Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Delaware, 1979

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	167
2	Melissa	85
3	Heather	61
4	Nicole	56
5	Amanda	54
6	Angela	53
7	Jessica	52
8	Amy	51
9	Michelle	49
10	Kelly	48
11	Christina	47
11	Lisa	47
13	Kimberly	45
14	Elizabeth	42
14	Erin	42
16	Shannon	40
17	Andrea	39
18	Christine	38
19	Crystal	37
19	Lauren	37
21	Jamie	36
22	Katherine	35
23	Laura	34
23	Stephanie	34
25	Sarah	29
26	Dana	28
26	Dawn	28
26	Rebecca	28
29	Megan	27
30	Karen	26
31	April	24
31	Mary	24
31	Tiffany	24
34	Holly	23
34	Stacey	23
36	Amber	20
36	Ann	20
36	Danielle	20
36	Erica	20
36	Michele	20
36	Sara	20
42	Allison	19
42	Carrie	19
42	Katie	19
42	Susan	19
46	Alison	17
46	Julie	17
46	Melanie	17
46	Tracy	17
50	Emily	16

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	231
2	James	133
2	Robert	133
4	Christopher	126
5	David	123
6	Jason	116
6	John	116
8	William	113
9	Matthew	97
10	Brian	95
11	Joseph	80
12	Daniel	74
13	Andrew	69
14	Jeffrey	61
14	Kevin	61
16	Charles	59
17	Joshua	57
18	Thomas	56
19	Mark	54
20	Eric	53
20	Richard	53
20	Steven	53
23	Ryan	50
24	Nicholas	49
24	Timothy	49
26	Anthony	45
26	Jonathan	45
28	Stephen	42
29	Scott	41
30	Adam	40
31	Paul	39
32	Justin	38
33	Aaron	34
34	Patrick	29
35	Gregory	28
36	Jeremy	26
36	Kenneth	26
38	Bryan	25
38	George	25
40	Donald	23
40	Shawn	23
42	Keith	22
42	Sean	22
44	Gary	20
44	Jesse	20
46	Benjamin	19
46	Brandon	19
46	Edward	19
46	Ronald	19
50	Wayne	17