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Popular baby names in Delaware
Compare the boy and girl names recorded most often in this state.
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Leading boy name
John
15,423 recorded births
Leading girl name
Mary
8,441 recorded births
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Boy names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| John | 1 | 15,423 |
| William | 2 | 13,954 |
| James | 3 | 13,669 |
| Robert | 4 | 13,079 |
| Michael | 5 | 12,926 |
| David | 6 | 10,108 |
| Joseph | 7 | 8,545 |
| Charles | 8 | 7,123 |
| Richard | 9 | 6,809 |
| Thomas | 10 | 6,779 |
| Christopher | 11 | 6,334 |
| Matthew | 12 | 5,229 |
| Daniel | 13 | 4,972 |
| Anthony | 14 | 4,432 |
| George | 15 | 4,245 |
| Andrew | 16 | 4,207 |
| Mark | 17 | 4,156 |
| Edward | 18 | 3,817 |
| Brian | 19 | 3,788 |
| Paul | 20 | 3,751 |
| Kevin | 21 | 3,742 |
| Donald | 22 | 3,500 |
| Joshua | 23 | 3,337 |
| Steven | 24 | 3,197 |
| Jeffrey | 25 | 3,178 |
| Ryan | 26 | 3,128 |
| Stephen | 27 | 2,950 |
| Kenneth | 28 | 2,851 |
| Nicholas | 29 | 2,726 |
| Ronald | 30 | 2,698 |
| Timothy | 31 | 2,662 |
| Eric | 32 | 2,629 |
| Jason | 33 | 2,612 |
| Samuel | 34 | 2,326 |
| Jonathan | 35 | 2,292 |
| Benjamin | 36 | 2,271 |
| Jacob | 37 | 2,157 |
| Brandon | 38 | 2,135 |
| Alexander | 39 | 2,080 |
| Justin | 40 | 2,037 |
| Gregory | 41 | 1,910 |
| Tyler | 42 | 1,880 |
| Francis | 43 | 1,862 |
| Zachary | 44 | 1,841 |
| Patrick | 45 | 1,802 |
| Frank | 46 | 1,784 |
| Scott | 47 | 1,772 |
| Gary | 48 | 1,770 |
| Raymond | 49 | 1,710 |
| Kyle | 50 | 1,687 |
| Sean | 51 | 1,673 |
| Harry | 52 | 1,635 |
| Walter | 53 | 1,633 |
| Henry | 54 | 1,584 |
| Aaron | 55 | 1,484 |
| Nathan | 56 | 1,392 |
| Keith | 57 | 1,379 |
| Adam | 58 | 1,351 |
| Peter | 59 | 1,329 |
| Noah | 60 | 1,324 |
| Wayne | 61 | 1,307 |
| Douglas | 62 | 1,302 |
| Jordan | 63 | 1,259 |
| Dylan | 64 | 1,241 |
| Bruce | 65 | 1,205 |
| Christian | 65 | 1,205 |
| Ethan | 67 | 1,200 |
| Logan | 68 | 1,194 |
| Larry | 69 | 1,164 |
| Lawrence | 70 | 1,149 |
| Shawn | 71 | 1,147 |
| Howard | 72 | 1,134 |
| Vincent | 73 | 1,110 |
| Liam | 74 | 1,107 |
| Albert | 75 | 1,098 |
| Ralph | 76 | 1,090 |
| Jack | 77 | 1,074 |
| Bryan | 78 | 1,066 |
| Dennis | 79 | 1,060 |
| Cameron | 80 | 1,040 |
| Elijah | 81 | 1,028 |
| Luke | 82 | 1,021 |
| Mason | 83 | 996 |
| Austin | 83 | 996 |
| Carl | 85 | 992 |
| Louis | 86 | 974 |
| Arthur | 87 | 969 |
| Jeremy | 88 | 940 |
| Eugene | 89 | 920 |
| Philip | 90 | 884 |
| Harold | 91 | 857 |
| Gerald | 92 | 833 |
| Theodore | 93 | 817 |
| Gabriel | 94 | 810 |
| Chase | 95 | 796 |
| Aiden | 96 | 795 |
| Evan | 97 | 792 |
| Ian | 98 | 790 |
| Jayden | 99 | 782 |
| Caleb | 100 | 771 |
Girl names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 1 | 8,441 |
| Elizabeth | 2 | 5,213 |
| Jennifer | 3 | 4,073 |
| Patricia | 4 | 4,024 |
| Barbara | 5 | 3,737 |
| Margaret | 6 | 3,614 |
| Linda | 7 | 3,098 |
| Susan | 8 | 3,075 |
| Sarah | 9 | 3,056 |
| Lisa | 10 | 2,948 |
| Karen | 11 | 2,820 |
| Jessica | 12 | 2,812 |
| Deborah | 13 | 2,654 |
| Kimberly | 14 | 2,575 |
| Nancy | 15 | 2,440 |
| Dorothy | 16 | 2,434 |
| Ashley | 17 | 2,402 |
| Emily | 18 | 2,392 |
| Donna | 19 | 2,252 |
| Helen | 20 | 2,202 |
| Catherine | 21 | 2,190 |
| Amanda | 22 | 2,175 |
| Michelle | 23 | 2,133 |
| Anna | 24 | 2,121 |
| Stephanie | 25 | 2,112 |
| Kathleen | 26 | 2,074 |
| Sandra | 27 | 2,039 |
| Sharon | 28 | 2,033 |
| Rebecca | 29 | 1,964 |
| Carol | 30 | 1,949 |
| Laura | 31 | 1,883 |
| Ruth | 32 | 1,867 |
| Melissa | 33 | 1,843 |
| Lauren | 34 | 1,831 |
| Betty | 35 | 1,807 |
| Amy | 35 | 1,807 |
| Christine | 37 | 1,782 |
| Samantha | 38 | 1,737 |
| Emma | 39 | 1,689 |
| Heather | 40 | 1,677 |
| Nicole | 41 | 1,663 |
| Katherine | 42 | 1,658 |
| Kelly | 43 | 1,640 |
| Cynthia | 44 | 1,631 |
| Diane | 45 | 1,567 |
| Olivia | 46 | 1,538 |
| Victoria | 47 | 1,514 |
| Megan | 48 | 1,480 |
| Angela | 49 | 1,431 |
| Marie | 50 | 1,415 |
| Rachel | 51 | 1,404 |
| Doris | 52 | 1,392 |
| Grace | 53 | 1,383 |
| Charlotte | 54 | 1,370 |
| Ann | 55 | 1,368 |
| Virginia | 56 | 1,342 |
| Christina | 56 | 1,342 |
| Julia | 58 | 1,336 |
| Janet | 59 | 1,332 |
| Joan | 60 | 1,330 |
| Madison | 61 | 1,328 |
| Carolyn | 61 | 1,328 |
| Frances | 63 | 1,323 |
| Pamela | 64 | 1,310 |
| Kathryn | 65 | 1,292 |
| Dawn | 66 | 1,278 |
| Alexis | 67 | 1,276 |
| Danielle | 68 | 1,271 |
| Shirley | 69 | 1,261 |
| Taylor | 70 | 1,222 |
| Abigail | 71 | 1,215 |
| Theresa | 72 | 1,212 |
| Sophia | 73 | 1,200 |
| Alice | 74 | 1,196 |
| Erin | 75 | 1,182 |
| Jean | 76 | 1,161 |
| Jacqueline | 77 | 1,152 |
| Sara | 78 | 1,146 |
| Andrea | 79 | 1,145 |
| Evelyn | 80 | 1,143 |
| Ava | 81 | 1,127 |
| Brenda | 82 | 1,122 |
| Joyce | 83 | 1,119 |
| Cheryl | 84 | 1,114 |
| Hannah | 85 | 1,110 |
| Isabella | 86 | 1,100 |
| Robin | 87 | 1,097 |
| Denise | 88 | 1,090 |
| Jane | 89 | 1,063 |
| Brittany | 90 | 1,043 |
| Anne | 91 | 1,040 |
| Amber | 92 | 1,003 |
| Kayla | 93 | 966 |
| Mildred | 94 | 958 |
| Judith | 95 | 949 |
| Michele | 96 | 942 |
| Morgan | 97 | 914 |
| Lillian | 98 | 911 |
| Shannon | 99 | 904 |
| Natalie | 100 | 892 |