Delaware Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1988

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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Delaware Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1988

In 1988, the most popular name for baby boys in Delaware was Michael, with a count of 241 boys out of a total of 4,421 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 5.45% of the total number of new-born baby boys in Delaware in 1988). The second most popular boy name was Matthew (162 boys, 3.66% of total). The third most popular boy name was Christopher (159 boys, 3.60% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in Delaware in 1988

Michael

Matthew

Christopher

John

Joshua

Andrew

David

James

Robert

Daniel

The table below below shows the top 166 most popular male baby names in Delaware in 1988. 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 1988

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Michael	241	5.45
2	Matthew	162	3.66
3	Christopher	159	3.60
4	John	126	2.85
4	Joshua	126	2.85
5	Andrew	124	2.81
6	David	118	2.67
7	James	115	2.60
8	Robert	104	2.35
9	Daniel	103	2.33
10	William	100	2.26
11	Justin	87	1.97
12	Joseph	82	1.86
13	Ryan	77	1.74
14	Kyle	70	1.58
15	Brian	69	1.56
16	Anthony	68	1.54
16	Nicholas	68	1.54
17	Brandon	67	1.52
17	Kevin	67	1.52
18	Thomas	61	1.38
19	Sean	56	1.27
20	Steven	54	1.22
21	Eric	53	1.20
21	Timothy	53	1.20
22	Charles	52	1.18
23	Stephen	51	1.15
24	Mark	50	1.13
24	Zachary	50	1.13
25	Jonathan	49	1.11
26	Adam	48	1.09
27	Jason	46	1.04
27	Richard	46	1.04
28	Jeffrey	44	1.00
29	Scott	41	0.93
30	Gregory	40	0.91
31	Aaron	38	0.86
32	Alexander	35	0.79
32	Benjamin	35	0.79
32	Jeremy	35	0.79
33	Kenneth	31	0.70
33	Paul	31	0.70
34	Tyler	29	0.66
35	Patrick	28	0.63
36	Bryan	27	0.61
36	Keith	27	0.61
37	Dustin	25	0.56
37	Jacob	25	0.56
37	Samuel	25	0.56
38	Vincent	24	0.54
39	Donald	23	0.52
39	Phillip	23	0.52
39	Shawn	23	0.52
40	Jesse	21	0.48
41	Corey	20	0.45
42	Edward	19	0.43
42	George	19	0.43
43	Nathan	18	0.41
44	Derek	17	0.39
45	Brett	16	0.36
45	Douglas	16	0.36
45	Travis	16	0.36
46	Cameron	15	0.34
46	Shane	15	0.34
47	Bradley	14	0.32
47	Craig	14	0.32
47	Ronald	14	0.32
48	Alex	13	0.29
48	Cody	13	0.29
48	Gary	13	0.29
48	Jordan	13	0.29
48	Randall	13	0.29
49	Carl	12	0.27
49	Erik	12	0.27
49	Jose	12	0.27
49	Marcus	12	0.27
49	Nathaniel	12	0.27
49	Peter	12	0.27
49	Philip	12	0.27
50	Andre	11	0.25
50	Brent	11	0.25
50	Dennis	11	0.25
50	Evan	11	0.25
50	Jared	11	0.25
50	Joel	11	0.25
50	Tyrone	11	0.25
51	Bruce	10	0.23
51	Christian	10	0.23
51	Colin	10	0.23
51	Devin	10	0.23
51	Francis	10	0.23
51	Frank	10	0.23
51	Raymond	10	0.23
51	Seth	10	0.23
52	Austin	9	0.20
52	Chad	9	0.20
52	Dylan	9	0.20
52	Henry	9	0.20
52	Ian	9	0.20
52	Larry	9	0.20
52	Shaun	9	0.20
52	Todd	9	0.20
52	Trevor	9	0.20
53	Alan	8	0.18
53	Arthur	8	0.18
53	Brad	8	0.18
53	Cory	8	0.18
53	Curtis	8	0.18
53	Gerald	8	0.18
53	Harry	8	0.18
53	Jeffery	8	0.18
53	Louis	8	0.18
53	Martin	8	0.18
53	Wesley	8	0.18
54	Blake	7	0.16
54	Brendan	7	0.16
54	Bryant	7	0.16
54	Dale	7	0.16
54	Darren	7	0.16
54	Emmanuel	7	0.16
54	Garrett	7	0.16
54	Luis	7	0.16
54	Mathew	7	0.16
54	Mitchell	7	0.16
54	Roger	7	0.16
54	Russell	7	0.16
55	Albert	6	0.14
55	Allen	6	0.14
55	Antoine	6	0.14
55	Antonio	6	0.14
55	Branden	6	0.14
55	Casey	6	0.14
55	Darryl	6	0.14
55	Devon	6	0.14
55	Dominic	6	0.14
55	Ernest	6	0.14
55	Franklin	6	0.14
55	Jamal	6	0.14
55	Julius	6	0.14
55	Lee	6	0.14
55	Maurice	6	0.14
55	Terrence	6	0.14
55	Theodore	6	0.14
56	Barry	5	0.11
56	Bernard	5	0.11
56	Caleb	5	0.11
56	Carlos	5	0.11
56	Damien	5	0.11
56	Darius	5	0.11
56	Darnell	5	0.11
56	Deshawn	5	0.11
56	Edwin	5	0.11
56	Glenn	5	0.11
56	Hunter	5	0.11
56	Jamar	5	0.11
56	Jon	5	0.11
56	Juan	5	0.11
56	Lamar	5	0.11
56	Leroy	5	0.11
56	Marquis	5	0.11
56	Rashad	5	0.11
56	Stanley	5	0.11
56	Terrance	5	0.11
56	Troy	5	0.11
56	Tyrell	5	0.11
56	Walter	5	0.11

Delaware Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1988

In 1988, the most popular name for baby girls in Delaware was Ashley, with a count of 163 girls out of a total of 3,502 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 4.65% of the total number of new-born baby girls in Delaware in 1988). The second most popular girl name was Jessica (158 girls, 4.51% of total). The third most popular girl name was Amanda (143 girls, 4.08% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in Delaware in 1988

Ashley

Jessica

Amanda

Brittany

Sarah

Lauren

Samantha

Jennifer

Megan

Stephanie

The table below below shows the top 166 most popular female baby names in Delaware in 1988. 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 1988

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Ashley	163	4.65
2	Jessica	158	4.51
3	Amanda	143	4.08
4	Brittany	91	2.60
5	Sarah	90	2.57
6	Lauren	83	2.37
6	Samantha	83	2.37
7	Jennifer	81	2.31
8	Megan	73	2.09
9	Stephanie	68	1.94
10	Amber	65	1.86
10	Heather	65	1.86
11	Danielle	61	1.74
12	Elizabeth	58	1.66
13	Nicole	57	1.63
14	Melissa	51	1.46
15	Rebecca	49	1.40
16	Emily	48	1.37
17	Christina	45	1.29
18	Laura	42	1.20
19	Kelly	40	1.14
19	Kimberly	40	1.14
19	Rachel	40	1.14
20	Erica	36	1.03
21	Tiffany	35	1.00
22	Kristen	34	0.97
23	Victoria	33	0.94
24	Caitlin	31	0.89
25	Katherine	30	0.86
25	Michelle	30	0.86
25	Sara	30	0.86
26	Chelsea	28	0.80
26	Lisa	28	0.80
27	Courtney	27	0.77
27	Crystal	27	0.77
28	Amy	26	0.74
28	Shannon	26	0.74
29	Lindsay	25	0.71
29	Mary	25	0.71
30	Christine	24	0.69
30	Jamie	24	0.69
30	Katie	24	0.69
31	Alicia	23	0.66
31	Angela	23	0.66
32	Andrea	22	0.63
32	Catherine	22	0.63
32	Kathryn	22	0.63
33	Kristin	21	0.60
33	Tara	21	0.60
34	Allison	20	0.57
35	Kayla	19	0.54
36	Alexis	18	0.51
36	Colleen	18	0.51
37	Alyssa	17	0.49
37	Erin	17	0.49
37	Kathleen	17	0.49
37	Lindsey	17	0.49
38	Jasmine	16	0.46
39	Alexandra	15	0.43
39	Monica	15	0.43
39	Natalie	15	0.43
39	Whitney	15	0.43
40	Julie	14	0.40
40	Kelsey	14	0.40
40	Margaret	14	0.40
40	Meghan	14	0.40
41	Anna	13	0.37
41	Casey	13	0.37
41	Dana	13	0.37
41	Jaclyn	13	0.37
41	Patricia	13	0.37
42	Brittney	12	0.34
42	Brooke	12	0.34
42	Jacqueline	12	0.34
42	Jenna	12	0.34
42	Karen	12	0.34
42	Katelyn	12	0.34
42	Valerie	12	0.34
43	Bethany	11	0.31
43	Jillian	11	0.31
43	Julia	11	0.31
43	Morgan	11	0.31
44	Caroline	10	0.29
44	Ebony	10	0.29
44	Holly	10	0.29
44	Kasey	10	0.29
44	Leah	10	0.29
44	Maria	10	0.29
44	Melinda	10	0.29
44	Robin	10	0.29
45	Abigail	9	0.26
45	Brianna	9	0.26
45	Britney	9	0.26
45	Caitlyn	9	0.26
45	Kaitlyn	9	0.26
45	Stacey	9	0.26
45	Susan	9	0.26
45	Sydney	9	0.26
45	Taylor	9	0.26
45	Tina	9	0.26
46	April	8	0.23
46	Brandy	8	0.23
46	Carolyn	8	0.23
46	Deanna	8	0.23
46	Devon	8	0.23
46	Gina	8	0.23
46	Jordan	8	0.23
46	Kristina	8	0.23
46	Marissa	8	0.23
46	Melanie	8	0.23
46	Meredith	8	0.23
46	Natasha	8	0.23
46	Tiara	8	0.23
46	Veronica	8	0.23
47	Alison	7	0.20
47	Angel	7	0.20
47	Cassandra	7	0.20
47	Christa	7	0.20
47	Kristi	7	0.20
47	Molly	7	0.20
47	Ruth	7	0.20
48	Angelica	6	0.17
48	Autumn	6	0.17
48	Brandi	6	0.17
48	Christy	6	0.17
48	Cynthia	6	0.17
48	Felicia	6	0.17
48	Heidi	6	0.17
48	Jaime	6	0.17
48	Jessie	6	0.17
48	Jill	6	0.17
48	Kaitlin	6	0.17
48	Kelley	6	0.17
48	Kellie	6	0.17
48	Kendra	6	0.17
48	Krista	6	0.17
48	Leslie	6	0.17
48	Mallory	6	0.17
48	Marie	6	0.17
48	Monique	6	0.17
48	Rachael	6	0.17
48	Teresa	6	0.17
48	Tracy	6	0.17
49	Alexa	5	0.14
49	Audrey	5	0.14
49	Candice	5	0.14
49	Dawn	5	0.14
49	Denise	5	0.14
49	Desiree	5	0.14
49	Dominique	5	0.14
49	Dorothy	5	0.14
49	Emma	5	0.14
49	Erika	5	0.14
49	Grace	5	0.14
49	Hannah	5	0.14
49	Hillary	5	0.14
49	India	5	0.14
49	Jalisa	5	0.14
49	Jasmin	5	0.14
49	Jazmine	5	0.14
49	Kara	5	0.14
49	Karina	5	0.14
49	Katlyn	5	0.14
49	Katrina	5	0.14
49	Kristine	5	0.14
49	Lacey	5	0.14
49	Latasha	5	0.14
49	Lydia	5	0.14
49	Martha	5	0.14
49	Michele	5	0.14
49	Nichole	5	0.14
49	Rose	5	0.14
49	Shanice	5	0.14
49	Sierra	5	0.14
49	Tamara	5	0.14
49	Theresa	5	0.14
49	Toni	5	0.14
49	Tonya	5	0.14
49	Vanessa	5	0.14