Delmy
A feminine name of Hispanic origin meaning "from the sea".
Name Census estimates that about 646 living Americans carry the first name Delmy. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Delmy today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Delmy births was 1992 (25 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Delmy. 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.
People living today
646
~ 1 in 530,579 Americans
Peak year
1992
25 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,173
Tracked since 1974
Census
Delmy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,459 people with the first name Delmy, which placed it at #4,265 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
#4,265
National first-name rank
People counted
4.5K
4,459 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
98.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Delmy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Delmy is Hispanic at 98.7%. The next largest groups are White (0.9%) and Black (0.1%). 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 Delmy 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 Delmy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino98.7% · 4,402
- White0.9% · 40
- Black or African American0.1% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.1% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 3
- Two or more races0.0% · 2
Popularity
Delmy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Delmy from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 172 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Delmy remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Delmy 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 Delmy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Delmys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Delmy
The name Delmy is of Spanish origin, derived from the combination of the words "del" meaning "from" and "mi" meaning "my" in Spanish. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, possibly as a surname or a descriptive nickname.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Delmy can be found in the 14th century Spanish literary work "El Conde Lucanor" by Don Juan Manuel. In this collection of tales, a character named Delmy is mentioned, suggesting that the name was in use, at least as a surname, during that time.
Historically, the name Delmy does not appear to have any direct references in religious scriptures or ancient texts. However, its Spanish roots and the meaning "from my" suggest that it may have been used as a descriptive name or a surname indicating one's origin or lineage.
Among notable individuals who have borne the name Delmy throughout history, there is Delmy Toro (1935-2009), a Salvadoran author and poet known for her works exploring themes of feminism and social justice. Another prominent figure is Delmy Rodríguez (born 1950), a Nicaraguan politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Nicaragua from 2007 to 2009.
In the field of sports, Delmy Magaña (born 1986) is a Salvadoran footballer who has played for the El Salvador women's national football team. Delmy Calzada (born 1952) is a Cuban-born American artist known for her vibrant abstract paintings and mixed media works.
Another notable individual was Delmy Vázquez (1946-2020), a Salvadoran human rights activist and feminist who fought against injustice and advocated for women's rights in El Salvador during the civil war and beyond.
While the name Delmy has its roots in Spanish culture and language, it has been adopted and used across various regions, particularly in parts of Central America and Latin America, where individuals with this name have left their mark in various fields throughout history.
People
Delmy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Delmy 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
Delmy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Delmy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 646 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Delmy 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 530,579 US residents.
Is Delmy a common name?
We classify Delmy as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 663 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Delmy most popular?
The single biggest year for Delmy was 1992, when 25 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Delmy is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Delmy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,459 people with the name Delmy, or 1.48 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,265 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 Delmy 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 Delmy?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Delmy appears almost entirely female. Of the 4,458 people counted with this name, 99.1% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Delmy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Delmy is Hispanic at 98.7%. The next largest groups are White (0.9%) and Black (0.1%). 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 Delmy most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Delmy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.7% (4,402 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 Delmy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Delmy a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Delmy 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 Delmy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Delmy 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 Delmy 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 named Delmy?
Find out how many Americans are named Delmy on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.