alabama#185341 in 875
Georgia#190341 in 957
Illinois#194401 in 1,528
Tennessee#194261 in 1,130
Mississippi#198251 in 923
Oregon#19861 in 1,283
Texas#214601 in 1,063
Michigan#221231 in 2,081
Maryland#26761 in 2,455
Ohio#273191 in 3,009
Wisconsin#28571 in 3,573
Washington#29551 in 2,565
Pennsylvania#339181 in 4,365
California#440121 in 4,646
New York#467141 in 6,890
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Deloris
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2022
  • Biggest jump: 518 spots in 1907 (#1,416 → #898)
  • Biggest drop: 179 spots in 1910 (#791 → #970)
Rise & fade · girls
34 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1899
  • Peaked 1933 at #187 (908 births)
  • Births halved by 1959, 26 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 63 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 63 yrs · run 1909–1970
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,110
  • Highest: 1 in 1,110 girls born in 1933 were named Deloris (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 234,304 girls born in 2022 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
  • 25.9% of all girls named Deloris (8,984) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s7#1,278 (1899)#1,278
1900s118#791 (1909)#1,245
1910s1,139#440 (1919)#626
1920s4,737#236 (1929)#309
1930s8,984#187 (1933)#198
1940s8,963#201 (1940)#228
1950s6,593#262 (1950)#341
1960s2,695#471 (1960)#624
1970s775#920 (1970)#1,561
1980s355#2,150 (1982)#2,775
1990s209#3,207 (1991)#5,041
2000s81#9,892 (2004)#11,962
2010s20#11,181 (2011)#13,959
2020s7#12,243 (2022)#12,243

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

Deloris in 1941

girls
#204
886 births · 1 in 1,364 girls
boys
#2,491
9 births · 1 in 136,480 boys

Top girls' names in 1941

  1. #1Mary58,048
  2. #2Barbara39,543
  3. #3Patricia36,905
  4. #4Carol24,187
  5. #5Linda23,721
  6. #6Judith23,320
  7. #7Betty20,905
  8. #8Nancy20,885
  9. #9Sandra19,500
  10. #10Shirley16,954
  11. #204Deloris886

Top boys' names in 1941

  1. #1James66,751
  2. #2Robert64,247
  3. #3John57,520
  4. #4William47,798
  5. #5Richard39,112
  6. #6Charles32,742
  7. #7David30,553
  8. #8Thomas26,641
  9. #9Ronald24,407
  10. #10Donald22,641
  11. #2,491Deloris9
More about 1941

girls

1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 1,364 of them was named Deloris, which outranked 96.0% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deloris
  1. #201Madeline940
  2. #202Viola901
  3. #203Marsha895
  4. #204Deloris886
  5. #205Nina878
  6. #206Alberta864
  7. #207Verna862
Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,130Jerilyn#2,737 → #607
  2. ↑ 1,258Trina#2,109 → #851
  3. ↑ 372Karan#1,347 → #975
  4. ↑ 371Kristine#1,313 → #942
  5. ↑ 356Sherri#1,186 → #830
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Kenneth#971 → #1,418
  2. ↓ 421Janna#997 → #1,418
  3. ↓ 366Beatriz#989 → #1,355
  4. ↓ 338Merna#997 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 337Eldora#957 → #1,294

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

boys

1,228,318 boys got a published name in 1941; 1 in 136,480 of them was named Deloris, which outranked 37.8% of the 4,002 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Deloris
  1. #2,333Woodson10
  2. #2,333Ysabel10
  3. #2,333Zebedee10
  4. #2,491Deloris9
  5. #2,491Abdul9
  6. #2,491Acy9
  7. #2,491Adalberto9
  8. #2,656Abelino8
  9. #2,656Addie8
  10. #2,656Aldrich8

Tied with 164 names at #2,491; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 586Gay#1,573 → #987
  2. ↑ 375Issac#1,251 → #876
  3. ↑ 363Otho#1,334 → #971
  4. ↑ 338Lawrance#1,208 → #870
  5. ↑ 313Ford#1,251 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 508Wilkie#792 → #1,300
  2. ↓ 452Arlis#994 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 394Ruby#939 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 359Gonzalo#850 → #1,209
  5. ↓ 325Lenord#929 → #1,254

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

See the top 100 for 1941 →