State roster

Top names in Delaware

The names most likely to appear on 1947 Delaware birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,446 Delaware births in 1947 across 262 distinct names.

Distinctively Delaware

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Delaware more than they say America.

#83Carltonoutside the national top 200
#87Irvinoutside the national top 200
#80Alexander#190 nationally
#72Marian#179 nationally
#95Bernadetteoutside the national top 200
#47Franklin#152 nationally
#98Faithoutside the national top 200
#68Roland#166 nationally
#81Florence#159 nationally
#91Maryann#157 nationally
#81Benjamin#144 nationally
#76Sara#138 nationally

Girls

#1Linda176US #1
#2Mary138US #2
#3Patricia136US #3
#4Barbara117US #4
#5Carol98US #6
#6Margaret90US #16
#7Sandra86US #5
#8Nancy84US #7
#9Susan82US #8
#10Kathleen58US #11
#11Diane52US #18
#12Joyce48US #20
#13Sharon48US #9
#14Elizabeth47US #25
#15Carolyn46US #15
#16Janet46US #23
#17Shirley42US #19
#18Joan41US #30
#19Joanne41US #56
#20Judith40US #12
#21Deborah38US #62
#22Donna36US #10
#23Beverly33US #31
#24Elaine33US #50
#25Jane32US #36
#26Ruth32US #44
#27Karen30US #13
#28Cheryl29US #24
#29Phyllis27US #37
#30Frances26US #39
#31Jean26US #40
#32Catherine25US #46
#33Helen25US #38
#34Janice25US #22
#35Virginia25US #34
#36Betty24US #17
#37Cynthia24US #33
#38Doris24US #58
#39Marie23US #57
#40Brenda22US #21
#41Christine22US #45
#42Charlotte21US #68
#43Constance21US #100
#44Bonnie20US #35
#45Dorothy20US #26
#46Jacqueline20US #59
#47Lois20US #63
#48Alice19US #47
#49Ann19US #41
#50Gloria19US #27
#51Jo18US #51
#52Judy17US #14
#53Suzanne17US #53
#54Anna16US #92
#55Ellen16US #61
#56Marilyn16US #29
#57Marjorie16US #106
#58Norma16US #82
#59Peggy16US #42
#60Rosemary16US #80
#61Darlene15US #71
#62Sarah15US #93
#63Connie14US #43
#64Gail14US #49
#65Carole13US #102
#66Diana13US #48
#67Eileen13US #91
#68Pamela13US #28
#69Dianne12US #83
#70Lorraine12US #84
#71Lynn12US #75
#72Marian12US #179
#73Paula12US #54
#74Rebecca12US #52
#75Sally12US #70
#76Sara12US #138
#77Irene11US #107
#78June11US #120
#79Lynda11US #77
#80Theresa11US #85
#81Florence10US #159
#82Geraldine10US #78
#83Julia10US #116
#84Kathryn10US #55
#85Louise10US #99
#86Martha10US #32
#87Maureen10US #98
#88Rita10US #60
#89Sylvia10US #97
#90Marlene9US #114
#91Maryann9US #157
#92Mildred9US #109
#93Rose9US #65
#94Wanda9US #66
#95Bernadette8
#96Claudia8US #122
#97Evelyn8US #72
#98Faith8
#99Georgia8US #129
#100Gwendolyn8US #130

Boys

#1William236US #4
#2John226US #3
#3Robert217US #2
#4James207US #1
#5David126US #6
#6Richard126US #5
#7Charles118US #9
#8Thomas109US #8
#9Joseph103US #14
#10George90US #16
#11Ronald81US #11
#12Michael65US #7
#13Edward59US #19
#14Paul58US #18
#15Donald53US #13
#16Kenneth53US #15
#17Wayne40US #30
#18Daniel36US #22
#19Bruce34US #29
#20Harry34US #54
#21Larry34US #10
#22Walter34US #34
#23Gary32US #12
#24Dennis30US #17
#25Gerald30US #28
#26Frank29US #23
#27Henry29US #46
#28Arthur28US #38
#29Ralph27US #50
#30Raymond27US #27
#31Stephen27US #21
#32Francis24US #84
#33Carl23US #40
#34Roger23US #25
#35Alfred21US #96
#36Howard21US #62
#37Lawrence20US #32
#38Samuel20US #72
#39Steven20US #24
#40Barry19US #68
#41Eugene19US #59
#42Louis19US #64
#43Douglas18US #31
#44Alan17US #45
#45Anthony17US #41
#46Mark17US #47
#47Franklin16US #152
#48Peter16US #36
#49Albert15US #55
#50Leonard15US #71
#51Glenn14US #70
#52Jerry14US #20
#53Martin14US #90
#54Roy14US #48
#55Norman13US #81
#56Terry13US #26
#57Allen12US #73
#58Gregory12US #33
#59Jeffrey12US #66
#60Philip12US #57
#61Phillip12US #74
#62Ray12US #97
#63Clarence11US #88
#64Russell11US #69
#65Vincent11US #105
#66Clifford10US #101
#67Harold10US #35
#68Roland10US #166
#69Dale9US #63
#70Fred9US #56
#71Leroy9US #98
#72Timothy9US #52
#73Brian8US #95
#74Earl8US #83
#75Frederick8US #78
#76Gene8US #103
#77Leon8US #117
#78Stanley8US #67
#79Victor8US #121
#80Alexander7US #190
#81Benjamin7US #144
#82Bernard7US #100
#83Carlton7
#84Don7US #86
#85Ernest7US #75
#86Harvey7US #131
#87Irvin7
#88Jay7US #119
#89Marvin7US #89
#90Patrick7US #53
#91Willie7US #42
#92Arnold6US #149
#93Christopher6US #127
#94Curtis6US #99
#95Edwin6US #114
#96Gilbert6US #146
#97Gordon6US #111
#98Herbert6US #104
#99Jack6US #37
#100Lee6US #92

On the move since 1946

Rising

↑54Cheryl#28
↑42Glenn#51
↑32Roland#68
↑31Franklin#47
↑27Arthur#28
↑26Martin#53
↑25Mark#46
↑25Norman#55

Falling

↓50Martha#86
↓42Geraldine#82
↓42Stanley#78
↓41Rose#93
↓41Frederick#75
↓39Jack#99
↓34Kathryn#84
↓34Ernest#85

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1946 rankings.