How Many People Are Named Delsa?
An estimated 114 people in the United States have the first name Delsa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Delsa peaked in popularity in 1917 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Delsa 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 Delsa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
114
About 1 in 3,006,617 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1917
11 births
Total Registered
243
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Delsa
Delsa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 243 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Delsa as a female name
Ranked #13,856 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 1917 (11 births)
Delsa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Delsa span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 51 babies were registered. While Delsa is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Delsa by Decade
How has Delsa 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.
Delsa by State
Delsa + Last Name Combinations
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Delsa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Delsa?
We estimate approximately 114 people named Delsa 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 3,006,617 Americans share this first name.
Is Delsa a common name?
Delsa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 243 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Delsa most popular?
Delsa reached peak popularity in 1917, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Delsa is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Delsa a female name?
Delsa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Delsa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Delsa Smith, Delsa Johnson, Delsa 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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