Personalized (or vanity) license plates in Delaware can have a combination of from one to seven letter or number characters. Numbers only are not permitted. The plates cost an additional fee of US$40 a year, in addition to the base registration fee of US$40. The personalized plate does not replace the base plate. The personalized plate can be mounted on the rear of the vehicle but the base plate (eg, 14904) must be carried within the vehicle at all times.

In observing personalized plates in Delaware, I have chosen to record and photograph only those that represent people’s first names. In addition, I have recorded single or repeated letters. To date I have recorded over 100 such examples.

*ABEL-A *AKHIL *AKIM *ALAN-N *ALI-HAQ *ALITA *ALMA

*AMANI *AMBER *AMITY *ANNA B *ANNE *ANNIE *AUSTEN

*AYEH *BERTINA *BJOERN *BOSCO *BRADLEY *BRETT

*BUDDY *BURKE *CAL JR *CARMELA *CARROLL *CARYN

*CELINA *CELY *COLIN *COMPTON *CONRAD *DAELENE

* DALLAS *DAVE S *DEREK *DERWIN *DMITRY *DORSEY

*DR JOE *DREW *EDDIE P *EDOARDO *ELOISE *ELVIS

*FRANKIE *FREDDIE *GEORGIE *GEM *GERI R *GRETEL

*HANSEL *HARRY *HISOKA *ISADORE *ISMANOL *IZZY

*JACK *JACKIE *JAMIEL *JEAN M *JEANNA *JEFF M

*JENNER *JEREMY *JIMS *JOANIE *JOANN

*JOSE *JOSH M *KAHEI *KAI *KAZ *KAREENA

*KATIE *KAYCIE *KAZ *KENYON *KEONDA *KERI *KEVYN

*KEY *LAMBERT *LENNIE *LENNOX *LIZZY *LOLA *LORELEI

*LOUIS *LUCIAN *LUCY LU *MARLIN *MARV *MARQUIS

*MATTEO *MEHUL *MIMI *MINNIE *MINOR *MOHAN

*MONICA *NICOLE *NIESHA *NORAH *NORM *ONTE

*OSCAR *PASCA *PAULUS *PETE *QUSHEBA *RAFI *RAIN

*REZA *RITA-V *ROCKY *ROSALIE *SALAMO *SALAR *SANTO

*SAUD *SHELLI *SIMA-J *SIMS *STORM *TAMARA

*TAYLOR *TIMMY *TISH *TOM *TRAVERS *TULIP P

*TYMEIR *VIVI *YIRA *ZLATAN *ZOE *ZURI

*C *B *BBBBB *F *J *LL *LLL *PP *Q *QQ

*R *RR *SS *W *Z