Delfin
Delfin is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Delfin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Delfin is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Delfin
The earliest SSA record of Delfin as a baby boy name dates back to 1919, when 5 babies received it. 1969 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Delfin — #2,682 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Delfins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 280 Delfins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Delfin
Delfin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 280 births in the dataset. Delfin's peak popularity came in 1969 when it ranked #2,682. Use the chart and map above to compare Delfin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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