Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Delaware, 1957

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	183
2	Mary	166
3	Susan	151
4	Karen	144
5	Patricia	143
6	Linda	137
7	Donna	127
8	Cynthia	111
9	Sharon	102
10	Cheryl	91
11	Barbara	88
12	Kathleen	85
13	Carol	83
14	Diane	78
15	Nancy	76
16	Lisa	73
17	Brenda	68
18	Sandra	66
19	Debra	65
20	Elizabeth	63
21	Pamela	61
22	Robin	49
23	Margaret	48
24	Theresa	47
25	Catherine	42
26	Denise	40
27	Debbie	37
28	Cindy	36
29	Christine	35
29	Judith	35
29	Laura	35
32	Janet	33
33	Beverly	31
33	Gail	31
33	Kathryn	31
33	Kathy	31
37	Ann	30
37	Kim	30
37	Wanda	30
40	Bonnie	29
40	Joan	29
40	Julie	29
40	Ruth	29
40	Shirley	29
40	Teresa	29
46	Anne	27
46	Terri	27
48	Cathy	26
48	Joyce	26
48	Terry	26

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	289
2	James	267
3	Robert	262
4	Michael	257
5	David	255
6	William	240
7	Richard	194
8	Mark	162
9	Charles	143
10	Joseph	127
11	Thomas	115
12	Kevin	89
13	George	86
14	Donald	84
15	Jeffrey	82
15	Paul	82
17	Ronald	78
18	Kenneth	77
19	Gary	72
20	Daniel	70
20	Edward	70
20	Steven	70
23	Stephen	65
24	Gregory	56
25	Wayne	48
26	Douglas	47
27	Bruce	46
28	Anthony	44
29	Keith	43
30	Brian	40
31	Larry	39
32	Eugene	38
32	Raymond	38
32	Timothy	38
35	Frank	37
36	Lawrence	36
37	Scott	35
38	Andrew	32
38	Christopher	32
38	Peter	32
41	Francis	31
41	Patrick	31
43	Dennis	30
44	Eric	29
45	Glenn	28
45	Harry	28
45	Roger	28
45	Walter	28
49	Alan	27
50	Gerald	26