According to census records going back to the turn of the 20th century Smith is the most popular name in the US.

Most common female first names in the united states. Female names Region year No. 725 ROSARIO Contraction of the Spanish María del Rosario given to a girl who was born on the festival of Our Lady of the Rosary celebrated on the first Sunday in October. 726 VANG Scandinavian surname probably habitational from a number of farmsteads and other places.

In a survey by home security company Protection1 both of those names top the list of the most common names of criminals in seven states in the. 1001 rows Name Frequency Approximate Number Rank. To be considered the name must be at least two characters long.

Going back in time to 1790 the year of the very first United States census here are the most common nine surnames which represented about 4 percent of the total white population. Anna Arizona 2011 Sophia. Chloe Arkansas 2011 Emma.

We count the number of occurrences of each name during the decade and then rank them in order of decreasing frequency. CNN Olivia and Liam were Americas most popular names for baby girls and boys in 2020 according to the Social Security Administrations annual list of top baby names. 151 rows Girl names like Kathryn Jacqueline and Katherine have consistently been popular but.

Names with fewer than five occurrences in any geographic area are not included. Amelia Alabama 2011 Emma. The SSA breaks up the list into one for baby girl names and one for baby boy names.

Jacob Michael Joshua Matthew Andrew Joseph Ethan Daniel Christopher Anthony. Popular names by decade are determined the same way we determine the popularity of a name during a single year. Popular Given Names US Females.