Feminine dossier · first seen 1884

Delma

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1926

Peak era

1926

Peak births

205

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1884Peak 19262025

Quick answers about Delma

An estimated 3,024 living Americans are named Delma.

Delma fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Delma is approximately 69 years, with most bearers falling between 59 and 79 years old.

Not especially. Delma has been declining since its 1926 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1926

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

8,454

Delma last appeared in SSA records in 2023. Across its recorded history, about 8,454 American girls received the name.

Delma peaked in 1926, when 205 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 8,454 Americans named Delma since 1884.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1926

Living profile

3,024

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age69

Core range59–79

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.