Most popular boys’ names in Delaware, 1986
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 197 |
| 2 | Christopher | 163 |
| 3 | Matthew | 160 |
| 4 | Andrew | 108 |
| 5 | John | 106 |
| 6 | James | 104 |
| 6 | Ryan | 104 |
| 8 | Joseph | 103 |
| 9 | Robert | 102 |
| 10 | David | 99 |
| 11 | Joshua | 98 |
| 12 | Daniel | 96 |
| 13 | William | 92 |
| 14 | Brian | 88 |
| 15 | Kevin | 83 |
| 16 | Brandon | 73 |
| 17 | Jason | 71 |
| 17 | Kyle | 71 |
| 19 | Thomas | 66 |
| 20 | Richard | 60 |
| 21 | Anthony | 59 |
| 22 | Justin | 57 |
| 23 | Charles | 56 |
| 24 | Timothy | 55 |
| 25 | Eric | 52 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Jeffrey | 51 |
| 27 | Steven | 50 |
| 28 | Stephen | 49 |
| 29 | Jonathan | 46 |
| 30 | Nicholas | 45 |
| 30 | Sean | 45 |
| 32 | Mark | 43 |
| 32 | Zachary | 43 |
| 34 | Patrick | 42 |
| 35 | Gregory | 35 |
| 35 | Jeremy | 35 |
| 35 | Paul | 35 |
| 38 | Aaron | 33 |
| 39 | Benjamin | 32 |
| 40 | Adam | 26 |
| 40 | Bryan | 26 |
| 40 | Edward | 26 |
| 40 | Jordan | 26 |
| 44 | Alexander | 25 |
| 45 | Shawn | 23 |
| 46 | Keith | 21 |
| 46 | Scott | 21 |
| 48 | Nathan | 20 |
| 49 | Jacob | 19 |
| 50 | Dustin | 18 |
| 50 | Gary | 18 |
| 50 | Ian | 18 |
| 50 | Kenneth | 18 |
| 50 | Ronald | 18 |
| 55 | Douglas | 17 |
| 55 | Tyler | 17 |
| 57 | George | 16 |
| 57 | Jesse | 16 |
| 57 | Phillip | 16 |
| 57 | Samuel | 16 |
| 61 | Bradley | 15 |
| 61 | Donald | 15 |
| 61 | Raymond | 15 |
| 64 | Corey | 14 |
| 65 | Jeffery | 13 |
| 65 | Peter | 13 |
| 65 | Vincent | 13 |
| 68 | Brent | 12 |
| 69 | Andre | 11 |
| 69 | Darryl | 11 |
| 69 | Henry | 11 |
| 69 | Marcus | 11 |
| 69 | Philip | 11 |
| 69 | Shane | 11 |
| 69 | Travis | 11 |
| 76 | Carl | 10 |
| 76 | Evan | 10 |
| 76 | Nathaniel | 10 |
| 79 | Christian | 9 |
| 79 | Cory | 9 |
| 79 | Curtis | 9 |
| 79 | Dale | 9 |
| 79 | Darrell | 9 |
| 79 | Joel | 9 |
| 79 | Russell | 9 |
| 79 | Wayne | 9 |
| 87 | Alex | 8 |
| 87 | Antonio | 8 |
| 87 | Arthur | 8 |
| 87 | Austin | 8 |
| 87 | Chad | 8 |
| 87 | Jared | 8 |
| 87 | Terry | 8 |
| 87 | Todd | 8 |
| 87 | Victor | 8 |
| 96 | Albert | 7 |
| 96 | Casey | 7 |
| 96 | Dennis | 7 |
| 96 | Derek | 7 |
| 96 | Devin | 7 |
| 96 | Johnathan | 7 |
| 96 | Louis | 7 |
| 96 | Martin | 7 |
| 96 | Marvin | 7 |
| 96 | Randy | 7 |
| 96 | Trevor | 7 |