Delvin

Where Delvin comes from

Delvin hasn't made it into the dictionaries we draw on, and nobody well known enough for an encyclopedia has carried it yet — so for now its story is the one the SSA record tells. Names that spell a familiar sound a new way often live here for a while before anyone writes them down.

Along the way
  1. 1914
    First appearance
    #2,271 among boys, 9 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1951
    Delvin Williams born
    American football player
  3. 1978
    Peak, #612
    186 babies named Delvin — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1981
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #935.
  5. 1988
    Delvin N'Dinga born
    Republic of the Congo footballer
In the dictionary

No dictionary entry for this spelling — which is its own kind of rare.

Namesakes
  • Delvin N'Dinga · Republic of the Congo footballer, born 1988
  • Delvin Williams · American football player, born 1951

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.