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How popular is the name Del?

Births per year, rank history and how many Dels are alive today.

Del (male) last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2021 (ranked 4789th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. The name peaked in 1997, when 6 babies were given the name, the 1761st most popular that year.

The Del you are most likely to meet is around 29 years old. Half of all Dels born in England and Wales are between 12 and 31, and there are at least 100 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Del - on average, only one in every 3,030 such rooms contains a Del.

How many babies are named Del each year?

0246200020201996: 41997: 61998: 61999: 32001: 32007: 52013: 32019: 32021: 3actual

Where does Del rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 2,3571997: ranked 1,7611998: ranked 1,8211999: ranked 2,9432001: ranked 3,1342007: ranked 3,0952013: ranked 4,6852019: ranked 4,7022021: ranked 4,789

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Del per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2021, peaking at about 6 in 1997
Del: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2021. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Del most popular?

Del peaked in 1997, when 6 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Del?

At least 100 people named Del born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Del?

Most living Dels are between 12 and 31; the most common age is about 29.

Is Del becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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