Most Popular Given Names, 1880–2007
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Boys
- 1880: John, William, Charles, George, James, Joseph, Frank,
Henry, Thomas, Harry
- 1890: John, William, James, George, Charles, Joseph, Frank,
Harry, Henry, Edward
- 1900: John, William, James, George, Charles, Joseph, Frank,
Henry, Robert, Harry
- 1910: John, William, James, Robert, Joseph, Charles/George
(tie), Edward, Frank, Henry
- 1920: John, William, James, Robert, Joseph, Charles, George,
Edward, Thomas, Frank
- 1930: Robert, James, John, William, Richard, Charles, Donald,
George, Joseph, Edward
- 1940: James, Robert, John, William, Richard, Charles, David,
Thomas, Donald, Ronald
- 1950: John, James, Robert, William, Michael, David, Richard,
Thomas, Charles, Gary
- 1960: David, Michael, John, James, Robert, Mark, William,
Richard, Thomas, Steven
- 1970: Michael, David, John, James, Robert, Christopher,
William, Mark, Richard, Brian
- 1980: Michael, Jason, Christopher, David, James, Matthew,
John, Joshua, Robert, Daniel
- 1990: Michael, Christopher, Joshua, Matthew, David, Daniel,
Andrew, Joseph, Justin, James
- 2000: Jacob, Michael, Matthew, Joshua, Christopher, Nicholas,
Andrew, Joseph, Daniel, Tyler
- 2002: Jacob, Michael, Joshua, Matthew, Ethan, Joseph, Andrew,
Christopher, Daniel, Nicholas
- 2003: Jacob, Michael, Joshua, Matthew, Andrew, Joseph, Ethan,
Daniel, Christopher, Anthony
- 2004: Jacob, Michael, Joshua, Matthew, Ethan, Andrew, Daniel,
William, Joseph, Christopher
- 2005: Jacob, Michael, Joshua, Matthew, Ethan, Andrew, Daniel,
Anthony, Christopher, Joseph
- 2006: Jacob, Michael, Joshua, Ethan, Matthew, Daniel,
Christopher, Andrew, Anthony, William
- 2007: Jacob, Michael, Ethan, Joshua, Daniel, Christopher,
Anthony, William, Matthew, Andrew
Girls
- 1880: Mary, Anna, Elizabeth, Margaret, Minnie, Emma, Martha,
Alice, Marie, Annie/Sarah (tie)
- 1890: Mary, Anna, Elizabeth, Emma, Margaret, Rose, Ethel,
Florence, Ida, Bertha/Helen (tie)
- 1900: Mary, Helen, Anna, Margaret, Ruth, Elizabeth, Marie,
Rose, Florence, Bertha
- 1910: Mary, Helen, Margaret, Dorothy, Ruth, Anna, Mildred,
Elizabeth, Alice, Ethel
- 1920: Mary, Dorothy, Helen, Margaret, Ruth, Virginia,
Elizabeth, Anna, Mildred, Betty
- 1930: Mary, Betty, Dorothy, Helen, Barbara, Margaret, Maria,
Patricia, Doris, Joan/Ruth (tie)
- 1940: Mary, Barbara, Patricia, Carol, Judith, Betty, Nancy,
Maria, Margaret, Linda
- 1950: Linda, Mary, Patricia, Barbara, Susan, Maria, Sandra,
Nancy, Deborah, Kathleen
- 1960: Mary, Susan, Maria, Karen, Lisa, Linda, Donna,
Patricia, Debra, Deborah
- 1970: Jennifer, Lisa, Kimberly, Michelle, Angela, Maria, Amy,
Melissa, Mary, Tracy
- 1980: Jennifer, Jessica, Amanda, Melissa, Sarah, Nicole,
Heather, Amy, Michelle, Elizabeth
- 1990: Jessica, Ashley, Brittany, Amanda, Stephanie, Jennifer,
Samantha, Sarah, Megan, Lauren
- 2000: Emily, Hannah, Madison, Ashley, Sarah, Alexis,
Samantha, Jessica, Taylor, Elizabeth
- 2002: Emily, Madison, Hannah, Emma, Alexis, Ashley, Abigail,
Sarah, Samantha, Olivia
- 2003: Emily, Emma, Madison, Hannah, Olivia, Abigail, Alexis,
Ashley, Elizabeth, Samantha
- 2004: Emily, Emma, Madison, Olivia, Hannah, Abigail,
Isabella, Ashley, Samantha, Elizabeth
- 2005: Emily, Emma, Madison, Abigail, Olivia, Isabella,
Hannah, Samantha, Ava, Ashley
- 2006: Emily, Emma, Madison, Isabella, Ava, Abigail, Olivia,
Hannah, Sophia, Samantha
- 2007: Emily, Isabella, Emma, Ava, Madison, Sophia, Olivia,
Abigail, Hannah, Elizabeth
NOTE: Represents the most frequently used
given names for births, based on a sampling of Social Security card
applications. Source: Social Security Administration. Web: www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames .
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