Delmer
Delmer was the 12484th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 405th; the most babies were born in 1924 (205). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,479 places. More babies were named Delmer in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,484 boys, down 2,670 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1924205 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,670babies recorded
Delmer popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 16 since 1917.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,484 | 5 |
| 2020 | #9,814 | 7 |
| 2010 | #12,719 | 5 |
| 2000 | #7,608 | 8 |
| 1990 | #3,640 | 16 |
| 1980 | #3,909 | 10 |
| 1970 | #1,499 | 32 |
| 1960 | #1,047 | 54 |
| 1950 | #763 | 81 |
| 1940 | #502 | 134 |
| 1930 | #439 | 178 |
| 1920 | #441 | 189 |
| 1910 | #715 | 18 |
| 1900 | #920 | 9 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Delmer, counting every spelling?
Delmer is a spelling of Delmar, a name family that had 20 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 20 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delmar | 15 | #5,920 | 100 |
| Delmer | 5 | #12,484 | 25 |
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 Delmer?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Delmer (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Delmer 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Delmer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Delmer?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Delmer are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 56 and 80. That makes Delmer 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 Delmer: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Delmer, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Delmer
How popular is the name Delmer?
Delmer was the 12484th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 405th; the most babies were born in 1924 (205). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,479 places. More babies were named Delmer in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Delmer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Delmer in the US.