Most popular boys’ names in Delaware, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	278
2	Robert	255
3	James	239
4	William	228
5	Michael	199
6	David	194
7	Richard	146
8	Thomas	141
9	Charles	115
10	Joseph	114
11	Gary	79
12	Donald	77
12	George	77
14	Paul	74
15	Mark	69
15	Stephen	69
17	Steven	60
18	Ronald	56
19	Edward	54
20	Kenneth	53
21	Jeffrey	47
22	Daniel	45
23	Bruce	43
24	Kevin	42
25	Wayne	38

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Anthony	36
27	Gregory	33
28	Timothy	31
29	Larry	29
29	Raymond	29
31	Francis	28
31	Ralph	28
31	Walter	28
34	Dennis	27
34	Harry	27
36	Lawrence	26
37	Peter	25
38	Frank	24
39	Howard	23
40	Alan	22
40	Keith	22
40	Roger	22
43	Arthur	21
43	Eugene	21
43	Harold	21
43	Jay	21
47	Ernest	20
47	Patrick	20
47	Samuel	20
50	Albert	19
50	Andrew	19
50	Glenn	19
53	Frederick	18
53	Gerald	18
53	Henry	18
56	Christopher	17
56	Jonathan	17
56	Philip	17
59	Martin	16
59	Russell	16
61	Douglas	15
61	Norman	15
63	Barry	14
63	Carl	14
63	Dale	14
63	Eric	14
63	Scott	14
68	Clarence	13
68	Craig	13
68	Terry	13
71	Benjamin	12
71	Curtis	12
71	Leonard	12
71	Randall	12
71	Stanley	12
71	Victor	12
77	Edwin	11
77	Franklin	11
77	Ricky	11
80	Herbert	10
80	Jerry	10
80	Leon	10
80	Louis	10
80	Melvin	10
80	Steve	10
86	Clifford	9
86	Harvey	9
86	Jon	9
86	Marvin	9
86	Phillip	9
86	Randy	9
86	Robin	9
86	Vernon	9
94	Allan	8
94	Arnold	8
94	Bernard	8
94	Gordon	8
94	Guy	8
94	Jesse	8
94	Jimmy	8