Given name & surname
Delpha
“woman from Delphi; resembling a dolphin”
Delpha is a variant of Delphina. One Greek interpretation is “woman from Delphi; resembling a dolphin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Delpha is a variant of Delphina. One Greek interpretation is “woman from Delphi; resembling a dolphin.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Delpha is a variant of Delphina. An origin associated with Delphina is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Delpha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,025
- 0 boys · 2,025 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 74 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 girls is 5 in 1979. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 74 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 505 as a first name in 2020; 114 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.
Delpha’s family of names
Delpha has a related form in Delphina.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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