How Many People Are Named Delbert?
people named Delbert are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 21,697 people in the US has this name
Based on 47,056 babies named Delbert in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,038 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of ADELBERT. As an American name it was first used in the New York area by people of Dutch ancestry.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Delbert (99.8%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Delbert alive today is about 65 years old, and 68% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 55 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Delbert first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1932, to 1,038 babies. In 2025, 12 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Delbert has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #150, in 1920. In 2025 it ranked #6,897.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,897 |
| Best rank | #150 (1920) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #159 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Delbert alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Delbert were born in Ohio than in any other state: about 1,092 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Delbert was given 3.5 times as often in Idaho, 3.3 times in South Dakota and 3.2 times in Kansas.
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