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Are you looking for top baby names by year? Find the top and most popular baby boy names & baby girl names from 1920 to 2019.
The following table shows the five most frequently given names for male and female babies born in the USA each year from 1920 to 2019 over the last 100 years.
Most Popular Baby Boy Names by Year
We have checked in with the Social Security Administration and found out the most popular baby boy names for the last 100 years.
Here are the 5 most popular baby boy names (According to the SSA)
| Top Boy Names Over the Last 100 Years | |||||
| Year | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 |
| 2019 | Liam | Noah | Oliver | William | Elijah |
| 2018 | Liam | Noah | William | James | Oliver |
| 2017 | Liam | Noah | William | James | Logan |
| 2016 | Noah | Liam | William | Mason | James |
| 2015 | Noah | Liam | Mason | Jacob | William |
| 2014 | Noah | Liam | Mason | Jacob | William |
| 2013 | Noah | Jacob | Liam | Mason | William |
| 2012 | Jacob | Mason | Ethan | Noah | William |
| 2011 | Jacob | Mason | William | Jayden | Noah |
| 2010 | Jacob | Ethan | Michael | Jayden | William |
| 2009 | Jacob | Ethan | Michael | Alexander | William |
| 2008 | Jacob | Michael | Ethan | Joshua | Daniel |
| 2007 | Jacob | Michael | Ethan | Joshua | Daniel |
| 2006 | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Ethan | Matthew |
| 2005 | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Matthew | Ethan |
| 2004 | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Matthew | Ethan |
| 2003 | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Matthew | Andrew |
| 2002 | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Matthew | Ethan |
| 2001 | Jacob | Michael | Matthew | Joshua | Christopher |
| 2000 | Jacob | Michael | Matthew | Joshua | Christopher |
| 1999 | Jacob | Michael | Matthew | Joshua | Nicholas |
| 1998 | Michael | Jacob | Matthew | Joshua | Christopher |
| 1997 | Michael | Jacob | Matthew | Christopher | Joshua |
| 1996 | Michael | Matthew | Jacob | Christopher | Joshua |
| 1995 | Michael | Matthew | Christopher | Jacob | Joshua |
| 1994 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Tyler |
| 1993 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Tyler |
| 1992 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Andrew |
| 1991 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Andrew |
| 1990 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Daniel |
| 1989 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | David |
| 1988 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Andrew |
| 1987 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | David |
| 1986 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | David |
| 1985 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Daniel |
| 1984 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | David |
| 1983 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | David | Joshua |
| 1982 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Jason | David |
| 1981 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Jason | David |
| 1980 | Michael | Christopher | Jason | David | James |
| 1979 | Michael | Christopher | Jason | David | James |
| 1978 | Michael | Jason | Christopher | David | James |
| 1977 | Michael | Jason | Christopher | David | James |
| 1976 | Michael | Jason | Christopher | David | James |
| 1975 | Michael | Jason | Christopher | James | David |
| 1974 | Michael | Jason | Christopher | David | James |
| 1973 | Michael | Christopher | Jason | James | David |
| 1972 | Michael | Christopher | James | David | John |
| 1971 | Michael | James | David | John | Robert |
| 1970 | Michael | James | David | John | Robert |
| 1969 | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
| 1968 | Michael | David | John | James | Robert |
| 1967 | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
| 1966 | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
| 1965 | Michael | John | David | James | Robert |
| 1964 | Michael | John | David | James | Robert |
| 1963 | Michael | John | David | James | Robert |
| 1962 | Michael | David | John | James | Robert |
| 1961 | Michael | David | John | James | Robert |
| 1960 | David | Michael | James | John | Robert |
| 1959 | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
| 1958 | Michael | David | James | Robert | John |
| 1957 | Michael | James | David | Robert | John |
| 1956 | Michael | James | Robert | David | John |
| 1955 | Michael | David | James | Robert | John |
| 1954 | Michael | Robert | James | John | David |
| 1953 | Robert | James | Michael | John | David |
| 1952 | James | Robert | John | Michael | David |
| 1951 | James | Robert | John | Michael | David |
| 1950 | James | Robert | John | Michael | David |
| 1949 | James | Robert | John | William | Michael |
| 1948 | James | Robert | John | William | David |
| 1947 | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1946 | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1945 | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1944 | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1943 | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1942 | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1941 | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1940 | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1939 | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1938 | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1937 | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1936 | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1935 | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1934 | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1933 | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1932 | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1931 | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1930 | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1929 | Robert | James | John | William | Charles |
| 1928 | Robert | John | James | William | Charles |
| 1927 | Robert | John | James | William | Charles |
| 1926 | Robert | John | James | William | Charles |
| 1925 | Robert | John | William | James | Charles |
| 1924 | Robert | John | William | James | Charles |
| 1923 | John | Robert | William | James | Charles |
| 1922 | John | Robert | William | James | Charles |
| 1921 | John | Robert | William | James | Charles |
| 1920 | John | William | Robert | James | Charles |
Most Popular Baby Girl Names by Year
We have checked in with the Social Security Administration and found out the most popular baby girl names for the last 100 years.
Here are the 5 most popular baby girl names (According to the SSA)
| Top Girl Names Over the Last 100 Years | |||||
| Year | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 |
| 2019 | Olivia | Emma | Ava | Sophia | Isabella |
| 2018 | Emma | Olivia | Ava | Isabella | Sophia |
| 2017 | Emma | Olivia | Ava | Isabella | Sophia |
| 2016 | Emma | Olivia | Ava | Sophia | Isabella |
| 2015 | Emma | Olivia | Sophia | Ava | Isabella |
| 2014 | Emma | Olivia | Sophia | Isabella | Ava |
| 2013 | Sophia | Emma | Olivia | Isabella | Ava |
| 2012 | Sophia | Emma | Isabella | Olivia | Ava |
| 2011 | Sophia | Isabella | Emma | Olivia | Ava |
| 2010 | Isabella | Sophia | Emma | Olivia | Ava |
| 2009 | Isabella | Emma | Olivia | Sophia | Ava |
| 2008 | Emma | Isabella | Emily | Olivia | Ava |
| 2007 | Emily | Isabella | Emma | Ava | Madison |
| 2006 | Emily | Emma | Madison | Isabella | Ava |
| 2005 | Emily | Emma | Madison | Abigail | Olivia |
| 2004 | Emily | Emma | Madison | Olivia | Hannah |
| 2003 | Emily | Emma | Madison | Hannah | Olivia |
| 2002 | Emily | Madison | Hannah | Emma | Alexis |
| 2001 | Emily | Madison | Hannah | Ashley | Alexis |
| 2000 | Emily | Hannah | Madison | Ashley | Sarah |
| 1999 | Emily | Hannah | Alexis | Sarah | Samantha |
| 1998 | Emily | Hannah | Samantha | Sarah | Ashley |
| 1997 | Emily | Jessica | Ashley | Sarah | Hannah |
| 1996 | Emily | Jessica | Ashley | Sarah | Samantha |
| 1995 | Jessica | Ashley | Emily | Samantha | Sarah |
| 1994 | Jessica | Ashley | Emily | Samantha | Sarah |
| 1993 | Jessica | Ashley | Sarah | Samantha | Emily |
| 1992 | Ashley | Jessica | Amanda | Brittany | Sarah |
| 1991 | Ashley | Jessica | Brittany | Amanda | Samantha |
| 1990 | Jessica | Ashley | Brittany | Amanda | Samantha |
| 1989 | Jessica | Ashley | Brittany | Amanda | Sarah |
| 1988 | Jessica | Ashley | Amanda | Sarah | Jennifer |
| 1987 | Jessica | Ashley | Amanda | Jennifer | Sarah |
| 1986 | Jessica | Ashley | Amanda | Jennifer | Sarah |
| 1985 | Jessica | Ashley | Jennifer | Amanda | Sarah |
| 1984 | Jennifer | Jessica | Ashley | Amanda | Sarah |
| 1983 | Jennifer | Jessica | Amanda | Ashley | Sarah |
| 1982 | Jennifer | Jessica | Amanda | Sarah | Melissa |
| 1981 | Jennifer | Jessica | Amanda | Sarah | Melissa |
| 1980 | Jennifer | Amanda | Jessica | Melissa | Sarah |
| 1979 | Jennifer | Melissa | Amanda | Jessica | Amy |
| 1978 | Jennifer | Melissa | Jessica | Amy | Heather |
| 1977 | Jennifer | Melissa | Amy | Jessica | Heather |
| 1976 | Jennifer | Amy | Melissa | Heather | Angela |
| 1975 | Jennifer | Amy | Heather | Melissa | Angela |
| 1974 | Jennifer | Amy | Michelle | Heather | Angela |
| 1973 | Jennifer | Amy | Michelle | Kimberly | Lisa |
| 1972 | Jennifer | Michelle | Lisa | Kimberly | Amy |
| 1971 | Jennifer | Michelle | Lisa | Kimberly | Amy |
| 1970 | Jennifer | Lisa | Kimberly | Michelle | Amy |
| 1969 | Lisa | Michelle | Jennifer | Kimberly | Melissa |
| 1968 | Lisa | Michelle | Kimberly | Jennifer | Melissa |
| 1967 | Lisa | Kimberly | Michelle | Mary | Susan |
| 1966 | Lisa | Kimberly | Mary | Michelle | Karen |
| 1965 | Lisa | Mary | Karen | Kimberly | Susan |
| 1964 | Lisa | Mary | Susan | Karen | Patricia |
| 1963 | Lisa | Mary | Susan | Karen | Linda |
| 1962 | Lisa | Mary | Susan | Karen | Linda |
| 1961 | Mary | Lisa | Susan | Linda | Karen |
| 1960 | Mary | Susan | Linda | Karen | Donna |
| 1959 | Mary | Susan | Linda | Karen | Donna |
| 1958 | Mary | Susan | Linda | Karen | Patricia |
| 1957 | Mary | Susan | Linda | Debra | Karen |
| 1956 | Mary | Debra | Linda | Deborah | Susan |
| 1955 | Mary | Deborah | Linda | Debra | Susan |
| 1954 | Mary | Linda | Deborah | Patricia | Susan |
| 1953 | Mary | Linda | Deborah | Patricia | Susan |
| 1952 | Linda | Mary | Patricia | Deborah | Susan |
| 1951 | Linda | Mary | Patricia | Deborah | Barbara |
| 1950 | Linda | Mary | Patricia | Barbara | Susan |
| 1949 | Linda | Mary | Patricia | Barbara | Susan |
| 1948 | Linda | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Susan |
| 1947 | Linda | Mary | Patricia | Barbara | Sandra |
| 1946 | Mary | Linda | Patricia | Barbara | Carol |
| 1945 | Mary | Linda | Barbara | Patricia | Carol |
| 1944 | Mary | Barbara | Linda | Patricia | Carol |
| 1943 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Linda | Carol |
| 1942 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Linda | Carol |
| 1941 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Carol | Linda |
| 1940 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Judith | Betty |
| 1939 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Betty | Shirley |
| 1938 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Betty | Shirley |
| 1937 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Shirley | Betty |
| 1936 | Mary | Shirley | Barbara | Betty | Patricia |
| 1935 | Mary | Shirley | Barbara | Betty | Patricia |
| 1934 | Mary | Betty | Barbara | Shirley | Dorothy |
| 1933 | Mary | Betty | Barbara | Dorothy | Joan |
| 1932 | Mary | Betty | Barbara | Dorothy | Joan |
| 1931 | Mary | Betty | Dorothy | Barbara | Joan |
| 1930 | Mary | Betty | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret |
| 1929 | Mary | Betty | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret |
| 1928 | Mary | Betty | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret |
| 1927 | Mary | Dorothy | Betty | Helen | Margaret |
| 1926 | Mary | Dorothy | Betty | Helen | Margaret |
| 1925 | Mary | Dorothy | Betty | Helen | Margaret |
| 1924 | Mary | Dorothy | Helen | Betty | Margaret |
| 1923 | Mary | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Betty |
| 1922 | Mary | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Ruth |
| 1921 | Mary | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Ruth |
| 1920 | Mary | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Ruth |
Popular Baby Names by Birth Year
Finding the right name to give to your baby can be fun and challenging. We hope our list of popular names helps you find the one that’s just right for you.
| 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 |
| 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 |
| 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
| 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
| 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
| 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
| 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
| 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
| 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
| 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
| 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| 2020 | 2021 |
