How Many People Are Named Delpha?
An estimated 282 people in the United States have the first name Delpha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Delpha peaked in popularity in 1921 with 74 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Delpha 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 Delpha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Delpha is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
Estimated Living Americans
282
About 1 in 1,215,441 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1921
74 births
Total Registered
2,025
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Delpha
Delpha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,025 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Delpha as a female name
Ranked #10,586 in 1979
5 female births in 1979
Peak: 1921 (74 births)
Delpha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Delpha span from the 1880s to the 1970s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 548 babies were registered. Delpha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Delpha by Decade
How has Delpha 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.
Delpha by State
Birth registrations for Delpha span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Missouri, Kentucky, Oklahoma. The lowest are in West Virginia, Texas, Idaho. On average, about 30 Delphas were registered per state.
Delpha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Delpha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Delpha
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Delpha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Delpha?
We estimate approximately 282 people named Delpha 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 1,215,441 Americans share this first name.
Is Delpha a common name?
Delpha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,025 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Delpha most popular?
Delpha reached peak popularity in 1921, when 74 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Delpha is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Delpha a female name?
Delpha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Delpha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Delpha Smith, Delpha Johnson, Delpha 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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