Popular female names are Emma Maria Susan Jennifer and Nancy.

Most common female names of all time. Girl names like Kathryn Jacqueline and Katherine have consistently been popular but girls names like Brittany Madison and Ashley have had so many babies in just a few years that they made the list. 103 rows Name Number Name Number. Mary is by far the most popular girls name of all time.

Meanwhile Olivia Emma and Ava remained the first second and third most popular names for baby girls respectively for the second year in a row. The Bible alone mentions four Marys in the New Testament including Jesus mother. The most common names in the world usually are of Hebrew origin and have great biblical significance.

Common male names include Robert John Matthew James and Michael. One baby girl name trend to note. Archived from the original on 2011-09-10.

Names that end with the letter A are a popular choice for many parents in 2021. In the Christian churchs early days the name was considered too sacred to bestow on a person but around the 12th century people began using it again. 1001 rows Name Frequency Approximate Number Rank.

Many of the trendy names have only been around for a few short years and likely to keep rising in the rankings. The list above refers to the top 1000 baby girl names from 2020 as determined by birth certificate data.