Delia is an established girls' name that peaked in 1957 and has grown less common since.
Delia is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,561 for girl births in the United States (and #2,882 across all names), given to 135 babies. Delia was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1957 (490 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 135 | 135 | #1,561 | — |
| 2024 | 143 | 143 | #1,512 | — |
| 2023 | 154 | 154 | #1,447 | — |
| 2022 | 130 | 130 | #1,624 | — |
| 2021 | 147 | 147 | #1,463 | — |
| 2020 | 164 | 164 | #1,344 | — |
| 2019 | 152 | 152 | #1,454 | — |
| 2018 | 161 | 161 | #1,395 | — |
| 2017 | 171 | 171 | #1,355 | — |
| 2016 | 183 | 183 | #1,308 | — |
| 2015 | 197 | 197 | #1,240 | — |
| 2014 | 217 | 217 | #1,149 | — |
| 2013 | 178 | 178 | #1,319 | — |
| 2012 | 219 | 219 | #1,126 | — |
| 2011 | 250 | 250 | #1,007 | — |
| 2010 | 245 | 245 | #1,021 | — |
| 2009 | 227 | 227 | #1,116 | — |
| 2008 | 229 | 229 | #1,127 | — |
| 2007 | 272 | 272 | #986 | — |
| 2006 | 238 | 238 | #1,069 | — |
| 2005 | 261 | 261 | #947 | — |
| 2004 | 247 | 247 | #970 | — |
| 2003 | 248 | 248 | #946 | — |
| 2002 | 198 | 198 | #1,073 | — |
| 2001 | 205 | 205 | #1,047 | — |
| 2000 | 221 | 221 | #959 | — |
| 1999 | 236 | 244 | #898 | — |
| 1998 | 246 | 246 | #863 | — |
| 1997 | 232 | — | #877 | — |
| 1996 | 187 | — | #1,005 | — |
| 1995 | 217 | — | #879 | — |
| 1994 | 172 | — | #1,056 | — |
| 1993 | 226 | — | #856 | — |
| 1992 | 199 | — | #965 | — |
| 1991 | 230 | — | #870 | — |
| 1990 | 246 | — | #809 | — |
| 1989 | 219 | — | #851 | — |
| 1988 | 187 | — | #913 | — |
| 1987 | 199 | — | #858 | — |
| 1986 | 201 | — | #857 | #4,963 |
| 1985 | 185 | — | #867 | — |
| 1984 | 202 | — | #792 | — |
| 1983 | 266 | — | #648 | — |
| 1982 | 223 | — | #747 | — |
| 1981 | 254 | — | #685 | — |
| 1980 | 285 | — | #639 | — |
| 1979 | 280 | — | #626 | — |
| 1978 | 289 | — | #589 | — |
| 1977 | 339 | — | #539 | #6,058 |
| 1976 | 325 | — | #538 | — |
| 1975 | 271 | — | #595 | — |
| 1974 | 240 | — | #638 | — |
| 1973 | 307 | — | #544 | — |
| 1972 | 296 | — | #559 | — |
| 1971 | 307 | — | #573 | — |
| 1970 | 332 | — | #560 | #4,872 |
| 1969 | 298 | — | #570 | — |
| 1968 | 312 | — | #547 | — |
| 1967 | 313 | — | #533 | — |
| 1966 | 340 | — | #513 | — |
| 1965 | 363 | — | #497 | — |
| 1964 | 433 | — | #465 | — |
| 1963 | 436 | — | #464 | — |
| 1962 | 415 | — | #474 | — |
| 1961 | 468 | — | #453 | — |
| 1960 | 478 | — | #445 | — |
| 1959 | 488 | — | #436 | — |
| 1958 | 457 | — | #446 | — |
| 1957 | 490 | — | #423 | — |
| 1956 | 479 | — | #415 | — |
| 1955 | 465 | — | #405 | — |
| 1954 | 457 | — | #405 | — |
| 1953 | 480 | — | #389 | — |
| 1952 | 452 | — | #389 | — |
| 1951 | 425 | — | #403 | #3,427 |
| 1950 | 402 | — | #399 | — |
| 1949 | 413 | — | #388 | — |
| 1948 | 362 | — | #418 | #3,797 |
| 1947 | 377 | — | #417 | — |
| 1946 | 336 | — | #419 | — |
| 1945 | 271 | — | #436 | — |
| 1944 | 286 | — | #424 | — |
| 1943 | 306 | — | #420 | — |
| 1942 | 327 | — | #394 | — |
| 1941 | 284 | — | #403 | — |
| 1940 | 261 | — | #426 | #3,565 |
| 1939 | 268 | — | #411 | — |
| 1938 | 271 | — | #413 | #3,254 |
| 1937 | 284 | — | #385 | — |
| 1936 | 257 | — | #404 | #3,660 |
| 1935 | 272 | — | #397 | #3,023 |
| 1934 | 290 | — | #371 | — |
| 1933 | 333 | — | #344 | #3,764 |
| 1932 | 296 | — | #376 | — |
| 1931 | 311 | — | #365 | — |
| 1930 | 294 | — | #397 | — |
| 1929 | 302 | — | #385 | — |
| 1928 | 302 | — | #387 | #4,287 |
| 1927 | 294 | — | #400 | — |
| 1926 | 282 | — | #405 | — |
| 1925 | 272 | — | #417 | — |
| 1924 | 289 | — | #405 | — |
| 1923 | 293 | — | #387 | — |
| 1922 | 247 | — | #423 | — |
| 1921 | 271 | — | #410 | — |
| 1920 | 282 | — | #393 | — |
| 1919 | 300 | — | #374 | — |
| 1918 | 294 | — | #381 | — |
| 1917 | 283 | — | #376 | — |
| 1916 | 267 | — | #384 | — |
| 1915 | 280 | — | #358 | — |
| 1914 | 248 | — | #335 | — |
| 1913 | 198 | — | #344 | — |
| 1912 | 171 | — | #350 | — |
| 1911 | 170 | — | #303 | — |
| 1910 | 149 | — | #314 | — |
| 1909 | 147 | — | #295 | — |
| 1908 | 168 | — | #272 | — |
| 1907 | 162 | — | #271 | — |
| 1906 | 125 | — | #295 | — |
| 1905 | 171 | — | #244 | — |
| 1904 | 184 | — | #226 | — |
| 1903 | 145 | — | #253 | — |
| 1902 | 132 | — | #271 | — |
| 1901 | 164 | — | #224 | — |
| 1900 | 231 | — | #207 | — |
| 1899 | 180 | — | #208 | — |
| 1898 | 179 | — | #215 | — |
| 1897 | 186 | — | #203 | — |
| 1896 | 190 | — | #201 | — |
| 1895 | 193 | — | #195 | — |
| 1894 | 172 | — | #203 | — |
| 1893 | 194 | — | #182 | — |
| 1892 | 203 | — | #177 | — |
| 1891 | 177 | — | #180 | — |
| 1890 | 197 | — | #172 | — |
| 1889 | 182 | — | #165 | — |
| 1888 | 200 | — | #155 | — |
| 1887 | 150 | — | #163 | — |
| 1886 | 169 | — | #146 | — |
| 1885 | 155 | — | #146 | — |
| 1884 | 145 | — | #147 | — |
| 1883 | 162 | — | #128 | — |
| 1882 | 143 | — | #126 | — |
| 1881 | 111 | — | #141 | — |
| 1880 | 129 | — | #126 | — |