State roster

Top names in Delaware

The names most likely to appear on 2009 Delaware birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,518 Delaware births in 2009 across 443 distinct names.

Distinctively Delaware

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

#76Cameronoutside the national top 200
#89Karenoutside the national top 200
#68Shane#178 nationally
#92Amiroutside the national top 200
#95Stephen#200 nationally
#98Delaneyoutside the national top 200
#100Josephineoutside the national top 200
#73Adrianna#171 nationally
#99Erin#194 nationally
#69George#163 nationally
#97Ana#180 nationally
#84Malachi#166 nationally

Girls

#1Isabella70US #1
#2Sophia59US #4
#3Olivia58US #3
#4Abigail51US #8
#5Ava50US #5
#6Emma49US #2
#7Madison45US #7
#8Samantha37US #14
#9Emily34US #6
#10Elizabeth32US #11
#11Kayla32US #35
#12Alexis31US #13
#13Makayla29US #44
#14Mia29US #10
#15Chloe28US #9
#16Alyssa27US #19
#17Natalie27US #16
#18Addison26US #12
#19Leah25US #29
#20Taylor25US #22
#21Brooke24US #54
#22Ella24US #15
#23Grace24US #17
#24Riley24US #38
#25Allison23US #30
#26Sarah23US #21
#27Savannah23US #39
#28Anna22US #28
#29Julia22US #50
#30Brianna21US #24
#31Gabriella21US #33
#32Kaylee20US #26
#33Lillian20US #27
#34Ashley19US #20
#35Gianna19US #76
#36Hailey19US #25
#37Arianna18US #52
#38Layla18US #45
#39Payton18US #84
#40Caroline17US #87
#41Gabrielle17US #96
#42Hannah17US #23
#43Maya17US #61
#44Evelyn16US #40
#45London16US #122
#46Morgan16US #57
#47Nevaeh16US #34
#48Sydney16US #48
#49Aaliyah15US #63
#50Alexa15US #43
#51Charlotte15US #68
#52Destiny15US #56
#53Lily15US #18
#54Trinity15US #74
#55Amelia14US #55
#56Aubrey14US #41
#57Madeline14US #64
#58Madelyn14US #59
#59Paige14US #98
#60Claire13US #53
#61Haley13US #123
#62Jada13US #113
#63Kimberly13US #66
#64Lauren13US #46
#65Maria13US #70
#66Naomi13US #107
#67Audrey12US #49
#68Avery12US #32
#69Jasmine12US #51
#70Peyton12US #42
#71Victoria12US #31
#72Adriana11US #125
#73Adrianna11US #171
#74Alexandra11US #69
#75Autumn11US #81
#76Cameron11
#77Jayla11US #128
#78Jessica11US #78
#79Jordyn11US #124
#80Juliana11US #152
#81Kylie11US #62
#82Mackenzie11US #77
#83Mariah11US #88
#84Reagan11US #127
#85Zoe11US #47
#86Faith10US #79
#87Jenna10US #121
#88Jordan10US #150
#89Karen10
#90Katherine10US #60
#91Kennedy10US #115
#92Laila10US #135
#93Mya10US #97
#94Rylee10US #118
#95Sofia10US #36
#96Sophie10US #65
#97Ana9US #180
#98Delaney9
#99Erin9US #194
#100Josephine9

Boys

#1Alexander69US #4
#2Michael67US #3
#3James64US #18
#4Jayden64US #8
#5Ethan60US #2
#6William59US #5
#7Matthew57US #13
#8Logan54US #17
#9Aiden53US #12
#10Chase51US #61
#11Jacob50US #1
#12Joshua50US #6
#13Anthony49US #11
#14Gavin49US #33
#15Christian48US #23
#16Joseph48US #15
#17Ryan48US #20
#18Daniel47US #7
#19Benjamin45US #19
#20Christopher45US #10
#21Tyler45US #28
#22Nicholas44US #32
#23Cameron41US #58
#24John41US #26
#25Noah40US #9
#26Nathan39US #25
#27Charles37US #64
#28David37US #14
#29Jordan37US #45
#30Jonathan36US #29
#31Gabriel35US #22
#32Robert35US #55
#33Carter34US #50
#34Justin33US #46
#35Caleb32US #31
#36Dylan32US #30
#37Liam32US #49
#38Andrew31US #16
#39Kevin31US #44
#40Brandon30US #38
#41Cole30US #82
#42Elijah30US #21
#43Landon30US #36
#44Zachary30US #53
#45Brayden29US #48
#46Evan29US #35
#47Jackson28US #27
#48Lucas28US #39
#49Sean27US #97
#50Isaiah26US #41
#51Jason26US #66
#52Luke26US #47
#53Aidan25US #72
#54Kyle25US #99
#55Thomas25US #57
#56Aaron24US #54
#57Austin24US #63
#58Jeremiah24US #65
#59Mason24US #34
#60Connor23US #52
#61Owen23US #51
#62Dominic22US #81
#63Ian22US #73
#64Adam21US #74
#65Nathaniel21US #75
#66Samuel21US #24
#67Hunter20US #56
#68Shane20US #178
#69George19US #163
#70Jack19US #42
#71Tristan18US #80
#72Bryce17US #111
#73Richard17US #114
#74Angel16US #37
#75Bryan16US #92
#76Colin16US #113
#77Eric16US #95
#78Riley16US #107
#79Antonio15US #105
#80Brian15US #94
#81Brody15US #77
#82Julian15US #62
#83Jaden14US #101
#84Malachi14US #166
#85Xavier14US #68
#86Brady13US #110
#87Jesus13US #78
#88Jose13US #43
#89Miguel13US #100
#90Paul13US #160
#91Alex12US #83
#92Amir12
#93Jeremy12US #140
#94Josiah12US #86
#95Stephen12US #200
#96Steven12US #106
#97Wyatt12US #60
#98Blake11US #89
#99Carlos11US #79
#100Grayson11US #172

On the move since 2008

Rising

↑59Kaylee#32
↑46Lucas#48
↑41Brooke#21
↑38Makayla#13
↑35Gabriella#31
↑32Carter#33
↑30Sean#49
↑27Claire#60

Falling

↓39Delaney#98
↓39Wyatt#97
↓35Brian#80
↓34Kylie#81
↓33Lily#53
↓31Hannah#42
↓30Katherine#90
↓29Aubrey#56

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2008 rankings.