Baby names

Top Baby Names Over the Years

By ldemanu
  • Mary & John

    Mary & John
    In the year 1912, the top baby girl name was Mary and the top baby boy name was John. The other top 4 girl names at the time were Helen, Dorothy, Margaret, and Ruth. The other top 4 boys names were William, James, Robert, and Joseph.
  • Mary & John

    Mary & John
    10 years later, in the year 1922, the top names remained the same for both genders with Mary and John. The next 4 most popular girls names also remained the same, however the top 4 next popular boys names changed slightly with Robert, William, James, and Charles.
  • Mary and Robert

    Mary and Robert
    In the year 1932, the most popular girl name was still Mary. However, the top boy name changed to Robert. The next 4 most popular girls names were Betty, Barbara, Dorothy, and Joan. The next 4 top boys names were James, John, William, and Richard.
  • Mary & James

    Mary & James
    Mary was still the favoirte girl name in 1942. The favoirte boy name at this time was James. Barbara, Patricia, Carol, and Linda were among the top 5 girls names and Robert, John, William, and Richard were among the top 5 for boys.
  • Linda & James

    Linda & James
    By the year 1952, the top girls name finally changed. The new top girl name at this time was Linda with Mary finally getting pushed down to number 2, followed by Patricia, Deborah and Susan. The top boy name was James, followed by Robert, John, Michael, and David.
  • Lisa & Michael

    Lisa & Michael
    In 1962 the top names were Lisa and Michael. The next top girl names were Mary, Susan, Karen, and Linda. David, John, James, and Robert were among the top names for boys.
  • Jennifer & Michael

    Jennifer & Michael
    By 1972 the top girl name was Jennifer. The top boy name was still Michael. The next most popular names for girls at this time were Michelle, Lisa, Kimberly, and Amy. Christopher, James, David, and John were among the top 5 names for boys.
  • Jennifer & Michael

    Jennifer & Michael
    In 1982 Jennifer and Michael were the top baby names. For girls, Jennifer was followed by Jessica, Amanda, Sarah, and Melissa. The top boy names were Christopher, Matthew, Jason, and David.
  • Ashley & Michael

    Ashley & Michael
    In 1992 the top girl name was Ashley. The top boy name was still.. you guessed it: Michael. Jessica, Amanda, Brittany, and Sarah were the next highest ranking girls names. Christopher, Matthew, Joshua, and Andrew were the highest boys names.
  • Emily & Jacob

    Emily & Jacob
    Emily and Jacob werre the top baby names of 2002. Following Emily for girl names were the names Madison, Hannah, Emma, and Alexis. Michael, Joshua, Matthew, and Ethan were in the top 5 for boy names.
  • Sophia & Jacob

    Sophia & Jacob
    In the past year, Sophia became the most popular name for girls while Jacob remains number one for boys. Isabella, Emma, Olivia, and Ava were also among the top 5 while Mason, William, Jayden, and Noah were in the top 5 for boys.