It just shows how much can change in a century.

Most popular baby names each year. The lists here show the most popular baby names of this year as of today. 1 choice for girls having unseated Emma in 2019. Over the last 100 years the male name Michael has held the top spot most often 44 times while the female name Mary has been ranked number one 35 times over those years.

Baby names have been tracked by the Social Security Administration since 1880. Liam Jackson and Noah 2018 Sophia Olivia and Emma. On the social and political fronts Kamala up 104 and Liberty up 12 rose in popularity while Karen and Chad declined by 13 and 12 respectively.

102 rows The following table shows the five most frequent given names for male and female babies born in each year 1921-2020. Helen 3 girls name. John 2 boys name.

For boys there are 12 names that have appeared in the top 100 in every decade since 1904. For the second year in a row Olivia is parents No. 2020 has been a year like no other but if theres one thing we can always rely on its babies being born.

Find out what the most popular name for boys was the year you were born. Picking the perfect name is one of the first most important decisions parents must make. It doesnt get more up to date than that and when it comes to choosing a baby name sometimes you want to know the very latest in name popularity and trends.

Liam remains the most popular name for boys for the fourth year in a row. 103 rows Name Number Name Number. In 2017 it was the most popular boys name.