Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Dela

#10,238 most common girls' name of all time · #17,019 across all names · 1% male / 99% female · used 1888–2025

Rank among girls
#10,238
Rank overall
#17,019 of 105,966
First appeared
1888
Years on the list
73 of 146
All-time
565
Since 2016
112
Peak year
2025 #6,128
Best rank
#1,417 1888
Girls Boys peak 19/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Dela first appears in 1888. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 19 19 #6,128
2024 10 10 #9,589
2023 16 16 #6,941
2022 11 11 #9,080
2021 10 10 #9,601
2020 15 15 #7,233
2019 12 12 #8,620
2018 5 5 #15,757
2017 9 9 #10,727
2016 5 5 #16,294
2015 5 5 #16,500
2014 6 6 #14,626
2011 5 5 #16,845
2009 8 8 #12,469
2008 5 5 #17,582
2002 5 5 #15,502
2000 5 5 #15,097
1999 8 8 #10,385
1998 6 6 #12,475
1997 6 6 #12,141
1996 5 5 #13,600
1995 5 5 #13,473
1993 5 5 #13,521
1989 5 5 10 #12,448
1985 5 5 #10,762
1981 6 6 #9,186
1978 6 6 #8,629
1974 7 7 #6,960
1973 11 11 #4,913
1971 11 11 #4,861
1970 8 8 #5,858
1969 7 7 #6,038
1968 7 7 #5,698
1967 10 10 #4,340
1966 7 7 #5,333
1964 8 8 #5,084
1963 7 7 #5,382
1960 10 10 #4,240
1959 9 9 #4,356
1958 6 6 #5,491
1957 9 9 #4,256
1956 10 10 #3,947
1954 10 10 #3,756
1953 6 6 #5,118
1952 9 9 #3,849
1950 6 6 #4,806
1949 6 6 #4,763
1945 6 6 #4,104
1944 5 5 #4,671
1943 10 10 #3,085
1939 5 5 #4,356
1938 8 8 #3,239
1935 5 5 #4,308
1932 8 8 #3,334
1931 5 5 #4,433
1929 7 7 #3,753
1928 8 8 #3,494
1926 8 8 #3,615
1925 13 13 #2,676
1924 8 8 #3,723
1923 7 7 #4,032
1922 7 7 #4,071
1921 7 7 #4,078
1920 5 5 #5,064
1919 13 13 #2,554
1918 7 7 #3,941
1917 10 10 #2,949
1914 6 6 #3,276
1913 6 6 #2,913
1911 7 7 #2,049
1905 6 6 #1,797
1903 6 6 #1,698
1888 5 5 #1,417