Given name & surname
Delmore
“a man of the sea”
Delmore is a variant of Delmar. One French interpretation is “a man of the sea.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Delmore is a variant of Delmar. One French interpretation is “a man of the sea.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Delmore is a variant of Delmar. A possible origin is French, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Delmore through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 244
- 244 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1955. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 124 as a first name in 2020; 817 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Delmore’s family of names
Delmore has a related form in Delmar.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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