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Most popular baby names through the years. However though Michael was the top name for the decade as a whole his longstanding reign as the most popular boys name comes to an end when Jacob storms in as the most popular choice in 1999. Riley is also the only name in the top 10 that doesnt end with the feminine ah sound. This was a decade punctuated by public protests and demonstrations and the popularity of Elvis and The Beatles wasnt lost on the Land Down Under.

2018 Sophia Olivia and Emma. Select Decade2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s. We count the number of occurrences of each name during the decade and then rank them in order of decreasing frequency.

Amy wasnt just popular in the 1970s. We compiled a list of the 10 most popular baby names for each decade since 1880 nearly 140 years ago. Meanwhile Jessica sits square atop the girls list for yet another decade.

Interestingly the name seems to have caught on in the UK. These are from the UK Top 5 baby names in 1904. Along with Archie and Charlotte other royal names in the US Top 1000 include Eloise Oscar Josephine Carlos Alice Emmanuel Isla and Gabriel.

WILLIAM GEORGE THOMAS JAMES CHARLES EDWARD JOSEPH ROBERT DAVID ALEXANDER MICHAEL DANIEL. John 376318 babies born--- 2. Jackson Liam and Noah.

The most popular boy name over the past 100 years is James. While Jennifer and Peter were still very popular names they lost their throne to Susan and David. SSAs website tracks baby name popularity.