Delvin

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #15,306 · #4,539 for boys in 2025, 22 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1978 · 186 births
Debut · boys
9 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
5,328
since 1914

Delvin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Delvin has never cracked the top 600 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #612, 1978boys
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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—#4,53922
2024—#4,20025
2023—#3,47433
2022#15,3065#5,01919
2021—#4,11825
2020—#2,65847
2019—#3,05239
2018—#3,30134
2017—#3,07138
2016—#3,11137
2015—#3,68429
2014—#2,98538
2013—#2,66844
2012—#2,63246
2011—#2,66345
2010—#2,63246
2009—#2,28757
2008—#2,32756
2007—#2,33755
2006—#2,28555
2005—#1,81371
2004—#1,78570
2003—#1,67374
2002—#1,66071
2001—#1,71067
2000—#1,50480
1999—#1,58069
1998—#1,53670
1997—#1,48671
1996—#1,35979
1995—#1,27584
1994—#1,24487
1993—#1,26181
1992—#1,17789
1991—#1,79844
1990—#1,58752
1989—#1,20579
1988—#1,14577
1987—#1,14070
1986—#1,16166
1985—#1,09472
1984—#1,11066
1983—#1,03573
1982—#1,13365
1981#9,1106#93592
1980—#819115
1979#7,3138#667164
1978#6,9488#612186
1977—#746130
1976—#94677
1975—#1,65830
1974—#1,31142
1973—#1,29441
1972—#1,19647
1971—#1,25444
1970—#1,19248
1969—#1,19843
1968—#1,36632
1967—#1,08746
1966—#1,29934
1965—#1,16342
1964—#1,31136
1963—#1,30536
1962—#1,12147
1961—#1,32236
1960—#1,05853
1959—#1,30236
1958—#1,23739
1957—#1,00557
1956—#1,14044
1955—#1,18140
1954—#1,16941
1953—#1,04648
1952—#1,02749
1951—#1,19537
1950—#1,31330
1949—#1,50124
1948—#1,25633
1947—#1,27133
1946—#1,25731
1945—#1,37823
1944—#1,48321
1943—#1,03742
1942—#1,13936
1941—#1,06637
1940—#1,31126
1939—#1,12033
1938—#1,10934
1937—#96742
1936—#1,06836
1935—#1,14833
1934—#1,32326
1933—#1,10335
1932—#1,19832
1931—#1,19433
1930—#1,15137
1929—#1,19534
1928—#1,38228
1927—#1,56124
1926—#1,78719
1925—#1,20135
1924—#1,28732
1923—#1,75320
1922—#1,64422
1921—#2,05916
1920—#1,74720
1919—#2,38512
1918—#2,07315
1917—#2,18813
1916—#2,38911
1915—#2,18412
1914—#2,2719
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First appearance
1914

The first year at least five boys were named Delvin! It came in at #2,271, and was given to 9 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1914–1917, when fewer than 14 boys a year got the name.

Where Delvin is popular in 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedMNIllinois: #875 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 16,453 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #465 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,300 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #298 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,935 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #628 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,170 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Delvin, so not publishedHITexas: #1,156 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 24,528 boysTXFlorida: #526 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 6,220 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#298 · 1 in 1,935
  2. Virginia#465 · 1 in 6,300
  3. Florida#526 · 1 in 6,220
  4. Louisiana#628 · 1 in 7,170
  5. Illinois#875 · 1 in 16,453

Best ever in a state: #158 in North Dakota, 1933.

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New Mexico#29861 in 1,935
Virginia#46561 in 6,300
Florida#526121 in 6,220
Louisiana#62851 in 7,170
Illinois#87551 in 16,453
Texas#1,15661 in 24,528
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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 Delvin
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 339 spots since 2024 (#4,200 → #4,539)
  • 1,881 spots since 2020 (#2,658 → #4,539)
  • 855 spots since 2015 (#3,684 → #4,539)
  • Biggest jump: 712 spots in 1976 (#1,658 → #946)
  • Biggest drop: 198 spots in 1982 (#935 → #1,133)
Rise & fade · boys
64 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1914
  • Peaked 1978 at #612 (186 births)
  • Births halved by 1981, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 7 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 7 yrs · run 1976–1981
Share of babies · boys
1 in 8,827
  • Highest: 1 in 8,827 boys born in 1978 were named Delvin (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 77,640 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 15.2% of all boys named Delvin (809) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s72#2,073 (1918)#2,248
1920s250#1,195 (1929)#1,562
1930s341#967 (1937)#1,138
1940s306#1,037 (1943)#1,270
1950s421#1,005 (1957)#1,162
1960s405#1,058 (1960)#1,223
1970s809#612 (1978)#1,088
1980s775#819 (1980)#1,078
1990s726#1,177 (1992)#1,430
2000s656#1,504 (2000)#1,938
2010s396#2,632 (2010)#2,980
2020s171#2,658 (2020)#4,001

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.

Delvin in 1985

boys
#1,094
72 births · 1 in 25,670 boys

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #1,094Delvin72
More about 1985

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 25,670 of them was named Delvin, which outranked 85.6% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Delvin
  1. #1,083Shay73
  2. #1,083Simeon73
  3. #1,083Uriah73
  4. #1,094Delvin72
  5. #1,094Adalberto72
  6. #1,094Baron72
  7. #1,094Dedrick72
  8. #1,103Andrae71
  9. #1,103Dajuan71
  10. #1,103Kendell71

Tied with 8 names at #1,094; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

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

See the top 100 for 1985 →