United States most common names 1990 census Mary.

Most popular baby names last 5 years. Melissa stemming from Greek roots is said to mean honeybee. Last year the most popular name in the country for a baby boy was Liam while Olivia was the most popular name for a baby girl. Rank 1 is assigned to the name with the highest number of occurrences rank 2 to the name with the next highest.

Name Number Name Number. Between 1961 and 1968 Melissa went from being the 95th most popular name for baby girls to the fifth. Popular names by decade are determined the same way we determine the popularity of a name during a single year.

Originally a Scottish last name Paisley didnt even turn up on name charts until 2006 when 0016 percent of baby girls were given the name. Top Five Names for Births in 1921-2020. Stacker used data from the Social Security Administration to list the fastest growing baby names of the past 50 years.

By 1978 the name was the second most popular and held this spot for several years. 103 rows Name Number Name Number. TheSocial Security Administration releases the highly anticipated list of most popular baby names.

Two of the names on the all-time list are making a solid comeback. Olivia Emma and Ava were the top three most popular names for baby girls and Liam Noah and Oliver were the most popular for boys. Two of the names on the all-time list are making a solid comeback.

James in the fifth spot is todays hottest boys name up by 72 in 2015. 102 rows The following table shows the five most frequent given names for male and female babies born in each year 1921-2020. Its hard to pinpoint exactly what has made the name so popular.