Delphus
In Greek mythology, Delphus was the person from whom the town of Delphi was believed to have derived its name.
Meaning & Origin of Delphus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In Greek mythology, Delphus was the person from whom the town of Delphi was believed to have derived its name.
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The Story of Delphus
Delphus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1934, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1934: 6 births, good for #3,277 nationwide. About 71% of every Delphus on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Delphus last appeared in the published SSA data in 1940, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 17 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
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About the name Delphus
Delphus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1934 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Delphus's peak popularity came in 1934 when it ranked #3,277. Use the chart and map above to compare Delphus'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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