girl's name
Delicia
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,718
Delicia is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1971, when 101 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1946.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Delicia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 15 |
| 1950s | 50 |
| 1960s | 222 |
| 1970s | 753 |
| 1980s | 516 |
| 1990s | 464 |
| 2000s | 354 |
| 2010s | 165 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 20 |
How popular is Delicia?
In 2025, Delicia was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Delicia 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.
How Delicia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Délicia | Délicia is a rare spelling of Delicia, written with an acute accent and recorded about 20 times, mostly in France. | 20 |
Names that peaked alongside Delicia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Delicia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Delicia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Delicia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Delicia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Delicia
How popular is the name Delicia?
In 2025, Delicia was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Delicia a girl's or a boy's name?
Delicia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Delicia?
Delicia has 3 syllables.
When was Delicia most popular?
Delicia peaked in 1971, when 101 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Delicia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Delicia currently ranks #13,515 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.