The most popular baby name of every year since 1925

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1925

#1 boys' name: Robert
#2 boys' name: John
#3 boys' name: William

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Dorothy
#3 girls' name: Betty

1926

#1 boys' name: Robert
#2 boys' name: John
#3 boys' name: James

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Dorothy
#3 girls' name: Betty

1927

#1 boys' name: Robert
#2 boys' name: John
#3 boys' name: James

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Dorothy
#3 girls' name: Betty

1928

#1 boys' name: Robert
#2 boys' name: John
#3 boys' name: James

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Betty
#3 girls' name: Dorothy

1929

#1 boys' name: Robert
#2 boys' name: James
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Betty
#3 girls' name: Dorothy

1930

#1 boys' name: Robert
#2 boys' name: James
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Betty
#3 girls' name: Dorothy

1931

#1 boys' name: Robert
#2 boys' name: James
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Betty
#3 girls' name: Dorothy

1932

#1 boys' name: Robert
#2 boys' name: James
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Betty
#3 girls' name: Barbara

1933

#1 boys' name: Robert
#2 boys' name: James
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Betty
#3 girls' name: Barbara

1934

#1 boys' name: Robert
#2 boys' name: James
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Betty
#3 girls' name: Barbara

1935

#1 boys' name: Robert
#2 boys' name: James
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Shirley
#3 girls' name: Barbara

1936

#1 boys' name: Robert
#2 boys' name: James
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Shirley
#3 girls' name: Barbara

1937

#1 boys' name: Robert
#2 boys' name: James
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Barbara
#3 girls' name: Patricia

1938

#1 boys' name: Robert
#2 boys' name: James
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Barbara
#3 girls' name: Patricia

1939

#1 boys' name: Robert
#2 boys' name: James
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Barbara
#3 girls' name: Patricia

1940

#1 boys' name: James
#2 boys' name: Robert
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Barbara
#3 girls' name: Patricia

1941

#1 boys' name: James
#2 boys' name: Robert
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Barbara
#3 girls' name: Patricia

1942

#1 boys' name: James
#2 boys' name: Robert
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Barbara
#3 girls' name: Patricia

1943

#1 boys' name: James
#2 boys' name: Robert
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Barbara
#3 girls' name: Patricia

1944

#1 boys' name: James
#2 boys' name: Robert
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Barbara
#3 girls' name: Linda

1945

#1 boys' name: James
#2 boys' name: Robert
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Linda
#3 girls' name: Barbara

1946

#1 boys' name: James
#2 boys' name: Robert
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Linda
#3 girls' name: Patricia

1947

#1 boys' name: James
#2 boys' name: Robert
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Linda
#2 girls' name: Mary
#3 girls' name: Patricia

1948

#1 boys' name: James
#2 boys' name: Robert
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Linda
#2 girls' name: Mary
#3 girls' name: Barbara

1949

#1 boys' name: James
#2 boys' name: Robert
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Linda
#2 girls' name: Mary
#3 girls' name: Patricia

1950

#1 boys' name: James
#2 boys' name: Robert
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Linda
#2 girls' name: Mary
#3 girls' name: Patricia

1951

#1 boys' name: James
#2 boys' name: Robert
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Linda
#2 girls' name: Mary
#3 girls' name: Patricia

1952

#1 boys' name: James
#2 boys' name: Robert
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Linda
#2 girls' name: Mary
#3 girls' name: Patricia

1953

#1 boys' name: Robert
#2 boys' name: James
#3 boys' name: Michael

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Linda
#3 girls' name: Deborah

1954

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Robert
#3 boys' name: James

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Linda
#3 girls' name: Deborah

1955

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: David
#3 boys' name: James

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Deborah
#3 girls' name: Linda

1956

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: James
#3 boys' name: Robert

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Debra
#3 girls' name: Linda

1957

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: James
#3 boys' name: David

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Susan
#3 girls' name: Linda

1958

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: David
#3 boys' name: James

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Susan
#3 girls' name: Linda

1959

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: David
#3 boys' name: James

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Susan
#3 girls' name: Linda

1960

#1 boys' name: David
#2 boys' name: Michael
#3 boys' name: James

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Susan
#3 girls' name: Linda

1961

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: David
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Mary
#2 girls' name: Lisa
#3 girls' name: Susan

1962

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: David
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Lisa
#2 girls' name: Mary
#3 girls' name: Susan

1963

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: John
#3 boys' name: David

#1 girls' name: Lisa
#2 girls' name: Mary
#3 girls' name: Susan

1964

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: John
#3 boys' name: David

#1 girls' name: Lisa
#2 girls' name: Mary
#3 girls' name: Susan

1965

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: John
#3 boys' name: David

#1 girls' name: Lisa
#2 girls' name: Mary
#3 girls' name: Karen

1966

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: David
#3 boys' name: James

#1 girls' name: Lisa
#2 girls' name: Kimberly
#3 girls' name: Mary

1967

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: David
#3 boys' name: James

#1 girls' name: Lisa
#2 girls' name: Kimberly
#3 girls' name: Michelle

1968

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: David
#3 boys' name: John

#1 girls' name: Lisa
#2 girls' name: Michelle
#3 girls' name: Kimberly

1969

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: David
#3 boys' name: James

#1 girls' name: Lisa
#2 girls' name: Michelle
#3 girls' name: Jennifer

1970

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: James
#3 boys' name: David

#1 girls' name: Jennifer
#2 girls' name: Lisa
#3 girls' name: Kimberly

1971

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: James
#3 boys' name: David

#1 girls' name: Jennifer
#2 girls' name: Michelle
#3 girls' name: Lisa

1972

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Christopher
#3 boys' name: James

#1 girls' name: Jennifer
#2 girls' name: Michelle
#3 girls' name: Lisa

1973

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Christopher
#3 boys' name: Jason

#1 girls' name: Jennifer
#2 girls' name: Amy
#3 girls' name: Michelle

1974

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Jason
#3 boys' name: Christopher

#1 girls' name: Jennifer
#2 girls' name: Amy
#3 girls' name: Michelle

1975

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Jason
#3 boys' name: Christopher

#1 girls' name: Jennifer
#2 girls' name: Amy
#3 girls' name: Heather

1976

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Jason
#3 boys' name: Christopher

#1 girls' name: Jennifer
#2 girls' name: Amy
#3 girls' name: Melissa

1977

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Jason
#3 boys' name: Christopher

#1 girls' name: Jennifer
#2 girls' name: Melissa
#3 girls' name: Amy

1978

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Jason
#3 boys' name: Christopher

#1 girls' name: Jennifer
#2 girls' name: Melissa
#3 girls' name: Jessica

1979

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Christopher
#3 boys' name: Jason

#1 girls' name: Jennifer
#2 girls' name: Melissa
#3 girls' name: Amanda

1980

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Christopher
#3 boys' name: Jason

#1 girls' name: Jennifer
#2 girls' name: Amanda
#3 girls' name: Jessica

1981

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Christopher
#3 boys' name: Matthew

#1 girls' name: Jennifer
#2 girls' name: Jessica
#3 girls' name: Amanda

1982

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Christopher
#3 boys' name: Matthew

#1 girls' name: Jennifer
#2 girls' name: Jessica
#3 girls' name: Amanda

1983

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Christopher
#3 boys' name: Matthew

#1 girls' name: Jennifer
#2 girls' name: Jessica
#3 girls' name: Amanda

1984

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Christopher
#3 boys' name: Matthew

#1 girls' name: Jennifer
#2 girls' name: Jessica
#3 girls' name: Ashley

1985

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Christopher
#3 boys' name: Matthew

#1 girls' name: Jessica
#2 girls' name: Ashley
#3 girls' name: Jennifer

1986

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Christopher
#3 boys' name: Matthew

#1 girls' name: Jessica
#2 girls' name: Ashley
#3 girls' name: Amanda

1987

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Christopher
#3 boys' name: Matthew

#1 girls' name: Jessica
#2 girls' name: Ashley
#3 girls' name: Amanda

1988

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Christopher
#3 boys' name: Matthew

#1 girls' name: Jessica
#2 girls' name: Ashley
#3 girls' name: Amanda

1989

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Christopher
#3 boys' name: Matthew

#1 girls' name: Jessica
#2 girls' name: Ashley
#3 girls' name: Brittany

1990

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Christopher
#3 boys' name: Matthew

#1 girls' name: Jessica
#2 girls' name: Ashley
#3 girls' name: Brittany

1991

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Christopher
#3 boys' name: Matthew

#1 girls' name: Ashley
#2 girls' name: Jessica
#3 girls' name: Brittany

1992

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Christopher
#3 boys' name: Matthew

#1 girls' name: Ashley
#2 girls' name: Jessica
#3 girls' name: Amanda

1993

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Christopher
#3 boys' name: Matthew

#1 girls' name: Jessica
#2 girls' name: Ashley
#3 girls' name: Sarah

1994

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Christopher
#3 boys' name: Matthew

#1 girls' name: Jessica
#2 girls' name: Ashley
#3 girls' name: Emily

1995

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Matthew
#3 boys' name: Christopher

#1 girls' name: Jessica
#2 girls' name: Ashley
#3 girls' name: Emily

1996

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Matthew
#3 boys' name: Jacob

#1 girls' name: Emily
#2 girls' name: Jessica
#3 girls' name: Ashley

1997

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Jacob
#3 boys' name: Matthew

#1 girls' name: Emily
#2 girls' name: Jessica
#3 girls' name: Ashley

1998

#1 boys' name: Michael
#2 boys' name: Jacob
#3 boys' name: Matthew

#1 girls' name: Emily
#2 girls' name: Hannah
#3 girls' name: Samantha

1999

#1 boys' name: Jacob
#2 boys' name: Michael
#3 boys' name: Matthew

#1 girls' name: Emily
#2 girls' name: Hannah
#3 girls' name: Alexis

2000

#1 boys' name: Jacob
#2 boys' name: Michael
#3 boys' name: Matthew

#1 girls' name: Emily
#2 girls' name: Hannah
#3 girls' name: Madison

2001

#1 boys' name: Jacob
#2 boys' name: Michael
#3 boys' name: Matthew

#1 girls' name: Emily
#2 girls' name: Madison
#3 girls' name: Hannah

2002

#1 boys' name: Jacob
#2 boys' name: Michael
#3 boys' name: Joshua

#1 girls' name: Emily
#2 girls' name: Madison
#3 girls' name: Hannah

2003

#1 boys' name: Jacob
#2 boys' name: Michael
#3 boys' name: Joshua

#1 girls' name: Emily
#2 girls' name: Emma
#3 girls' name: Madison

2004

#1 boys' name: Jacob
#2 boys' name: Michael
#3 boys' name: Joshua

#1 girls' name: Emily
#2 girls' name: Emma
#3 girls' name: Madison

2005

#1 boys' name: Jacob
#2 boys' name: Michael
#3 boys' name: Joshua

#1 girls' name: Emily
#2 girls' name: Emma
#3 girls' name: Madison

2006

#1 boys' name: Jacob
#2 boys' name: Michael
#3 boys' name: Joshua

#1 girls' name: Emily
#2 girls' name: Emma
#3 girls' name: Madison

2007

#1 boys' name: Jacob
#2 boys' name: Michael
#3 boys' name: Ethan

#1 girls' name: Emily
#2 girls' name: Isabella
#3 girls' name: Emma

2008

#1 boys' name: Jacob
#2 boys' name: Michael
#3 boys' name: Ethan

#1 girls' name: Emma
#2 girls' name: Isabella
#3 girls' name: Emily

2009

#1 boys' name: Jacob
#2 boys' name: Ethan
#3 boys' name: Michael

#1 girls' name: Isabella
#2 girls' name: Emma
#3 girls' name: Olivia

2010

#1 boys' name: Jacob
#2 boys' name: Ethan
#3 boys' name: Michael

#1 girls' name: Isabella
#2 girls' name: Sophia
#3 girls' name: Emma

2011

#1 boys' name: Jacob
#2 boys' name: Mason
#3 boys' name: William

#1 girls' name: Sophia
#2 girls' name: Isabella
#3 girls' name: Emma

2012

#1 boys' name: Jacob
#2 boys' name: Mason
#3 boys' name: Ethan

#1 girls' name: Sophia
#2 girls' name: Emma
#3 girls' name: Isabella

2013

#1 boys' name: Noah
#2 boys' name: Jacob
#3 boys' name: Liam

#1 girls' name: Sophia
#2 girls' name: Emma
#3 girls' name: Olivia

2014

#1 boys' name: Noah
#2 boys' name: Liam
#3 boys' name: Mason

#1 girls' name: Emma
#2 girls' name: Olivia
#3 girls' name: Sophia

2015

#1 boys' name: Noah
#2 boys' name: Liam
#3 boys' name: Mason

#1 girls' name: Emma
#2 girls' name: Olivia
#3 girls' name: Sophia

2016

#1 boys' name: Noah
#2 boys' name: Liam
#3 boys' name: William

#1 girls' name: Emma
#2 girls' name: Olivia
#3 girls' name: Ava

2017

#1 boys' name: Liam
#2 boys' name: Noah
#3 boys' name: William

#1 girls' name: Emma
#2 girls' name: Olivia
#3 girls' name: Ava

2018

#1 boys' name: Liam
#2 boys' name: Noah
#3 boys' name: William

#1 girls' name: Emma
#2 girls' name: Olivia
#3 girls' name: Ava

2019

#1 boys' name: Liam
#2 boys' name: Noah
#3 boys' name: Oliver

#1 girls' name: Olivia
#2 girls' name: Emma
#3 girls' name: Ava

2020

#1 boys' name: Liam
#2 boys' name: Noah
#3 boys' name: Oliver

#1 girls' name: Olivia
#2 girls' name: Emma
#3 girls' name: Ava

2021

#1 boys' name: Liam
#2 boys' name: Noah
#3 boys' name: Oliver

#1 girls' name: Olivia
#2 girls' name: Emma
#3 girls' name: Charlotte

2022

#1 boys' name: Liam
#2 boys' name: Noah
#3 boys' name: Oliver

#1 girls' name: Olivia
#2 girls' name: Emma
#3 girls' name: Charlotte

2023

#1 boys' name: Liam
#2 boys' name: Noah
#3 boys' name: Oliver

#1 girls' name: Olivia
#2 girls' name: Emma
#3 girls' name: Charlotte

2024

#1 boys' name: Liam
#2 boys' name: Noah
#3 boys' name: Oliver

#1 girls' name: Olivia
#2 girls' name: Emma
#3 girls' name: Amelia

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