How Many People Are Named Delray?
An estimated 390 people in the United States have the first name Delray. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Delray peaked in popularity in 1960 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Delray 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 Delray paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
390
About 1 in 878,857 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1960
20 births
Total Registered
478
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Delray
Delray is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 478 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Delray as a male name
Ranked #12,619 in 2018
5 male births in 2018
Peak: 1960 (20 births)
Delray: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Delray span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 112 babies were registered. Delray has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Delray by Decade
How has Delray 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.
Delray + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Delray as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Delray: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Delray?
We estimate approximately 390 people named Delray 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 878,857 Americans share this first name.
Is Delray a common name?
Delray is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 478 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Delray most popular?
Delray reached peak popularity in 1960, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Delray is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Delray a male name?
Delray is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Delray Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Delray Smith, Delray Johnson, Delray 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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