TheNameDBMost Popular Baby Names
Based on Social Security Administration birth data from 1880 to 2023.
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Top 20 Names
| # | Name | Gender | Total Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | M | 5,238,570 |
| 2 | John | M | 5,174,470 |
| 3 | Robert | M | 4,845,891 |
| 4 | Michael | M | 4,418,526 |
| 5 | William | M | 4,189,004 |
| 6 | Mary | F | 4,139,160 |
| 7 | David | M | 3,669,730 |
| 8 | Joseph | M | 2,662,040 |
| 9 | Richard | M | 2,576,005 |
| 10 | Charles | M | 2,428,685 |
| 11 | Thomas | M | 2,351,624 |
| 12 | Christopher | M | 2,064,796 |
| 13 | Daniel | M | 1,974,589 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | F | 1,681,878 |
| 15 | Matthew | M | 1,646,990 |
| 16 | Patricia | F | 1,573,445 |
| 17 | George | M | 1,484,412 |
| 18 | Anthony | M | 1,481,986 |
| 19 | Jennifer | F | 1,471,191 |
| 20 | Linda | F | 1,454,832 |
| 21 | Barbara | F | 1,436,402 |
| 22 | Donald | M | 1,414,419 |
| 23 | Paul | M | 1,396,943 |
| 24 | Mark | M | 1,360,769 |
| 25 | Andrew | M | 1,324,893 |
| 26 | Edward | M | 1,301,987 |
| 27 | Steven | M | 1,291,851 |
| 28 | Kenneth | M | 1,282,809 |
| 29 | Margaret | F | 1,262,307 |
| 30 | Joshua | M | 1,244,059 |
| 31 | Kevin | M | 1,182,874 |
| 32 | Brian | M | 1,172,762 |
| 33 | Susan | F | 1,123,232 |
| 34 | Dorothy | F | 1,111,479 |
| 35 | Sarah | F | 1,095,724 |
| 36 | Timothy | M | 1,082,404 |
| 37 | Ronald | M | 1,081,788 |
| 38 | Jessica | F | 1,050,306 |
| 39 | Jason | M | 1,049,831 |
| 40 | Helen | F | 1,023,527 |
| 41 | Nancy | F | 1,004,171 |
| 42 | Betty | F | 1,001,019 |
| 43 | Karen | F | 987,811 |
| 44 | Jacob | M | 981,940 |
| 45 | Jeffrey | M | 979,049 |
| 46 | Lisa | F | 966,965 |
| 47 | Ryan | M | 960,560 |
| 48 | Nicholas | M | 922,897 |
| 49 | Frank | M | 915,398 |
| 50 | Anna | F | 912,251 |
| 51 | Gary | M | 901,938 |
| 52 | Emily | F | 890,970 |
| 53 | Eric | M | 887,636 |
| 54 | Sandra | F | 875,334 |
| 55 | Jonathan | M | 866,991 |
| 56 | Stephen | M | 863,904 |
| 57 | Ashley | F | 858,007 |
| 58 | Kimberly | F | 845,374 |
| 59 | Ruth | F | 834,300 |
| 60 | Donna | F | 831,536 |
| 61 | Benjamin | M | 816,962 |
| 62 | Carol | F | 816,838 |
| 63 | Michelle | F | 815,849 |
| 64 | Samuel | M | 811,720 |
| 65 | Larry | M | 807,374 |
| 66 | Laura | F | 800,987 |
| 67 | Amanda | F | 790,015 |
| 68 | Justin | M | 788,927 |
| 69 | Raymond | M | 778,955 |
| 70 | Scott | M | 774,451 |
| 71 | Brandon | M | 769,149 |
| 72 | Emma | F | 763,546 |
| 73 | Melissa | F | 759,386 |
| 74 | Henry | M | 756,825 |
| 75 | Rebecca | F | 755,083 |
| 76 | Jack | M | 748,131 |
| 77 | Stephanie | F | 744,596 |
| 78 | Deborah | F | 742,504 |
| 79 | Alexander | M | 728,817 |
| 80 | Sharon | F | 722,841 |
| 81 | Kathleen | F | 713,438 |
| 82 | Gregory | M | 711,405 |
| 83 | Cynthia | F | 711,201 |
| 84 | Amy | F | 700,417 |
| 85 | Shirley | F | 686,246 |
| 86 | Patrick | M | 685,098 |
| 87 | Angela | F | 672,480 |
| 88 | Catherine | F | 666,802 |
| 89 | Virginia | F | 652,372 |
| 90 | Katherine | F | 649,238 |
| 91 | Evelyn | F | 630,574 |
| 92 | Walter | M | 629,783 |
| 93 | Dennis | M | 620,615 |
| 94 | Jerry | M | 614,825 |
| 95 | Aaron | M | 610,370 |
| 96 | Brenda | F | 608,331 |
| 97 | Tyler | M | 602,289 |
| 98 | Pamela | F | 594,992 |
| 99 | Frances | F | 594,729 |
| 100 | Nicole | F | 593,691 |