State roster

Top names in Delaware

The names most likely to appear on 2021 Delaware birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,561 Delaware births in 2021 across 468 distinct names.

Distinctively Delaware

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

#37Zurioutside the national top 200
#66Amari#200 nationally
#71Milanioutside the national top 200
#82Finleyoutside the national top 200
#88Richardoutside the national top 200
#91Bryceoutside the national top 200
#47Kehlani#151 nationally
#100Blake#199 nationally
#97Arlo#190 nationally
#34Mackenzie#123 nationally
#47Zion#136 nationally
#40Chase#125 nationally

Girls

#1Charlotte55US #3
#2Olivia53US #1
#3Amelia45US #4
#4Emma41US #2
#5Sophia40US #6
#6Isabella39US #7
#7Harper35US #10
#8Ava32US #5
#9Mia31US #8
#10Layla28US #24
#11Avery26US #19
#12Evelyn25US #9
#13Gianna25US #13
#14Grace25US #33
#15Lily25US #31
#16Leilani24US #68
#17Riley24US #37
#18Sofia24US #18
#19Abigail22US #17
#20Aurora22US #35
#21Nora21US #27
#22Aria20US #22
#23Luna19US #11
#24Madison19US #29
#25Nova19US #32
#26Scarlett18US #20
#27Camila17US #12
#28Hannah17US #44
#29Kinsley17US #57
#30Mila17US #26
#31Willow17US #39
#32Emily16US #21
#33Hadley16US #112
#34Mackenzie16US #123
#35Sadie16US #78
#36Zoe16US #42
#37Zuri16
#38Isla15US #34
#39Kennedy15US #70
#40Penelope15US #23
#41Rylee15US #97
#42Savannah15US #67
#43Skylar15US #74
#44Violet15US #36
#45Aubrey14US #64
#46Hazel14US #28
#47Kehlani14US #151
#48Allison13US #82
#49Autumn13US #66
#50Emilia13US #40
#51Lucy13US #48
#52Madelyn13US #71
#53Nevaeh13US #86
#54Stella13US #41
#55Elena12US #53
#56Eliana12US #47
#57Eliza12US #111
#58Elizabeth12US #14
#59Ella12US #16
#60Rose12US #116
#61Zoey12US #38
#62Adalyn11US #143
#63Brooklyn11US #63
#64Chloe11US #25
#65Cora11US #87
#66Delilah11US #58
#67Eleanor11US #15
#68Elliana11US #131
#69Everly11US #50
#70Julia11US #114
#71Milani11
#72Paisley11US #52
#73Parker11US #115
#74Quinn11US #81
#75Sloane11US #145
#76Addison10US #45
#77Alice10US #65
#78Arianna10US #144
#79Ayla10US #108
#80Caroline10US #80
#81Ellie10US #30
#82Finley10
#83Genesis10US #75
#84Hailey10US #77
#85Madeline10US #95
#86Reagan10US #126
#87Sienna10US #150
#88Aaliyah9US #61
#89Ariana9US #88
#90Charlie9US #127
#91Gabriella9US #83
#92Ivy9US #49
#93Lydia9US #89
#94Melody9US #113
#95Natalie9US #56
#96Peyton9US #100
#97Ruby9US #62
#98Alani8US #183
#99Arya8US #120
#100Blake8US #199

Boys

#1Liam53US #1
#2Noah53US #2
#3Lucas41US #8
#4Michael41US #17
#5James36US #5
#6Levi35US #12
#7David34US #30
#8Jack32US #11
#9Joseph31US #28
#10Mason31US #18
#11Theodore31US #10
#12Alexander30US #13
#13Cameron30US #62
#14Luke30US #32
#15Elijah29US #4
#16Jackson29US #14
#17Oliver29US #3
#18Jaxon28US #54
#19Josiah28US #49
#20Julian28US #33
#21William28US #6
#22Wyatt28US #29
#23Caleb27US #51
#24Colton27US #75
#25Nathan27US #59
#26Owen27US #22
#27Benjamin26US #7
#28Carter26US #39
#29Henry26US #9
#30Landon26US #73
#31Logan26US #21
#32Asher25US #25
#33Anthony24US #43
#34Matthew24US #36
#35Aiden23US #26
#36Jayden23US #41
#37John23US #27
#38Mateo23US #15
#39Nicholas23US #92
#40Chase22US #125
#41Dominic21US #99
#42Ethan21US #20
#43Jacob21US #24
#44Christopher20US #52
#45Gabriel20US #38
#46Nolan20US #60
#47Zion20US #136
#48Isaac19US #40
#49Kayden19US #108
#50Robert19US #79
#51Samuel19US #23
#52Sebastian19US #19
#53Charles18US #50
#54Dylan18US #44
#55Grayson18US #35
#56Leo18US #31
#57Lincoln18US #45
#58Luca18US #42
#59Micah18US #107
#60Miles18US #55
#61Ryan18US #66
#62Aaron17US #65
#63Andrew17US #57
#64Hudson17US #34
#65Jordan17US #88
#66Amari16US #200
#67Austin16US #96
#68Axel16US #76
#69Connor16US #98
#70Declan16US #106
#71Ezra16US #37
#72Isaiah16US #56
#73Jaxson16US #102
#74Joshua16US #58
#75Legend16US #118
#76Roman16US #74
#77Christian15US #71
#78Emmett15US #103
#79Parker15US #93
#80Rowan15US #105
#81Tyler15US #157
#82Giovanni14US #124
#83Wesley14US #85
#84Brooks13US #78
#85Eli13US #64
#86Elias13US #48
#87Lorenzo13US #135
#88Richard13
#89Weston13US #95
#90Adrian12US #61
#91Bryce12
#92Daniel12US #16
#93Malachi12US #167
#94Messiah12US #172
#95Thomas12US #46
#96Xavier12US #100
#97Arlo11US #190
#98Beau11US #94
#99Bennett11US #90
#100Carson11US #97

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑55Nicholas#39
↑49Theodore#11
↑47Rylee#41
↑46Josiah#19
↑46Nathan#25
↑45Allison#48
↑44Dominic#41
↑39Avery#11

Falling

↓86Daniel#92
↓61Natalie#95
↓54Thomas#95
↓47Chloe#64
↓47Lydia#93
↓45Ella#59
↓43Leo#56
↓34Ivy#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.