Delmer

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Delmer first appears in the data in 1883 and has been recorded in 126 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1924 with 205 babies (rank #428 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Delmer

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Delmer yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

7,665

Total babies (all years)

126

Years in the data

205

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Delmer

Delmer Davesmanufacturer · b. 1904

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1883	7	#740
1885	5	#973
1886	6	#872
1887	5	#962
1891	5	#1,004
1893	8	#785
1894	8	#802
1897	7	#868
1899	9	#730
1900	9	#920
1901	11	#646
1902	12	#660
1903	12	#665
1904	11	#734
1905	5	#1,278
1906	9	#867
1907	24	#477
1908	17	#636
1909	20	#596
1910	18	#715
1911	25	#613
1912	45	#616
1913	66	#532
1914	80	#557
1915	113	#524
1916	137	#484
1917	154	#454
1918	160	#469
1919	188	#429
1920	189	#441
1921	194	#441
1922	180	#461
1923	204	#424
1924	205	#428
1925	190	#433
1926	186	#444
1927	181	#455
1928	185	#440
1929	192	#426
1930	178	#439
1931	171	#434
1932	176	#422
1933	158	#438
1934	185	#410
1935	182	#405
1936	181	#407
1937	172	#430
1938	180	#425
1939	155	#463
1940	134	#502
1941	131	#517
1942	134	#528
1943	123	#570
1944	113	#577
1945	96	#618
1946	127	#571
1947	112	#652
1948	109	#650
1949	80	#770
1950	81	#763
1951	80	#787
1952	80	#787
1953	77	#819
1954	86	#770
1955	82	#808
1956	72	#881
1957	51	#1,067
1958	64	#952
1959	54	#1,052
1960	54	#1,048
1961	45	#1,185
1962	45	#1,156
1963	43	#1,180
1964	40	#1,221
1965	38	#1,241
1966	42	#1,153
1967	28	#1,450
1968	38	#1,236
1969	24	#1,690
1970	32	#1,500
1971	22	#1,935
1972	23	#1,881
1973	21	#1,996
1974	23	#1,941
1975	20	#2,223
1976	29	#1,755
1977	19	#2,386
1978	17	#2,589
1979	15	#2,923
1980	10	#3,908
1981	14	#3,073
1982	14	#3,149
1983	9	#4,217
1984	8	#4,655
1985	10	#4,121
1986	7	#5,473
1987	9	#4,646
1988	11	#4,238
1989	16	#3,495
1990	16	#3,640
1992	6	#7,670
1993	5	#9,062
1994	11	#5,179
1995	7	#7,179
1996	7	#7,328
1997	11	#5,362
1999	8	#7,317
2000	8	#7,607
2001	8	#7,711
2002	6	#9,657
2003	5	#11,297
2004	8	#8,311
2006	12	#6,558
2007	9	#8,339
2008	8	#9,191
2009	8	#9,186
2010	5	#12,717
2011	5	#12,739
2012	13	#6,404
2014	8	#8,970
2015	6	#11,003
2016	5	#12,651
2017	5	#12,735
2020	7	#9,811
2021	10	#7,733
2023	10	#7,852