Holding steady.
Popularity of Delmont since 1912
Babies named Delmont per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1922, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Delmont's real moment was 1914.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 107 |
| 1920s | 141 |
| 1930s | 114 |
| 1940s | 80 |
| 1950s | 24 |
| 1960s | 38 |
| 1970s | 31 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Delmont is a rare American name that first entered the Social Security Administration's records in 1912, during a period when invented and compound names were fashionable. It reached its highest usage in 1914, the same year it achieved its peak rank, though it has never been a common name. The name's trajectory has remained stable and very low, with no recent revival. Its top states of usage are not recorded due to scarcity, but it likely appeared in areas with Italian-American or French-influenced communities. Delmont remains a distinctive choice that harks back to early twentieth-century naming trends.
Delmont is a modern American coinage, likely a combination of the prefix 'Del-' (as in Delbert or Delmar) with the suffix '-mont' (from French mont, meaning 'mountain'). It may also be an Anglicized variant of the Italian surname Delmonte. The name first appeared in U.S. records in 1912 and saw peak usage in 1914, but has remained very rare since the 1930s.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Del, Monty
Variants: Delmonte
Sibling names for Delmont
Names that share Delmont's style, for a brother or sister.
