Most common male names in the United States (updated for 2023)

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Rank Name Count
1001 Vince 12,101
1002 Kasey 12,098
1003 Nigel 12,072
1004 Addison 12,067
1005 Armand 12,035
1006 Sanford 11,964
1007 Braylen 11,947
1008 Deangelo 11,945
1009 Ryland 11,876
1010 Reggie 11,874
1011 Talon 11,867
1012 Mathias 11,831
1013 Omari 11,787
1014 Jarod 11,767
1015 Mekhi 11,731
1016 Mary 11,693
1017 Rhys 11,660
1018 Emmitt 11,635
1019 Frederic 11,630
1020 Tevin 11,534
1021 Niko 11,524
1022 Yahir 11,497
1023 Kayson 11,492
1024 Odell 11,485
1025 Cristopher 11,483
1026 Devonte 11,472
1027 Triston 11,437
1028 Benson 11,420
1029 Judson 11,395
1030 Barney 11,362
1031 Erich 11,334
1032 Matthias 11,293
1033 Korey 11,276
1034 Carmelo 11,264
1035 Wilmer 11,262
1036 Weldon 11,260
1037 Ulises 11,251
1038 Kamden 11,244
1039 Alonso 11,240
1040 Mikel 11,223
1041 Rohan 11,205
1042 Rigoberto 11,205
1043 Carmine 11,205
1044 Ward 11,202
1045 Finnegan 11,195
1046 Monroe 11,194
1047 Landyn 11,185
1048 Kolby 11,162
1049 Ollie 11,148
1050 Kian 11,145
1051 Jamel 11,075
1052 Delmar 11,069
1053 Jaron 11,058
1054 Hassan 11,027
1055 Marcelo 11,022
1056 Theron 11,013
1057 Odin 10,993
1058 Santino 10,970
1059 Shelton 10,967
1060 Denzel 10,901
1061 Samson 10,898
1062 Maynard 10,895
1063 Dirk 10,893
1064 Octavio 10,892
1065 Lucian 10,885
1066 Kenton 10,843
1067 Cornell 10,806
1068 Chaim 10,799
1069 Gale 10,786
1070 Linwood 10,762
1071 Zayne 10,747
1072 Bodhi 10,725
1073 Jairo 10,724
1074 Jacoby 10,712
1075 Daren 10,703
1076 Shayne 10,648
1077 Millard 10,625
1078 Uriah 10,617
1079 Arjun 10,601
1080 Scottie 10,585
1081 Dusty 10,569
1082 Brodie 10,562
1083 Darien 10,559
1084 Edison 10,555
1085 Dax 10,553
1086 Dario 10,547
1087 Deven 10,527
1088 Lennox 10,525
1089 Fidel 10,525
1090 Zechariah 10,525
1091 Layton 10,510
1092 Robby 10,485
1093 Davin 10,485
1094 Cortez 10,485
1095 Raiden 10,469
1096 Valentin 10,428
1097 Gonzalo 10,410
1098 Cason 10,408
1099 Bernardo 10,403
1100 Jaquan 10,403
1101 Marquise 10,400
1102 Eliseo 10,379
1103 Hendrix 10,352
1104 Hiram 10,325
1105 Cordell 10,309
1106 Alessandro 10,298
1107 Nathanial 10,260
1108 Antony 10,196
1109 Kennith 10,175
1110 Jadon 10,157
1111 Michel 10,099
1112 Heriberto 10,049
1113 Remy 10,048
1114 Jaylin 10,042
1115 Kellan 10,023
1116 Bronson 10,006
1117 Zaiden 9,997
1118 Kamari 9,978
1119 Deacon 9,934
1120 Laverne 9,929
1121 Jaylon 9,898
1122 Duke 9,871
1123 Enoch 9,867
1124 Gregorio 9,858
1125 Randell 9,841
1126 Nestor 9,829
1127 Elian 9,822
1128 Bowen 9,822
1129 Mervin 9,820
1130 Chaz 9,799
1131 German 9,798
1132 Cannon 9,795
1133 Basil 9,767
1134 Adolph 9,744
1135 Kasen 9,729
1136 Clement 9,723
1137 Jovan 9,702
1138 Kristofer 9,697
1139 London 9,691
1140 Samir 9,683
1141 Tristin 9,653
1142 Domenic 9,641
1143 Merrill 9,603
1144 Valentino 9,596
1145 Nikolai 9,589
1146 Jaxton 9,584
1147 Rico 9,582
1148 Dominik 9,575
1149 Lanny 9,562
1150 Yusuf 9,498
1151 Foster 9,491
1152 Wilfredo 9,476
1153 Brant 9,453
1154 Erin 9,370
1155 Boston 9,354
1156 Jerrod 9,327
1157 Misael 9,322
1158 Bradly 9,307
1159 Mac 9,267
1160 Yosef 9,253
1161 Kole 9,223
1162 Soren 9,178
1163 Unknown 9,176
1164 Coby 9,166
1165 Jacques 9,165
1166 Raymundo 9,162
1167 Callum 9,132
1168 Sandy 9,128
1169 Kylan 9,119
1170 Jabari 9,117
1171 Dudley 9,081
1172 Lyndon 9,072
1173 Leif 9,042
1174 Vincenzo 9,026
1175 Eden 9,012
1176 Garth 8,992
1177 Danial 8,991
1178 Brennen 8,952
1179 Dimitri 8,947
1180 Leandro 8,931
1181 Hamza 8,926
1182 Benton 8,913
1183 Adrien 8,906
1184 Mariano 8,906
1185 Jaydon 8,894
1186 Zayn 8,884
1187 Rodrick 8,861
1188 Dino 8,846
1189 Case 8,829
1190 Princeton 8,813
1191 Tyrese 8,793
1192 Broderick 8,775
1193 Dangelo 8,774
1194 Dannie 8,764
1195 Rey 8,763
1196 Everette 8,755
1197 Josef 8,729
1198 Korbin 8,710
1199 Dashawn 8,709
1200 Keven 8,705
1201 Rod 8,690
1202 Sincere 8,688
1203 Keon 8,678
1204 Estevan 8,670
1205 Stephon 8,647
1206 Jed 8,642
1207 Tracey 8,634
1208 Stetson 8,597
1209 Memphis 8,590
1210 Hezekiah 8,587
1211 Rob 8,579
1212 Barton 8,542
1213 Westley 8,470
1214 Paris 8,468
1215 Justus 8,465
1216 Keagan 8,460
1217 Jedidiah 8,453
1218 Oakley 8,451
1219 Jamaal 8,445
1220 Ronin 8,402
1221 Crew 8,399
1222 Errol 8,398
1223 Abdullah 8,392
1224 Stan 8,357
1225 Federico 8,347
1226 Zain 8,327
1227 Leighton 8,321
1228 Simeon 8,290
1229 Jerrold 8,249
1230 Lon 8,248
1231 Giancarlo 8,244
1232 Cliff 8,216
1233 Kip 8,205
1234 Leonidas 8,200
1235 Vern 8,188
1236 Booker 8,188
1237 Lavern 8,177
1238 Shea 8,158
1239 Devante 8,142
1240 Turner 8,134
1241 Tatum 8,129
1242 Garrison 8,124
1243 Hershel 8,120
1244 Donavan 8,119
1245 Blaise 8,112
1246 Chauncey 8,108
1247 Raheem 8,100
1248 Darrick 8,087
1249 Franco 8,082
1250 Cale 8,078
1251 Benedict 8,052
1252 Ford 8,041
1253 Cyril 8,039
1254 Andreas 8,039
1255 Deonte 8,031
1256 Tylor 8,028
1257 Marcellus 8,023
1258 Lenard 8,017
1259 Bernie 8,002
1260 Clair 8,000
1261 Xzavier 7,989
1262 Marques 7,989
1263 Morton 7,986
1264 Freeman 7,963
1265 Efren 7,950
1266 Arron 7,945
1267 Cassius 7,944
1268 Austen 7,923
1269 Miller 7,903
1270 Lenny 7,878
1271 Seymour 7,875
1272 Kyson 7,874
1273 Daquan 7,860
1274 Eloy 7,827
1275 Winfred 7,761
1276 Kenyon 7,749
1277 Isidro 7,732
1278 Jasiah 7,718
1279 Jamir 7,705
1280 Quinten 7,692
1281 Buford 7,688
1282 Tod 7,677
1283 Tristian 7,622
1284 Mckinley 7,615
1285 Maximo 7,614
1286 Branson 7,610
1287 Fredric 7,596
1288 Carol 7,588
1289 Mackenzie 7,586
1290 Francesco 7,585
1291 Callen 7,584
1292 Darrius 7,579
1293 Dandre 7,576
1294 Daron 7,572
1295 Rolland 7,563
1296 Aric 7,546
1297 Tyron 7,546
1298 Zaire 7,542
1299 Lemuel 7,535
1300 Zack 7,517
1301 Cristobal 7,508
1302 Lucien 7,503
1303 Blaze 7,491
1304 Makai 7,488
1305 Khalid 7,478
1306 Braiden 7,462
1307 Cleo 7,455
1308 Reagan 7,451
1309 Eliezer 7,446
1310 Nicky 7,418
1311 Seamus 7,394
1312 Jagger 7,393
1313 Thad 7,391
1314 Wilburn 7,390
1315 Rayan 7,383
1316 Herschel 7,356
1317 Ivory 7,354
1318 Kale 7,329
1319 Wilford 7,324
1320 Jamarion 7,322
1321 Pasquale 7,308
1322 Olin 7,304
1323 Jamil 7,300
1324 Dwain 7,296
1325 Keanu 7,259
1326 Eliot 7,253
1327 Jerold 7,249
1328 Raleigh 7,244
1329 Jules 7,241
1330 Genaro 7,235
1331 Camilo 7,226
1332 Lucius 7,224
1333 Aurelio 7,222
1334 Dereck 7,194
1335 Alexzander 7,189
1336 Giovani 7,181
1337 Draven 7,176
1338 Kyree 7,172
1339 Gail 7,156
1340 Aryan 7,155
1341 Shirley 7,130
1342 Anders 7,124
1343 Tripp 7,122
1344 Earle 7,104
1345 Oren 7,102
1346 Zeke 7,101
1347 Anson 7,101
1348 Kennedy 7,084
1349 Darion 7,078
1350 Jerrell 7,076
1351 Ayaan 7,059
1352 Abner 7,049
1353 Aarav 7,019
1354 Kamron 6,994
1355 Lennon 6,974
1356 Joan 6,928
1357 Channing 6,916
1358 Tory 6,913
1359 Cain 6,903
1360 Noble 6,899
1361 Ephraim 6,891
1362 Jorden 6,889
1363 Richie 6,889
1364 Dillan 6,879
1365 Arlen 6,862
1366 Jovani 6,858
1367 Sydney 6,857
1368 Sylas 6,854
1369 Tad 6,830
1370 Alexandro 6,828
1371 Yehuda 6,828
1372 Marcelino 6,821
1373 Ambrose 6,821
1374 Callan 6,801
1375 Raymon 6,799
1376 Apollo 6,778
1377 Isai 6,747
1378 Santana 6,743
1379 Semaj 6,738
1380 Arden 6,731
1381 Colson 6,720
1382 Jair 6,701
1383 Jamey 6,695
1384 Lindsey 6,689
1385 Lazaro 6,658
1386 Kairo 6,656
1387 Wilton 6,643
1388 Devyn 6,641
1389 Palmer 6,638
1390 Lars 6,636
1391 Baron 6,615
1392 Nixon 6,610
1393 Maxim 6,609
1394 Madison 6,606
1395 Bud 6,605
1396 Murphy 6,604
1397 Hoyt 6,587
1398 Stanford 6,582
1399 Jacky 6,563
1400 Edwardo 6,557
1401 Travon 6,547
1402 Alva 6,526
1403 Javion 6,519
1404 Akeem 6,516
1405 Camren 6,512
1406 Tariq 6,490
1407 Giovanny 6,481
1408 Cairo 6,480
1409 Langston 6,478
1410 Alphonse 6,468
1411 Abdiel 6,464
1412 Mustafa 6,463
1413 Madden 6,455
1414 Warner 6,446
1415 Baylor 6,441
1416 Kalvin 6,432
1417 Menachem 6,432
1418 Gannon 6,425
1419 Kelton 6,421
1420 Briggs 6,401
1421 Zavier 6,330
1422 Lonny 6,329
1423 Antwon 6,316
1424 Huey 6,315
1425 Shiloh 6,313
1426 Rashawn 6,297
1427 Donn 6,293
1428 Trever 6,283
1429 Zaid 6,269
1430 Davian 6,262
1431 Abdul 6,261
1432 Demario 6,251
1433 Cedrick 6,223
1434 Rowen 6,222
1435 Baby 6,220
1436 Ramsey 6,210
1437 Ean 6,187
1438 Jovanni 6,185
1439 Westin 6,176
1440 Jordy 6,171
1441 Ridge 6,157
1442 Darron 6,147
1443 Emile 6,112
1444 Britton 6,099
1445 Mauro 6,090
1446 Arnulfo 6,087
1447 Mordechai 6,086
1448 Harper 6,082
1449 Dariel 6,056
1450 Shamar 6,042
1451 Yousef 6,019
1452 Yisroel 6,018
1453 Cal 6,018
1454 Karim 6,001
1455 Jerod 5,999
1456 Brandt 5,998
1457 Aydin 5,996
1458 Nathen 5,988
1459 Ishmael 5,978
1460 Stone 5,967
1461 Russ 5,965
1462 Odis 5,958
1463 Kraig 5,951
1464 Lucca 5,945
1465 Amare 5,925
1466 Napoleon 5,918
1467 Chet 5,914
1468 Edgardo 5,901
1469 Delmer 5,900
1470 Elroy 5,898
1471 Arian 5,896
1472 Marcello 5,885
1473 Keshawn 5,875
1474 Ameer 5,872
1475 Andrea 5,868
1476 Kingsley 5,850
1477 Rogers 5,841
1478 Hakeem 5,841
1479 Stanton 5,837
1480 Koby 5,828
1481 Aydan 5,824
1482 Bridger 5,821
1483 Omer 5,812
1484 Nevin 5,803
1485 Dontae 5,801
1486 Destin 5,801
1487 Demond 5,798
1488 Elmo 5,784
1489 Johnpaul 5,783
1490 Wilder 5,778
1491 Ronaldo 5,776
1492 Giuseppe 5,775
1493 Vladimir 5,774
1494 Raylan 5,765
1495 Kelley 5,759
1496 Oswaldo 5,748
1497 Bishop 5,747
1498 Tre 5,741
1499 Deion 5,737
1500 Lyman 5,734
1501 Derrell 5,723
1502 Maximillian 5,716
1503 Keyon 5,704
1504 Wes 5,692
1505 Jade 5,683
1506 Connie 5,679
1507 Johnson 5,677
1508 Lucio 5,672
1509 Shaquille 5,669
1510 Flynn 5,666
1511 Casen 5,665
1512 Colter 5,659
1513 Deron 5,658
1514 Brandan 5,656
1515 Toney 5,653
1516 Jordyn 5,646
1517 Syed 5,615
1518 Fisher 5,614
1519 Reyes 5,611
1520 Immanuel 5,601
1521 Hilton 5,593
1522 Deshaun 5,580
1523 Rayden 5,576
1524 Milford 5,562
1525 Eleazar 5,562
1526 Zyaire 5,550
1527 Zakary 5,542
1528 Leopoldo 5,542
1529 Mitch 5,538
1530 Konnor 5,533
1531 Olen 5,532
1532 Jamarcus 5,520
1533 Felton 5,519
1534 Marquez 5,513
1535 Bodie 5,510
1536 Coty 5,500
1537 Kolten 5,498
1538 Slade 5,488
1539 Demarco 5,471
1540 Konner 5,467
1541 Lupe 5,464
1542 Constantine 5,463
1543 Bertram 5,461
1544 Tobin 5,431
1545 Angus 5,426
1546 Kaison 5,419
1547 Dejuan 5,416
1548 Cayson 5,409
1549 Derik 5,408
1550 Ferdinand 5,404
1551 Delano 5,404
1552 Garrick 5,404
1553 Cletus 5,375
1554 Taj 5,365
1555 Whitney 5,355
1556 Mikael 5,347
1557 Douglass 5,336
1558 Bilal 5,336
1559 Landry 5,333
1560 Kohen 5,333
1561 Fritz 5,327
1562 Levon 5,312
1563 Leander 5,303
1564 Art 5,303
1565 Kevon 5,302
1566 Yaakov 5,301
1567 Alfonzo 5,299
1568 Claud 5,282
1569 Abe 5,273
1570 Jaxen 5,273
1571 Normand 5,263
1572 Nikhil 5,263
1573 Dee 5,262
1574 Chace 5,256
1575 Crosby 5,253
1576 Kannon 5,246
1577 Rylee 5,243
1578 Judd 5,242
1579 Burt 5,238
1580 Canaan 5,236
1581 Kashton 5,229
1582 Hamilton 5,227
1583 Grey 5,225
1584 Rubin 5,225
1585 Teagan 5,223
1586 Shmuel 5,222
1587 Donavon 5,208
1588 Ares 5,204
1589 Claudio 5,201
1590 Jericho 5,173
1591 Aditya 5,166
1592 Lauren 5,166
1593 Val 5,166
1594 Kelsey 5,156
1595 Jaeden 5,156
1596 Briar 5,154
1597 Campbell 5,148
1598 Merrick 5,148
1599 Avi 5,148
1600 Tyshawn 5,145
1601 Burl 5,142
1602 Emmet 5,142
1603 Franklyn 5,140
1604 Shon 5,134
1605 Rian 5,133
1606 Gavyn 5,133
1607 Laron 5,127
1608 Samual 5,126
1609 Malcom 5,125
1610 Darell 5,120
1611 Delvin 5,117
1612 Greggory 5,096
1613 Dallin 5,084
1614 Tye 5,082
1615 Williams 5,072
1616 Rosendo 5,060
1617 Newton 5,049
1618 Aaden 5,040
1619 Alexandre 5,032
1620 Von 5,018
1621 Torrey 5,013
1622 Hernan 5,011
1623 Jaren 5,010
1624 Buster 5,008
1625 Kye 5,003
1626 Shlomo 5,002
1627 Boone 4,990
1628 Kadin 4,980
1629 Austyn 4,969
1630 Dilan 4,965
1631 Jerimiah 4,964
1632 Magnus 4,924
1633 Garett 4,921
1634 Patricia 4,919
1635 Lachlan 4,913
1636 Jadiel 4,905
1637 Barron 4,898
1638 Ike 4,894
1639 Sutton 4,893
1640 Kamryn 4,892
1641 Jevon 4,886
1642 Braulio 4,886
1643 Kaeden 4,884
1644 Titan 4,884
1645 Buck 4,877
1646 Hasan 4,875
1647 Gibson 4,867
1648 Rayford 4,864
1649 Lacy 4,861
1650 Kaysen 4,857
1651 Vihaan 4,843
1652 Norberto 4,839
1653 Jennifer 4,837
1654 Marley 4,831
1655 Haywood 4,830
1656 Damari 4,830
1657 Gil 4,823
1658 Jaziel 4,813
1659 Marshal 4,813
1660 Sami 4,807
1661 Shad 4,807
1662 Carrol 4,804
1663 Antione 4,802
1664 Montgomery 4,799
1665 Jeromy 4,793
1666 Watson 4,792
1667 Torin 4,792
1668 Azariah 4,776
1669 Dewitt 4,773
1670 Gaylord 4,769
1671 Shimon 4,761
1672 Shay 4,758
1673 Donell 4,753
1674 Patsy 4,753
1675 Lavon 4,752
1676 Rasheed 4,745
1677 Wilber 4,738
1678 Orin 4,735
1679 Brandyn 4,727
1680 Yitzchok 4,727
1681 Wally 4,721
1682 Jai 4,719
1683 Wylie 4,716
1684 Deric 4,716
1685 Otha 4,712
1686 Arlie 4,712
1687 Axton 4,712
1688 Jovanny 4,710
1689 Caesar 4,709
1690 Savion 4,704
1691 Gauge 4,700
1692 Ishaan 4,698
1693 Kendell 4,691
1694 Leigh 4,689
1695 Curtiss 4,688
1696 Everardo 4,687
1697 Jaleel 4,686
1698 Sherwood 4,684
1699 Arvin 4,683
1700 Koda 4,675
1701 Jeramiah 4,674
1702 Damarion 4,673
1703 Brannon 4,671
1704 Bradyn 4,660
1705 Kenji 4,636
1706 Valentine 4,636
1707 Henri 4,633
1708 Joziah 4,631
1709 Paulo 4,626
1710 Artis 4,622
1711 Britt 4,621
1712 Arnoldo 4,619
1713 Denton 4,616
1714 Columbus 4,608
1715 Yair 4,600
1716 Jasen 4,600
1717 Harmon 4,599
1718 Brain 4,597
1719 Kendal 4,594
1720 Johann 4,587
1721 Trevin 4,585
1722 Boyce 4,581
1723 Jaylan 4,577
1724 Orrin 4,576
1725 Jessy 4,575
1726 Abelardo 4,564
1727 Thor 4,563
1728 Marcell 4,563
1729 Markel 4,557
1730 Talmadge 4,557
1731 Davonte 4,553
1732 Elden 4,551
1733 Adalberto 4,550
1734 Baker 4,550
1735 Markell 4,550
1736 Jovany 4,540
1737 Fredy 4,536
1738 Roel 4,534
1739 Finnley 4,533
1740 Glynn 4,521
1741 Amar 4,518
1742 Fermin 4,517
1743 Tyrus 4,513
1744 Mose 4,511
1745 Rishi 4,511
1746 Eugenio 4,510
1747 Jeramy 4,506
1748 Trinidad 4,500
1749 Brecken 4,480
1750 Christophe 4,479
1751 Elizabeth 4,477
1752 Musa 4,469
1753 Merritt 4,468
1754 Dylon 4,464
1755 Lindsay 4,463
1756 Ladarius 4,462
1757 Tremaine 4,454
1758 Camryn 4,453
1759 Mayson 4,450
1760 Dickie 4,447
1761 Trystan 4,441
1762 Gray 4,439
1763 Linus 4,431
1764 Jakobe 4,424
1765 Kalen 4,424
1766 Jelani 4,424
1767 Berry 4,424
1768 Mahlon 4,422
1769 Rollin 4,415
1770 Carnell 4,414
1771 Gayle 4,409
1772 Reilly 4,407
1773 Dedrick 4,404
1774 Regis 4,397
1775 Eamon 4,394
1776 Ajay 4,394
1777 Anakin 4,378
1778 Krish 4,373
1779 Presley 4,369
1780 Gaige 4,365
1781 Shepherd 4,364
1782 Antone 4,357
1783 Margarito 4,357
1784 Orval 4,349
1785 Zev 4,341
1786 Horacio 4,336
1787 Malaki 4,334
1788 Creed 4,332
1789 Terrill 4,329
1790 Justyn 4,328
1791 Avraham 4,325
1792 Domenick 4,325
1793 Thatcher 4,324
1794 Hosea 4,319
1795 Ryne 4,318
1796 Hilario 4,311
1797 Alek 4,309
1798 Jaycob 4,309
1799 Darrion 4,309
1800 Bjorn 4,306
1801 Blane 4,305
1802 Rosario 4,305
1803 Brennon 4,297
1804 Haven 4,295
1805 Delton 4,294
1806 Kyron 4,293
1807 Lesley 4,288
1808 Kimberly 4,273
1809 Rowdy 4,258
1810 Jeremie 4,255
1811 Yael 4,252
1812 Patricio 4,250
1813 Dwaine 4,237
1814 Lyric 4,225
1815 Isreal 4,209
1816 Kase 4,205
1817 Jeremias 4,205
1818 Dameon 4,204
1819 Walton 4,201
1820 Joseluis 4,197
1821 Gian 4,195
1822 Maxton 4,194
1823 Wells 4,193
1824 Khari 4,189
1825 Boris 4,187
1826 Enrico 4,178
1827 Kamren 4,177
1828 Arman 4,176
1829 Gareth 4,171
1830 Sol 4,170
1831 Harland 4,168
1832 Marko 4,164
1833 Infant 4,163
1834 Rueben 4,157
1835 Hardy 4,142
1836 Koa 4,135
1837 Hayward 4,129
1838 Kenan 4,127
1839 Melvyn 4,122
1840 Geovanni 4,120
1841 Danilo 4,116
1842 Jere 4,115
1843 Rich 4,115
1844 Reymundo 4,114
1845 Del 4,110
1846 Isaak 4,107
1847 Maison 4,104
1848 Stevan 4,097
1849 Gearld 4,090
1850 Timmothy 4,089
1851 Jarrell 4,087
1852 Maria 4,086
1853 Kahlil 4,074
1854 Tarik 4,073
1855 Barbara 4,073
1856 Aidyn 4,072
1857 Cristofer 4,072
1858 Nate 4,069
1859 Amado 4,065
1860 Evans 4,055
1861 Lawerence 4,049
1862 Waymon 4,049
1863 Vidal 4,045
1864 Emir 4,042
1865 Pranav 4,041
1866 Lathan 4,038
1867 Brogan 4,037
1868 Niles 4,034
1869 Justen 4,029
1870 Adrain 4,027
1871 Nikko 4,024
1872 Martez 4,023
1873 Corwin 4,023
1874 Lorin 4,021
1875 Lorne 4,015
1876 Jakari 4,015
1877 Ritchie 4,011
1878 Glendon 4,009
1879 Kylen 4,005
1880 Alvis 4,002
1881 Kymani 4,001
1882 Loyal 3,997
1883 Trae 3,995
1884 Tavon 3,994
1885 Amarion 3,990
1886 Hobert 3,989
1887 Jefferey 3,970
1888 Deondre 3,969
1889 Casper 3,969
1890 Coen 3,966
1891 Kelby 3,965
1892 Izayah 3,964
1893 Ely 3,963
1894 Idris 3,962
1895 Ammon 3,959
1896 Farrell 3,958
1897 Desean 3,957
1898 Braedon 3,955
1899 Keyshawn 3,954
1900 Kentrell 3,951
1901 Jacobi 3,947
1902 Smith 3,944
1903 Eldridge 3,943
1904 Brentley 3,939
1905 Woody 3,930
1906 Onyx 3,930
1907 Demetri 3,929
1908 Ellsworth 3,927
1909 Aziel 3,925
1910 Blayne 3,918
1911 Darold 3,916
1912 Tremayne 3,914
1913 Kristoffer 3,909
1914 Edson 3,908
1915 Schuyler 3,907
1916 Juancarlos 3,905
1917 Graysen 3,904
1918 Rayshawn 3,901
1919 Jaheim 3,896
1920 Audie 3,896
1921 Sky 3,894
1922 Haiden 3,891
1923 Len 3,891
1924 Dhruv 3,890
1925 Gerson 3,880
1926 Ever 3,878
1927 Bode 3,877
1928 Montrell 3,876
1929 Mikhail 3,872
1930 Miguelangel 3,870
1931 Talan 3,865
1932 Donta 3,865
1933 Reinaldo 3,858
1934 Santo 3,856
1935 Omarion 3,849
1936 Makhi 3,848
1937 Meir 3,847
1938 Maxie 3,847
1939 Alain 3,847
1940 Bentlee 3,846
1941 Rio 3,846
1942 Imran 3,846
1943 Koen 3,845
1944 Verne 3,845
1945 Treyvon 3,842
1946 Jayme 3,841
1947 Yoel 3,840
1948 Dorsey 3,840
1949 Kwame 3,839
1950 Kalel 3,831
1951 Maxx 3,827
1952 Konrad 3,822
1953 Sunny 3,821
1954 Boden 3,816
1955 Sebastien 3,812
1956 Dayne 3,811
1957 Gaven 3,810
1958 Aleksander 3,808
1959 Carsen 3,805
1960 Dequan 3,800
1961 Erasmo 3,796
1962 Reynold 3,796
1963 Ethen 3,793
1964 Lochlan 3,793
1965 Kegan 3,791
1966 Jerad 3,787
1967 Javonte 3,786
1968 Christofer 3,780
1969 Wardell 3,779
1970 Jered 3,777
1971 Lino 3,773
1972 Luigi 3,770
1973 Carleton 3,770
1974 Anibal 3,765
1975 Ryley 3,765
1976 Gentry 3,763
1977 Linda 3,757
1978 Rupert 3,748
1979 Ansel 3,747
1980 Aedan 3,744
1981 Derwin 3,742
1982 Latrell 3,738
1983 Obed 3,736
1984 Axl 3,735
1985 Haden 3,729
1986 Juelz 3,727
1987 Juwan 3,725
1988 Zahir 3,725
1989 Jones 3,717
1990 Ransom 3,717
1991 Burke 3,716
1992 Manny 3,711
1993 Lynwood 3,710
1994 Montana 3,707
1995 Gabe 3,707
1996 Jayvon 3,698
1997 Armond 3,687
1998 Zayd 3,686
1999 Jewel 3,682
2000 Homero 3,682

Why is the latest data for 2023?

You might be wondering why we're showing name data for 2023 when we're living in 2024.

This is because the Social Security Administration who collect the data have to first verify it and safeguard privacy. Data from the previous year is released around May each year.

It's not entirely accurate, but the data is usually published on the Friday before Mother's Day.

Based on that assumption, we can expect the data for 2024 to be released on or around May 9, 2025.

Baby name data vs census data

The Census Bureau hasn't released any first name data since 1990 (but they do still release last name data). And even if they did it would only be released every 10 years so it's not a very reliable source of name trends and popularity.

The Social Security Administration records the data from Social Security card applications as people register their babies for a social security card.

Yearly data is much better to spot trends and see what the common and popular names are right now. It's also a great way to see what names are falling out of favor.

It's still slightly delayed so that they can make sure the data is accurate and that they're not releasing any personal information - but it's much less than 10 years.

The most common male names in the United States

Did you find your name on the list? Or maybe you were surprised by where you found it on the list. This could be because you have a name that is very popular or has been around for many years.

But why do people have names to begin with? And where did people get the idea to name themselves and their children? Keep reading to learn more.

Why do people have names?

It's easy to see why people have names, just picture a world without them. It doesn't even have to be a world without names, just think of your family or your coworkers not having names. Rather than calling their name out to ask a question, you would have to physically gesture to them or just say 'hey you.'

Emailing and texting would be just as difficult as you would never know who anything was from or who it was referring to—you get the point; names are a necessary part of society.

Unfortunately, historians aren't sure when the practice of naming originated, as everything written in history talks about people using names. Therefore many speculate that names have been around since the time when humans first began using spoken language.

Where do male first names come from?

Even though the practice of naming has been around for thousands of years, the method of how parents come up with names for their children has remained relatively unchanged. Most names are derived from some basic aspects of life. These aspects will vary widely from culture to culture.

Names from nouns

The main place where people derived names to name themselves is from nouns. These noun names would be the equivalent of naming someone 'Tree,' 'Earl' or 'Hunter' today. But because English wasn't always the most prominent language on the planet, your name may be derived from a noun without you knowing.

Take the name 'Jason' for example, as it is the Greek word for 'healer.' If your name is Jason, it's unlikely your parents really wanted to name you 'healer' but rather they just liked the sound of the name without knowing it's origin.

Names from adjectives

Names are also frequently derived from adjectives. Think of the name 'Harry,' although someone with this name may not necessarily be any harrier than anyone else, it's likely that the name was once given to a child who was born very hairy, and the spelling changed over time.

It isn't always obvious that a name is from an adjective either. Look at the name 'Robert' which actually means 'bright' in old German. No one speaks old German anymore, so if your name is Robert, you likely had no idea it was an adjective name even though it is one of the most common names for males in the United States.

Names from compound phrases

Other names which are popular are made of compound phrases. This would be the equivalent of naming your child 'He who rides the wave' or 'The brave leader' today. (This is still done in some cultures, such as in Hawaii). Of course, while this is no longer common, there are many popular names that entered the world in this way.

For example, 'Benjamin' , a very popular boy's name, is actually Hebrew for 'Son of the Right Hand.' Most people who named their son Benjamin have no idea of the meaning behind the name.

Names from gods/religion

Does your name not seem to come from any of these categories? Well, then it is likely you are named after a religious figure or god. These names are especially common among males. Take 'Michael' which is the name of a famous archangel and is one of the most popular male names.

'Jesus,' 'John,' and 'Joseph' are all names of religious origin that still remain popular today.

Why are some male first names so common?

When looking at common first names for males, you will notice the top names are extremely common. Much more so than the top female names in the same places. Why is this?

Well, the practice of how people name their children is actually very difficult to track and even harder to explain. There are some naming phenomena that even scientists don't understand.

Think about it this way, when parents are naming a child they are much more likely to come up with a unique name for a daughter, rather than for a son. Parents are also more likely to tweak a girl's name with a spelling change than a boys. Why is this? No one is sure, but it could have something to do with the fact that parents fear a son will be judged much more harshly by his peers if he has a weird name than if their daughter does.

Therefore when faced with a choice between naming their son 'David' or coming up with something new like 'Daviloen,' many parents will take the easy way out and pick the simple name so their child doesn't have problems in the future.

But besides just sticking to boring names, you have to account for the fact that people like to show respect to family members by naming their children after their parents/grandparents. Although this does happen with daughters too, it is increasingly more common in boys. Boys are much more likely to be named the same name as their father.

This means that a name like Robert, which has been popular for years, isn't on the forefront of everyone's mind, but rather it's the parents passing on the family name as a sign of respect. Therefore the name remains popular as generation after generation continues the tradition.

Additionally, people often name their children after celebrities or famous people they admire. Thus as certain celebrities rise in fame, there tends to be a spike of children named after that celebrity. This is much more difficult to track in boys than girls (again, due to the lack of creativity) but you can see this in the name 'Elon' which has become more popular ever since Elon Musk became a household name.

Besides naming their children after the living, parents also like to name their children after characters in books. Recently, the popular book 'Twilight' has brought back many old names which were on their way to extinction such as 'Edward,' 'Emmett,' and 'Carlisle.' It will be interesting to see if this trend continues, or if it fades as the generation who enjoyed this book gets too old to have children.

Overall, it's difficult to say exactly why some names are popular and others are not. It's also hard to say for sure why so many male names have been popular for so long. It is likely a combination of all of the above aspects working together to keep names like 'James' and 'John' at the top of the list.

Why do some male names go out of style?

There are times when a name will sink down the list, or perhaps be eliminated from it completely. This occurs for several reasons.

As previously mentioned, many people name their children after figures and characters. As these celebrities or stories go out of style, so too does the practice of naming them this way. And sometimes, there is negative publicity surrounding a name, causing people to stop naming their children after the individual entirely. Just look at the popularity of the name 'Adolf' for example.

Over time, it is becoming less and less popular to name a son after the father and grandfather. While the US was once filled with 'Junior's' and 'the seconds' it is now becoming more popular to give your son a new name. Therefore it is possible names you see on this list today may not retain the same spot in the coming decades.

In conclusion, it's almost impossible to say why some names go out of style while others remain popular so you'll just have to keep wondering why there are still so many people naming their son 'John.'

Data source

It should be pretty obvious given how much we've mentioned them, but the data comes from the Social Security Administration (SSA). They've been collecting data on baby names since 1880.

Names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area are not included in the data to protect privacy.

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