Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Delaware, 1978

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	170
2	Kelly	80
3	Melissa	76
4	Heather	72
5	Michelle	67
6	Kimberly	63
7	Elizabeth	58
8	Jessica	57
9	Angela	54
9	Nicole	54
11	Christina	53
12	Lisa	47
13	Amy	46
14	Erin	44
15	Laura	41
16	Sarah	39
16	Stephanie	39
18	Amanda	37
18	Crystal	37
20	Shannon	35
21	Mary	34
22	Rebecca	32
23	Christine	30
23	Katherine	30
25	Danielle	29
26	Jamie	28
26	Jill	28
28	Megan	27
29	Andrea	26
30	Karen	23
31	April	22
31	Susan	22
31	Tina	22
34	Julie	21
34	Stacey	21
34	Tiffany	21
37	Lauren	20
37	Rachel	20
37	Stacy	20
40	Kathryn	19
40	Katie	19
42	Beth	18
42	Dawn	18
42	Holly	18
42	Jaime	18
42	Kristen	18
42	Tara	18
48	Carrie	17
48	Tracy	17
50	Carolyn	16

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	204
2	Christopher	140
3	John	133
4	Robert	124
5	James	123
6	David	122
7	Matthew	114
8	Jason	111
9	Brian	99
10	William	91
11	Joseph	83
12	Thomas	75
13	Kevin	65
14	Jeffrey	62
15	Daniel	61
16	Andrew	59
17	Anthony	52
17	Eric	52
17	Steven	52
17	Timothy	52
21	Richard	51
22	Charles	49
22	Nicholas	49
24	Stephen	45
25	Paul	41
26	Mark	39
27	Jeremy	38
28	Adam	37
29	Joshua	36
29	Ronald	36
31	Scott	32
32	George	30
32	Ryan	30
34	Sean	29
34	Shawn	29
36	Gregory	28
37	Edward	26
38	Jonathan	25
39	Benjamin	24
39	Donald	24
39	Keith	24
42	Kenneth	23
43	Aaron	20
43	Patrick	20
43	Peter	20
46	Phillip	18
47	Craig	17
47	Douglas	17
47	Francis	17
47	Gary	17