How Many People Are Named Delena?
An estimated 1,597 people in the United States have the first name Delena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Delena peaked in popularity in 1967 with 58 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Delena 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 Delena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,597
About 1 in 214,624 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1967
58 births
Total Registered
2,167
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Delena
Delena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,167 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Delena as a female name
Ranked #9,691 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1967 (58 births)
Delena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Delena span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 402 babies were registered. Delena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Delena by Decade
How has Delena 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.
Delena by State
Birth registrations for Delena span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Kentucky. The lowest are in Arkansas, Ohio, Georgia. On average, about 29 Delenas were registered per state.
Delena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Delena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Delena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Delena?
We estimate approximately 1,597 people named Delena 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 214,624 Americans share this first name.
Is Delena a common name?
Delena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,167 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Delena most popular?
Delena reached peak popularity in 1967, when 58 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Delena is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Delena a female name?
Delena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Delena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Delena Smith, Delena Johnson, Delena 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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