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    The first name Delmer

    A boy’s name.

    2 syllables Male

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Delmer at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 5 boys born in the United States were named Delmer, the 12,484th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1924, when 205 were.

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    7,670
    babies named Delmer since 1880
    #12,484
    rank in 2025
    1924
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Delmer

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Delmer Daves
      American film director, producer, and screenwriter (1904–1977)

    Questions

    Is Delmer a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 7,670 US babies named Delmer since 1880 were boys.
    When was Delmer most popular?
    1924 in the United States, when 205 babies were named Delmer, its highest rank at 428th.