How Many People Are Named Dela?
An estimated 335 people in the United States have the first name Dela. It is predominantly female (99.1%). The average bearer is 38 years old, and Dela peaked in popularity in 2023 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
335
About 1 in 1,023,147 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.1% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
2023
16 births
Total Registered
546
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dela
Dela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 546 total births registered, 99.1% were female.
Dela as a male name
Ranked #8,177 in 1989
5 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (5 births)
Dela as a female name
Ranked #9,688 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (16 births)
Dela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dela span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 70 babies were registered. Dela remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Dela by Decade
How has Dela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dela
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dela?
We estimate approximately 335 people named Dela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,023,147 Americans share this first name.
Is Dela a common name?
Dela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 546 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dela most popular?
Dela reached peak popularity in 2023, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dela is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dela a female name?
Dela is predominantly female. 99.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dela Smith, Dela Johnson, Dela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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