State roster

Top names in Delaware

The names most likely to appear on 1978 Delaware birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,337 Delaware births in 1978 across 306 distinct names.

Distinctively Delaware

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

#49Francisoutside the national top 200
#68Devonoutside the national top 200
#57Jermaine#188 nationally
#72Clarenceoutside the national top 200
#74Harryoutside the national top 200
#81Franklinoutside the national top 200
#84Ebony#198 nationally
#92Alexisoutside the national top 200
#93Rolandoutside the national top 200
#96Autumn#200 nationally
#78Laurie#169 nationally
#80Ernest#171 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer170US #1
#2Kelly80US #12
#3Melissa76US #2
#4Heather72US #5
#5Michelle67US #9
#6Kimberly63US #13
#7Elizabeth58US #14
#8Jessica57US #3
#9Angela54US #7
#10Nicole54US #10
#11Christina53US #15
#12Lisa47US #11
#13Amy46US #4
#14Erin44US #21
#15Laura41US #19
#16Sarah39US #8
#17Stephanie39US #16
#18Amanda37US #6
#19Crystal37US #18
#20Shannon35US #22
#21Mary34US #24
#22Rebecca32US #17
#23Christine30US #29
#24Katherine30US #38
#25Danielle29US #31
#26Jamie28US #20
#27Jill28US #46
#28Megan27US #41
#29Andrea26US #23
#30Karen23US #39
#31April22US #27
#32Susan22US #49
#33Tina22US #45
#34Julie21US #26
#35Stacey21US #53
#36Tiffany21US #32
#37Lauren20US #80
#38Rachel20US #25
#39Stacy20US #44
#40Kathryn19US #57
#41Katie19US #90
#42Beth18US #107
#43Dawn18US #52
#44Holly18US #55
#45Jaime18US #70
#46Kristen18US #62
#47Tara18US #40
#48Carrie17US #35
#49Tracy17US #47
#50Carolyn16US #130
#51Catherine16US #72
#52Erica16US #34
#53Kathleen16US #79
#54Lori16US #60
#55Michele16US #86
#56Alison15US #123
#57Jacqueline15US #81
#58Kristin15US #78
#59Melanie15US #54
#60Allison14US #75
#61Brandy14US #37
#62Courtney14US #68
#63Tammy14US #67
#64Amber13US #30
#65Deborah13US #118
#66Emily13US #33
#67Colleen12US #133
#68Devon12
#69Leslie12US #63
#70Pamela12US #109
#71Robin12US #89
#72Sandra12US #69
#73Theresa12US #101
#74Wendy12US #56
#75Brandi11US #61
#76Dana11US #71
#77Kristina10US #64
#78Laurie10US #169
#79Lindsay10US #95
#80Samantha10US #74
#81Aimee9US #144
#82Barbara9US #113
#83Brooke9US #115
#84Ebony9US #198
#85Julia9US #112
#86Katrina9US #122
#87Margaret9US #110
#88Melinda9US #84
#89Patricia9US #48
#90Regina9US #129
#91Valerie9US #92
#92Alexis8
#93Alicia8US #58
#94Ann8US #125
#95Anna8US #65
#96Autumn8US #200
#97Denise8US #85
#98Donna8US #120
#99Heidi8US #83
#100Jaclyn8US #131

Boys

#1Michael204US #1
#2Christopher140US #3
#3John133US #7
#4Robert124US #8
#5James123US #5
#6David122US #4
#7Matthew114US #6
#8Jason111US #2
#9Brian100US #9
#10William91US #13
#11Joseph83US #10
#12Thomas75US #23
#13Kevin65US #15
#14Jeffrey62US #19
#15Daniel61US #11
#16Andrew59US #22
#17Anthony52US #20
#18Eric52US #16
#19Steven52US #24
#20Timothy52US #17
#21Richard51US #21
#22Charles49US #27
#23Nicholas49US #25
#24Stephen45US #37
#25Paul41US #33
#26Mark40US #26
#27Jeremy38US #18
#28Adam37US #29
#29Joshua36US #12
#30Ronald36US #55
#31Scott32US #30
#32George30US #58
#33Ryan30US #14
#34Sean29US #45
#35Shawn29US #39
#36Gregory28US #38
#37Edward26US #47
#38Jonathan25US #31
#39Benjamin24US #34
#40Donald24US #48
#41Keith24US #49
#42Kenneth23US #41
#43Aaron20US #32
#44Patrick20US #42
#45Peter20US #54
#46Phillip18US #67
#47Craig17US #66
#48Douglas17US #59
#49Francis17
#50Gary17US #60
#51Justin17US #28
#52Larry17US #64
#53Jesse16US #51
#54Nathan16US #36
#55Bryan14US #43
#56Chad14US #35
#57Jermaine14US #188
#58Kyle14US #63
#59Samuel14US #57
#60Brandon13US #40
#61Derek13US #75
#62Alexander12US #98
#63Raymond12US #69
#64Shaun12US #52
#65Wayne12US #138
#66Dennis11US #71
#67Frank11US #77
#68Marcus11US #70
#69Todd11US #56
#70Andre10US #129
#71Christian10US #116
#72Clarence10
#73Derrick10US #76
#74Harry10
#75Lawrence10US #113
#76Louis10US #149
#77Allen9US #145
#78Brett9US #112
#79Corey9US #61
#80Ernest9US #171
#81Franklin9
#82Ian9US #117
#83Jeffery9US #80
#84Joel9US #74
#85Luis9US #110
#86Philip9US #84
#87Brent8US #87
#88Carl8US #100
#89Jerome8US #173
#90Jerry8US #82
#91Martin8US #126
#92Nathaniel8US #94
#93Roland8
#94Seth8US #106
#95Shane8US #65
#96Walter8US #131
#97Zachary8US #89
#98Arthur7US #141
#99Barry7US #162
#100Billy7US #99

On the move since 1977

Rising

↑47Carolyn#50
↑44Beth#42
↑41Nicholas#23
↑40Rachel#38
↑39Kathleen#53
↑34Tracy#49
↑34Jesse#53
↑33Emily#66

Falling

↓42Walter#96
↓37Alicia#93
↓33Donna#98
↓29Tammy#63
↓28Sandra#72
↓28Philip#86
↓22Dawn#43
↓22Lori#54

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1977 rankings.