| Rank | Male name | Female name |
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Jacob |
Emily |
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Michael |
Emma |
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Joshua |
Madison |
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Ethan |
Isabella |
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Matthew |
Ava |
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Daniel |
Abigail |
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Christopher |
Olivia |
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Andrew |
Hannah |
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Anthony |
Sophia |
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William |
Samantha |
| Note: Rank 1 is the most popular, rank 2 is the next most popular, and so forth. |
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Popular Names by Birth Year
For a list of the most popular names for a particular year of birth (any year after 1879), enter the year and the length of the popularity list.
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Name rankings may include:
Percent of total births
Number of births
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Popularity of a Name
To see how the popularity of a name has changed over time, enter the name and, optionally, the sex and number of years. Please note that the name you select must be in the top 1000 most popular names in order for the name to appear in the table produced by your request.
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Top 5 names by State
Select birth year: 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 |
Top 1000 names by decade
Select decade: 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s |
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In 1998, the Social Security Administration published Actuarial Note #139, Name Distributions in the Social Security Area, August 1997, on the distribution of given names of Social Security number holders. We now make such name data available by allowing you to request data from one of the forms above. Our popular names are limited to the top 1000 names (top 100 by State) for each year of birth. We do not conduct research on baby name popularity or naming trends. |
