State roster

Top names in Delaware

The names most likely to appear on 1987 Delaware birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,543 Delaware births in 1987 across 320 distinct names.

Distinctively Delaware

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

#70Francisoutside the national top 200
#84Devonoutside the national top 200
#86Jamaroutside the national top 200
#91Darrelloutside the national top 200
#92Ernestoutside the national top 200
#93Glennoutside the national top 200
#95Lamaroutside the national top 200
#84Adrienne#188 nationally
#98Wayne#200 nationally
#85Britney#177 nationally
#97Walter#174 nationally
#70Jordan#146 nationally

Girls

#1Jessica190US #1
#2Ashley178US #2
#3Amanda136US #3
#4Jennifer92US #4
#5Sarah85US #5
#6Lauren81US #16
#7Stephanie66US #6
#8Danielle64US #14
#9Brittany61US #7
#10Heather60US #9
#11Megan59US #12
#12Elizabeth58US #10
#13Nicole55US #8
#14Christina50US #20
#15Amber49US #15
#16Rebecca49US #25
#17Melissa47US #13
#18Rachel46US #17
#19Samantha45US #11
#20Erin41US #34
#21Kimberly41US #23
#22Kelly40US #30
#23Laura40US #22
#24Mary39US #37
#25Tiffany34US #18
#26Amy33US #24
#27Emily32US #19
#28Courtney31US #33
#29Katherine31US #28
#30Kristin31US #55
#31Lindsay31US #49
#32Sara29US #29
#33Michelle28US #21
#34Christine27US #48
#35Kathryn27US #51
#36Lindsey27US #41
#37Angela26US #35
#38Crystal26US #26
#39Erica25US #31
#40Whitney25US #32
#41Andrea23US #36
#42Caitlin23US #63
#43Jacqueline23US #54
#44Katie22US #38
#45Jamie21US #39
#46Shannon20US #45
#47Alexandra19US #59
#48Allison19US #44
#49Stacey19US #103
#50Tara19US #69
#51Alicia18US #46
#52Jenna17US #57
#53Julia16US #86
#54Lisa16US #40
#55Victoria16US #50
#56Casey15US #81
#57Julie15US #65
#58Kristen15US #42
#59Alyssa14US #60
#60Anna14US #52
#61Catherine14US #74
#62Monica14US #64
#63Chelsea13US #47
#64Dana13US #83
#65Denise13US #132
#66Kristina13US #62
#67Leah13US #82
#68Alexis12US #113
#69Alisha12US #118
#70Jordan12US #146
#71Kathleen12US #72
#72Latoya12US #128
#73Mallory12US #91
#74Ashlee11US #112
#75Brandy11US #92
#76Cassandra11US #68
#77Gina11US #123
#78Holly11US #71
#79Jasmine11US #79
#80Karen11US #107
#81Meghan11US #78
#82Morgan11US #95
#83Natalie11US #56
#84Adrienne10US #188
#85Britney10US #177
#86Erika10US #75
#87Felicia10US #96
#88Jaclyn10US #116
#89Katrina10US #105
#90Krista10US #108
#91Taylor10US #164
#92Vanessa10US #43
#93Alison9US #100
#94April9US #58
#95Brittney9US #61
#96Candace9US #120
#97Caroline9US #135
#98Carrie9US #119
#99Diana9US #85
#100Dominique9US #114

Boys

#1Michael236US #1
#2Christopher174US #2
#3Matthew149US #3
#4David129US #5
#5James126US #8
#6John119US #11
#7Andrew114US #6
#8Robert113US #10
#9Daniel104US #7
#10Justin101US #9
#11Joshua95US #4
#12Ryan79US #13
#13William75US #15
#14Joseph74US #12
#15Jason72US #23
#16Thomas72US #24
#17Brandon66US #14
#18Kyle64US #22
#19Brian63US #20
#20Richard62US #30
#21Anthony61US #17
#22Charles60US #35
#23Eric60US #21
#24Kevin60US #19
#25Mark59US #36
#26Nicholas58US #16
#27Steven57US #25
#28Jeffrey50US #32
#29Sean49US #40
#30Jonathan48US #18
#31Timothy46US #26
#32Bryan40US #51
#33Paul39US #46
#34Zachary38US #33
#35Benjamin37US #28
#36Aaron34US #34
#37Adam34US #27
#38Stephen33US #38
#39Jeremy32US #29
#40Shawn32US #59
#41Patrick31US #41
#42Alexander30US #37
#43Gregory25US #47
#44Jacob25US #31
#45Donald24US #70
#46Peter24US #64
#47Scott24US #43
#48Edward21US #61
#49Jesse21US #55
#50Kenneth20US #53
#51Jordan19US #52
#52Tyler19US #39
#53Douglas18US #85
#54Philip17US #84
#55Phillip17US #68
#56Brett16US #71
#57Derek16US #54
#58Ronald16US #73
#59Samuel16US #50
#60Bradley15US #56
#61Dustin15US #44
#62Nathaniel15US #78
#63Corey14US #57
#64Frank14US #97
#65Nathan14US #45
#66George13US #77
#67Ian13US #81
#68Travis13US #42
#69Cory12US #62
#70Francis12
#71Raymond12US #79
#72Shane12US #65
#73Vincent12US #95
#74Chad11US #63
#75Keith11US #69
#76Luke11US #111
#77Alex10US #60
#78Craig10US #88
#79Evan10US #83
#80Jared10US #58
#81Antonio9US #72
#82Carl9US #126
#83Dennis9US #107
#84Devon9
#85Gary9US #87
#86Jamar9
#87Jose9US #48
#88Marcus9US #67
#89Alan8US #112
#90Cody8US #49
#91Darrell8
#92Ernest8
#93Glenn8
#94Jeffery8US #109
#95Lamar8
#96Russell8US #119
#97Walter8US #174
#98Wayne8US #200
#99Wesley8US #92
#100Allen7US #128

On the move since 1986

Rising

↑42Derek#57
↑28Tara#50
↑22Jacqueline#43
↑20Peter#46
↑19Philip#54
↑17Casey#56
↑17Mallory#73
↑17Donald#45

Falling

↓42April#94
↓39Dominique#100
↓34Gary#85
↓31Kathleen#71
↓29Keith#75
↓29Jeffery#94
↓28Meghan#81
↓24Diana#99

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1986 rankings.