first name
DELMA
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 5,156 people named Delma, 45.4% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 37.9% as White and 11.2% as Black. 92% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Delma peaked in 1926, when 250 babies got the name.
At least 9,901 babies have been given the name since 1884. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero.
Delma by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1900s, when it ranked #848. The largest share of babies named Delma, 35.3%, were born between 1901 and 1927, the Greatest Generation's birth years.
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 Delma is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Delma has been most common in West Virginia (6.2×), Texas (4.5×), and Kentucky (3.1×), and least common in New York (0.15×).
5,023 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.
Either side of Delma
Spelled almost the same
3 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Delma, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Delma ranks #92,231 of 156,621, with 214 people. See Delma as a last name
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