State roster

Top names in Delaware

The names most likely to appear on 1989 Delaware birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 8,384 Delaware births in 1989 across 342 distinct names.

Distinctively Delaware

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

#83Wayneoutside the national top 200
#88Alexaoutside the national top 200
#92Dominiqueoutside the national top 200
#93Francisoutside the national top 200
#94Isaiahoutside the national top 200
#98Jamaroutside the national top 200
#77Renee#172 nationally
#74Brendan#145 nationally
#56Kiara#115 nationally
#81Russell#136 nationally
#93Stacey#146 nationally
#75Colin#126 nationally

Girls

#1Ashley161US #2
#2Jessica137US #1
#3Amanda136US #4
#4Brittany117US #3
#5Lauren106US #9
#6Sarah83US #5
#7Samantha80US #6
#8Stephanie75US #8
#9Jennifer73US #7
#10Heather71US #15
#11Elizabeth70US #10
#12Amber63US #14
#13Nicole58US #12
#14Emily54US #13
#15Megan53US #11
#16Rachel51US #18
#17Laura47US #25
#18Danielle45US #17
#19Tiffany45US #16
#20Rebecca44US #24
#21Melissa43US #19
#22Katherine41US #26
#23Kelly41US #37
#24Kimberly41US #28
#25Courtney38US #21
#26Kristen37US #36
#27Erica36US #34
#28Erin36US #40
#29Sara35US #29
#30Chelsea33US #27
#31Caitlin32US #49
#32Christina32US #23
#33Mary32US #38
#34Michelle31US #22
#35Amy29US #35
#36Jasmine27US #30
#37Shannon27US #61
#38Alexandra25US #43
#39Brittney25US #41
#40Meghan25US #80
#41Taylor25US #75
#42Victoria25US #44
#43Cassandra24US #54
#44Katie24US #45
#45Kathryn22US #58
#46Kelsey22US #31
#47Kristin22US #60
#48Lisa22US #55
#49Morgan22US #69
#50Alicia21US #53
#51Anna21US #51
#52Christine21US #59
#53Jacqueline21US #64
#54Julia21US #96
#55Kayla20US #20
#56Kiara19US #115
#57Alexis18US #92
#58Alyssa18US #33
#59Andrea18US #39
#60Lindsay18US #63
#61Tara18US #70
#62Angela17US #47
#63Bethany17US #102
#64Crystal17US #32
#65Hannah17US #42
#66Jamie17US #52
#67Jenna17US #71
#68Kaitlyn17US #95
#69Natalie17US #62
#70Allison16US #46
#71Caroline16US #113
#72Catherine16US #67
#73Kathleen16US #90
#74Lindsey16US #48
#75Erika15US #73
#76Katelyn15US #76
#77Renee15US #172
#78Julie14US #78
#79Margaret14US #97
#80Whitney14US #57
#81Jordan13US #72
#82Alexandria12US #104
#83Candice12US #134
#84Dana12US #105
#85Gabrielle12US #112
#86Holly12US #79
#87Kaitlin12US #100
#88Alexa11
#89Brooke11US #74
#90Jillian11US #106
#91Leah11US #83
#92Rachael11US #109
#93Stacey11US #146
#94Alison10US #119
#95Maria10US #56
#96Melanie10US #88
#97Molly10US #93
#98Monica10US #68
#99Paige10US #124
#100April9US #66

Boys

#1Michael245US #1
#2Christopher188US #2
#3Matthew172US #3
#4Joshua140US #4
#5James128US #9
#6Andrew127US #7
#7David124US #5
#8Robert118US #10
#9Joseph115US #11
#10Ryan108US #13
#11John104US #12
#12Kevin103US #19
#13Daniel102US #6
#14William99US #15
#15Justin94US #8
#16Brandon74US #18
#17Thomas72US #23
#18Kyle71US #20
#19Nicholas71US #14
#20Anthony64US #16
#21Timothy64US #28
#22Jonathan61US #17
#23Brian60US #24
#24Steven60US #22
#25Zachary57US #25
#26Benjamin56US #29
#27Eric55US #21
#28Adam54US #27
#29Aaron51US #31
#30Jeffrey48US #37
#31Richard46US #33
#32Sean46US #39
#33Mark44US #42
#34Stephen42US #40
#35Patrick41US #38
#36Charles40US #36
#37Jason40US #35
#38Paul36US #49
#39Alexander33US #32
#40Travis33US #41
#41Jacob32US #26
#42Kenneth32US #53
#43Tyler32US #30
#44Jordan31US #44
#45Gregory29US #52
#46Bryan28US #56
#47Scott27US #51
#48Donald25US #82
#49Shawn24US #65
#50Vincent24US #80
#51Dustin23US #48
#52Jeremy23US #34
#53Nathan21US #43
#54Derek20US #54
#55Edward20US #62
#56Raymond20US #86
#57Samuel20US #47
#58Shane19US #71
#59Corey18US #55
#60Douglas18US #92
#61George18US #79
#62Peter18US #66
#63Chad17US #74
#64Jesse17US #50
#65Ronald17US #85
#66Evan16US #69
#67Ian16US #68
#68Brett15US #81
#69Cory15US #61
#70Bradley14US #58
#71Frank14US #109
#72Philip14US #101
#73Taylor14US #72
#74Brendan13US #145
#75Colin13US #126
#76Dylan13US #115
#77Erik13US #95
#78Wesley13US #98
#79Cody12US #45
#80Marcus12US #67
#81Russell12US #136
#82Troy12US #124
#83Wayne12
#84Alex11US #60
#85Cameron11US #64
#86Derrick11US #99
#87Garrett11US #102
#88Jared11US #57
#89Phillip11US #75
#90Carl10US #135
#91Curtis10US #111
#92Dominique10
#93Francis10
#94Isaiah10
#95Allen9US #130
#96Antonio9US #76
#97Ethan9US #87
#98Jamar9
#99Jeffery9US #129
#100Keith9US #70

On the move since 1988

Rising

↑58Taylor#41
↑37Raymond#56
↑33Brittney#39
↑33Morgan#49
↑33Chad#63
↑32Ian#67
↑27Erin#28
↑27Julia#54

Falling

↓54Keith#100
↓38Monica#98
↓37Phillip#89
↓29Crystal#64
↓26Catherine#72
↓25Jamie#66
↓22Lindsay#60
↓22Cameron#85

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1988 rankings.