first name
DEL
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 3,977 people named Del, 73.8% reported their origin as White, 11.3% as Black and 6.2% as Hispanic or Latino. 85.5% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Del peaked in 1958, when 168 babies got the name.
At least 4,970 babies have been given the name since 1909. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Del by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1950s, when it ranked #1,453. The largest share of babies named Del, 45.8%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Del is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Del has been most common in Washington (5.9×), California (3.3×), and Michigan (1.7×), and least common in Pennsylvania (1×).
1,316 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Exactly as common as Del
2 other first names also have 3,977 people.
Either side of Del
Spelled almost the same
5 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Del, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Del ranks #60,717 of 156,621, with 358 people. See Del as a last name
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