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Home : Family : The Top 100 Most Popular Baby Names Over The Last 100 Years (1923-2022)

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The Top 100 Most Popular Baby Names Over The Last 100 Years (1923-2022)

Over the past century years, the most popular baby names in the United States have changed. Here's a list of the top 100 most popular baby names over the last 100 years.

May 25, 2023 by Nancy Lee
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When choosing a name for a baby, parents often look to the past for inspiration. After all, there are some classic names that have stood the test of time. The following table lists the 100 most popular given names for male and female babies born during the last 100 years, 1923-2022.

The Most Popular Names For Baby Boys And Girls Between 1923-2022

This list of the most popular baby names in the United States over the past 100 years was compiled using 177,999,594 male births and 172,616,756 female births. That’s a lot of diapers!

Most Popular Boy NamesMost Popular Girl Names
RankNameNumberNameNumber
1James4,625,363Mary3,054,624
2Robert4,357,620Patricia1,551,159
3John4,354,502Jennifer1,469,664
4Michael4,345,849Linda1,448,284
5David3,564,272Elizabeth1,403,790
6William3,484,904Barbara1,385,994
7Richard2,423,956Susan1,102,248
8Joseph2,300,049Jessica1,047,635
9Thomas2,134,536Sarah987,732
10Christopher2,049,683Karen986,072
11Charles2,037,956Lisa965,306
12Daniel1,905,388Nancy960,589
13Matthew1,620,154Betty886,110
14Anthony1,409,172Sandra873,576
15Mark1,349,030Margaret867,664
16Donald1,308,961Ashley852,892
17Steven1,284,623Kimberly842,541
18Andrew1,257,112Emily839,846
19Paul1,252,337Donna819,879
20Joshua1,231,302Michelle813,985
21Kenneth1,204,693Carol803,285
22Kevin1,178,755Amanda773,876
23Brian1,170,328Melissa755,534
24George1,085,858Deborah740,449
25Timothy1,074,172Stephanie739,354
26Ronald1,071,731Dorothy735,900
27Jason1,043,551Rebecca729,249
28Edward1,041,890Sharon720,831
29Jeffrey977,308Laura711,837
30Ryan952,133Cynthia705,803
31Jacob947,952Amy683,154
32Gary900,434Kathleen679,592
33Nicholas899,086Angela660,294
34Eric882,217Shirley651,356
35Jonathan857,270Brenda606,300
36Stephen837,588Emma600,812
37Larry801,849Anna596,649
38Justin783,529Pamela592,701
39Scott770,424Nicole591,425
40Brandon765,418Samantha584,239
41Benjamin758,472Katherine565,185
42Samuel721,821Christine556,599
43Gregory708,305Helen552,703
44Alexander691,200Debra548,274
45Patrick666,181Rachel545,644
46Frank660,209Carolyn537,523
47Raymond646,002Janet535,102
48Jack633,602Maria530,981
49Dennis610,563Catherine527,338
50Jerry600,515Heather524,158
51Tyler597,268Diane515,002
52Aaron592,045Olivia514,993
53Jose568,068Julie507,070
54Adam560,808Joyce496,038
55Nathan558,970Victoria492,988
56Henry552,968Ruth492,514
57Zachary545,562Virginia478,066
58Douglas545,422Lauren472,870
59Peter535,380Kelly472,293
60Kyle482,820Christina471,271
61Noah464,528Joan463,668
62Ethan462,185Evelyn453,238
63Jeremy442,079Judith449,653
64Walter441,463Andrea439,496
65Christian438,912Hannah439,385
66Keith430,292Megan438,548
67Roger425,514Cheryl436,892
68Terry422,214Jacqueline420,029
69Austin421,556Martha408,819
70Sean421,344Madison404,874
71Gerald418,373Teresa403,495
72Carl411,580Gloria402,354
73Harold408,283Sara399,548
74Dylan397,475Janice398,076
75Arthur392,380Ann397,270
76Lawrence391,246Kathryn395,600
77Jordan390,269Abigail395,172
78Jesse386,986Sophia388,604
79Bryan385,005Frances384,820
80Billy374,725Jean381,720
81Bruce374,490Alice380,182
82Gabriel373,275Judy377,385
83Joe370,795Isabella376,977
84Logan366,868Julia376,489
85Alan353,230Grace374,617
86Juan351,173Amber371,731
87Albert348,721Denise371,274
88Willie347,731Danielle369,890
89Elijah341,144Marilyn368,240
90Wayne333,019Beverly367,097
91Randy328,589Charlotte366,983
92Vincent323,905Natalie363,042
93Mason320,453Theresa362,271
94Roy320,261Diana361,781
95Ralph312,806Brittany359,479
96Bobby312,771Doris356,209
97Russell312,092Kayla342,898
98Bradley309,375Alexis342,478
99Philip309,217Lori337,992
100Eugene308,677Marie337,979
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Top Baby Names Over the Last 100 Years

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Comparing a full century worth of data provides a unique perspective on how popular baby names for boys and girls have changed over the years. Even though James and Mary are the most popular overall, they have gone in and out of style over the years. For example, James has dropped as low as #19, and Mary #136.

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