State roster

Top names in Delaware

The names most likely to appear on 1973 Delaware birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,063 Delaware births in 1973 across 286 distinct names.

Distinctively Delaware

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

#55Francisoutside the national top 200
#89Clarence#200 nationally
#91Laurenoutside the national top 200
#48Ralph#157 nationally
#73Nathaniel#169 nationally
#95Harry#189 nationally
#67Ernest#149 nationally
#90Joanna#166 nationally
#53Jermaine#127 nationally
#77Virginia#151 nationally
#68Harold#140 nationally
#87Barry#159 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer182US #1
#2Amy93US #2
#3Michelle86US #3
#4Heather77US #8
#5Lisa75US #5
#6Kimberly72US #4
#7Dawn49US #21
#8Karen48US #23
#9Angela45US #7
#10Rebecca41US #10
#11Nicole40US #11
#12Stephanie40US #9
#13Christine39US #17
#14Melissa39US #6
#15Susan37US #25
#16Laura35US #19
#17Tammy35US #15
#18Elizabeth34US #13
#19Christina33US #16
#20Mary30US #14
#21Michele30US #44
#22Denise29US #38
#23Kelly29US #18
#24Julie27US #12
#25Shannon25US #22
#26Crystal24US #48
#27Lori24US #28
#28Patricia24US #27
#29Kristin23US #78
#30Tara23US #37
#31Tracy23US #20
#32Cynthia22US #26
#33Robin22US #60
#34Renee21US #80
#35Tanya21US #50
#36Tina21US #24
#37Catherine20US #67
#38Danielle20US #49
#39Kristen20US #58
#40April19US #33
#41Deborah19US #56
#42Donna19US #55
#43Andrea18US #30
#44Ann18US #93
#45Barbara18US #63
#46Holly18US #54
#47Jessica18US #34
#48Pamela18US #47
#49Stacey17US #41
#50Teresa17US #45
#51Wendy17US #29
#52Katherine16US #64
#53Monica16US #40
#54Jill15US #62
#55Melanie15US #43
#56Sandra15US #39
#57Stacy15US #32
#58Janet14US #119
#59Maria14US #31
#60Paula14US #87
#61Rachel14US #42
#62Tonya14US #36
#63Anna13US #86
#64Carol13US #121
#65Diane13US #115
#66Erica13US #81
#67Kathleen13US #68
#68Sharon13US #57
#69Beth12US #117
#70Diana12US #85
#71Kathryn12US #107
#72Megan12US #141
#73Sarah12US #35
#74Sherry12US #76
#75Tamara12US #66
#76Theresa12US #69
#77Virginia12US #151
#78Carrie11US #46
#79Cheryl11US #74
#80Dana11US #59
#81Katina11US #120
#82Linda11US #61
#83Sheila11US #101
#84Valerie11US #96
#85Julia10US #136
#86Kristine10US #133
#87Rhonda10US #70
#88Victoria10US #95
#89Alison9US #146
#90Joanna9US #166
#91Lauren9
#92Laurie9US #106
#93Margaret9US #94
#94Melinda9US #72
#95Nancy9US #77
#96Tiffany9US #52
#97Amanda8US #51
#98Anne8US #122
#99Brenda8US #53
#100Carla8US #114

Boys

#1Michael193US #1
#2Christopher154US #2
#3James139US #4
#4David129US #5
#5William129US #9
#6Brian123US #8
#7Robert123US #7
#8John116US #6
#9Jason82US #3
#10Thomas80US #19
#11Joseph74US #12
#12Mark73US #15
#13Richard73US #16
#14Matthew71US #10
#15Daniel64US #11
#16Eric58US #13
#17Scott58US #18
#18Kevin56US #14
#19Jeffrey53US #17
#20Charles50US #23
#21Anthony48US #21
#22Steven43US #20
#23Sean41US #36
#24Andrew40US #29
#25Edward39US #39
#26Paul39US #24
#27Shawn39US #27
#28Timothy36US #22
#29Kenneth35US #28
#30Stephen33US #32
#31Gregory31US #26
#32Donald30US #38
#33Ronald28US #40
#34Jonathan27US #31
#35Keith26US #41
#36Raymond25US #60
#37Douglas24US #47
#38Joshua23US #42
#39Ryan23US #30
#40George21US #46
#41Bryan20US #43
#42Craig19US #48
#43Gary19US #44
#44Patrick18US #37
#45Adam16US #45
#46Larry16US #50
#47Peter16US #52
#48Ralph16US #157
#49Benjamin15US #55
#50Phillip15US #71
#51Todd15US #35
#52Aaron14US #34
#53Jermaine14US #127
#54Chad13US #25
#55Francis13
#56Frank13US #61
#57Jeremy13US #33
#58Shane13US #54
#59Albert12US #112
#60Henry12US #111
#61Marc12US #81
#62Samuel12US #66
#63Frederick11US #120
#64Jerry11US #57
#65Allen10US #124
#66Derek10US #69
#67Ernest10US #149
#68Harold10US #140
#69Tyrone10US #139
#70Brent9US #80
#71Carl9US #90
#72Jeffery9US #64
#73Nathaniel9US #169
#74Wayne9US #107
#75Andre8US #132
#76Brett8US #88
#77Christian8US #97
#78Jamie8US #70
#79Justin8US #51
#80Lawrence8US #104
#81Luis8US #114
#82Nicholas8US #85
#83Roy8US #117
#84Shannon8US #100
#85Troy8US #59
#86Walter8US #101
#87Barry7US #159
#88Bruce7US #134
#89Clarence7US #200
#90Curtis7US #98
#91Dennis7US #56
#92Derrick7US #87
#93Eugene7US #144
#94Gerald7US #102
#95Harry7US #189
#96Marcus7US #72
#97Philip7US #91
#98Randy7US #79
#99Ricky7US #133
#100Vincent7US #99

On the move since 1972

Rising

↑49Ralph#48
↑45Kristen#39
↑43Catherine#37
↑41Monica#53
↑39Kristin#29
↑38Renee#34
↑37Jermaine#53
↑35Raymond#36

Falling

↓46Brenda#99
↓45Dennis#91
↓45Vincent#100
↓40Theresa#76
↓38Sharon#68
↓38Bruce#88
↓34Dana#80
↓33Troy#85

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1972 rankings.