Delmar

Boy name

Delmar has been given to 14,376 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1927.

Meaning & origin

Contraction of Delamare and de la Mare, from places in Normandy named La Mare (“the pond”). In the US, also borrowed from Catalan del Mar (“of the sea”).

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

14,376

Peak year

1927 (360 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

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