Most popular boys’ names in Delaware, 1938

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	William	143
2	Robert	139
3	John	126
4	James	108
5	Charles	83
6	Richard	65
7	Donald	62
8	George	61
9	Joseph	51
10	Edward	37
10	Thomas	37
12	David	36
13	Paul	34
14	Francis	31
14	Ronald	31
16	Kenneth	26
16	Walter	26
18	Howard	19
19	Michael	18
19	Samuel	18
21	Carl	17
21	Henry	17
23	Clarence	16
23	Frank	16
25	Harold	15

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Lawrence	15
25	Norman	15
25	Raymond	15
29	Albert	14
29	Gerald	14
31	Ernest	13
31	Eugene	13
31	Louis	13
34	Arthur	12
34	Harry	12
34	Leonard	12
34	Ralph	12
34	Wayne	12
39	Jack	10
40	Bernard	9
40	Roger	9
40	Stanley	9
40	Theodore	9
44	Alan	8
44	Alfred	8
44	Anthony	8
44	Daniel	8
44	Fred	8
44	Lewis	8
44	Philip	8
51	Benjamin	7
51	Bruce	7
51	Harvey	7
51	Herbert	7
51	Jay	7
51	Larry	7
51	Leon	7
51	Peter	7
51	Russell	7
51	Stephen	7
61	Allen	6
61	Carlton	6
61	Earl	6
61	Elmer	6
61	Herman	6
61	Lee	6
61	Leroy	6
61	Victor	6
61	Vincent	6
70	Arnold	5
70	Calvin	5
70	Jerry	5
70	Leslie	5
70	Martin	5
70	Marvin	5
70	Melvin	5
70	Roland	5