Delaware Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1980

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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Delaware Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1980

In 1980, the most popular name for baby boys in Delaware was Michael, with a count of 231 boys out of a total of 3,791 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 6.09% of the total number of new-born baby boys in Delaware in 1980). The second most popular boy name was Jason (145 boys, 3.83% of total). The third most popular boy name was John (142 boys, 3.75% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in Delaware in 1980

Michael

Jason

John

James

Robert

Christopher

William

Matthew

David

Brian

The table below below shows the top 148 most popular male baby names in Delaware in 1980. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in Delaware over the years.

Most Popular Male Baby Names in Delaware in 1980

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Michael	231	6.09
2	Jason	145	3.83
3	John	142	3.75
4	James	138	3.64
5	Robert	128	3.38
6	Christopher	127	3.35
7	William	121	3.19
8	Matthew	112	2.95
9	David	107	2.82
10	Brian	96	2.53
11	Joseph	78	2.06
12	Daniel	76	2.01
13	Kevin	69	1.82
14	Andrew	68	1.79
15	Jeffrey	64	1.69
16	Anthony	61	1.61
17	Joshua	57	1.50
17	Timothy	57	1.50
18	Eric	55	1.45
18	Richard	55	1.45
18	Thomas	55	1.45
19	Ryan	52	1.37
20	Jonathan	50	1.32
20	Justin	50	1.32
21	Charles	49	1.29
21	Mark	49	1.29
22	Steven	42	1.11
23	Patrick	41	1.08
24	Nicholas	40	1.06
25	Paul	39	1.03
26	Stephen	38	1.00
27	Jeremy	37	0.98
28	Kenneth	31	0.82
29	Adam	29	0.77
29	Scott	29	0.77
30	Aaron	27	0.71
31	Brandon	26	0.69
31	George	26	0.69
31	Shawn	26	0.69
32	Bryan	25	0.66
32	Jesse	25	0.66
33	Donald	24	0.63
33	Gregory	24	0.63
33	Sean	24	0.63
34	Benjamin	22	0.58
34	Keith	22	0.58
35	Ronald	20	0.53
36	Chad	19	0.50
36	Peter	19	0.50
37	Douglas	18	0.48
37	Edward	18	0.48
37	Shaun	18	0.48
38	Jamie	15	0.40
38	Raymond	15	0.40
39	Derrick	14	0.37
39	Gary	14	0.37
39	Nathan	14	0.37
40	Andre	13	0.34
40	Bruce	13	0.34
41	Bradley	12	0.32
41	Derek	12	0.32
41	Dwayne	12	0.32
41	Erik	12	0.32
41	Frank	12	0.32
41	Jermaine	12	0.32
41	Larry	12	0.32
41	Phillip	12	0.32
41	Wayne	12	0.32
42	Alexander	11	0.29
42	Curtis	11	0.29
42	Dennis	11	0.29
42	Frederick	11	0.29
42	Jacob	11	0.29
42	Lawrence	11	0.29
42	Samuel	11	0.29
42	Travis	11	0.29
43	Carl	10	0.26
43	Eugene	10	0.26
43	Jeremiah	10	0.26
43	Jose	10	0.26
43	Wesley	10	0.26
44	Christian	9	0.24
44	Corey	9	0.24
44	Craig	9	0.24
44	Dale	9	0.24
44	Dustin	9	0.24
44	Ian	9	0.24
44	Joel	9	0.24
44	Russell	9	0.24
44	Vincent	9	0.24
44	Walter	9	0.24
45	Arthur	8	0.21
45	Cory	8	0.21
45	Francis	8	0.21
45	Jared	8	0.21
45	Jeffery	8	0.21
45	Jerry	8	0.21
45	Louis	8	0.21
45	Marcus	8	0.21
45	Philip	8	0.21
45	Ralph	8	0.21
46	Alan	7	0.19
46	Antoine	7	0.19
46	Brent	7	0.19
46	Brett	7	0.19
46	Darren	7	0.19
46	Edwin	7	0.19
46	Ernest	7	0.19
46	Harry	7	0.19
46	Jon	7	0.19
46	Lucas	7	0.19
46	Marvin	7	0.19
46	Randy	7	0.19
46	Theodore	7	0.19
47	Alfred	6	0.16
47	Brad	6	0.16
47	Casey	6	0.16
47	Dominick	6	0.16
47	Earl	6	0.16
47	Franklin	6	0.16
47	Gerald	6	0.16
47	Harold	6	0.16
47	Kyle	6	0.16
47	Lamar	6	0.16
47	Mario	6	0.16
47	Nicolas	6	0.16
47	Todd	6	0.16
47	Vernon	6	0.16
47	Zachary	6	0.16
48	Bernard	5	0.13
48	Carlos	5	0.13
48	Damien	5	0.13
48	Darnell	5	0.13
48	Glenn	5	0.13
48	Harvey	5	0.13
48	Henry	5	0.13
48	Jay	5	0.13
48	Joe	5	0.13
48	Lee	5	0.13
48	Luke	5	0.13
48	Maurice	5	0.13
48	Ricky	5	0.13
48	Roger	5	0.13
48	Shane	5	0.13
48	Tony	5	0.13
48	Troy	5	0.13
48	Tyrone	5	0.13
48	Victor	5	0.13

Delaware Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1980

In 1980, the most popular name for baby girls in Delaware was Jennifer, with a count of 169 girls out of a total of 3,058 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 5.53% of the total number of new-born baby girls in Delaware in 1980). The second most popular girl name was Jessica (80 girls, 2.62% of total). The third most popular girl name was Melissa (79 girls, 2.58% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in Delaware in 1980

Jennifer

Jessica

Melissa

Amanda

Heather

Elizabeth

Sarah

Stephanie

Christina

Erin

The table below below shows the top 148 most popular female baby names in Delaware in 1980. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in Delaware over the years.

Most Popular Female Baby Names in Delaware in 1980

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Jennifer	169	5.53
2	Jessica	80	2.62
3	Melissa	79	2.58
4	Amanda	65	2.13
4	Heather	65	2.13
5	Elizabeth	61	2.00
6	Sarah	60	1.96
6	Stephanie	60	1.96
7	Christina	57	1.86
8	Erin	56	1.83
8	Lisa	56	1.83
9	Michelle	54	1.77
10	Kimberly	51	1.67
11	Amy	50	1.64
11	Kelly	50	1.64
12	Nicole	49	1.60
13	Angela	45	1.47
13	Tiffany	45	1.47
14	Christine	42	1.37
14	Rebecca	42	1.37
15	Laura	41	1.34
16	Lauren	39	1.27
17	Crystal	36	1.18
17	Danielle	36	1.18
18	Kristin	33	1.08
19	Erica	32	1.05
19	Mary	32	1.05
19	Megan	32	1.05
19	Sara	32	1.05
20	Shannon	29	0.95
21	Jamie	28	0.92
22	April	27	0.88
22	Julie	27	0.88
22	Rachel	27	0.88
23	Karen	25	0.82
23	Katherine	25	0.82
23	Kristen	25	0.82
24	Amber	23	0.75
24	Andrea	23	0.75
25	Dawn	21	0.69
25	Stacey	21	0.69
26	Susan	20	0.65
27	Tracy	19	0.62
28	Ashley	18	0.59
28	Kathryn	18	0.59
29	Alison	17	0.56
29	Patricia	17	0.56
29	Tara	17	0.56
30	Samantha	16	0.52
31	Brooke	15	0.49
31	Emily	15	0.49
31	Katie	15	0.49
31	Pamela	15	0.49
31	Tanya	15	0.49
32	Kristina	14	0.46
32	Melanie	14	0.46
32	Melinda	14	0.46
32	Tina	14	0.46
33	Brandi	13	0.43
33	Carrie	13	0.43
33	Catherine	13	0.43
33	Dana	13	0.43
33	Kristy	13	0.43
33	Linda	13	0.43
33	Lori	13	0.43
33	Stacy	13	0.43
33	Theresa	13	0.43
34	Alicia	12	0.39
34	Anna	12	0.39
34	Beth	12	0.39
34	Courtney	12	0.39
34	Krista	12	0.39
34	Leslie	12	0.39
34	Lindsay	12	0.39
34	Maria	12	0.39
35	Carolyn	11	0.36
35	Cheryl	11	0.36
35	Diana	11	0.36
35	Ebony	11	0.36
35	Holly	11	0.36
35	Rachael	11	0.36
35	Tamara	11	0.36
36	Allison	10	0.33
36	Barbara	10	0.33
36	Bonnie	10	0.33
36	Jaime	10	0.33
36	Jill	10	0.33
36	Julia	10	0.33
36	Kathleen	10	0.33
36	Michele	10	0.33
36	Monica	10	0.33
36	Monique	10	0.33
36	Renee	10	0.33
36	Tammy	10	0.33
36	Victoria	10	0.33
37	Adrienne	9	0.29
37	Brandy	9	0.29
37	Colleen	9	0.29
37	Dorothy	9	0.29
37	Natalie	9	0.29
37	Sharon	9	0.29
37	Valerie	9	0.29
37	Wendy	9	0.29
38	Carla	8	0.26
38	Christy	8	0.26
38	Cynthia	8	0.26
38	Devon	8	0.26
38	Heidi	8	0.26
38	Jenny	8	0.26
38	Paula	8	0.26
38	Sandra	8	0.26
38	Tasha	8	0.26
38	Tonya	8	0.26
39	Aimee	7	0.23
39	Alexis	7	0.23
39	Bethany	7	0.23
39	Candace	7	0.23
39	Denise	7	0.23
39	Gina	7	0.23
39	Jaclyn	7	0.23
39	Jacqueline	7	0.23
39	Katrina	7	0.23
39	Kristi	7	0.23
39	Kristine	7	0.23
39	Leanne	7	0.23
39	Margaret	7	0.23
39	Meghan	7	0.23
39	Nichole	7	0.23
39	Teresa	7	0.23
39	Toni	7	0.23
39	Trisha	7	0.23
40	Angel	6	0.20
40	Candice	6	0.20
40	Caroline	6	0.20
40	Cassandra	6	0.20
40	Diane	6	0.20
40	Joy	6	0.20
40	Kellie	6	0.20
40	Laurie	6	0.20
40	Meredith	6	0.20
40	Nina	6	0.20
40	Regina	6	0.20
40	Rhonda	6	0.20
40	Sherri	6	0.20
40	Stefanie	6	0.20
40	Tabitha	6	0.20
40	Tia	6	0.20
40	Veronica	6	0.20
41	Abigail	5	0.16
41	Alisha	5	0.16
41	Anne	5	0.16
41	Cristina	5	0.16
41	Desiree	5	0.16
41	Donna	5	0.16
41	Erika	5	0.16
41	Faith	5	0.16
41	Janet	5	0.16
41	Joanna	5	0.16
41	Katharine	5	0.16
41	Latasha	5	0.16
41	Latoya	5	0.16
41	Lesley	5	0.16
41	Lydia	5	0.16
41	Marie	5	0.16
41	Martha	5	0.16
41	Molly	5	0.16
41	Nancy	5	0.16
41	Natasha	5	0.16
41	Robin	5	0.16
41	Shana	5	0.16
41	Sonya	5	0.16
41	Suzanne	5	0.16
41	Tanisha	5	0.16
41	Tracey	5	0.16
41	Yvonne	5	0.16