Most popular boys’ names in Delaware, 1948
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 213 |
| 2 | Robert | 211 |
| 3 | John | 209 |
| 4 | William | 206 |
| 5 | Charles | 125 |
| 5 | Richard | 125 |
| 7 | David | 121 |
| 8 | Thomas | 108 |
| 9 | Joseph | 84 |
| 10 | Michael | 75 |
| 11 | George | 68 |
| 12 | Ronald | 66 |
| 13 | Edward | 64 |
| 14 | Donald | 61 |
| 15 | Paul | 48 |
| 16 | Wayne | 45 |
| 17 | Gary | 37 |
| 17 | Larry | 37 |
| 19 | Bruce | 36 |
| 20 | Kenneth | 35 |
| 20 | Stephen | 35 |
| 22 | Raymond | 31 |
| 23 | Daniel | 29 |
| 23 | Frank | 29 |
| 25 | Francis | 27 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Eugene | 26 |
| 26 | Harry | 26 |
| 26 | Lawrence | 26 |
| 26 | Walter | 26 |
| 30 | Dennis | 23 |
| 31 | Gerald | 22 |
| 32 | Anthony | 21 |
| 32 | Henry | 21 |
| 34 | Albert | 20 |
| 34 | Howard | 20 |
| 36 | Arthur | 19 |
| 36 | Douglas | 19 |
| 36 | Steven | 19 |
| 39 | Harold | 18 |
| 40 | Andrew | 17 |
| 40 | Barry | 17 |
| 40 | Mark | 17 |
| 40 | Stanley | 17 |
| 40 | Theodore | 17 |
| 45 | Peter | 16 |
| 45 | Samuel | 16 |
| 47 | Philip | 15 |
| 47 | Ralph | 15 |
| 49 | Frederick | 14 |
| 49 | Herbert | 14 |
| 49 | Roger | 14 |
| 52 | Alfred | 13 |
| 52 | Carl | 13 |
| 52 | Dale | 13 |
| 52 | Glenn | 13 |
| 52 | Jeffrey | 13 |
| 52 | Phillip | 13 |
| 58 | Alan | 12 |
| 58 | Bernard | 12 |
| 58 | Clarence | 12 |
| 58 | Louis | 12 |
| 62 | Earl | 11 |
| 62 | Gregory | 11 |
| 62 | Jerry | 11 |
| 62 | Martin | 11 |
| 66 | Christopher | 10 |
| 66 | Melvin | 10 |
| 66 | Norman | 10 |
| 69 | Allen | 9 |
| 69 | Jay | 9 |
| 69 | Leonard | 9 |
| 69 | Lewis | 9 |
| 69 | Roy | 9 |
| 74 | Craig | 8 |
| 74 | Edwin | 8 |
| 74 | Ernest | 8 |
| 74 | Franklin | 8 |
| 74 | Fred | 8 |
| 74 | Patrick | 8 |
| 74 | Steve | 8 |
| 81 | Arnold | 7 |
| 81 | Brian | 7 |
| 81 | Clifford | 7 |
| 81 | Elmer | 7 |
| 81 | Hugh | 7 |
| 81 | Jackie | 7 |
| 81 | Jerome | 7 |
| 81 | Jon | 7 |
| 81 | Terry | 7 |
| 81 | Timothy | 7 |
| 91 | Alvin | 6 |
| 91 | Benjamin | 6 |
| 91 | Calvin | 6 |
| 91 | Jack | 6 |
| 91 | Marvin | 6 |
| 91 | Rodney | 6 |
| 91 | Roland | 6 |
| 91 | Vaughn | 6 |
| 91 | Wesley | 6 |
| 91 | Wilson | 6 |