girl's name
Delfina
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 4,155
Delfina is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1925, when 86 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 132,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1884.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Delfina over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 |
| 1890s | 68 |
| 1900s | 96 |
| 1910s | 313 |
| 1920s | 634 |
| 1930s | 470 |
| 1940s | 443 |
| 1950s | 412 |
| 1960s | 322 |
| 1970s | 313 |
| 1980s | 265 |
| 1990s | 199 |
| 2000s | 193 |
| 2010s | 191 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 106 |
How popular is Delfina?
In 2025, Delfina was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Delfina is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Delfina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Delfina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Delfina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Delfina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Delfina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Delfina
How popular is the name Delfina?
In 2025, Delfina was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Delfina a girl's or a boy's name?
Delfina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Delfina?
Delfina has 3 syllables.
When was Delfina most popular?
Delfina peaked in 1925, when 86 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Delfina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Delfina currently ranks #5,158 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.