Del
Del was the 8417th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 644th with 143 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,379 places. More babies were named Del in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,417 boys, down 2,644 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1958143 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,970babies recorded
Del popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #8,417 | — | 9 |
| 2020 | — | #5,773 | — | 15 |
| 2010 | — | #7,721 | — | 10 |
| 2000 | — | #5,652 | — | 12 |
| 1990 | — | #2,882 | — | 22 |
| 1980 | — | #2,461 | — | 20 |
| 1970 | #6,501 | #899 | 7 | 80 |
| 1960 | #3,016 | #673 | 17 | 135 |
| 1950 | #2,141 | #801 | 21 | 72 |
| 1940 | #2,602 | #954 | 11 | 45 |
| 1930 | #3,117 | #1,572 | 9 | 22 |
| 1920 | — | #2,812 | — | 10 |
| 1910 | — | #1,647 | — | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Del, counting every spelling?
Del is the most common spelling of a name family that had 15 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 15 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del | 9 | #8,417 | 56 |
| Dell | 6 | #10,978 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Del?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Del (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Del born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Del.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Del?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Del are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 50 and 70. That makes Del a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Del: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Del, they share its era and feel.
Del is also a nickname for Delilah, Adele and Delbert.
Questions about the name Del
How popular is the name Del?
Del was the 8417th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked 644th with 143 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,379 places. More babies were named Del in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Del a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Del in the US.