How Many People Are Named Delene?
An estimated 482 people in the United States have the first name Delene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Delene peaked in popularity in 1960 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Delene 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 Delene paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Delene is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
Estimated Living Americans
482
About 1 in 711,109 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1960
34 births
Total Registered
838
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Delene
Delene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 838 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Delene as a female name
Ranked #8,954 in 1989
8 female births in 1989
Peak: 1960 (34 births)
Delene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Delene span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 228 babies were registered. Delene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Delene by Decade
How has Delene 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.
Delene by State
Delene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Delene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Delene
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Delene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Delene?
We estimate approximately 482 people named Delene 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 711,109 Americans share this first name.
Is Delene a common name?
Delene is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 838 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Delene most popular?
Delene reached peak popularity in 1960, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Delene is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Delene a female name?
Delene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Delene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Delene Smith, Delene Johnson, Delene 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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