Most popular boys’ names in Delaware, 1961
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 288 |
| 2 | David | 249 |
| 3 | Michael | 235 |
| 4 | Robert | 228 |
| 5 | James | 221 |
| 6 | William | 220 |
| 7 | Mark | 177 |
| 8 | Richard | 153 |
| 9 | Joseph | 122 |
| 10 | Thomas | 109 |
| 11 | Kevin | 105 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 101 |
| 13 | Charles | 98 |
| 14 | Steven | 80 |
| 15 | Daniel | 78 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 77 |
| 17 | Donald | 72 |
| 18 | Paul | 71 |
| 19 | Timothy | 66 |
| 20 | Anthony | 65 |
| 20 | Christopher | 65 |
| 22 | Gary | 64 |
| 23 | Brian | 58 |
| 24 | Gregory | 57 |
| 24 | Stephen | 57 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | George | 56 |
| 27 | Edward | 55 |
| 27 | Ronald | 55 |
| 29 | Bruce | 49 |
| 30 | Douglas | 46 |
| 31 | Andrew | 42 |
| 32 | Wayne | 40 |
| 33 | Keith | 39 |
| 33 | Raymond | 39 |
| 35 | Scott | 35 |
| 36 | Francis | 34 |
| 37 | Alan | 31 |
| 37 | Matthew | 31 |
| 39 | Dennis | 29 |
| 40 | Peter | 28 |
| 41 | Dale | 26 |
| 41 | Glenn | 26 |
| 41 | Patrick | 26 |
| 44 | Carl | 24 |
| 44 | Eric | 24 |
| 44 | Larry | 24 |
| 44 | Walter | 24 |
| 48 | Ricky | 23 |
| 49 | Barry | 22 |
| 49 | Jeff | 22 |
| 49 | Terry | 22 |
| 49 | Vincent | 22 |
| 53 | Frank | 21 |
| 53 | Harry | 21 |
| 55 | Lawrence | 20 |
| 55 | Louis | 20 |
| 55 | Samuel | 20 |
| 58 | Albert | 18 |
| 58 | Gerald | 18 |
| 58 | Ralph | 18 |
| 61 | Dean | 17 |
| 61 | Howard | 17 |
| 61 | Jeffery | 17 |
| 61 | Stanley | 17 |
| 61 | Victor | 17 |
| 66 | Craig | 16 |
| 66 | Martin | 16 |
| 66 | Norman | 16 |
| 66 | Philip | 16 |
| 66 | Roger | 16 |
| 66 | Russell | 16 |
| 72 | Curtis | 15 |
| 72 | Henry | 15 |
| 72 | Jonathan | 15 |
| 72 | Randy | 15 |
| 76 | Bill | 14 |
| 76 | Darryl | 14 |
| 76 | Eugene | 14 |
| 76 | Jay | 14 |
| 76 | Jerry | 14 |
| 76 | Karl | 14 |
| 76 | Todd | 14 |
| 83 | Allen | 13 |
| 83 | Bryan | 13 |
| 83 | Dwayne | 13 |
| 83 | Frederick | 13 |
| 87 | Benjamin | 12 |
| 87 | Duane | 12 |
| 87 | Ernest | 12 |
| 87 | Mike | 12 |
| 91 | Calvin | 11 |
| 91 | Danny | 11 |
| 91 | Fred | 11 |
| 91 | Steve | 11 |
| 91 | Troy | 11 |
| 96 | Alvin | 10 |
| 96 | Arthur | 10 |
| 96 | Bernard | 10 |
| 96 | Chris | 10 |
| 96 | Franklin | 10 |
| 96 | Greg | 10 |
| 96 | Harold | 10 |
| 96 | Herbert | 10 |
| 96 | Jim | 10 |
| 96 | Roy | 10 |
| 96 | Tom | 10 |
| 96 | Warren | 10 |