Over the last 100 years we have seen a lot of baby names come and go but a few have remained classics. It would appear that girls names change more with fashion with 40 unique baby names being in the top 5 names for the years 1907 - 2006. For the boys there have only been 19 unique baby names over the last 100 years in the top 5.

So without further ado here are the most popular names from the last 100 years. The number next to each name indicates how many times it has appeared in the top 5 names for a year. The higher the number the more times it has appeared!

Popular Baby Boy Names

James 74
John 66
Robert 65
Michael 58
William 43
David 39
Christopher 30
Matthew 26
Joshua 24
Richard 18
Charles 12
Jacob 12
Jason 10
Joseph 6
George 5
Andrew 4
Ethan 4
Daniel 2
Tyler 2

Popular Baby Girl Names

Mary 62
Dorothy 26
Helen 24
Margaret 24
Linda 23
Patricia 22
Barbara 21
Jennifer 21
Jessica 21
Ashley 18
Betty 18
Ruth 16
Amanda 14
Emily 14
Lisa 13
Amy 10
Karen 10
Kimberly 9
Melissa 9
Michelle 9
Hannah 8
Samantha 8
Madison 7
Carol 6
Deborah 6
Emma 5
Heather 5
Brittany 4
Alexis 3
Angela 3
Debra 3
Joan 3
Olivia 3
Anna 2
Donna 2
Abigail 1
Ava 1
Isabella 1
Judith 1
Sandra 1

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