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If baby is bound to be a trendsetter by showcasing the next big thing or always rocking vintage style, top baby names by year is the way to go. With the baby names charts shifting throughout the decades, there’s plenty of variety to go around while still having enough charm to last a lifetime.
The following table shows the 100 most popular given names for male and female babies born during the last 100 years, 1923-2022. For each rank and sex, the table shows the name and the number of occurrences of that name. These time-tested popular names were taken from a universe that includes 177,999,594 male births and 172,616,756 female births.
To find out, click on a year below. Find out the most popular names in 2024 -- among the U.S. population and BabyCenter parents.
Background information. Number of births. Select Decade. Popular names by decade are determined the same way we determine the popularity of a name during a single year. We count the number of occurrences of each name during the decade, and then rank them in order of decreasing frequency.
The following table shows the five most frequent given names for male and female babies born in each year 1923-2022. Over the last 100 years, the male name Michael has held the top spot most often (44 times), while the female name Mary has been ranked number one 33 times over those years.
Our list of the most popular baby names of the year is different from the others. We update it in real time, using data BabyCenter parents share with us as they choose their baby's name. No trend forecasting or conjecturing here; just a live look at the names parents love.
We list the most popular names for babies born in the UK in recent years, taken from official national statistics.
