Delmont
Masculine
Delmont is a two-syllable name with the Del- of Delbert and the -mont of French mountain names. It has a sturdy, old-fashioned sound.
How old is the name Delmont?
Delmont first appears in US birth records in 1912 — 113 years ago. The typical Delmont alive today was born around 1931, making them about 94 years old. About 100 people named Delmont are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Delmont most popular?
Delmont peaked in 1914, reaching #1545 nationally. See the whole 1914 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Delmont
American families of an earlier generation liked names that sounded like old estates, and Delmont has that sound, as if it named a house on a hill. In French it would read as of the mountain. No record says whether families meant that, but the name carries a solid, dignified air.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records a meaning for Delmont. It looks like a French place-name, of the mountain, but no record ties it to one.
Pronouncing Delmont
DEL-mont
Two syllables, stressed on the first.
Nicknames for Delmont
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1912
- Most boys named
- 192221 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1545reached in 1914
- Change vs 1977
- +28.6%9 in 1979, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Delmonts among us
people named Delmont are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Delmont sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It sounds sturdy and traditional.
- Del is a ready short form.
- People will take it for a surname or a place-name.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Delmonts are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 100 people named Delmont are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Delmont in 2025?
- Delmont is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Delmont with classmates?
- Delmont will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with D, all years combined.
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