Delmus
Masculine
Delmus is a rare boy's name from the first years of the twentieth century, with the Del- of Delbert and a Latin-looking -mus at its close, the ending of Erasmus and Seamus.
How old is the name Delmus?
Delmus first appears in US birth records in 1907 — 118 years ago. The typical Delmus alive today was born around 1942, making them about 83 years old. About 300 people named Delmus are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Delmus most popular?
Delmus peaked in 1907, reaching #930 nationally. See the whole 1907 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Delmus
The great Dutch scholar who signed himself Desiderius Erasmus used two names that mean the same thing: Desiderius is Latin for 'desired', and Erasmus comes from a Greek word meaning 'beloved, desired'. Delmus was not built from either; it came from the Del- names of its own day with a -mus ending that sounds old and learned. It is a sturdy, unusual name.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Delmus joins a Del- front to a -mus ending, and nothing records the join.
Pronouncing Delmus
DEL-mus
Two syllables with the stress on the first.
Nicknames for Delmus
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
- 1907
- Most boys named
- 193818 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #930reached in 1907
- Change vs 1980
- −36.4%7 in 1981, from 11
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.
Delmuss among us
people named Delmus 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
Delmus 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
- Comes with Del as a ready short form.
- Almost certain to be the only one.
- Easy to say.
- People will write Delmas.
- It reads as an early-twentieth-century name.
- It has no documented meaning of its own.
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Frequently asked
- How many Delmuss are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Delmus are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Delmus in 2025?
- Delmus is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Delmus with classmates?
- Delmus 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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