Delmar
Delmar is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Delmar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Delmar is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Delmar
The earliest SSA record of Delmar as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 6 babies received it. 1931 was its biggest year on record, with 354 newborns named Delmar — #294 in the national rankings. About 22% of every Delmar on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Delmar ranks #4,579 for baby boys with 22 births, holding steady (+1%). All told, over 14K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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About the name Delmar
Delmar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Delmar's peak popularity came in 1931 when it ranked #294. Use the chart and map above to compare Delmar'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.