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NAMEY

United States baby name data

Explore American baby name popularity from 1880 to 2014, based on Social Security card applications collected by the SSA.

Namey holds 93,886 distinct names and 337,097,335 birth registrations from this dataset, covering 1880 to 2014. Registrations peaked in 1957 with 4,199,307 births.

Provider: US Social Security Administration (SSA)

Licence: Public domain (US Government work)

Years covered

1880–2014

Distinct names

93,886

Births recorded

337,097,335

Boys share

50%

Girls share

50%

In 1880 the dataset records 201,479 births; in 2014, 3,670,002.

Top boys' names in United States

  1. 1James5,105,919
  2. 2John5,084,943
  3. 3Robert4,796,695
  4. 4Michael4,309,198
  5. 5William4,055,473
  6. 6David3,577,704
  7. 7Joseph2,570,095
  8. 8Richard2,555,330
  9. 9Charles2,364,332
  10. 10Thomas2,283,080
  11. 11Christopher1,994,742
  12. 12Daniel1,868,775
  13. 13Matthew1,553,203
  14. 14George1,454,503
  15. 15Donald1,408,943
  16. 16Anthony1,403,114
  17. 17Paul1,381,037
  18. 18Mark1,343,752
  19. 19Edward1,281,204
  20. 20Steven1,273,124
  21. 21Kenneth1,266,821
  22. 22Andrew1,255,892
  23. 23Joshua1,174,787
  24. 24Brian1,157,966
  25. 25Kevin1,153,154
  26. 26Ronald1,075,785
  27. 27Timothy1,060,611
  28. 28Jason1,014,584
  29. 29Jeffrey970,232
  30. 30Frank907,417
  31. 31Ryan900,310
  32. 32Gary898,511
  33. 33Nicholas877,910
  34. 34Jacob875,334
  35. 35Eric865,947
  36. 36Stephen852,463
  37. 37Jonathan812,532
  38. 38Larry803,852
  39. 39Scott769,192
  40. 40Raymond767,836
  41. 41Justin762,538
  42. 42Brandon740,842
  43. 43Samuel717,864
  44. 44Gregory703,961
  45. 45Benjamin692,558
  46. 46Patrick665,172
  47. 47Jack659,633
  48. 48Henry647,912
  49. 49Alexander620,385
  50. 50Walter617,032

Top girls' names in United States

  1. 1Mary4,115,282
  2. 2Elizabeth1,601,128
  3. 3Patricia1,570,567
  4. 4Jennifer1,462,742
  5. 5Linda1,450,843
  6. 6Barbara1,432,944
  7. 7Margaret1,240,006
  8. 8Susan1,120,469
  9. 9Dorothy1,105,680
  10. 10Sarah1,060,643
  11. 11Jessica1,040,574
  12. 12Helen1,015,902
  13. 13Nancy1,000,955
  14. 14Betty998,851
  15. 15Karen983,806
  16. 16Lisa963,924
  17. 17Anna873,767
  18. 18Sandra872,458
  19. 19Ashley834,720
  20. 20Donna830,272
  21. 21Kimberly828,102
  22. 22Ruth820,068
  23. 23Carol815,779
  24. 24Emily808,754
  25. 25Michelle804,495
  26. 26Laura791,654
  27. 27Amanda781,807
  28. 28Melissa749,449
  29. 29Rebecca742,063
  30. 30Deborah739,273
  31. 31Stephanie735,159
  32. 32Sharon720,554
  33. 33Kathleen710,589
  34. 34Cynthia707,124
  35. 35Shirley684,656
  36. 36Amy684,593
  37. 37Angela659,247
  38. 38Catherine653,737
  39. 39Virginia646,533
  40. 40Katherine625,383
  41. 41Brenda605,813
  42. 42Emma593,970
  43. 43Pamela593,660
  44. 44Frances587,251
  45. 45Christine583,425
  46. 46Nicole579,944
  47. 47Rachel557,422
  48. 48Samantha555,941
  49. 49Janet555,414
  50. 50Carolyn553,751

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