State roster

Top names in Delaware

The names most likely to appear on 1974 Delaware birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,112 Delaware births in 1974 across 297 distinct names.

Distinctively Delaware

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

#52Harryoutside the national top 200
#72Ellenoutside the national top 200
#69Dwayne#188 nationally
#71Howard#186 nationally
#86Cameronoutside the national top 200
#67Theodore#180 nationally
#88Clarenceoutside the national top 200
#89Francisoutside the national top 200
#94Prestonoutside the national top 200
#100Dariusoutside the national top 200
#66Marvin#163 nationally
#92Lauren#187 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer207US #1
#2Amy81US #2
#3Heather79US #4
#4Michelle75US #3
#5Kimberly58US #6
#6Melissa56US #7
#7Nicole52US #11
#8Lisa51US #8
#9Stephanie51US #9
#10Kelly50US #15
#11Mary44US #13
#12Dawn43US #22
#13Karen39US #26
#14Angela36US #5
#15Christina36US #16
#16Susan33US #27
#17Christine32US #19
#18Elizabeth32US #12
#19Tammy32US #24
#20Tracy32US #23
#21Crystal30US #49
#22Shannon30US #18
#23Laura29US #21
#24Andrea28US #35
#25Denise28US #53
#26Rebecca27US #10
#27Lori26US #30
#28Stacey26US #48
#29Jessica25US #17
#30Patricia25US #29
#31Erin24US #47
#32Tara24US #39
#33April23US #28
#34Danielle23US #40
#35Katherine23US #62
#36Kristen23US #45
#37Wendy22US #32
#38Michele21US #50
#39Robin20US #63
#40Sarah20US #20
#41Tanya20US #46
#42Tina20US #25
#43Kristin19US #72
#44Julie18US #14
#45Dana17US #55
#46Monica17US #43
#47Sandra17US #44
#48Stacy17US #38
#49Theresa17US #79
#50Holly16US #56
#51Pamela16US #54
#52Rachel16US #36
#53Sharon16US #70
#54Deborah15US #68
#55Donna15US #67
#56Linda15US #75
#57Melanie15US #51
#58Renee15US #85
#59Tiffany15US #41
#60Barbara14US #77
#61Catherine14US #73
#62Jacqueline14US #83
#63Laurie14US #116
#64Tracey14US #108
#65Maria13US #31
#66Victoria13US #104
#67Amanda12US #34
#68Cynthia12US #33
#69Jill12US #58
#70Joy12US #109
#71Megan12US #105
#72Ellen11
#73Amber10US #92
#74Brandy10US #80
#75Carolyn10US #118
#76Carrie10US #42
#77Emily10US #69
#78Erica10US #74
#79Gina10US #84
#80Kathleen10US #76
#81Leslie10US #65
#82Shelly10US #107
#83Suzanne10US #111
#84Tamara10US #64
#85Teresa10US #52
#86Tonya10US #37
#87Anita9US #144
#88Brenda9US #59
#89Diane9US #129
#90Julia9US #136
#91Kathryn9US #98
#92Lauren9US #187
#93Paula9US #96
#94Regina9US #113
#95Rhonda9US #86
#96Sherry9US #89
#97Tricia9US #143
#98Virginia9US #160
#99Alison8US #135
#100Angel8US #183

Boys

#1Michael178US #1
#2John147US #6
#3Christopher145US #3
#4James131US #5
#5David128US #4
#6Brian126US #8
#7Robert120US #7
#8William118US #10
#9Jason93US #2
#10Matthew70US #9
#11Daniel69US #11
#12Mark60US #16
#13Charles55US #23
#14Eric55US #13
#15Joseph55US #12
#16Kevin55US #14
#17Jeffrey54US #15
#18Thomas53US #20
#19Timothy53US #22
#20Richard51US #17
#21Anthony49US #21
#22Steven44US #19
#23Scott43US #18
#24Stephen43US #35
#25Sean42US #37
#26Edward40US #40
#27Andrew37US #28
#28Paul37US #27
#29Gregory35US #31
#30Shawn35US #30
#31Jonathan34US #33
#32Donald31US #41
#33Kenneth31US #34
#34George29US #49
#35Dennis24US #59
#36Keith24US #44
#37Ronald24US #42
#38Todd20US #39
#39Aaron19US #32
#40Benjamin19US #46
#41Bryan19US #45
#42Joshua19US #29
#43Adam17US #36
#44Ryan17US #25
#45Carl16US #89
#46Douglas16US #53
#47Peter16US #50
#48Phillip16US #70
#49Samuel16US #60
#50Gary15US #48
#51Jeremy15US #24
#52Harry14
#53Patrick14US #38
#54Troy14US #63
#55Alexander13US #112
#56Damon13US #110
#57Jermaine13US #151
#58Louis13US #134
#59Raymond13US #62
#60Chad12US #26
#61Craig12US #57
#62Shane12US #56
#63Andre11US #132
#64Erik11US #90
#65Larry11US #55
#66Marvin11US #163
#67Theodore11US #180
#68Wayne11US #120
#69Dwayne10US #188
#70Henry10US #115
#71Howard10US #186
#72Jamie10US #68
#73Jerry10US #61
#74Justin10US #43
#75Lawrence10US #100
#76Philip10US #86
#77Russell10US #84
#78Shannon10US #101
#79Albert9US #130
#80Dale9US #145
#81Frank9US #65
#82Jose9US #47
#83Martin9US #109
#84Vincent9US #107
#85Bruce8US #136
#86Cameron8
#87Christian8US #103
#88Clarence8
#89Francis8
#90Ian8US #148
#91Jay8US #111
#92Joel8US #75
#93Marc8US #85
#94Preston8
#95Travis8US #54
#96Tyrone8US #139
#97Allen7US #125
#98Barry7US #156
#99Corey7US #77
#100Darius7

On the move since 1973

Rising

↑56Dennis#35
↑43Harry#52
↑37Tiffany#59
↑35Dana#45
↑33Sarah#40
↑31Troy#54
↑30Amanda#67
↑29Laurie#63

Falling

↓36Cynthia#68
↓35Teresa#85
↓34Francis#89
↓33Paula#93
↓32Marc#93
↓32Allen#97
↓27Tyrone#96
↓25Frank#81

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1973 rankings.