Appendix:English given names (USA)
Appearance
This is a list of the most common first names in the U.S.A. in 1880-2009 and the decades when they were most popular, with a frequency of at least 0.4 per cent ( 1 per 250 ) in their gender group. Each spelling is treated as a separate name. The source does not record accent marks ( as in José) or upper case letters ( as in JoAnne). The data deals only with the first names entered on birth certificates; middle names are not included.
Popular Names of Men
[edit]A
[edit]- Aaron 1970s - 2000s
- Adam 1970s - 1990s
- Aidan 2000s
- Aiden 2000s
- Alan 1950s
- Albert 1880s - 1940s
- Alexander 1980s - 2000s
- Alfred 1880s - 1920s
- Andrew 1880s -1910s, 1960s - 2000s
- Ángel / Angel 2000s
- Anthony 1910s - 2000s
- Arthur 1880s - 1940s
- Austin 1990s - 2000s
B
[edit]- Benjamin 1880s - 1890s, 1970s - 2000s
- Bernard 1910s - 1920s
- Billy 1930s
- Bobby 1930s
- Bradley 1980s
- Brandon 1970s - 2000s
- Brian 1950s - 1990s
- Bruce 1940s - 1960s
- Bryan 1970s - 1980s
- Byron 1880s
C
[edit]- Caleb 2000s
- Cameron 1990s - 2000s
- Carl 1880s - 1950s
- Cesar 2000s
- Chad 1970s - 1980s
- Charles 1880s - 2000s
- Charlie 1880s - 1900s
- Christian 1990s - 2000s
- Christopher 1950s - 2000s
- Clarence 1880s - 1930s
- Claude 1880s - 1910s
- Cody 1990s
- Connor 2000s
- Craig 1960s
D
[edit]- Dale 1950s
- Daniel 1880s - 1890s, 1920s - 2000s
- Danny 1950s
- David 1880s - 2000s
- Dennis 1940s - 1960s
- Derek 1980s
- Donald 1910s - 1970s
- Douglas 1940s - 1970s
- Dustin 1980s
- Dylan 1990s - 2000s
E
[edit]- Earl 1880s -1930s
- Edward 1880s - 1970s
- Elijah 2000s
- Elmer 1880s - 1910s
- Eric 1960s - 1990s
- Ernest 1880s - 1930s
- Ethan 2000s
- Eugene 1900s - 1940s
- Evan 2000s
F
[edit]G
[edit]- Gabriel 2000s
- Gary 1930s - 1970s
- Gavin 2000s
- George 1880s - 1970s
- Gerald 1920s - 1950s
- Gideon 1880s
- Gregory 1950s - 1980s
H
[edit]- Harold 1890s - 1940s
- Harry 1880s - 1940s
- Henry 1880s - 1940s
- Herbert 1880s -1920s
- Howard 1880s - 1940s
- Hunter 2000s
I
[edit]J
[edit]- Jack 1890s -1940s, 2000s
- Jackson 2000s
- Jacob 1980s - 2000s
- James 1880s - 2000s
- Jason 1970s - 2000s
- Jayden 2000s
- Jeffery 1960s
- Jeffrey 1950s - 1980s
- Jeremy 1970s - 1990s
- Jerry 1940s - 1960s
- Jesse 1880s -1890s, 1980s - 1990s
- Jimmy 1940s
- Joe 1880s - 1940s
- John 1880s - 2000s
- Johnny 1940s
- Jonathan 1970s - 2000s
- Jordan 1990s - 2000s
- José / Jose 1990s - 2000s
- Joseph 1880s - 2000s
- Joshua 1970s - 2000s
- Juan 2000s
- Justin 1970s - 2000s
K
[edit]L
[edit]- Larry 1930s - 1960s
- Lawrence 1890s - 1950s
- Lee 1890s - 1900s
- Leo 1890s - 1910s
- Leonard 1910s - 1930s
- Lewis 1880s
- Liam 2000s
- Logan 2000s
- Louis 1880s - 1920s
- Luke 2000s
M
[edit]- Marcus 1980s
- Mark 1950s - 1990s
- Marvin 1930s
- Mason 2000s
- Matthew 1970s - 2000s
- Melvin 1920s
- Michael 1900 - 1910s,1930s - 2000s
- Mike 1960s
- Milo 1880s
N
[edit]O
[edit]- Oliver 1880s - 1930, 2000s
- Omar 1970s - 2000s
- Oscar 1880s - 2000s
- Otis 1880s - 1930s
- Otto 1880s - 1910s
- Owen 1880s - 1920s, 2000s
P
[edit]R
[edit]- Ralph 1880s - 1940s
- Randy 1950s - 1960s
- Raphael 1880s
- Raymond 1890s - 1960s
- Richard 1880s - 1990s
- Ricky 1950s
- Ritchie 1940s
- Robert 1880s - 2000s
- Rodney 1960s
- Roger 1930s - 1960s
- Ronald 1930s - 1970s
- Roy 1880s - 1940s
- Russell 1910s
- Ryan 1970s - 2000s
S
[edit]- Sam 1880s - 1900s
- Samuel 1880s - 1920s, 1980s - 2000s
- Scott 1950s - 1980s
- Sean 1970s - 1990s
- Sebastian 1990s
- Shawn 1970s
- Solomon 1880s
- Stanley 1910s - 1920s
- Stephen 1940s - 1990s
- Steven 1940s - 1990s
T
[edit]- Terry 1950s - 1960s
- Theodore 1900s
- Thomas 1880s - 2000s
- Timothy 1950s - 1990s
- Todd 1960s - 1970s
- Tony 1960s
- Travis 1970s - 1980s
- Tristan 2000s
- Tyler 1980s - 2000s
W
[edit]- Walter 1880s - 1950s
- Wayne 1930s - 1950s
- Wesley 2000s
- Will 1880s - 1890s
- William 1880s - 2000s
- Willie 1880s - 1930s
X
[edit]- Xavier 1990s - 2000s
Z
[edit]Popular Names of Women
[edit]A
[edit]- Abigail 1990s - 2000s
- Ada 1880s - 1890s
- Agnes 1880s - 1910s
- Alexandra 1990s
- Alexis 1990s - 2000s
- Alice 1880s - 1940s
- Alicia 1980s
- Allison 1990s
- Alma 1880s - 1900s
- Alyssa 1990s - 2000s
- Amanda 1970s - 1990s
- Amber 1980s - 1990s
- Amy 1960s - 1980s
- Anastasia 1880s
- Andrea 1970s - 1980s
- Angela 1960s - 1980s
- Ann 1910s - 1960s
- Anna 1880s - 1930s, 1990s - 2000s
- Anne 1910s
- Annie 1880s - 1930s
- April 1970s - 1980s
- Ashley 1980s - 2000s
- Ava 2000s
B
[edit]- Barbara 1920s - 1960s
- Beatrice 1900s - 1920s
- Bernice 1920s - 1930s
- Bertha 1880s - 1910s
- Bessie 1880s - 1910s
- Betty 1910s - 1950s
- Beverly 1930s - 1950s
- Blanche 1880s - 1900s
- Bonnie 1940s - 1950s
- Brenda 1940s - 1960s
- Brianna 1990s - 2000s
- Brittany 1980s - 1990s
- Brooke 1990s
C
[edit]- Carol 1930s - 1960s
- Carolyn 1930s - 1960s
- Carrie 1880s - 1900s, 1970s
- Catherine 1880s - 1960s
- Cathy 1950s
- Cheryl 1940s - 1960s
- Chloe 2000s
- Christina 1970s - 1990s
- Christine 1940s - 1980s
- Cindy 1950s - 1960s
- Clara 1890s - 1920s
- Claudia 1880s
- Connie 1940s - 1950s
- Cora 1880s - 1890s
- Courtney 1980s - 1990s
- Crystal 1970s - 1980s
- Cynthia 1940s - 1970s
D
[edit]- Daisy 1880s
- Danielle 1970s - 1990s
- Dawn 1960s - 1970s
- Debbie 1950s - 1960s
- Deborah 1950s - 1960s
- Debra 1950s - 1960s
- Delia 1880s
- Della 1880s
- Denise 1950s - 1960s
- Diana 1940s - 1950s
- Diane 1940s - 1960s
- Dolores 1920s - 1930s
- Donna 1930s - 1960s
- Dora 1880s - 1890s
- Doris 1910s - 1930s
- Dorothy 1890s - 1950s
E
[edit]- Edith 1880s - 1920s
- Edna 1880s - 1920s
- Effie 1880s
- Eileen 1880s
- Elaine 1930s - 1940s
- Eleanor 1910s - 1930s
- Elizabeth 1880s - 2000s
- Ella 1880s - 1900s
- Ellen 1880s
- Elsie 1880s - 1910s
- Emily 1980s - 2000s
- Emma 1880s - 1920s, 2000s
- Erica 1980s
- Erin 1970s - 1980s
- Esther 1890s - 1920s
- Ethel 1880s - 1920s
- Eva 1880s - 1910s
- Evelyn 1900s - 1930s
F
[edit]G
[edit]- Gail 1940s - 1950s
- Geraldine 1920s - 1930s
- Gertrude 1880s - 1910s
- Gladys 1890s - 1920s
- Gloria 1920s - 1950s
- Grace 1880s - 1920s, 2000s
- Gretchen 1990s
H
[edit]- Hailey 2000s
- Haley 1990s
- Hannah 1990s - 2000s
- Hattie 1880s - 1900s
- Hazel 1880s - 1920s
- Heather 1970s - 1990s
- Helen 1880s - 1940s
I
[edit]J
[edit]- Jacqueline 1960s
- Jamie 1970s - 1980s
- Jane 1910s - 1950s
- Janet 1930s - 1960s
- Janice 1930s - 1950s
- Jasmine 1990s - 2000s
- Jean 1910s - 1950s
- Jennie 1880s - 1890s
- Jennifer 1960s - 1990s
- Jessica 1970s - 2000s
- Jessie 1880s - 1900s
- Jill 1960s
- Joan 1920s - 1950s
- Joanne / JoAnne 1930s
- Josephine 1880s - 1920s
- Joyce 1920s - 1950s
- Juanita 1920s
- Judith 1930s - 1950s
- Judy 1940s - 1950s
- Julia 1880s - 1910s
- Julie 1950s - 1970s
- June 1920s - 1930s
K
[edit]- Karen 1940s - 1970s
- Katherine 1880s - 1910s, 1980s - 1990s
- Kathleen 1940s - 1960s
- Kathryn 1950s
- Kathy 1950s - 1960s
- Katie 1980s
- Kayla 1990s - 2000s
- Kelly 1960s - 1980s
- Kelsey 1990s
- Kim 1960s
- Kimberly 1960s - 1990s
- Kristen 1980s
- Kristin 1980s
L
[edit]- Laura 1880s - 1910s, 1950s - 1980s
- Lauren 1980s - 2000s
- Laurie 1960s
- Lena 1880s - 1900s
- Liberty 1880s
- Lillian 1880s - 1920s
- Lillie 1880s - 1900s
- Linda 1940s - 1960s
- Lindsay 1980s
- Lindsey 1980s
- Lisa 1950s - 1980s
- Lizzie 1880s
- Lois 1910s - 1940s
- Lori 1960s - 1970s
- Lorraine 1920s
- Louise 1880s - 1930s
- Lucille 1900s - 1920s
- Lucy 1880s - 1900s
- Lula 1880s - 1890s
M
[edit]- Mabel 1880s - 1910s
- Madison 1990s - 2000s
- Mae 1880s - 1900s
- Maggie 1880s - 1890s
- Mamie 1880s - 1890s
- Margaret 1880s - 1960s
- Maria / María 1960s - 1990s
- Marie 1880s - 1940s
- Marilyn 1930s - 1950s
- Marion 1900s - 1920s
- Marjorie 1910s - 1930s
- Martha 1880s - 1950s
- Mary 1880s - 1990s
- Mattie 1880s - 1900s
- Maude 1880s - 1890s
- May 1880s
- Megan 1980s - 1990s
- Melissa 1960s - 1990s
- Mia 2000s
- Michele 1960s
- Michelle 1960s - 1990s
- Mildred 1890s - 1930s
- Minerva 1880s
- Minnie 1880s - 1900s
- Monica 1970s
- Morgan 1990s - 1990s
- Myrtle 1880s - 1910s
N
[edit]- Nancy 1920s - 1960s
- Natalie 2000s
- Nellie 1880s - 1910s
- Nettie 1880s
- Nicole 1970s - 1990s
- Nora 1880s - 1890s
- Norma 1920s - 1930s
O
[edit]P
[edit]- Pamela 1940s - 1970s
- Patricia 1920s - 1970s
- Paula 1950s - 1960s
- Pauline 1900s - 1920s
- Pearl 1880s - 1910s
- Peggy 1930s - 1950s
- Phyllis 1920s - 1940s
R
[edit]- Rachel 1970s - 1990s
- Rebecca 1950s - 1990s
- Rhonda 1960s
- Rita 1920s - 1930s
- Robin 1950s - 1960s
- Rosa 1880s
- Rose 1880s - 1930s
- Ruby 1890s - 1930s
- Ruth 1880s - 1940s
S
[edit]- Sadie 1880s
- Samantha 1980s - 2000s
- Sandra 1930s - 1970s
- Sara 1980s - 1990s
- Sarah 1880s - 1920s, 1970s - 2000s
- Shannon 1970s - 1980s
- Sharon 1940s - 1960s
- Sheila 1950s - 1960s
- Shelby 1990s
- Sherry 1960s
- Shirley 1920s - 1950s
- Sophia 2000s
- Stacey 1970s
- Stacy 1970s
- Stella 1880s - 1900s
- Stephanie 1960s - 1990s
- Susan 1940s - 1970s
- Sydney 2000s
T
[edit]- Tammy 1960s - 1970s
- Tara 1970s
- Tatiana 1990s
- Taylor 1990s - 2000s
- Teresa 1950s - 1960s
- Thelma 1900s - 1920s
- Theresa 1950s - 1960s
- Tiffany 1970s - 1990s
- Tina 1960s - 1970s
- Tonya 1970s
- Tracy 1960s - 1970s
V
[edit]W
[edit]Y
[edit]Sources
[edit]Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names by Decade. Accessed in March 2007 and, for 2000-2009 data, in July 2010.