Delta Girl
How popular is Delta?
#2,326 girl name in 2025
78 baby girls were named Delta in the US in 2025, making it the 2326th most popular girl name.
2,623living people named Delta (est.)
37median age of people named Delta
4,476babies named Delta since 1880
1 in 42,504US babies born in 2025
Delta popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,326 for girls (▼ 61 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 78 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+100% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,841 in 2015, #1,704 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2019 (136 girls) |
| Highest rank | #713 in 1893 |
| First recorded | 1883 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 3% boys, 97% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Delta is most popular
Babies named Delta per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Mississippi: 0.6 per 1,000 (26 girls)
- Arkansas: 0.2 per 1,000 (13 girls)
- Tennessee: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Wisconsin: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Louisiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Delta by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 51 | #724 |
| 1890s | 131 | #713 |
| 1900s | 192 | #727 |
| 1910s | 462 | #763 |
| 1920s | 488 | #969 |
| 1930s | 389 | #993 |
| 1940s | 283 | #1,313 |
| 1950s | 298 | #1,640 |
| 1960s | 195 | #2,196 |
| 1970s | 410 | #1,127 |
| 1980s | 184 | #3,685 |
| 1990s | 156 | #3,904 |
| 2000s | 115 | #6,240 |
| 2010s | 460 | #1,569 |
| 2020s | 554 | #1,704 |
Girl names about as popular as Delta
Questions
- Is Delta a boy or girl name?
- Delta is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Delta were girls.
- How popular is the name Delta?
- 78 baby girls were named Delta in the US in 2025, making it the 2326th most popular girl name.
- When was Delta most popular?
- Delta peaked in 2019, when 136 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #713 in 1893.
- How many people are named Delta?
- 4,476 babies have been named Delta in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,623 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 37.
- Where is Delta most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Delta was most common in Mississippi, at 0.6 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.