Most Popular Baby Boy Names Since 1910

In this article we'll look at what the most popular baby boy names are since 1910. These names are taken directly from the Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

The table below shows the top 50 most popular baby boy names since 1910, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name since 1910.

Rank Name Count
1 James 5,035,579
2 John 4,895,167
3 Robert 4,747,963
4 Michael 4,379,825
5 William 3,929,530
6 David 3,623,197
7 Joseph 2,548,749
8 Richard 2,545,787
9 Charles 2,291,838
10 Thomas 2,265,063
11 Christopher 2,046,861
12 Daniel 1,932,234
13 Matthew 1,622,082
14 Anthony 1,453,342
15 Donald 1,406,163
16 Paul 1,367,857
17 Mark 1,353,640
18 George 1,341,510
19 Andrew 1,291,803
20 Steven 1,287,046
21 Kenneth 1,272,675
22 Joshua 1,227,251
23 Edward 1,227,175
24 Kevin 1,177,043
25 Brian 1,169,541
26 Ronald 1,079,378
27 Timothy 1,075,007
28 Jason 1,041,886
29 Jeffrey 977,172
30 Jacob 951,823
31 Ryan 948,129
32 Nicholas 909,933
33 Gary 900,977
34 Eric 882,531
35 Stephen 855,503
36 Jonathan 853,957
37 Frank 824,667
38 Larry 805,555
39 Justin 782,697
40 Scott 771,911
41 Benjamin 771,757
42 Brandon 764,068
43 Samuel 761,335
44 Raymond 753,795
45 Gregory 709,378
46 Jack 705,304
47 Alexander 697,916
48 Patrick 673,498
49 Henry 655,140
50 Dennis 616,298

More Popular Baby Names

You can also use the links below to research more about the most popular baby names.

Top 1000 most popular boy names: 1-250 | 251-500 | 501-750 | 751-1000

Top 1000 most popular girl names: 1-250 | 251-500 | 501-750 | 751-1000

Historical Data for Baby Names

If you're interested to see how the trends and popularity of baby names have changed, you can use the links below to view the historical data by decade.

Most popular first names, 1880-present | since 1950 | since 1960 | since 1970 | since 1980 | since 1990 | since 2000 | since 2010

Most popular boy names, 1880-present | since 1950 | since 1960 | since 1970 | since 1980 | since 1990 | since 2000 | since 2010

Most popular girl names, 1880-present | since 1950 | since 1960 | since 1970 | since 1980 | since 1990 | since 2000 | since 2010

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and excludes any names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area.

Link To or Reference This Page

We spent a lot of time downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!

  • "Most Popular Baby Boy Names Since 1910". NameCensus.com. Accessed on March 31, 2023. https://namecensus.com/baby-names/popular-boy-names-since-1910/.

  • "Most Popular Baby Boy Names Since 1910". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/baby-names/popular-boy-names-since-1910/. Accessed 31 March, 2023

  • Most Popular Baby Boy Names Since 1910. NameCensus.com. Retrieved from https://namecensus.com/baby-names/popular-boy-names-since-1910/.