The Most Popular Names in The United States – The Breakfast Flakes
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
Rank | Male name | Number of males | Female name | Number of females |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jacob | 20,153 | Sophia | 21,695 |
2 | Mason | 19,396 | Isabella | 19,745 |
3 | William | 17,151 | Emma | 18,674 |
4 | Jayden | 16,861 | Olivia | 17,169 |
5 | Noah | 16,719 | Ava | 15,383 |
6 | Michael | 16,598 | Emily | 14,164 |
7 | Ethan | 16,567 | Abigail | 13,149 |
8 | Alexander | 15,591 | Madison | 12,298 |
9 | Aiden | 15,389 | Mia | 11,451 |
10 | Daniel | 15,138 | Chloe | 10,917 |
11 | Anthony | 14,181 | Elizabeth | 9,972 |
12 | Matthew | 14,051 | Ella | 9,501 |
13 | Elijah | 13,817 | Addison | 9,246 |
14 | Joshua | 13,601 | Natalie | 8,593 |
15 | Liam | 13,347 | Lily | 8,112 |
16 | Andrew | 13,152 | Grace | 7,560 |
17 | James | 13,133 | Samantha | 7,330 |
18 | David | 13,098 | Avery | 7,303 |
19 | Benjamin | 12,942 | Sofia | 7,285 |
20 | Logan | 12,913 | Aubrey | 7,135 |
And as a comparison here is the top 20 from 1880!
Popularity in 1880
Rank | Male name | Number of males | Female name | Number of females |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John | 9,655 | Mary | 7,065 |
2 | William | 9,533 | Anna | 2,604 |
3 | James | 5,927 | Emma | 2,003 |
4 | Charles | 5,348 | Elizabeth | 1,939 |
5 | George | 5,126 | Minnie | 1,746 |
6 | Frank | 3,242 | Margaret | 1,578 |
7 | Joseph | 2,632 | Ida | 1,472 |
8 | Thomas | 2,534 | Alice | 1,414 |
9 | Henry | 2,444 | Bertha | 1,320 |
10 | Robert | 2,415 | Sarah | 1,288 |
11 | Edward | 2,364 | Annie | 1,258 |
12 | Harry | 2,152 | Clara | 1,226 |
13 | Walter | 1,755 | Ella | 1,156 |
14 | Arthur | 1,599 | Florence | 1,063 |
15 | Fred | 1,569 | Cora | 1,045 |
16 | Albert | 1,493 | Martha | 1,040 |
17 | Samuel | 1,024 | Laura | 1,012 |
18 | David | 869 | Nellie | 995 |
19 | Louis | 828 | Grace | 982 |
20 | Joe | 731 | Carrie | 949 |