Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1925

Delfina

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,131 Trend ↑ Rising 38%
Rank 2025
#5,131
among girls · ↑1,332 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
25
named Delfina
How common
1 in 64,291
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1925
86 babies
All-time total
4,037
#2,968 all-time among girls
First recorded
1884
in Social Security records

Delfina popularity over time

4,037 babies have been named Delfina since 1884, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1925Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 12 1 – #872
1890s 68 7 +467% #877
1900s 96 10 +41% #1,067
1910s 313 31 +226% #947
1920s 634 63 +103% #795
1930s 470 47 -26% #879
1940s 443 44 -6% #1,068
1950s 412 41 -7% #1,340
1960s 322 32 -22% #1,773
1970s 313 31 -3% #2,132
1980s 265 27 -15% #2,542
1990s 199 20 -25% #4,127
2000s 193 19 -3% #4,241
2010s 191 19 -1% #5,034
2020s (to 2025) 106 18 -8% #5,131

Where Delfina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 27 0.02 outside top 500
2027 28 0.02 outside top 500
2028 29 0.02 outside top 500
2029 30 0.02 outside top 500
2030 31 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Delfina

Delfina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,131 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1884, 4,037 American babies have been named Delfina. Its peak came in 1925, when 86 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Delfina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Delfina?

The median living Delfina is about 52 years old; half are between 30 and 71. An estimated 2,300 people named Delfina are alive in the United States today.

median 52 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Delfina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 25 #5,131
2024 18 #6,463
2023 15 #7,348
2022 19 #6,278
2021 19 #6,236
2020 10 #9,739
2019 22 #5,657
2018 12 #8,749
2017 21 #5,883
2016 27 #5,034
2015 21 #6,087
2014 18 #6,785
2013 17 #7,135
2012 17 #7,227
2011 17 #7,201
2010 19 #6,722
2009 19 #6,883
2008 16 #7,844
2007 20 #6,628
2006 16 #7,577
2005 20 #6,074
2004 18 #6,561
2003 31 #4,241
2002 18 #6,211
2001 17 #6,400
2000 18 #6,012
1995 25 #4,127
1990 14 #6,211
1985 28 #3,181
1980 31 #2,885
1975 37 #2,242
1970 27 #2,656
1965 22 #2,615
1960 28 #2,204
1955 33 #1,850
1950 45 #1,367
1945 53 #1,084
1940 31 #1,358
1935 40 #1,105
1930 53 #1,015
1925 86 #795
1920 42 #1,176
1915 44 #1,001
1910 21 #947
1905 8 #1,450
1900 13 #1,067
1895 9 #1,143
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Delfina

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Delfina Merino Delfina Merino Argentine Olympic field hockey player b. 1989 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Delfina Bunge Delfina Bunge Argentine writer, poet, essayist and philanthropist 1881–1952 · 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Delfina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Delfina?

The median living Delfina is about 52 years old. Half of all living Delfinas are between 30 and 71 years old.

How many people named Delfina are alive today?

An estimated 2,300 people named Delfina are alive in the United States, based on 4,037 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Delfina in 2025?

Delfina ranked #5,131 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Delfina?

4,037 babies have been named Delfina in the United States since 1884, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Delfina most popular?

Delfina peaked in 1925, when 86 newborns received the name.

Is Delfina a boy or girl name?

Delfina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Delfina rising or falling?

Delfina has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Delfina become more popular?

Delfina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 31 girls named Delfina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Delfina?

Well-known people named Delfina include Delfina Merino (athlete), Delfina Bunge (writer).

Names like Delfina

Names that sound and feel close to Delfina: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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