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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Delos

Delos was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 680th; the most babies were born in 1923 (49). More babies were named Delos in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192349 babies
Total since 1880
1,324babies recorded

Delos popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#12,4945
2010——
2000——
1990#7,3956
1980#5,6936
1970#4,3616
1960#2,72810
1950#2,47310
1940#1,82015
1930#1,31030
1920#1,22835
1910#1,1359
1900——
1890#6809
1880#7647

How popular is Delos, counting every spelling?

Delos has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Delos?

About 200 people born in the US named Delos are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 63 and 81. That makes Delos a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Delos by state

How common Delos was among boys born in each state in 1921–1925, around its peak. In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMI0.05New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIA0.06Indiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIN0.04Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Delos, boys, 1921–1925. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Delos: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Delos, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Delos

How popular is the name Delos?

Delos was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 680th; the most babies were born in 1923 (49). More babies were named Delos in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Delos a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,324 boys.

Where was Delos most popular?

In 1921–1925, Delos was most common in Iowa (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Indiana.