Delbra
A feminine variant of the name Debra, derived from French meaning "industrious" or "worker".
Name Census estimates that about 236 living Americans carry the first name Delbra. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Delbra today is around 70 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Delbra births was 1952 (35 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Delbra. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Delbra is about 70 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Delbras were born before 1966.
People living today
236
~ 1 in 1,452,349 Americans
Peak year
1952
35 babies that year
Average age
70
years old
1966 SSA rank
#6,805
Tracked since 1948
Census
Delbra in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 284 people with the first name Delbra, which placed it at #30,583 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#30,583
National first-name rank
People counted
284
284 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
67.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Delbra
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Delbra is Black at 67.3%. The next largest groups are White (29.9%) and Two or More Races (2.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Delbra described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Delbra at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American67.3% · 191
- White29.9% · 85
- Two or more races2.5% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
Popularity
Delbra: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Delbra from the 1940s through to the 1960s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 263 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Delbra by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Delbra during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Delbras live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana recorded the most babies named Delbra, while North Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 11 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Delbra
The given name Delbra is a relatively modern creation without a clear linguistic or cultural origin. It does not appear to be derived from any ancient languages or historical sources. The earliest recorded instances of the name seem to be from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, although its popularity remained quite limited.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Delbra was Delbra Wilkins, an American woman born in 1882 in Tennessee. Little is known about her life, but she is mentioned in some census records from the early 20th century.
Another notable figure was Delbra Edmondson (1907-1994), an American journalist and author who wrote several books on the history of Texas and the American Southwest. She was born in San Antonio and spent much of her career working for various newspapers and publications in the region.
In the mid-20th century, Delbra Merle (1923-2015) was a Canadian actress and singer who appeared in several films and television shows. She was born in Alberta and had a successful career in both Canada and the United States.
Delbra Kalick (1933-2018) was an American artist and painter known for her abstract expressionist works. She lived and worked primarily in New York City and had several solo exhibitions throughout her career.
One of the more recent individuals with the name is Delbra Fairweather (born 1959), an Australian artist and sculptor. She is best known for her large-scale public art installations and has been commissioned to create works for various cities and institutions around the world.
While the name Delbra has been used sporadically throughout the past century, it has never achieved widespread popularity or recognition. Its origins and meaning remain somewhat obscure, as it does not appear to be rooted in any specific linguistic or cultural tradition.
People
Delbra + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Delbra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Delbra: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Delbra?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 236 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Delbra going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,452,349 US residents.
Is Delbra a common name?
We classify Delbra as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 337 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Delbra most popular?
The single biggest year for Delbra was 1952, when 35 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Delbra is about 70 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Delbra in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 284 people with the name Delbra, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #30,583 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Delbra in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Delbra?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Delbra appears almost entirely female. Of the 287 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Delbra?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Delbra is Black at 67.3%. The next largest groups are White (29.9%) and Two or More Races (2.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Delbra most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Delbra in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.3% (191 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Delbra in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Delbra a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Delbra in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Delbra still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Delbra in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Delbra can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Delbra?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.