How Many People Are Named Del?
people named Del are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 105,586 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,970 babies named Del in Social Security records from 1909 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
168 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Del, 12.1% were girls and 87.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Del fell from 12.8% in the 1910s to 0% in the 2000s. It was highest in the 1920s, at 29.4%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Del alive today is about 58 years old, and 60% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 52 and 70 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Del first appears in the records in 1909 and was given most often in 1958, to 168 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1909 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Del has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #643, in 1958. In 2025 it ranked #8,413. Among girls, its best rank was #1,935, in 1956.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,413 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #643 (1958) | #1,935 (1956) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #697 in the 1950s | #2,359 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Del alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Del were born in California than in any other state: about 294 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Del was given 6.4 times as often in Washington, 4 times in California and 1.5 times in Ohio.
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