How Many People Are Named Delicia?
An estimated 2,368 people in the United States have the first name Delicia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Delicia peaked in popularity in 1971 with 101 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Delicia 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 Delicia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,368
About 1 in 144,744 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1971
101 births
Total Registered
2,553
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Delicia
Delicia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,553 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Delicia as a female name
Ranked #15,830 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1971 (101 births)
Delicia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Delicia span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 753 babies were registered. Delicia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Delicia by Decade
How has Delicia 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.
Delicia by State
Birth registrations for Delicia span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Louisiana. The lowest are in Missouri, Maryland, Virginia. On average, about 50 Delicias were registered per state.
Delicia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Delicia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Delicia
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Delicia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Delicia?
We estimate approximately 2,368 people named Delicia 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 144,744 Americans share this first name.
Is Delicia a common name?
Delicia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,553 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Delicia most popular?
Delicia reached peak popularity in 1971, when 101 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Delicia is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Delicia a female name?
Delicia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Delicia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Delicia Smith, Delicia Johnson, Delicia 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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