Historical Top 40 Names

Male Names
1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Robert - 651 James - 625 John - 622 William - 482 Richard - 357 Charles - 329 Donald - 295 George - 271 Joseph - 255 Edward - 189 Thomas - 183 Paul - 159 Frank - 147 Harold - 137 Jack - 132 Kenneth - 129 Raymond - 123 David - 121 Walter - 116 Jose - 112 Billy - 99 Arthur - 96 Eugene - 94 Louis - 92 Henry - 87 Ralph - 82 Harry - 78 Joe - 75 Carl - 75 Roy - 74 Howard - 74 Albert - 73 Ronald - 72 Fred - 71 Herbert - 66 Clarence - 65 Earl - 64 Gerald - 63 Ernest - 62 Willie - 61	James - 679 Robert - 635 John - 612 William - 489 Richard - 422 Charles - 364 David - 282 Thomas - 281 Donald - 228 Ronald - 216 Joseph - 213 George - 208 Larry - 173 Kenneth - 164 Jerry - 155 Michael - 154 Paul - 153 Edward - 152 Jose - 143 Frank - 122 Raymond - 115 Gary - 112 Gerald - 105 Walter - 95 Joe - 89 Lawrence - 85 Henry - 84 Jack - 79 Dennis - 79 Peter - 78 Roger - 77 Billy - 77 Harold - 76 Bobby - 75 Carl - 74 Juan - 73 Eugene - 70 Daniel - 67 Anthony - 67 Ralph - 66	John - 879 James - 879 Robert - 873 William - 663 Michael - 658 David - 612 Richard - 533 Thomas - 490 Charles - 397 Gary - 376 Joseph - 317 Ronald - 316 Larry - 300 Donald - 263 Steven - 255 Kenneth - 247 Stephen - 232 Dennis - 231 Paul - 228 Jose - 216 George - 205 Edward - 204 Daniel - 191 Mark - 169 Gregory - 162 Jerry - 161 Douglas - 132 Bruce - 131 Frank - 129 Terry - 126 Roger - 118 Timothy - 116 Raymond - 111 Lawrence - 101 Peter - 100 Willie - 98 Wayne - 97 Anthony - 97 Juan - 96 Gerald - 91	David - 932 Michael - 895 John - 778 James - 771 Robert - 748 Mark - 602 William - 509 Richard - 469 Thomas - 410 Steven - 373 Charles - 319 Jeffrey - 308 Daniel - 307 Joseph - 300 Timothy - 287 Paul - 280 Kenneth - 279 Kevin - 264 Jose - 258 Brian - 239 Gary - 232 Anthony - 230 Ronald - 227 Donald - 224 Scott - 206 Gregory - 206 Douglas - 169 Edward - 168 Stephen - 167 Larry - 162 Terry - 155 Dennis - 151 Keith - 149 Jerry - 144 Christopher (139) George - 135 Randy - 134 Juan - 121 Peter - 118 Mike - 114	Michael - 940 David - 678 John - 627 James - 613 Robert - 595 Christopher (448) William - 379 Mark - 336 Richard - 307 Brian - 306 Jeffrey - 296 Joseph - 291 Steven - 279 Jason - 271 Thomas - 270 Kevin - 269 Scott - 265 Daniel - 242 Timothy - 241 Charles - 234 Eric - 232 Jose - 212 Anthony - 204 Paul - 194 Matthew - 189 Gregory - 175 Kenneth - 171 Stephen - 166 Todd - 152 Ronald - 152 Andrew - 130 Donald - 124 Edward - 119 Douglas - 118 Juan - 113 Sean - 112 Patrick - 106 Shawn - 105 Jonathan - 105 Keith - 95	Michael - 728 Jason - 502 Christopher (486) David - 459 James - 414 Matthew - 383 John - 381 Joshua - 371 Robert - 354 Daniel - 335 Brian - 311 Justin - 298 Joseph - 273 Eric - 270 William - 262 Ryan - 244 Nicholas - 224 Jeremy - 203 Andrew - 201 Kevin - 196 Adam - 191 Charles - 188 Timothy - 184 Anthony - 184 Jose - 180 Richard - 178 Thomas - 169 Jeffrey - 169 Jonathan - 162 Steven - 155 Brandon - 155 Benjamin - 139 Scott - 138 Mark - 135 Aaron - 134 Paul - 130 Nathan - 127 Stephen - 118 Travis - 107 Luis - 101	Michael - 658 Christopher (533) Joshua - 448 Matthew - 437 David - 357 Daniel - 356 Andrew - 344 Joseph - 335 Justin - 330 James - 313 Ryan - 307 Robert - 303 John - 302 Anthony - 261 Nicholas - 256 Jonathan - 254 Kyle - 231 William - 228 Brandon - 227 Kevin - 214 Jacob - 214 Eric - 209 Steven - 200 Tyler - 198 Zachary - 196 Thomas - 195 Jordan - 178 Cody - 178 Timothy - 177 Brian - 171 Jose - 169 Alexander - 162 Benjamin - 148 Aaron - 141 Sean - 140 Adam - 136 Jason - 130 Richard - 128 Travis - 127 Stephen - 126
Female Names
1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Mary - 710 Betty - 375 Dorothy - 306 Helen - 225 Barbara - 200 Margaret - 196 Maria - 191 Patricia - 186 Doris - 162 Ruth - 161 Joan - 160 Shirley - 153 Dolores - 148 Jean - 131 Virginia - 120 Anna - 120 Elizabeth - 115 Lois - 111 Frances - 107 Mildred - 103 Marie - 101 Alice - 100 Joyce - 99 Evelyn - 99 Marilyn - 93 Gloria - 90 Nancy - 86 Phyllis - 80 Norma - 76 Rose - 75 Marjorie - 73 Louise - 69 Catherine - 69 Florence - 66 Beverly - 66 Rita - 64 Martha - 64 Irene - 64 Ann - 64 Donna - 63	Mary - 579 Barbara - 382 Patricia - 340 Carol - 247 Judith - 223 Betty - 218 Nancy - 209 Maria - 189 Margaret - 185 Linda - 181 Shirley - 179 Sandra - 154 Joyce - 145 Joan - 139 Dorothy - 138 Carolyn - 125 Elizabeth - 112 Janice - 110 Helen - 110 Virginia - 107 Janet - 104 Donna - 104 Sharon - 101 Judy - 101 Marilyn - 100 Martha - 97 Jean - 95 Gloria - 95 Doris - 94 Frances - 91 Ruth - 89 Karen - 86 Alice - 85 Beverly - 83 Phyllis - 82 Ann - 77 Norma - 76 Peggy - 74 Rose - 73 Susan - 72	Linda - 868 Mary - 658 Patricia - 504 Barbara - 465 Susan - 416 Maria - 312 Sandra - 311 Nancy - 299 Deborah - 283 Kathleen - 275 Carol - 266 Sharon - 250 Karen - 230 Donna - 221 Brenda - 211 Margaret - 189 Elizabeth - 179 Janice - 174 Diane - 173 Judith - 169 Cynthia - 163 Christine - 163 Pamela - 157 Shirley - 156 Judy - 152 Janet - 152 Betty - 152 Carolyn - 149 Gloria - 140 Joyce - 135 Cheryl - 114 Martha - 109 Dorothy - 107 Rebecca - 106 Peggy - 105 Catherine - 105 Beverly - 104 Kathy - 103 Virginia - 101 Gail - 99	Mary - 545 Susan - 427 Karen - 387 Maria - 380 Lisa - 359 Linda - 357 Donna - 340 Patricia - 336 Debra - 284 Deborah - 277 Cynthia - 265 Sandra - 258 Barbara - 254 Brenda - 246 Pamela - 239 Laura - 225 Nancy - 224 Teresa - 212 Lori - 208 Sharon - 202 Cheryl - 201 Elizabeth - 190 Kathy - 188 Cindy - 188 Janet - 177 Julie - 175 Carol - 175 Denise - 167 Kimberly - 166 Debbie - 158 Robin - 152 Kathleen - 149 Diane - 140 Tammy - 133 Theresa - 121 Kim - 120 Margaret - 116 Laurie - 113 Angela - 113 Janice - 109	Jennifer - 532 Lisa - 375 Kimberly - 325 Michelle - 315 Angela - 277 Maria - 252 Amy - 245 Melissa - 233 Mary - 210 Tracy - 201 Tammy - 192 Laura - 191 Julie - 178 Karen - 172 Stephanie - 166 Susan - 164 Elizabeth - 160 Kelly - 158 Patricia - 156 Christine - 156 Dawn - 155 Heather - 147 Shannon - 144 Pamela - 142 Sandra - 140 Cynthia - 139 Lori - 133 Donna - 125 Wendy - 114 Teresa - 113 Denise - 112 Christina - 110 Tina - 108 Michele - 107 Nicole - 106 Linda - 105 Deborah - 103 Barbara - 101 Sharon - 99 Debra - 97	Jennifer - 608 Jessica - 374 Amanda - 361 Melissa - 314 Sarah - 263 Nicole - 213 Heather - 210 Amy - 206 Michelle - 201 Elizabeth - 198 Rebecca - 183 Stephanie - 178 Kimberly - 176 Maria - 168 Angela - 167 Lisa - 166 Christina - 159 Tiffany - 147 Crystal - 141 Erin - 139 Kelly - 128 Rachel - 127 Amber - 119 Mary - 117 Sara - 116 Jamie - 116 April - 109 Megan - 107 Laura - 104 Andrea - 103 Erica - 96 Shannon - 92 Emily - 90 Katherine - 87 Julie - 86 Danielle - 83 Lauren - 80 Kristen - 80 Monica - 77 Ashley - 77	Jessica - 459 Ashley - 453 Brittany - 353 Amanda - 343 Stephanie - 285 Jennifer - 256 Samantha - 247 Sarah - 243 Megan - 228 Lauren - 225 Elizabeth - 223 Emily - 204 Amber - 196 Nicole - 172 Rachel - 166 Kayla - 158 Heather - 156 Melissa - 152 Rebecca - 149 Michelle - 141 Danielle - 133 Courtney - 132 Tiffany - 129 Chelsea - 129 Christina - 124 Katherine - 121 Kelsey - 118 Maria - 110 Laura - 109 Jasmine - 107 Hannah - 103 Alyssa - 99 Sara - 97 Alexandra - 96 Victoria - 94 Kimberly - 94 Erica - 91 Andrea - 90 Kristen - 88 Allison - 88

Interesting facts:

• Big changes in girls' names took place between 1960 and 1970. Only three names in 1960's top ten were in the top ten of 1970 (compared to eight in the boys' names). In 1960 Jennifer was only number 71, and became the number one name by 1970.

• The name Michael was number 51 in 1930, number 16 in 1940, number 5 in 1950, number 2 in 1960, and number 1 in 1970, 1980, and 1990, and remains number one as of 1996.

• The name Mary went from number 1 in 1960 to number 41 in 1990.

• Betty was number 2 in 1930, in 1990 it was number 1349.

• Only 7 male names were in the top 40 both in 1930 and 1990: David, James, John, Joseph, Richard, Robert, Thomas, and William.

• Only 2 female names were in the top 40 in both 1930 and 1990: Elizabeth and Maria.

• Only one name of either sex has been in the top ten in every tenth year from 1930 to 1990, James.

• Nine of the top ten female names of 1990 were virtually unheard of in 1930. The only name in the top ten of 1990 to be in the top 500 of 1930 is Sarah (#8 in 1990, #63 in 1930).

• By comparison, only two of the male names in the top ten of 1990 were not in the top 500 in 1930, Joshua and Justin.

• In general female names change in popularity much faster than male names.