Delphine

#3,577 for girls in 2025, 42 births · Last seen for boys in 1933 at #3,642
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1930 · 242 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
10,448
since 1880

Delphine over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Delphine has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #427, 1930girls
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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#3,57742—
2024#3,63942—
2023#3,58543—
2022#3,17151—
2021#3,67841—
2020#3,54642—
2019#3,55243—
2018#3,24549—
2017#3,55243—
2016#3,41146—
2015#2,89060—
2014#4,17835—
2013#4,07636—
2012#4,21635—
2011#5,20726—
2010#5,60224—
2009#4,67731—
2008#7,07318—
2007#10,12911—
2006#6,35620—
2005#8,88312—
2004#6,76817—
2003#6,57617—
2002#12,1877—
2001#9,35110—
2000#8,53411—
1999#9,4799—
1998#8,01611—
1997#6,48314—
1996#10,5677—
1995#6,25714—
1994#8,12210—
1993#7,49811—
1992#6,65213—
1991#9,3368—
1990#11,4096—
1989#5,28616—
1988#8,3918—
1987#4,85716—
1986#6,15611—
1985#6,03111—
1984#5,53912—
1983#5,82411—
1982#4,16718—
1981#4,74615—
1980#3,50623—
1979#3,33324—
1978#3,51221—
1977#3,26723—
1976#3,00224—
1975#2,45632—
1974#2,17237—
1973#1,97941—
1972#2,05738—
1971#1,59459—
1970#1,93144—
1969#1,87144—
1968#1,59452—
1967#1,50655—
1966#1,47456—
1965#1,14586—
1964#1,051106—
1963#1,13992—
1962#904136—
1961#805169—
1960#733191—
1959#628251—
1958#520348—
1957#887132—
1956#799154—
1955#890120—
1954#793140—
1953#787136—
1952#726150—
1951#737141—
1950#869104—
1949#94888—
1948#89095—
1947#97981—
1946#86791—
1945#79989—
1944#762100—
1943#710117—
1942#708111—
1941#655117—
1940#645116—
1939#599126—
1938#586138—
1937#565144—
1936#511163—
1935#504160—
1934#491170—
1933#478180#3,6425
1932#483187—
1931#435220—
1930#427242#4,0015
1929#437226#3,2477
1928#433242—
1927#452237—
1926#489203—
1925#490204—
1924#466223—
1923#491199—
1922#523180—
1921#488201—
1920#559165—
1919#569147#3,7366
1918#632125—
1917#598130#3,9815
1916#573137—
1915#586123—
1914#540107#3,2645
1913#63766—
1912#55577—
1911#56457—
1910#57052—
1909#64437—
1908#67832—
1907#69430—
1906#66130—
1905#68327—
1904#65328—
1903#76020—
1902#64826—
1901#69921—
1900#57636—
1899#90613—
1898#75020—
1897#73518—
1896#79017—
1895#89313—
1894#64321—
1893#73916—
1892#72616—
1891#89310—
1890#64217—
1889#75712—
1888#69014—
1887#66112—
1886#69311—
1885#1,0475—
1884#7319—
1883#49915—
1882#59610—
1881#5829—
1880#8365—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Delphine was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Delphine is popular in 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedMNIllinois: #698 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 10,624 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedWIMichigan: #346 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,284 girlsMINew York: #714 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 11,308 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedINOhio: #604 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 9,713 girlsOHPennsylvania: #472 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 6,101 girlsPANew Jersey: #644 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 11,493 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedNEMissouri: #517 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,361 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #320 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,416 girlsWVVirginia: #261 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,857 girlsVAMaryland: #435 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,002 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedARTennessee: #442 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,580 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #242 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,640 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #216 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,220 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #337 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,703 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #299 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,787 girlsLAMississippi: #285 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,687 girlsMSAlabama: #309 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,117 girlsALGeorgia: #298 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,051 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Delphine, so not publishedHITexas: #770 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 9,355 girlsTXFlorida: #364 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,792 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#216 · 1 in 1,220
  2. North Carolina#242 · 1 in 1,640
  3. Virginia#261 · 1 in 1,857
  4. Mississippi#285 · 1 in 1,687
  5. Georgia#298 · 1 in 2,051

Best ever in a state: #98 in Michigan, 1928.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#216221 in 1,220
North Carolina#242301 in 1,640
Virginia#261221 in 1,857
Mississippi#285151 in 1,687
Georgia#298221 in 2,051
Louisiana#299221 in 1,787
Alabama#309171 in 2,117
West Virginia#32081 in 2,416
District of Columbia#33751 in 2,703
Michigan#346281 in 3,284
Florida#364171 in 2,792
Maryland#43561 in 5,002
Tennessee#44281 in 4,580
Pennsylvania#472191 in 6,101
Missouri#51771 in 6,361
Ohio#604111 in 9,713
New Jersey#64451 in 11,493
Illinois#698101 in 10,624
New York#714151 in 11,308
Texas#770121 in 9,355
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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 Delphine
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 62 spots since 2024 (#3,639 → #3,577)
  • 31 spots since 2020 (#3,546 → #3,577)
  • 687 spots since 2015 (#2,890 → #3,577)
  • Biggest jump: 367 spots in 1958 (#887 → #520)
  • Biggest drop: 316 spots in 1885 (#731 → #1,047)
Rise & fade · girls
50 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1930 at #427 (242 births)
  • Births halved by 1940, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 82 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 82 yrs · run 1886–1962
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,653
  • Highest: 1 in 4,653 girls born in 1930 were named Delphine (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 38,268 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 19.9% of all girls named Delphine (2,080) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s102#499 (1883)#709
1890s161#642 (1890)#772
1900s287#576 (1900)#670
1910s1,021#540 (1914)#582
1920s2,080#433 (1928)#483
1930s1,730#427 (1930)#508
1940s1,005#645 (1940)#796
1950s1,676#520 (1958)#764
1960s987#733 (1960)#1,222
1970s343#1,594 (1971)#2,530
1980s141#3,506 (1980)#5,450
1990s103#6,257 (1995)#8,382
2000s154#4,677 (2009)#8,053
2010s397#2,890 (2015)#3,993
2020s261#3,171 (2022)#3,533

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.

Delphine in 1958

girls
#520
348 births · 1 in 5,781 girls

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #520Delphine348
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 5,781 of them was named Delphine, which outranked 92.6% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Delphine
  1. #517Alberta350
  2. #517Kristina350
  3. #519Laureen349
  4. #520Delphine348
  5. #521Deana347
  6. #522Benita345
  7. #523Leisa344
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →