Delmer is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1924 and has since faded.
Delmer is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,484 for boy births in the United States (and #25,708 across all names), given to 5 babies. Delmer was first reported in SSA data in 1883 and peaked in 1924 (205 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,484 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,856 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,736 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,814 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,741 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,655 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,005 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,970 |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,405 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,740 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,719 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,188 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,191 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,339 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,559 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,311 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,297 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,657 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,712 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,608 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,318 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | — | #5,362 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | — | #7,327 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | — | #7,180 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | — | #5,179 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | — | #9,062 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | — | #7,670 |
| 1990 | 16 | — | — | #3,640 |
| 1989 | 16 | — | — | #3,494 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | — | #4,238 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | — | #4,646 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | — | #5,472 |
| 1985 | 10 | — | — | #4,123 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | — | #4,654 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | — | #4,219 |
| 1982 | 14 | — | — | #3,149 |
| 1981 | 14 | — | — | #3,076 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | — | #3,909 |
| 1979 | 15 | — | — | #2,924 |
| 1978 | 17 | — | — | #2,589 |
| 1977 | 19 | — | — | #2,386 |
| 1976 | 29 | — | — | #1,755 |
| 1975 | 20 | — | — | #2,223 |
| 1974 | 23 | — | — | #1,941 |
| 1973 | 21 | — | — | #1,997 |
| 1972 | 23 | — | — | #1,881 |
| 1971 | 22 | — | — | #1,935 |
| 1970 | 32 | — | — | #1,499 |
| 1969 | 24 | — | — | #1,690 |
| 1968 | 38 | — | — | #1,236 |
| 1967 | 28 | — | — | #1,451 |
| 1966 | 42 | — | — | #1,153 |
| 1965 | 38 | — | — | #1,240 |
| 1964 | 40 | — | — | #1,221 |
| 1963 | 43 | — | — | #1,181 |
| 1962 | 45 | — | — | #1,155 |
| 1961 | 45 | — | — | #1,185 |
| 1960 | 54 | — | — | #1,047 |
| 1959 | 54 | — | — | #1,053 |
| 1958 | 64 | — | — | #952 |
| 1957 | 51 | — | — | #1,066 |
| 1956 | 72 | — | — | #880 |
| 1955 | 82 | — | — | #808 |
| 1954 | 86 | — | — | #770 |
| 1953 | 77 | — | — | #819 |
| 1952 | 80 | — | — | #787 |
| 1951 | 80 | — | — | #787 |
| 1950 | 81 | — | — | #763 |
| 1949 | 80 | — | — | #770 |
| 1948 | 109 | — | — | #650 |
| 1947 | 112 | — | — | #652 |
| 1946 | 127 | — | — | #571 |
| 1945 | 96 | — | — | #618 |
| 1944 | 113 | — | — | #577 |
| 1943 | 123 | — | — | #570 |
| 1942 | 134 | — | — | #528 |
| 1941 | 131 | — | — | #517 |
| 1940 | 134 | — | — | #502 |
| 1939 | 155 | — | — | #463 |
| 1938 | 180 | — | — | #425 |
| 1937 | 172 | — | — | #430 |
| 1936 | 186 | — | #4,335 | #407 |
| 1935 | 182 | — | — | #405 |
| 1934 | 185 | — | — | #409 |
| 1933 | 158 | — | — | #438 |
| 1932 | 176 | — | — | #422 |
| 1931 | 171 | — | — | #434 |
| 1930 | 178 | — | — | #439 |
| 1929 | 197 | — | #4,730 | #425 |
| 1928 | 185 | — | — | #440 |
| 1927 | 181 | — | — | #455 |
| 1926 | 186 | — | — | #444 |
| 1925 | 190 | — | — | #433 |
| 1924 | 205 | — | — | #428 |
| 1923 | 204 | — | — | #424 |
| 1922 | 180 | — | — | #461 |
| 1921 | 194 | — | — | #441 |
| 1920 | 189 | — | — | #441 |
| 1919 | 188 | — | — | #429 |
| 1918 | 160 | — | — | #469 |
| 1917 | 160 | — | #4,215 | #454 |
| 1916 | 137 | — | — | #484 |
| 1915 | 113 | — | — | #524 |
| 1914 | 80 | — | — | #557 |
| 1913 | 66 | — | — | #532 |
| 1912 | 45 | — | — | #616 |
| 1911 | 25 | — | — | #613 |
| 1910 | 18 | — | — | #715 |
| 1909 | 20 | — | — | #596 |
| 1908 | 17 | — | — | #636 |
| 1907 | 24 | — | — | #477 |
| 1906 | 9 | — | — | #867 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,278 |
| 1904 | 11 | — | — | #734 |
| 1903 | 12 | — | — | #665 |
| 1902 | 12 | — | — | #660 |
| 1901 | 11 | — | — | #646 |
| 1900 | 9 | — | — | #920 |
| 1899 | 9 | — | — | #730 |
| 1897 | 7 | — | — | #868 |
| 1894 | 8 | — | — | #802 |
| 1893 | 8 | — | — | #785 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | — | #1,004 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | — | #962 |
| 1886 | 6 | — | — | #872 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | — | #973 |
| 1883 | 7 | — | — | #740 |