Delton
Delton was the 5668th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 673rd with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 101 places. More babies were named Delton in the 1930s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,668 boys, down 927 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 193377 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,751babies recorded
Delton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,668 | 16 |
| 2020 | #4,741 | 20 |
| 2010 | #3,738 | 28 |
| 2000 | #2,933 | 30 |
| 1990 | #2,134 | 34 |
| 1980 | #2,296 | 22 |
| 1970 | #1,026 | 63 |
| 1960 | #1,196 | 43 |
| 1950 | #872 | 62 |
| 1940 | #732 | 70 |
| 1930 | #767 | 70 |
| 1920 | #1,124 | 40 |
| 1910 | #1,648 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Delton, counting every spelling?
Delton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Delton?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Delton (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Delton 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 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Delton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Delton?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Delton are alive today, with a median age of 52; half are between 30 and 68. That makes Delton mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
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Questions about the name Delton
How popular is the name Delton?
Delton was the 5668th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 673rd with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 101 places. More babies were named Delton in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Is Delton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Delton in the US.