Delaware Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1986

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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Delaware Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1986

In 1986, the most popular name for baby boys in Delaware was Michael, with a count of 197 boys out of a total of 3,971 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 4.96% of the total number of new-born baby boys in Delaware in 1986). The second most popular boy name was Christopher (163 boys, 4.11% of total). The third most popular boy name was Matthew (160 boys, 4.03% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in Delaware in 1986

Michael

Christopher

Matthew

Andrew

John

James

Ryan

Joseph

Robert

David

The table below below shows the top 143 most popular male baby names in Delaware in 1986. 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 1986

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Michael	197	4.96
2	Christopher	163	4.11
3	Matthew	160	4.03
4	Andrew	108	2.72
5	John	106	2.67
6	James	104	2.62
6	Ryan	104	2.62
7	Joseph	103	2.59
8	Robert	102	2.57
9	David	99	2.49
10	Joshua	98	2.47
11	Daniel	96	2.42
12	William	92	2.32
13	Brian	88	2.22
14	Kevin	83	2.09
15	Brandon	73	1.84
16	Jason	71	1.79
16	Kyle	71	1.79
17	Thomas	66	1.66
18	Richard	60	1.51
19	Anthony	59	1.49
20	Justin	57	1.44
21	Charles	56	1.41
22	Timothy	55	1.39
23	Eric	52	1.31
24	Jeffrey	51	1.28
25	Steven	50	1.26
26	Stephen	49	1.23
27	Jonathan	46	1.16
28	Nicholas	45	1.13
28	Sean	45	1.13
29	Mark	43	1.08
29	Zachary	43	1.08
30	Patrick	42	1.06
31	Gregory	35	0.88
31	Jeremy	35	0.88
31	Paul	35	0.88
32	Aaron	33	0.83
33	Benjamin	32	0.81
34	Adam	26	0.66
34	Bryan	26	0.66
34	Edward	26	0.66
34	Jordan	26	0.66
35	Alexander	25	0.63
36	Shawn	23	0.58
37	Keith	21	0.53
37	Scott	21	0.53
38	Nathan	20	0.50
39	Jacob	19	0.48
40	Dustin	18	0.45
40	Gary	18	0.45
40	Ian	18	0.45
40	Kenneth	18	0.45
40	Ronald	18	0.45
41	Douglas	17	0.43
41	Tyler	17	0.43
42	George	16	0.40
42	Jesse	16	0.40
42	Phillip	16	0.40
42	Samuel	16	0.40
43	Bradley	15	0.38
43	Donald	15	0.38
43	Raymond	15	0.38
44	Corey	14	0.35
45	Jeffery	13	0.33
45	Peter	13	0.33
45	Vincent	13	0.33
46	Brent	12	0.30
47	Andre	11	0.28
47	Darryl	11	0.28
47	Henry	11	0.28
47	Marcus	11	0.28
47	Philip	11	0.28
47	Shane	11	0.28
47	Travis	11	0.28
48	Carl	10	0.25
48	Evan	10	0.25
48	Nathaniel	10	0.25
49	Christian	9	0.23
49	Cory	9	0.23
49	Curtis	9	0.23
49	Dale	9	0.23
49	Darrell	9	0.23
49	Joel	9	0.23
49	Russell	9	0.23
49	Wayne	9	0.23
50	Alex	8	0.20
50	Antonio	8	0.20
50	Arthur	8	0.20
50	Austin	8	0.20
50	Chad	8	0.20
50	Jared	8	0.20
50	Terry	8	0.20
50	Todd	8	0.20
50	Victor	8	0.20
51	Albert	7	0.18
51	Casey	7	0.18
51	Dennis	7	0.18
51	Derek	7	0.18
51	Devin	7	0.18
51	Johnathan	7	0.18
51	Louis	7	0.18
51	Martin	7	0.18
51	Marvin	7	0.18
51	Randy	7	0.18
51	Trevor	7	0.18
52	Adrian	6	0.15
52	Alan	6	0.15
52	Allen	6	0.15
52	Antoine	6	0.15
52	Brett	6	0.15
52	Caleb	6	0.15
52	Colin	6	0.15
52	Deshawn	6	0.15
52	Edwin	6	0.15
52	Eugene	6	0.15
52	Francis	6	0.15
52	Jose	6	0.15
52	Juan	6	0.15
52	Karl	6	0.15
52	Lawrence	6	0.15
52	Luis	6	0.15
52	Marc	6	0.15
52	Rodney	6	0.15
52	Troy	6	0.15
52	Wesley	6	0.15
53	Brad	5	0.13
53	Bradford	5	0.13
53	Cody	5	0.13
53	Craig	5	0.13
53	Darius	5	0.13
53	Darren	5	0.13
53	Frank	5	0.13
53	Howard	5	0.13
53	Lamar	5	0.13
53	Lance	5	0.13
53	Larry	5	0.13
53	Lee	5	0.13
53	Marquis	5	0.13
53	Mathew	5	0.13
53	Norman	5	0.13
53	Ricky	5	0.13
53	Tyrone	5	0.13

Delaware Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1986

In 1986, the most popular name for baby girls in Delaware was Ashley, with a count of 168 girls out of a total of 3,176 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 5.29% of the total number of new-born baby girls in Delaware in 1986). The second most popular girl name was Jessica (158 girls, 4.97% of total). The third most popular girl name was Amanda (114 girls, 3.59% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in Delaware in 1986

Ashley

Jessica

Amanda

Jennifer

Sarah

Heather

Lauren

Megan

Stephanie

Amber

The table below below shows the top 143 most popular female baby names in Delaware in 1986. 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 1986

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Ashley	168	5.29
2	Jessica	158	4.97
3	Amanda	114	3.59
4	Jennifer	106	3.34
5	Sarah	90	2.83
6	Heather	86	2.71
7	Lauren	79	2.49
8	Megan	68	2.14
9	Stephanie	67	2.11
10	Amber	57	1.80
11	Nicole	53	1.67
12	Brittany	49	1.54
13	Elizabeth	44	1.39
13	Laura	44	1.39
14	Danielle	43	1.35
14	Kelly	43	1.35
14	Melissa	43	1.35
15	Rebecca	41	1.29
16	Michelle	39	1.23
16	Samantha	39	1.23
16	Tiffany	39	1.23
17	Christina	38	1.20
18	Erin	37	1.17
19	Kimberly	35	1.10
20	Jamie	33	1.04
20	Shannon	33	1.04
21	Amy	32	1.01
21	Katherine	32	1.01
21	Rachel	32	1.01
22	Mary	31	0.98
23	Courtney	28	0.88
23	Erica	28	0.88
24	Christine	27	0.85
24	Katie	27	0.85
24	Sara	27	0.85
25	Kathryn	26	0.82
26	Kristin	25	0.79
26	Lindsay	25	0.79
26	Lindsey	25	0.79
27	Kathleen	24	0.76
28	Andrea	22	0.69
28	Angela	22	0.69
28	Emily	22	0.69
29	Caitlin	21	0.66
29	Kristen	21	0.66
29	Lisa	21	0.66
30	Kristina	19	0.60
30	Whitney	19	0.60
31	Crystal	18	0.57
31	Victoria	18	0.57
32	Alexandra	17	0.54
32	April	17	0.54
32	Meghan	17	0.54
33	Catherine	16	0.50
33	Dana	16	0.50
34	Alicia	15	0.47
34	Allison	15	0.47
34	Anna	15	0.47
35	Julie	14	0.44
36	Cassandra	13	0.41
36	Dominique	13	0.41
36	Jillian	13	0.41
37	Brandy	12	0.38
37	Holly	12	0.38
37	Jacqueline	12	0.38
37	Jenna	12	0.38
37	Julia	12	0.38
37	Leah	12	0.38
37	Margaret	12	0.38
37	Pamela	12	0.38
37	Patricia	12	0.38
38	Carolyn	11	0.35
38	Casey	11	0.35
38	Colleen	11	0.35
38	Diana	11	0.35
38	Molly	11	0.35
38	Natasha	11	0.35
38	Tara	11	0.35
39	Karen	10	0.32
39	Melanie	10	0.32
39	Meredith	10	0.32
39	Natalie	10	0.32
40	Alison	9	0.28
40	Ashlee	9	0.28
40	Claire	9	0.28
40	Dawn	9	0.28
40	Jasmine	9	0.28
40	Katelyn	9	0.28
40	Krystal	9	0.28
40	Mallory	9	0.28
40	Nichole	9	0.28
40	Sade	9	0.28
40	Sharon	9	0.28
40	Stacy	9	0.28
41	Anne	8	0.25
41	Barbara	8	0.25
41	Felicia	8	0.25
41	Jaclyn	8	0.25
41	Joanna	8	0.25
41	Kara	8	0.25
41	Latoya	8	0.25
41	Morgan	8	0.25
41	Tina	8	0.25
42	Bethany	7	0.22
42	Brandi	7	0.22
42	Brittney	7	0.22
42	Christa	7	0.22
42	Deanna	7	0.22
42	Ebony	7	0.22
42	Gabrielle	7	0.22
42	Jordan	7	0.22
42	Katrina	7	0.22
42	Krista	7	0.22
42	Leslie	7	0.22
42	Maria	7	0.22
42	Renee	7	0.22
42	Sheena	7	0.22
42	Sierra	7	0.22
42	Stacey	7	0.22
42	Stefanie	7	0.22
42	Susan	7	0.22
43	Abigail	6	0.19
43	Aimee	6	0.19
43	Alexis	6	0.19
43	Angel	6	0.19
43	Ashleigh	6	0.19
43	Candace	6	0.19
43	Candice	6	0.19
43	Debra	6	0.19
43	Denise	6	0.19
43	Jaime	6	0.19
43	Kristy	6	0.19
43	Lori	6	0.19
43	Marie	6	0.19
43	Mia	6	0.19
43	Monica	6	0.19
43	Rachael	6	0.19
43	Robin	6	0.19
43	Sandra	6	0.19
43	Tracey	6	0.19
43	Valerie	6	0.19
43	Vanessa	6	0.19
44	Adrienne	5	0.16
44	Bridget	5	0.16
44	Brooke	5	0.16
44	Caroline	5	0.16
44	Carrie	5	0.16
44	Chelsea	5	0.16
44	Devon	5	0.16
44	Erika	5	0.16
44	Gina	5	0.16
44	Hilary	5	0.16
44	Katharine	5	0.16
44	Kendra	5	0.16
44	Kerri	5	0.16
44	Kristie	5	0.16
44	Kristine	5	0.16
44	Leigh	5	0.16
44	Linda	5	0.16
44	Melinda	5	0.16
44	Melody	5	0.16
44	Theresa	5	0.16