Delford · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Delford.

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Its story

Popularity since 1913

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 56 recorded years as a table

Delford, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1913	10
1915	6
1916	10
1917	19
1918	8
1919	6
1920	12
1921	16
1922	10
1923	7
1924	12
1925	17
1926	11
1927	12
1928	12
1929	14
1930	12
1931	11
1932	13
1933	11
1934	12
1935	10
1936	13
1937	14
1938	11
1939	7
1940	4
1941	13
1942	4
1943	7
1944	8
1945	6
1946	6
1947	5
1948	5
1949	6
1950	5
1951	6
1952	6
1953	3
1954	5
1955	6
1956	3
1957	4
1958	5
1959	2
1960	3
1961	3
1962	2
1963	2
1964	3
1966	3
1967	4
1969	3
1971	3
1981	5

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Delford isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1981: 9
Rank in 1981: #4,153
How rare: 1 in 199,019 boys
Since 1913: 548

Delford was last recorded in 1981. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1917, at 19 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Delford doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.