Most popular boys’ names in Delaware, 1959

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	David	260
3	Michael	258
4	James	242
5	Robert	237
6	William	220
7	Richard	169
8	Mark	165
9	Thomas	133
10	Joseph	125
11	Charles	113
12	Steven	98
13	Jeffrey	95
14	Kevin	88
15	Donald	82
16	George	75
17	Kenneth	74
18	Edward	71
18	Timothy	71
20	Anthony	70
21	Stephen	66
22	Paul	65
23	Daniel	63
24	Gary	52
24	Ronald	52

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gregory	49
26	Wayne	49
28	Brian	48
29	Bruce	47
29	Christopher	47
31	Dennis	43
32	Douglas	41
32	Scott	41
34	Larry	38
35	Keith	36
35	Patrick	36
37	Andrew	31
38	Matthew	25
39	Philip	24
39	Raymond	24
41	Frank	23
42	Alan	22
42	Francis	22
42	Harry	22
42	Howard	22
42	Walter	22
47	Craig	21
47	Peter	21
49	Eugene	20
49	Jerry	20
51	Eric	19
51	Lawrence	19
51	Mike	19
51	Randall	19
55	Carl	18
55	Dale	18
55	Glenn	18
55	Ricky	18
55	Samuel	18
60	Curtis	17
60	Henry	17
60	Ralph	17
60	Russell	17
60	Tyrone	17
65	Frederick	16
65	Jay	16
65	Jeffery	16
68	Gerald	15
68	Jonathan	15
68	Louis	15
68	Steve	15
72	Allen	14
72	Nicholas	14
72	Stanley	14
72	Terry	14
72	Victor	14
72	Vincent	14
78	Albert	13
78	Arthur	13
78	Barry	13
78	Dean	13
78	Gene	13
78	Randy	13
84	Danny	12
84	Darrell	12
84	Fred	12
84	Jerome	12
84	Martin	12
84	Phillip	12
90	Calvin	11
90	Clarence	11
90	Harold	11
90	Jack	11
90	Jeff	11
90	Joe	11
90	Lee	11
90	Roger	11
98	Bill	10
98	Chris	10
98	Duane	10
98	Earl	10
98	Kirk	10
98	Norman	10