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Names of Delaware

683,868 births across 1,899 different names since 1910. No name belongs to Delaware more than Elwood.

Most concentrated in Delaware

Names given far more often here than in the country as a whole. The multiplier is how much more concentrated the name is than the state’s size alone would predict.

Name Born here Concentration
Elwood 151 4.6×
Nasir 153 4.3×
Francis 1,862 3.0×
Kairo 63 2.8×
Shaquille 28 2.7×
Delaney 242 2.6×
Egypt 20 2.6×
Aniyah 165 2.6×
Legend 135 2.6×
Zion 243 2.2×
Harry 1,635 2.2×
Dawn 1,278 2.1×
Chase 808 2.1×
Nyla 108 2.1×
Julianna 212 2.1×
Javon 69 2.1×
Ailany 46 2.1×
Rhys 52 2.0×
Michele 942 2.0×
Meghan 402 2.0×

Most given, girls

#NameBirths
1Mary8,441
2Elizabeth5,223
3Jennifer4,073
4Patricia4,024
5Barbara3,737
6Margaret3,620
7Linda3,098
8Susan3,074
9Sarah3,061
10Lisa2,948
11Karen2,820
12Jessica2,811
13Deborah2,652
14Kimberly2,574
15Nancy2,440

Most given, boys

#NameBirths
1John15,457
2William13,977
3James13,707
4Robert13,088
5Michael12,954
6David10,128
7Joseph8,573
8Charles7,136
9Richard6,819
10Thomas6,791
11Christopher6,348
12Matthew5,242
13Daniel4,996
14Anthony4,460
15George4,250

Other states and the District of Columbia

Source: US Social Security Administration state baby-name files, 1910 onwards. A name given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year is not published, so a name can be more common here than the table shows. Concentration is measured against the other state files, not against national totals, which cover more years and more names.