Delton

Popularity Trends

The name Delton is the #3,977 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 4,721 recorded births since 1908. This represents the 48.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 48.6% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,755 (61.7% percentile) for all time with 4,721 births since 1908.

Delton first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1908 (first recorded for boys in 1908).

For boys, Delton reached its peak popularity in 1933, achieving the 13.8% percentile (ranked #449) with 75 births per million. The name was most common in 1933, with 75 births per million (ranked 13.8% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Delton ranks #899 for boys (1.3% percentile) with 9 births per million, which is 12.3% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Delton".

1908 2023 19082023

Key Statistics

Total Births

4,721

Peak Births

Peak Year

1933

First Recorded

1908

Peak Percentile

13.8%

Current Percentile

1.3%

Peak Rank

#449

Current Rank

#899

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Delton", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Delton.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Delton's popularity from 1905 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Delton at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Delton range from Vernell at 92.2% correlation to Darold at 89.1% correlation, with an average correlation level of 90.3%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Donald with 1.4M births (100% boys) and the least popular is Nadene with 1.9K births (100% girls).

Delton's share of births peaked at 75.5 births per million for boys in 1933. It reached its lowest point of 7.8 births per million (10% of peak) in 2015. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Delton had 9.3 births per million, 12% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Vernell

10.5k

92.18% (very strong)

Marlin

22.6k

91.29% (very strong)

Donal

3,712

91.01% (very strong)

Verdell

3,425

90.84% (very strong)

Hortencia

3,958

90.57% (very strong)

Nadene

1,890

90.45% (very strong)

Lavon

11.3k

89.94% (very strong)

Bernell

2,308

89.83% (very strong)

Verlon

2,024

89.39% (very strong)

Marvis

2,468

89.33% (very strong)

Donald

1.4M

89.27% (very strong)

Darold

4,195

89.07% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Delton

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Delton. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Delton is pronounced as DEHL-tuhn, which has 2 syllables.

DEHL-tuhn

100.0%

DEHL-tuhn (2 syllables)

100.0% confidence

D EH1 L T AH0 N

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like D EH1 L T AH0 N) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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