Today for Weird Wednesday we were asking people where their name come from. We got a lot of great answers. And while we didn't receive too many calls with people of the same name, it did get me thinking about what are the most popular names here in the United States.

Every year the Social Security office compiles the most popular names for that given year. Their reports go all the way back to 1880!

Courtesy of the Social Security Administration:

Popularity in 2011

RankMale nameNumber of
males
Female nameNumber of
females
1Jacob20,153Sophia21,695
2Mason19,396Isabella19,745
3William17,151Emma18,674
4Jayden16,861Olivia17,169
5Noah16,719Ava15,383
6Michael16,598Emily14,164
7Ethan16,567Abigail13,149
8Alexander15,591Madison12,298
9Aiden15,389Mia11,451
10Daniel15,138Chloe10,917
11Anthony14,181Elizabeth9,972
12Matthew14,051Ella9,501
13Elijah13,817Addison9,246
14Joshua13,601Natalie8,593
15Liam13,347Lily8,112
16Andrew13,152Grace7,560
17James13,133Samantha7,330
18David13,098Avery7,303
19Benjamin12,942Sofia7,285
20Logan12,913Aubrey7,135

And as a comparison here is the top 20 from 1880!

Popularity in 1880

RankMale nameNumber of
males
Female nameNumber of
females
1John9,655Mary7,065
2William9,533Anna2,604
3James5,927Emma2,003
4Charles5,348Elizabeth1,939
5George5,126Minnie1,746
6Frank3,242Margaret1,578
7Joseph2,632Ida1,472
8Thomas2,534Alice1,414
9Henry2,444Bertha1,320
10Robert2,415Sarah1,288
11Edward2,364Annie1,258
12Harry2,152Clara1,226
13Walter1,755Ella1,156
14Arthur1,599Florence1,063
15Fred1,569Cora1,045
16Albert1,493Martha1,040
17Samuel1,024Laura1,012
18David869Nellie995
19Louis828Grace982
20Joe731Carrie949

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