Delaware Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1987

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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Delaware Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1987

In 1987, the most popular name for baby boys in Delaware was Michael, with a count of 236 boys out of a total of 4,120 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 5.73% of the total number of new-born baby boys in Delaware in 1987). The second most popular boy name was Christopher (174 boys, 4.22% of total). The third most popular boy name was Matthew (149 boys, 3.62% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in Delaware in 1987

Michael

Christopher

Matthew

David

James

John

Andrew

Robert

Daniel

Justin

The table below below shows the top 149 most popular male baby names in Delaware in 1987. 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 1987

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Michael	236	5.73
2	Christopher	174	4.22
3	Matthew	149	3.62
4	David	129	3.13
5	James	126	3.06
6	John	119	2.89
7	Andrew	114	2.77
8	Robert	113	2.74
9	Daniel	104	2.52
10	Justin	101	2.45
11	Joshua	95	2.31
12	Ryan	79	1.92
13	William	75	1.82
14	Joseph	74	1.80
15	Jason	72	1.75
15	Thomas	72	1.75
16	Brandon	66	1.60
17	Kyle	64	1.55
18	Brian	63	1.53
19	Richard	62	1.51
20	Anthony	61	1.48
21	Charles	60	1.46
21	Eric	60	1.46
21	Kevin	60	1.46
22	Mark	59	1.43
23	Nicholas	58	1.41
24	Steven	57	1.38
25	Jeffrey	50	1.21
26	Sean	49	1.19
27	Jonathan	48	1.17
28	Timothy	46	1.12
29	Bryan	40	0.97
30	Paul	39	0.95
31	Zachary	38	0.92
32	Benjamin	37	0.90
33	Aaron	34	0.83
33	Adam	34	0.83
34	Stephen	33	0.80
35	Jeremy	32	0.78
35	Shawn	32	0.78
36	Patrick	31	0.75
37	Alexander	30	0.73
38	Gregory	25	0.61
38	Jacob	25	0.61
39	Donald	24	0.58
39	Peter	24	0.58
39	Scott	24	0.58
40	Edward	21	0.51
40	Jesse	21	0.51
41	Kenneth	20	0.49
42	Jordan	19	0.46
42	Tyler	19	0.46
43	Douglas	18	0.44
44	Philip	17	0.41
44	Phillip	17	0.41
45	Brett	16	0.39
45	Derek	16	0.39
45	Ronald	16	0.39
45	Samuel	16	0.39
46	Bradley	15	0.36
46	Dustin	15	0.36
46	Nathaniel	15	0.36
47	Corey	14	0.34
47	Frank	14	0.34
47	Nathan	14	0.34
48	George	13	0.32
48	Ian	13	0.32
48	Travis	13	0.32
49	Cory	12	0.29
49	Francis	12	0.29
49	Raymond	12	0.29
49	Shane	12	0.29
49	Vincent	12	0.29
50	Chad	11	0.27
50	Keith	11	0.27
50	Luke	11	0.27
51	Alex	10	0.24
51	Craig	10	0.24
51	Evan	10	0.24
51	Jared	10	0.24
52	Antonio	9	0.22
52	Carl	9	0.22
52	Dennis	9	0.22
52	Devon	9	0.22
52	Gary	9	0.22
52	Jamar	9	0.22
52	Jose	9	0.22
52	Marcus	9	0.22
53	Alan	8	0.19
53	Cody	8	0.19
53	Darrell	8	0.19
53	Ernest	8	0.19
53	Glenn	8	0.19
53	Jeffery	8	0.19
53	Lamar	8	0.19
53	Russell	8	0.19
53	Walter	8	0.19
53	Wayne	8	0.19
53	Wesley	8	0.19
54	Allen	7	0.17
54	Cameron	7	0.17
54	Derrick	7	0.17
54	Eugene	7	0.17
54	Jerome	7	0.17
54	Joel	7	0.17
54	Larry	7	0.17
54	Lawrence	7	0.17
54	Louis	7	0.17
54	Todd	7	0.17
55	Andre	6	0.15
55	Arthur	6	0.15
55	Bruce	6	0.15
55	Christian	6	0.15
55	Darius	6	0.15
55	Dwight	6	0.15
55	Erik	6	0.15
55	Geoffrey	6	0.15
55	Henry	6	0.15
55	Isaiah	6	0.15
55	Jay	6	0.15
55	Lee	6	0.15
55	Luis	6	0.15
55	Martin	6	0.15
55	Melvin	6	0.15
55	Rodney	6	0.15
55	Troy	6	0.15
55	Victor	6	0.15
56	Adrian	5	0.12
56	Austin	5	0.12
56	Carlos	5	0.12
56	Clifford	5	0.12
56	Curtis	5	0.12
56	Darren	5	0.12
56	Gerald	5	0.12
56	Grant	5	0.12
56	Jack	5	0.12
56	Jerry	5	0.12
56	Karl	5	0.12
56	Kristopher	5	0.12
56	Leonard	5	0.12
56	Miguel	5	0.12
56	Mitchell	5	0.12
56	Ralph	5	0.12
56	Roy	5	0.12
56	Seth	5	0.12
56	Trevor	5	0.12
56	Tyrell	5	0.12
56	Tyrone	5	0.12
56	Vernon	5	0.12

Delaware Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1987

In 1987, the most popular name for baby girls in Delaware was Jessica, with a count of 190 girls out of a total of 3,423 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 5.55% of the total number of new-born baby girls in Delaware in 1987). The second most popular girl name was Ashley (178 girls, 5.20% of total). The third most popular girl name was Amanda (136 girls, 3.97% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in Delaware in 1987

Jessica

Ashley

Amanda

Jennifer

Sarah

Lauren

Stephanie

Danielle

Brittany

Heather

The table below below shows the top 149 most popular female baby names in Delaware in 1987. 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 1987

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Jessica	190	5.55
2	Ashley	178	5.20
3	Amanda	136	3.97
4	Jennifer	92	2.69
5	Sarah	85	2.48
6	Lauren	81	2.37
7	Stephanie	66	1.93
8	Danielle	64	1.87
9	Brittany	61	1.78
10	Heather	60	1.75
11	Megan	59	1.72
12	Elizabeth	58	1.69
13	Nicole	55	1.61
14	Christina	50	1.46
15	Amber	49	1.43
15	Rebecca	49	1.43
16	Melissa	47	1.37
17	Rachel	46	1.34
18	Samantha	45	1.32
19	Erin	41	1.20
19	Kimberly	41	1.20
20	Kelly	40	1.17
20	Laura	40	1.17
21	Mary	39	1.14
22	Tiffany	34	0.99
23	Amy	33	0.96
24	Emily	32	0.94
25	Courtney	31	0.91
25	Katherine	31	0.91
25	Kristin	31	0.91
25	Lindsay	31	0.91
26	Sara	29	0.85
27	Michelle	28	0.82
28	Christine	27	0.79
28	Kathryn	27	0.79
28	Lindsey	27	0.79
29	Angela	26	0.76
29	Crystal	26	0.76
30	Erica	25	0.73
30	Whitney	25	0.73
31	Andrea	23	0.67
31	Caitlin	23	0.67
31	Jacqueline	23	0.67
32	Katie	22	0.64
33	Jamie	21	0.61
34	Shannon	20	0.58
35	Alexandra	19	0.56
35	Allison	19	0.56
35	Stacey	19	0.56
35	Tara	19	0.56
36	Alicia	18	0.53
37	Jenna	17	0.50
38	Julia	16	0.47
38	Lisa	16	0.47
38	Victoria	16	0.47
39	Casey	15	0.44
39	Julie	15	0.44
39	Kristen	15	0.44
40	Alyssa	14	0.41
40	Anna	14	0.41
40	Catherine	14	0.41
40	Monica	14	0.41
41	Chelsea	13	0.38
41	Dana	13	0.38
41	Denise	13	0.38
41	Kristina	13	0.38
41	Leah	13	0.38
42	Alexis	12	0.35
42	Alisha	12	0.35
42	Jordan	12	0.35
42	Kathleen	12	0.35
42	Latoya	12	0.35
42	Mallory	12	0.35
43	Ashlee	11	0.32
43	Brandy	11	0.32
43	Cassandra	11	0.32
43	Gina	11	0.32
43	Holly	11	0.32
43	Jasmine	11	0.32
43	Karen	11	0.32
43	Meghan	11	0.32
43	Morgan	11	0.32
43	Natalie	11	0.32
44	Adrienne	10	0.29
44	Britney	10	0.29
44	Erika	10	0.29
44	Felicia	10	0.29
44	Jaclyn	10	0.29
44	Katrina	10	0.29
44	Krista	10	0.29
44	Taylor	10	0.29
44	Vanessa	10	0.29
45	Alison	9	0.26
45	April	9	0.26
45	Brittney	9	0.26
45	Candace	9	0.26
45	Caroline	9	0.26
45	Carrie	9	0.26
45	Diana	9	0.26
45	Dominique	9	0.26
45	Jaime	9	0.26
45	Jillian	9	0.26
45	Kelsey	9	0.26
45	Margaret	9	0.26
45	Maria	9	0.26
45	Melanie	9	0.26
45	Monique	9	0.26
45	Natasha	9	0.26
45	Nichole	9	0.26
45	Renee	9	0.26
45	Susan	9	0.26
46	Brandi	8	0.23
46	Colleen	8	0.23
46	Emma	8	0.23
46	Kaitlin	8	0.23
46	Kristine	8	0.23
46	Leslie	8	0.23
46	Meagan	8	0.23
46	Meredith	8	0.23
46	Patricia	8	0.23
46	Rachael	8	0.23
46	Sierra	8	0.23
46	Tracy	8	0.23
47	Angel	7	0.20
47	Beth	7	0.20
47	Bridget	7	0.20
47	Carolyn	7	0.20
47	Desiree	7	0.20
47	Ebony	7	0.20
47	Elise	7	0.20
47	Kasey	7	0.20
47	Kayla	7	0.20
47	Kelli	7	0.20
47	Krystal	7	0.20
47	Marie	7	0.20
47	Robin	7	0.20
48	Brooke	6	0.18
48	Carly	6	0.18
48	Cynthia	6	0.18
48	Deborah	6	0.18
48	Diane	6	0.18
48	Hannah	6	0.18
48	Kaitlyn	6	0.18
48	Kendra	6	0.18
48	Kristie	6	0.18
48	Kristy	6	0.18
48	Olivia	6	0.18
48	Pamela	6	0.18
48	Sabrina	6	0.18
48	Stacy	6	0.18
48	Tamara	6	0.18
48	Theresa	6	0.18
49	Aimee	5	0.15
49	Alexa	5	0.15
49	Alyse	5	0.15
49	Deanna	5	0.15
49	Gabrielle	5	0.15
49	Jane	5	0.15
49	Katelyn	5	0.15
49	Melinda	5	0.15
49	Michele	5	0.15
49	Paige	5	0.15
49	Patrice	5	0.15
49	Regina	5	0.15
49	Ryan	5	0.15
49	Sheena	5	0.15
49	Stefanie	5	0.15
49	Suzanne	5	0.15
49	Tabitha	5	0.15
49	Tammy	5	0.15
49	Tierra	5	0.15
49	Valerie	5	0.15
49	Veronica	5	0.15