State roster

Top names in Delaware

The names most likely to appear on 1975 Delaware birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,028 Delaware births in 1975 across 301 distinct names.

Distinctively Delaware

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

#79Keishaoutside the national top 200
#85Harryoutside the national top 200
#68Dwayne#181 nationally
#60Jerome#165 nationally
#81Adrienne#186 nationally
#83Edwin#183 nationally
#97Stanley#194 nationally
#98Meredith#181 nationally
#89Maurice#169 nationally
#78Harold#153 nationally
#66Bruce#140 nationally
#86Kathy#160 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer151US #1
#2Amy87US #2
#3Kimberly73US #7
#4Heather71US #3
#5Melissa64US #4
#6Michelle60US #6
#7Angela58US #5
#8Nicole51US #10
#9Christine47US #22
#10Rebecca46US #11
#11Lisa44US #8
#12Stephanie43US #9
#13Mary42US #19
#14Christina40US #12
#15Dawn35US #23
#16Kelly32US #16
#17Susan32US #32
#18Jessica31US #13
#19April30US #25
#20Elizabeth30US #15
#21Karen30US #27
#22Amanda29US #14
#23Laura28US #20
#24Andrea27US #28
#25Carrie26US #29
#26Cynthia25US #40
#27Jill25US #46
#28Sarah25US #17
#29Wendy25US #33
#30Megan24US #69
#31Tracy24US #24
#32Danielle23US #42
#33Julie22US #18
#34Robin22US #65
#35Shannon21US #21
#36Stacy21US #34
#37Tara21US #41
#38Melanie20US #52
#39Tina20US #35
#40Catherine19US #73
#41Erin19US #38
#42Katherine19US #58
#43Kristen19US #60
#44Stacey19US #44
#45Tammy19US #31
#46Kristin18US #74
#47Pamela18US #70
#48Patricia18US #36
#49Dana16US #62
#50Rachel16US #26
#51Renee16US #87
#52Sandra16US #51
#53Sharon16US #75
#54Crystal15US #43
#55Donna15US #85
#56Michele15US #56
#57Tanya15US #50
#58Allison14US #89
#59Barbara14US #83
#60Holly14US #55
#61Tiffany14US #37
#62Tonya14US #45
#63Alicia13US #76
#64Anne13US #124
#65Deborah13US #86
#66Denise13US #64
#67Katrina13US #131
#68Samantha13US #101
#69Brandy12US #57
#70Cheryl12US #97
#71Christy12US #53
#72Colleen12US #133
#73Jamie12US #68
#74Kathleen12US #80
#75Lori12US #39
#76Margaret12US #98
#77Melinda12US #91
#78Emily11US #48
#79Keisha11
#80Theresa11US #78
#81Adrienne10US #186
#82Alison10US #127
#83Diana10US #100
#84Erica10US #63
#85Kathryn10US #99
#86Kathy10US #160
#87Laurie10US #125
#88Sara10US #54
#89Sherry10US #95
#90Teresa10US #61
#91Ann9US #104
#92Brenda9US #67
#93Christie9US #96
#94Jacqueline9US #90
#95Leslie9US #71
#96Linda9US #81
#97Maria9US #30
#98Meredith9US #181
#99Rhonda9US #93
#100Suzanne9US #121

Boys

#1Michael196US #1
#2Christopher135US #3
#3James134US #4
#4David131US #5
#5Robert122US #6
#6John115US #7
#7William98US #10
#8Brian92US #8
#9Jason91US #2
#10Matthew86US #9
#11Joseph78US #12
#12Daniel72US #11
#13Mark68US #19
#14Eric64US #13
#15Thomas61US #20
#16Kevin60US #15
#17Richard59US #16
#18Jeffrey56US #14
#19Charles50US #25
#20Anthony49US #21
#21Andrew46US #28
#22Timothy43US #22
#23Gregory39US #33
#24Scott38US #17
#25Shawn38US #31
#26Edward37US #41
#27Ronald37US #46
#28Steven35US #18
#29Donald34US #42
#30Joshua34US #26
#31Benjamin32US #36
#32Jonathan32US #30
#33Kenneth31US #35
#34Paul30US #29
#35Stephen28US #34
#36Gary25US #50
#37Keith24US #49
#38Aaron21US #32
#39Ryan20US #23
#40Todd20US #43
#41George19US #53
#42Patrick19US #39
#43Bryan18US #47
#44Jeremy18US #24
#45Frank17US #66
#46Larry17US #56
#47Nathan17US #45
#48Sean17US #40
#49Jamie16US #62
#50Raymond16US #63
#51Chad15US #27
#52Craig15US #58
#53Dennis15US #59
#54Peter15US #54
#55Samuel15US #61
#56Wayne15US #120
#57Douglas14US #55
#58Jerry13US #65
#59Adam12US #38
#60Jerome12US #165
#61Arthur11US #128
#62Brandon11US #44
#63Roger11US #97
#64Walter11US #112
#65Andre10US #123
#66Bruce10US #140
#67Carl10US #91
#68Dwayne10US #181
#69Lawrence10US #110
#70Philip10US #85
#71Rodney10US #76
#72Shane10US #57
#73Albert9US #129
#74Allen9US #127
#75Brett9US #92
#76Damon9US #114
#77Frederick9US #141
#78Harold9US #153
#79Nicholas9US #81
#80Randy9US #78
#81Christian8US #103
#82Corey8US #71
#83Edwin8US #183
#84Gerald8US #108
#85Harry8
#86Ian8US #144
#87Jesse8US #64
#88Justin8US #37
#89Maurice8US #169
#90Alexander7US #105
#91Erik7US #87
#92Ernest7US #161
#93Johnny7US #86
#94Leonard7US #166
#95Marc7US #89
#96Russell7US #82
#97Stanley7US #194
#98Barry6US #164
#99Bradley6US #52
#100Brent6US #79

On the move since 1974

Rising

↑51Carrie#25
↑45Amanda#22
↑42Cynthia#26
↑42Jill#27
↑41Megan#30
↑36Frank#45
↑24Tonya#62
↑23Jamie#49

Falling

↓48Lori#75
↓41Denise#66
↓40Linda#96
↓35Alexander#90
↓33Crystal#54
↓33Harry#85
↓32Jacqueline#94
↓32Maria#97

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1974 rankings.