Names / Boy names
Delmar
Current rank
#5,920
holding steady
All-time peak
#294
in 1931
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
14,300
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #294 in 1931 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Of the sea. Stateside, it first appears in 1880. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. It crested in 1931 at #294. Over 14,300 have carried it since records began.