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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Delpha

Delpha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 658th; the most babies were born in 1921 (74). More babies were named Delpha in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192174 babies
Total since 1880
2,025babies recorded

Delpha popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#4,25010
1950#2,57716
1940#1,70222
1930#99455
1920#88168
1910#1,35512
1900#78222
1890#1,1217
1880——

How popular is Delpha, counting every spelling?

Delpha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Delpha?

About 300 people born in the US named Delpha are alive today, with a median age of 79; half are between 71 and 86. That makes Delpha 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.

Delpha by state

How common Delpha was among girls born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (4.9×), Missouri (3.8×), Kentucky (2.5×). In 41 states fewer than five girls 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMN0.05Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: 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: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesIA0.11Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOH0.04Pennsylvania: 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: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesNE0.10Missouri: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesMO0.21Kentucky: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesKY0.14West Virginia: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesWV0.05Virginia: 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesKS0.06Arkansas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesAR0.05Tennessee: 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: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesOK0.27Louisiana: 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, Delpha, girls, 1919–1923. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Delpha

How popular is the name Delpha?

Delpha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 658th; the most babies were born in 1921 (74). More babies were named Delpha in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Delpha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,025 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Delpha most popular?

In 1919–1923, Delpha was most common in Oklahoma (0.27 per 1,000 girls), followed by Missouri and Kentucky.