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Names by decade

The SSA baby name files span from the 1880s to today. Each card below previews the top three male and female names for that decade. Click into any decade for the full top-50 leaderboard with sparkline trends and birth counts.

1880s

Male

  1. John
  2. William
  3. James

Female

  1. Mary
  2. Anna
  3. Emma

1890s

Male

  1. John
  2. William
  3. James

Female

  1. Mary
  2. Anna
  3. Margaret

1900s

Male

  1. John
  2. William
  3. James

Female

  1. Mary
  2. Helen
  3. Margaret

1910s

Male

  1. John
  2. William
  3. James

Female

  1. Mary
  2. Helen
  3. Dorothy

1920s

Male

  1. Robert
  2. John
  3. James

Female

  1. Mary
  2. Dorothy
  3. Helen

1930s

Male

  1. Robert
  2. James
  3. John

Female

  1. Mary
  2. Betty
  3. Barbara

1940s

Male

  1. James
  2. Robert
  3. John

Female

  1. Mary
  2. Linda
  3. Barbara

1950s

Male

  1. James
  2. Michael
  3. Robert

Female

  1. Mary
  2. Linda
  3. Patricia

1960s

Male

  1. Michael
  2. David
  3. John

Female

  1. Lisa
  2. Mary
  3. Susan

1970s

Male

  1. Michael
  2. Christopher
  3. Jason

Female

  1. Jennifer
  2. Amy
  3. Melissa

1980s

Male

  1. Michael
  2. Christopher
  3. Matthew

Female

  1. Jessica
  2. Jennifer
  3. Amanda

1990s

Male

  1. Michael
  2. Christopher
  3. Matthew

Female

  1. Jessica
  2. Ashley
  3. Emily

2000s

Male

  1. Jacob
  2. Michael
  3. Joshua

Female

  1. Emily
  2. Madison
  3. Emma

2010s

Male

  1. Noah
  2. Liam
  3. Jacob

Female

  1. Emma
  2. Olivia
  3. Sophia

2020s

Male

  1. Liam
  2. Noah
  3. Oliver

Female

  1. Olivia
  2. Emma
  3. Charlotte