Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Delta

Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #2,337 Trend ↓ Falling 24%
Rank 2025
#2,337
among girls · ↓68 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
78
named Delta · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 20,606
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
136 babies
All-time total
4,476
#2,813 all-time among girls
First recorded
1883
in Social Security records

Delta popularity over time

4,476 babies have been named Delta since 1883, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 51 – 51 5 – #731
1890s 131 – 131 13 +157% #723
1900s 192 5 197 20 +50% #730
1910s 462 17 479 48 +143% #763
1920s 488 17 505 51 +5% #971
1930s 389 – 389 39 -23% #995
1940s 283 – 283 28 -27% #1,320
1950s 298 24 322 32 +14% #1,652
1960s 195 – 195 20 -39% #2,207
1970s 410 11 421 42 +116% #1,128
1980s 184 – 184 18 -56% #3,724
1990s 156 5 161 16 -12% #3,929
2000s 115 5 120 12 -25% #6,344
2010s 460 13 473 47 +294% #1,572
2020s (to 2025) 554 11 565 94 +99% #1,705

Where Delta 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 74 0.05 outside top 500
2027 71 0.04 outside top 500
2028 69 0.04 outside top 500
2029 67 0.04 outside top 500
2030 65 0.04 outside top 500

Where Delta is most popular

Girls named Delta per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.054 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Delta born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 26 0.556 +937%
Arkansas 13 0.246 +359%
Tennessee 11 0.069 +30%
Wisconsin 6 0.058 +9%
Louisiana 5 0.057 +7%
Georgia 12 0.053 ≈ national
Indiana 6 0.043 -20%
Texas 31 0.039 -28%
Michigan 6 0.033 -39%
Florida 13 0.030 -43%
Illinois 6 0.026 -51%
California 22 0.026 -51%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -59%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Delta

Delta is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,337 in 2025 with 78 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1883, 4,476 American babies have been named Delta. Its peak came in 2019, when 136 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Delta stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Delta?

The median living Delta is about 36 years old; half are between 6 and 61. An estimated 2,600 people named Delta are alive in the United States today.

median 36 020406080100

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

Delta year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 78 #2,337 – –
2024 82 #2,269 – –
2023 105 #1,893 5 #12,658
2022 65 #2,667 – –
2021 105 #1,886 6 #11,096
2020 119 #1,705 – –
2019 136 #1,572 – –
2018 103 #1,927 7 #9,916
2017 67 #2,609 6 #11,094
2016 39 #3,869 – –
2015 39 #3,864 – –
2014 28 #4,930 – –
2013 16 #7,487 – –
2012 16 #7,547 – –
2011 8 #12,466 – –
2010 8 #12,593 – –
2009 11 #10,157 5 #12,941
2008 5 #18,249 – –
2007 6 #16,019 – –
2006 14 #8,365 – –
2005 19 #6,344 – –
2004 15 #7,496 – –
2003 15 #7,306 – –
2002 5 #16,103 – –
2001 12 #8,327 – –
2000 13 #7,699 – –
1995 9 #8,951 – –
1990 26 #3,929 5 #8,423
1985 14 #5,129 – –
1980 18 #4,188 – –
1975 47 #1,917 – –
1970 10 #5,139 – –
1965 21 #2,690 – –
1960 25 #2,385 – –
1955 30 #1,949 8 #3,024
1950 19 #2,271 – –
1945 32 #1,425 – –
1940 32 #1,320 – –
1935 36 #1,186 – –
1930 44 #1,118 – –
1925 48 #1,104 – –
1920 45 #1,123 5 #4,455
1915 58 #857 – –
1910 26 #847 – –
1905 15 #974 – –
1900 21 #810 – –
1895 10 #1,073 – –
1890 6 #1,245 – –
1885 6 #948 – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Delta

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

  1. 1 Delta Goodrem Delta Goodrem Australian singer-songwriter (born 1984) Contemporary
  2. 2 Delta Burke Delta Burke American actress, producer and author (born 1956) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Delta?

The median living Delta is about 36 years old. Half of all living Deltas are between 6 and 61 years old.

How many people named Delta are alive today?

An estimated 2,600 people named Delta are alive in the United States, based on 4,476 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Delta in 2025?

Delta ranked #2,337 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 78 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Delta?

4,476 babies have been named Delta in the United States since 1883, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Delta most popular?

Delta peaked in 2019, when 136 newborns received the name.

Is Delta a boy or girl name?

Delta is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Delta rising or falling?

Delta is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Delta become more popular?

Delta is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 65 girls named Delta 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 Delta?

Well-known people named Delta include Delta Goodrem (musician), Delta Burke (actor).

Names like Delta

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

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