Delphia
Delphia was the 9611th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 466th; the most babies were born in 1924 (116). Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,365 places. More babies were named Delphia in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,611 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1924116 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,251babies recorded
Delphia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,611 | 10 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #9,367 | 6 |
| 1970 | #4,089 | 14 |
| 1960 | #1,990 | 33 |
| 1950 | #1,965 | 24 |
| 1940 | #1,205 | 37 |
| 1930 | #862 | 69 |
| 1920 | #752 | 93 |
| 1910 | #588 | 50 |
| 1900 | #581 | 36 |
| 1890 | #563 | 22 |
| 1880 | #689 | 7 |
How popular is Delphia, counting every spelling?
Delphia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Delphia?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Delphia (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Delphia 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 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Delphia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Delphia?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Delphia are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 59 and 80. That makes Delphia 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.
Delphia by state
How common Delphia was among girls born in each state in 1922–1926, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (8.1×), Kentucky (5.2×), Tennessee (3.2×), Arkansas (3.0×), Oklahoma (2.9×). In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Delphia
How popular is the name Delphia?
Delphia was the 9611th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 466th; the most babies were born in 1924 (116). Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,365 places. More babies were named Delphia in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Delphia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Delphia in the US.
Where was Delphia most popular?
In 1922–1926, Delphia was most common in West Virginia (0.63 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and Tennessee.