Delmarie
Of French origin, a feminine name combining the words "del" and "Marie", possibly meaning "from the Virgin Mary".
Name Census estimates that about 32 living Americans carry the first name Delmarie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Delmarie today is around 70 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Delmarie births was 1960 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Delmarie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Delmarie is about 70 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Delmaries were born before 1966.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Delmarie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
32
~ 1 in 10,711,073 Americans
Peak year
1960
7 babies that year
Average age
70
years old
1970 SSA rank
#7,279
Tracked since 1934
Census
Delmarie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 209 people with the first name Delmarie, which placed it at #37,369 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#37,369
National first-name rank
People counted
209
209 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
35.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Delmarie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Delmarie is Hispanic at 35.9%. The next largest groups are Black (31.1%) and White (28.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Delmarie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Delmarie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino35.9% · 75
- Black or African American31.1% · 65
- White28.2% · 59
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.4% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 3
- Two or more races1.0% · 2
Popularity
Delmarie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Delmarie from the 1930s through to the 1970s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 16 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1950s peak, Delmarie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Delmarie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Delmarie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Delmarie
The name Delmarie is a combination of two separate names, Del and Marie. Del is a shortened form of the French name Delphine, which is derived from the Greek word "delphinos" meaning dolphin. The name Delphine has its roots in ancient Greek mythology and was associated with the city of Delphi, a sacred site dedicated to the god Apollo. Marie, on the other hand, is a French form of the Hebrew name Miriam, which means "beloved" or "wished-for child."
The earliest recorded use of the name Delmarie dates back to the late 19th century in parts of Europe, particularly in France and Germany. It was likely created by combining the names Del and Marie to form a unique and melodic name. While the name Delmarie does not have a direct connection to any specific historical or religious texts, its component names have rich cultural histories.
One of the earliest notable individuals with the name Delmarie was Delmarie Leclercq, a French artist born in 1892. She was known for her impressionistic paintings depicting scenes from rural France. Another individual with this name was Delmarie Hoefer, a German writer and educator who lived from 1879 to 1961. Her works focused on children's literature and exploring themes of nature and adventure.
In the 20th century, Delmarie Cobb, an American businesswoman born in 1914, made a name for herself as a successful entrepreneur in the fashion industry. She founded and ran a successful clothing company that catered to working women. Delmarie Simmons, born in 1928, was a British actress who appeared in several notable stage productions and television shows in the 1960s and 1970s.
More recently, Delmarie Poulter, born in 1952, was a prominent Australian artist known for her vibrant abstract paintings and innovative use of mixed media. Her works have been exhibited in galleries across Australia and internationally.
While the name Delmarie is not as common as some other names, it has a unique and melodic quality that has appealed to individuals throughout history. Its combination of the French and Hebrew roots Del and Marie creates a name with a rich cultural heritage and a distinctive sound.
People
Delmarie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Delmarie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Delmarie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Delmarie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 32 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Delmarie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 10,711,073 US residents.
Is Delmarie a common name?
We classify Delmarie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 47.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 54 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Delmarie most popular?
The single biggest year for Delmarie was 1960, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Delmarie is about 70 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Delmarie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 209 people with the name Delmarie, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #37,369 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Delmarie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Delmarie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Delmarie leans strongly female. 206 people counted with this name were female (95.8%), compared with 9 male bearers (4.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Delmarie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Delmarie is Hispanic at 35.9%. The next largest groups are Black (31.1%) and White (28.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Delmarie most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Delmarie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 35.9% (75 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Delmarie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Delmarie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Delmarie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Delmarie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Delmarie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Delmarie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Delmarie?
See how many people have the name Delmarie on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.