baby-names-delaware-2013-2010An everlasting life-changing delicate decision –  what to name your new bundle of precious joy. Will you choose to mums the word or tell all prior to arrival? Chic and trendy or traditional and old fashioned? Want to fit in with the majority or rank with the minority? We scoured the social security tables to bring you the top 10 in Delaware from 2013-2010.  Looks like Michael and Sophia pretty much rule the roost in these parts. It’s good to be first. See where your pick does or doesn’t rank in the small wonder.

Popularity for top 10 names in Delaware for births in 2013
Rank Male name Number of
males
Female name Number of
females
1 Michael 61 Ava 58
2 Mason 60 Olivia 55
3 Liam 56 Emma 51
4 Aiden 50 Emily 48
5 William 50 Abigail 46
6 Joseph 49 Sophia 46
7 Alexander 48 Isabella 41
8 Jackson 48 Aubrey 36
9 Noah 47 Madison 35
10 John 46 Charlotte 30

 

Popularity for top 10 names in Delaware for births in 2012
Rank Male name Number of
males
Female name Number of
females
1 Michael 60 Sophia 67
2 Anthony 55 Isabella 65
3 Liam 53 Emma 63
4 Mason 53 Olivia 52
5 Christopher 52 Ava 51
6 Alexander 51 Emily 38
7 Ethan 50 Madison 37
8 William 50 Aubrey 31
9 Elijah 48 Lillian 31
10 Logan 48 Abigail 29

 

Popularity for top 10 names in Delaware for births in 2011
Rank Male name Number of
males
Female name Number of
females
1 Michael 64 Sophia 70
2 Mason 61 Olivia 60
3 Ryan 61 Ava 59
4 William 61 Emma 56
5 Noah 56 Emily 49
6 Ethan 55 Abigail 44
7 Jacob 54 Madison 43
8 Anthony 52 Aubrey 41
9 Aiden 51 Isabella 40
10 Jayden 50 Chloe 34
Popularity for top 10 names in Delaware for births in 2010
Rank Male name Number of
males
Female name Number of
females
1 Michael 68 Sophia 73
2 William 62 Isabella 66
3 Alexander 58 Ava 64
4 James 57 Olivia 45
5 Anthony 56 Emily 40
6 Joshua 54 Madison 38
7 Mason 54 Abigail 35
8 Gavin 52 Emma 33
9 Jacob 52 Leah 33
10 Ryan 51 Mia 33

The above tables show the 10 most frequent given names for male and female births in 2013-2010 in Delaware. The number to the right of each name is the number of occurrences in the data. The source is a 100% sample based on Social Security card application data. Source:  Social Security Administration

 

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Want to see where your name hits the list? The SS charts go back 50+ years – yes, you heard correctly back to 1960, ack! Check here for top 100 in Delaware by year.