Popularity of the Name Delphia

As people move away from the traditional names of times past, parents are increasingly seeking unique names for their children. Naming children after places started becoming popular several years ago, when a large influx of girls named Madison entered the world. Madison quickly became one of the top ten girl's names, and people started looking to more exotic and unique place-based names.

Woman from Delphi

Delphia is a Greek name in origin, meaning "woman from Delphi." Delphi is both an ancient site and a modern town in Greece, located on the southwestern flank of Mount Parnassus. In ancient times, it housed an important oracle in Greek culture, and it was the center for worship of the god Apollo.

Popularity

According to Wolfram Alpha's name statistics database for the United States, Delphia was a much more widely used name between 1880 and 1940 than it is today. The most common age of a woman named Delphia is currently 84, with an age distribution between around 80 to 100 years. There are an estimated 760 people with the name Delphia alive today in the United States. Approximately one in 300,000 people are named Delphia, and it ranks 4,443rd in names. The name is much more common in Greece.

The name Delphia is not currently a very popular one in the U.S. It may carry meaning for people of Greek origin, or even those who have visited Greece, but it is also simply a beautiful and unique name. A daughter named Delphia is unlikely to meet someone who shares her name.