Do you know the most popular child’s name in America during the 1930s? If not, keep reading.
Choosing a baby’s name is both fun and stressful. On one hand, you want them to have a unique name. On the other hand, you don’t want them to be stuck with something they might hate the rest of their life. Here are all the top baby names for the last 100 years according to the SSA. And who knows, maybe some are coming back in style.
1910s
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Boys
1. John
2. William
3. James
4. Robert
5. Joseph
Girls
1. Mary
2. Helen
3. Dorothy
4. Margaret
5. Ruth
1920s
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Boys
1. Robert
2. John
3. James
4. William
5. Charles
Girls
1. Mary
2. Dorothy
3. Helen
4. Betty
5. Margaret
1930s
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Boys
1. Robert
2. James
3. John
4. William
5. Richard
Girls
1. Mary
2. Betty
3. Barbara
4. Shirley
5. Patricia
1940s
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Boys
1. James
2. Robert
3. John
4. William
5. Richard
Girls
1. Mary
2. Linda
3. Barbara
4. Patricia
5. Carol
1950s
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Boys
1. James
2. Michael
3. Robert
4. John
5. David
Girls
1. Mary
2. Linda
3. Patricia
4. Susan
5. Deborah
1960s
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Boys
1. Michael
2. David
3. John
4. James
5. Robert
Girls
1. Lisa
2. Mary
3. Susan
4. Karen
5. Kimberly
1970s
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Boys
1. Michael
2. Christopher
3. Jason
4. David
5. James
Girls
1. Jennifer
2. Amy
3. Melissa
4. Michelle
5. Kimberly
1980s
Boys
1. Michael
2. Christopher
3. Matthew
4. Joshua
5. David
Girls
1. Jessica
2. Jennifer
3. Amanda
4. Ashley
5. Sarah
1990s
Boys
1. Michael
2. Christopher
3. Matthew
4. Joshua
5. Jacob
Girls
1. Jessica
2. Ashley
3. Emily
4. Sarah
5. Samantha
2000s
Boys
1. Jacob
2. Michael
3. Joshua
4. Mathew
5. Daniel
Girls
1. Emily
2. Madison
3. Emma
4. Olivia
5. Hannah
2010s
Boys
1. Noah
2. Jacob
3. Mason
4. Liam
5. William
Girls
1. Emma
2. Sophia
3. Olivia
4. Isabella
5. Ava
