How Many People Are Named Delmas?
An estimated 1,024 people in the United States have the first name Delmas. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Delmas peaked in popularity in 1947 with 83 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Delmas 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 Delmas paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Delmas is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
Estimated Living Americans
1,024
About 1 in 334,721 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1947
83 births
Total Registered
2,258
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Delmas
Delmas is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,258 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Delmas as a male name
Ranked #11,296 in 2003
5 male births in 2003
Peak: 1947 (83 births)
Delmas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Delmas span from the 1900s to the 2000s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 613 babies were registered. Delmas has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Delmas by Decade
How has Delmas 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.
Delmas by State
Birth registrations for Delmas span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania. On average, about 73 Delmass were registered per state.
Delmas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Delmas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Delmas
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Delmas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Delmas?
We estimate approximately 1,024 people named Delmas 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 334,721 Americans share this first name.
Is Delmas a common name?
Delmas is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,258 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Delmas most popular?
Delmas reached peak popularity in 1947, when 83 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Delmas is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Delmas a male name?
Delmas is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Delmas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Delmas Smith, Delmas Johnson, Delmas 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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