Delmont
From the French 'delmont' meaning "beautiful mountain".
Name Census estimates that about 149 living Americans carry the first name Delmont. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Delmont today is around 72 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Delmont births was 1922 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Delmont. 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 Delmont is about 72 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Delmonts were born before 1964.
People living today
149
~ 1 in 2,300,365 Americans
Peak year
1922
21 babies that year
Average age
72
years old
1979 SSA rank
#4,158
Tracked since 1912
Census
Delmont in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 237 people with the first name Delmont, which placed it at #34,427 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
#34,427
National first-name rank
People counted
237
237 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
67.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Delmont
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Delmont is White at 67.9%. The next largest groups are Black (25.3%) and Hispanic (3.0%). 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 Delmont 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 Delmont at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White67.9% · 161
- Black or African American25.3% · 60
- Hispanic or Latino3.0% · 7
- Two or more races2.1% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 2
Popularity
Delmont: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Delmont from the 1910s through to the 1970s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 141 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Delmont 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 Delmont during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Delmonts live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Maine, Pennsylvania, Minnesota recorded the most babies named Delmont, while Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Maine recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 18 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Delmont
The name Delmont is a combination of two words from Old French, "del" meaning "of the" and "mont" meaning "mountain." It first emerged in the late 12th century as a surname given to those who lived near or on a mountain. The earliest recorded use of Delmont as a given name dates back to the 13th century in the region of modern-day France and Belgium.
While not explicitly mentioned in religious texts or ancient scriptures, the name's linguistic roots can be traced back to the Latin word "mons," which also means "mountain." This connection suggests a possible association with the natural landscape or a reference to one's place of origin being near a prominent mountain range.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Delmont was a French nobleman, Delmont de Montfort, who lived in the late 13th century and was a prominent figure during the Crusades. Another notable bearer of the name was Delmont Beauregard, a French military commander who fought in the Hundred Years' War in the 15th century.
In the 16th century, Delmont Lautrec, a French painter and member of the Mannerist art movement, gained recognition for his portraiture and religious works. A century later, Delmont Rousseau, a French philosopher and writer, made significant contributions to the Enlightenment era with his writings on social contract theory and political philosophy.
Moving into the 19th century, Delmont Pasteur, a French chemist and microbiologist, is remembered for his groundbreaking work on the germ theory of disease and the development of pasteurization. His contributions to the field of microbiology and public health have had a lasting impact.
While the name Delmont has its roots in the French language and culture, it has been adopted and used in various parts of the world throughout history, often carrying with it a sense of connection to nature and a mountainous heritage.
People
Delmont + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Delmont 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
Delmont: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Delmont?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 149 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Delmont 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 2,300,365 US residents.
Is Delmont a common name?
We classify Delmont as "Very Rare". It ranks above 70.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 535 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Delmont most popular?
The single biggest year for Delmont was 1922, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Delmont is about 72 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Delmont in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 237 people with the name Delmont, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,427 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 Delmont 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 Delmont?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Delmont appears almost entirely male. Of the 235 people counted with this name, 99.1% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Delmont?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Delmont is White at 67.9%. The next largest groups are Black (25.3%) and Hispanic (3.0%). 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 Delmont most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Delmont in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.9% (161 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 Delmont in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Delmont a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Delmont in the SSA data are male. 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 Delmont still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Delmont 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 Delmont 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 share the name Delmont?
You can see how many Americans are named Delmont on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.