State roster

Top names in Delaware

The names most likely to appear on 2016 Delaware birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,179 Delaware births in 2016 across 464 distinct names.

Distinctively Delaware

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

#60Ryleigh#170 nationally
#97Gabrielleoutside the national top 200
#97Cadenoutside the national top 200
#40Sydney#135 nationally
#99Karter#190 nationally
#37Brielle#121 nationally
#91Angelina#175 nationally
#94Cecilia#177 nationally
#50Morgan#132 nationally
#79Teagan#150 nationally
#94Amir#165 nationally
#99Laila#164 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia66US #2
#2Ava65US #3
#3Emma53US #1
#4Charlotte51US #7
#5Sophia45US #4
#6Isabella43US #5
#7Elizabeth38US #13
#8Harper38US #11
#9Riley32US #22
#10Aubrey30US #25
#11Abigail29US #8
#12Emily28US #9
#13Avery27US #16
#14Chloe27US #20
#15Grace26US #19
#16Madison26US #15
#17Mia26US #6
#18Natalie25US #31
#19Skylar24US #42
#20Ella23US #17
#21Evelyn23US #12
#22Scarlett22US #18
#23Addison21US #29
#24Amelia21US #10
#25Gabriella21US #61
#26Brooklyn20US #34
#27Caroline20US #56
#28Gianna20US #92
#29Lillian20US #28
#30Layla19US #30
#31Leah19US #37
#32Lily19US #24
#33Savannah19US #38
#34Aria18US #23
#35Hannah18US #33
#36Zoey18US #26
#37Brielle17US #121
#38Kennedy17US #59
#39Peyton17US #81
#40Sydney17US #135
#41Adeline16US #63
#42Sarah16US #57
#43Victoria16US #21
#44Violet16US #47
#45Alexa15US #51
#46Alexandra15US #110
#47Anna15US #49
#48Julia15US #88
#49Mackenzie15US #85
#50Morgan15US #132
#51Nora15US #36
#52Penelope15US #27
#53Aaliyah14US #53
#54Aurora13US #66
#55Autumn13US #65
#56Cora13US #87
#57Ellie13US #43
#58Isabelle13US #102
#59Lucy13US #55
#60Ryleigh13US #170
#61Serenity13US #70
#62Stella13US #45
#63Taylor13US #89
#64Zoe13US #35
#65Arianna12US #69
#66Aubree12US #84
#67Eleanor12US #41
#68Hazel12US #52
#69Alyssa11US #119
#70Audrey11US #39
#71Camila11US #32
#72Eva11US #74
#73Genesis11US #58
#74Hailey11US #68
#75Kayla11US #129
#76Kylie11US #83
#77Liliana11US #123
#78Madelyn11US #62
#79Teagan11US #150
#80Annabelle10US #104
#81Claire10US #40
#82Jordyn10US #146
#83Luna10US #77
#84Maria10US #113
#85Piper10US #67
#86Quinn10US #79
#87Rose10US #151
#88Sofia10US #14
#89Alice9US #76
#90Allison9US #50
#91Angelina9US #175
#92Ariana9US #54
#93Brianna9US #97
#94Cecilia9US #177
#95Emilia9US #103
#96Everly9US #107
#97Gabrielle9
#98Kaylee9US #72
#99Laila9US #164
#100Lydia9US #80

Boys

#1Liam63US #2
#2Michael62US #8
#3Mason56US #4
#4Noah50US #1
#5Alexander49US #11
#6Logan47US #18
#7Jacob46US #7
#8William46US #3
#9Benjamin44US #6
#10Carter44US #26
#11Jackson42US #17
#12Anthony41US #30
#13Luke41US #29
#14James40US #5
#15Ryan39US #40
#16Lucas38US #14
#17Caleb37US #44
#18Aiden36US #16
#19Ethan36US #10
#20John36US #28
#21Joseph36US #20
#22Owen33US #24
#23Samuel33US #21
#24David32US #19
#25Elijah32US #9
#26Landon32US #53
#27Christian31US #46
#28Andrew30US #34
#29Cameron30US #57
#30Christopher30US #36
#31Connor30US #54
#32Dylan30US #32
#33Jayden30US #27
#34Julian30US #39
#35Gabriel29US #25
#36Hunter28US #45
#37Matthew28US #15
#38Ian27US #78
#39Josiah27US #55
#40Colton26US #68
#41Chase25US #86
#42Nolan25US #67
#43Dominic24US #72
#44Jaxon24US #41
#45Carson23US #81
#46Cole23US #110
#47Daniel23US #13
#48Jordan23US #65
#49Oliver23US #12
#50Grayson22US #37
#51Joshua21US #35
#52Robert21US #62
#53Eli20US #50
#54Gavin20US #80
#55Henry20US #22
#56Nathan20US #43
#57Jonathan19US #56
#58Sebastian19US #23
#59Charles18US #52
#60Levi18US #42
#61Thomas18US #48
#62Wyatt18US #33
#63Declan17US #109
#64Isaac17US #31
#65Isaiah17US #47
#66Lincoln17US #51
#67Nicholas17US #63
#68Austin16US #73
#69Brayden16US #64
#70Jeremiah16US #58
#71Miles16US #105
#72Xavier16US #88
#73Adrian15US #60
#74Evan15US #69
#75Jace15US #76
#76Jack15US #38
#77Nathaniel15US #103
#78Roman15US #98
#79Ryder15US #102
#80Wesley15US #117
#81Zachary15US #89
#82Aaron14US #49
#83Adam14US #75
#84Greyson14US #95
#85Jose14US #77
#86Kevin14US #90
#87Leo14US #74
#88Maxwell14US #111
#89Theodore14US #83
#90Cooper13US #79
#91Jason13US #84
#92Kayden13US #101
#93Vincent13US #104
#94Amir12US #165
#95Angel12US #70
#96Bryson12US #94
#97Caden12
#98Juan12US #122
#99Karter12US #190
#100Micah12US #115

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑55Adeline#41
↑54Sydney#40
↑51David#24
↑48Connor#31
↑44Gabriella#25
↑41Morgan#50
↑31Stella#62
↑31Declan#63

Falling

↓69Sofia#88
↓54Jack#76
↓53Allison#90
↓50Piper#85
↓42Audrey#70
↓41Lydia#100
↓39Madelyn#78
↓37Kayden#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.