Delva
Delva is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Anaïs Delva, French singer and actress Melanie Delva, Canadian religious archivist Norman Delva, Guatemalan footballer
Meaning & Origin of Delva
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Delva is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Anaïs Delva, French singer and actress Melanie Delva, Canadian religious archivist Norman Delva, Guatemalan footballer
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The Story of Delva
Delva first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1910, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1952, when 13 Delvas were born — ranking #3,040 that year. As of 2026, Delva ranks #9,651 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 265 Delvas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Delva
Delva is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 265 births in the dataset. Delva's peak popularity came in 1952 when it ranked #3,040. Use the chart and map above to compare Delva'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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