Skip to content Social Security Online |
Popular Baby Names |
![]() |
Popular Baby Names |
![]() Top 5 Names Over the Last 100 Years |
Top 5 names by State |
The following table shows the five most frequent given names for male and female babies born in 1909-2008. The source is a 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of the end of February 2009. See the limitations of this data source. |
Females | Males | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 |
2008 | Emma | Isabella | Emily | Madison | Ava | Jacob | Michael | Ethan | Joshua | Daniel |
2007 | Emily | Isabella | Emma | Ava | Madison | Jacob | Michael | Ethan | Joshua | Daniel |
2006 | Emily | Emma | Madison | Isabella | Ava | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Ethan | Matthew |
2005 | Emily | Emma | Madison | Abigail | Olivia | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Matthew | Ethan |
2004 | Emily | Emma | Madison | Olivia | Hannah | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Matthew | Ethan |
2003 | Emily | Emma | Madison | Hannah | Olivia | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Matthew | Andrew |
2002 | Emily | Madison | Hannah | Emma | Alexis | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Matthew | Ethan |
2001 | Emily | Madison | Hannah | Ashley | Alexis | Jacob | Michael | Matthew | Joshua | Christopher |
2000 | Emily | Hannah | Madison | Ashley | Sarah | Jacob | Michael | Matthew | Joshua | Christopher |
1999 | Emily | Hannah | Alexis | Sarah | Samantha | Jacob | Michael | Matthew | Joshua | Christopher |
1998 | Emily | Hannah | Samantha | Ashley | Sarah | Michael | Jacob | Matthew | Joshua | Christopher |
1997 | Emily | Jessica | Ashley | Sarah | Hannah | Michael | Jacob | Matthew | Christopher | Joshua |
1996 | Emily | Jessica | Ashley | Sarah | Samantha | Michael | Matthew | Jacob | Christopher | Joshua |
1995 | Jessica | Ashley | Emily | Samantha | Sarah | Michael | Matthew | Christopher | Jacob | Joshua |
1994 | Jessica | Ashley | Emily | Samantha | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Tyler |
1993 | Jessica | Ashley | Sarah | Samantha | Emily | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Tyler |
1992 | Ashley | Jessica | Amanda | Brittany | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Andrew |
1991 | Ashley | Jessica | Brittany | Amanda | Samantha | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Andrew |
1990 | Jessica | Ashley | Brittany | Amanda | Samantha | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Daniel |
1989 | Jessica | Ashley | Brittany | Amanda | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | David |
1988 | Jessica | Ashley | Amanda | Sarah | Jennifer | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Andrew |
1987 | Jessica | Ashley | Amanda | Jennifer | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | David |
1986 | Jessica | Ashley | Amanda | Jennifer | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | David |
1985 | Jessica | Ashley | Jennifer | Amanda | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Daniel |
1984 | Jennifer | Jessica | Ashley | Amanda | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | David |
1983 | Jennifer | Jessica | Amanda | Ashley | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | David | Joshua |
1982 | Jennifer | Jessica | Amanda | Sarah | Melissa | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Jason | David |
1981 | Jennifer | Jessica | Amanda | Sarah | Melissa | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Jason | David |
1980 | Jennifer | Amanda | Jessica | Melissa | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Jason | David | James |
1979 | Jennifer | Melissa | Amanda | Jessica | Amy | Michael | Christopher | Jason | David | James |
1978 | Jennifer | Melissa | Jessica | Amy | Heather | Michael | Jason | Christopher | David | James |
1977 | Jennifer | Melissa | Amy | Jessica | Heather | Michael | Jason | Christopher | David | James |
1976 | Jennifer | Amy | Melissa | Heather | Angela | Michael | Jason | Christopher | David | James |
1975 | Jennifer | Amy | Heather | Melissa | Angela | Michael | Jason | Christopher | James | David |
1974 | Jennifer | Amy | Michelle | Heather | Angela | Michael | Jason | Christopher | David | James |
1973 | Jennifer | Amy | Michelle | Kimberly | Lisa | Michael | Christopher | Jason | James | David |
1972 | Jennifer | Michelle | Lisa | Kimberly | Amy | Michael | Christopher | James | David | John |
1971 | Jennifer | Michelle | Lisa | Kimberly | Amy | Michael | James | David | John | Robert |
1970 | Jennifer | Lisa | Kimberly | Michelle | Amy | Michael | James | David | John | Robert |
1969 | Lisa | Michelle | Jennifer | Kimberly | Melissa | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
1968 | Lisa | Michelle | Kimberly | Jennifer | Mary | Michael | David | John | James | Robert |
1967 | Lisa | Kimberly | Michelle | Mary | Susan | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
1966 | Lisa | Kimberly | Mary | Michelle | Karen | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
1965 | Lisa | Mary | Karen | Kimberly | Susan | Michael | John | David | James | Robert |
1964 | Lisa | Mary | Susan | Karen | Patricia | Michael | John | David | James | Robert |
1963 | Lisa | Mary | Susan | Karen | Linda | Michael | John | David | James | Robert |
1962 | Lisa | Mary | Susan | Karen | Linda | Michael | David | John | James | Robert |
1961 | Mary | Lisa | Susan | Linda | Karen | Michael | David | John | James | Robert |
1960 | Mary | Susan | Linda | Karen | Donna | David | Michael | James | John | Robert |
1959 | Mary | Susan | Linda | Karen | Donna | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
1958 | Mary | Susan | Linda | Karen | Patricia | Michael | David | James | Robert | John |
1957 | Mary | Susan | Linda | Debra | Karen | Michael | James | David | Robert | John |
1956 | Mary | Debra | Linda | Deborah | Susan | Michael | James | Robert | David | John |
1955 | Mary | Deborah | Linda | Debra | Susan | Michael | David | James | Robert | John |
1954 | Mary | Linda | Deborah | Patricia | Susan | Michael | James | Robert | John | David |
1953 | Mary | Linda | Deborah | Patricia | Susan | Robert | James | Michael | John | David |
1952 | Linda | Mary | Patricia | Deborah | Susan | James | Robert | John | Michael | David |
1951 | Linda | Mary | Patricia | Deborah | Barbara | James | Robert | John | Michael | David |
1950 | Linda | Mary | Patricia | Barbara | Susan | James | Robert | John | Michael | David |
1949 | Linda | Mary | Patricia | Barbara | Susan | James | Robert | John | William | Michael |
1948 | Linda | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Susan | James | Robert | John | William | David |
1947 | Linda | Mary | Patricia | Barbara | Sandra | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
1946 | Mary | Linda | Patricia | Barbara | Carol | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
1945 | Mary | Linda | Barbara | Patricia | Carol | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
1944 | Mary | Barbara | Linda | Patricia | Carol | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
1943 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Linda | Carol | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
1942 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Linda | Carol | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
1941 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Carol | Linda | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
1940 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Judith | Betty | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
1939 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Betty | Shirley | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
1938 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Betty | Shirley | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
1937 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Shirley | Betty | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
1936 | Mary | Shirley | Barbara | Betty | Patricia | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
1935 | Mary | Shirley | Barbara | Betty | Patricia | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
1934 | Mary | Betty | Barbara | Shirley | Dorothy | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
1933 | Mary | Betty | Barbara | Dorothy | Joan | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
1932 | Mary | Betty | Barbara | Dorothy | Joan | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
1931 | Mary | Betty | Dorothy | Barbara | Joan | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
1930 | Mary | Betty | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
1929 | Mary | Betty | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Robert | James | John | William | Charles |
1928 | Mary | Betty | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Robert | John | James | William | Charles |
1927 | Mary | Dorothy | Betty | Helen | Margaret | Robert | John | James | William | Charles |
1926 | Mary | Dorothy | Betty | Helen | Margaret | Robert | John | James | William | Charles |
1925 | Mary | Dorothy | Betty | Helen | Margaret | Robert | John | William | James | Charles |
1924 | Mary | Dorothy | Helen | Betty | Margaret | Robert | John | William | James | Charles |
1923 | Mary | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Betty | John | Robert | William | James | Charles |
1922 | Mary | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Ruth | John | Robert | William | James | Charles |
1921 | Mary | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Ruth | John | Robert | William | James | Charles |
1920 | Mary | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Ruth | John | William | Robert | James | Charles |
1919 | Mary | Helen | Dorothy | Margaret | Ruth | John | William | James | Robert | Charles |
1918 | Mary | Helen | Dorothy | Margaret | Ruth | John | William | James | Robert | Charles |
1917 | Mary | Helen | Dorothy | Margaret | Ruth | John | William | James | Robert | Joseph |
1916 | Mary | Helen | Dorothy | Margaret | Ruth | John | William | James | Robert | Joseph |
1915 | Mary | Helen | Dorothy | Margaret | Ruth | John | William | James | Robert | Joseph |
1914 | Mary | Helen | Dorothy | Margaret | Ruth | John | William | James | Robert | Joseph |
1913 | Mary | Helen | Dorothy | Margaret | Ruth | John | William | James | Robert | Joseph |
1912 | Mary | Helen | Dorothy | Margaret | Ruth | John | William | James | Robert | Joseph |
1911 | Mary | Helen | Margaret | Dorothy | Ruth | John | William | James | George | Robert |
1910 | Mary | Helen | Margaret | Dorothy | Ruth | John | James | William | Robert | George |
1909 | Mary | Helen | Margaret | Ruth | Dorothy | John | William | James | George | Robert |
Privacy Policy
| Website Policies
& Other Important Information
| Site Map Last reviewed or modified Mar 9, 2009 |