The list above refers to the top 1000 baby girl names from 2020 as determined by birth certificate data.

Most common female names 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. Names that end with the letter A are a popular choice for many parents in 2021. 1001 rows Name Frequency Approximate Number Rank.

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. Other popular baby girl names include Mia Camila and Gianna. Common male names include Robert John Matthew James and Michael.

The Bible alone mentions four Marys in the New Testament including Jesus mother. Archived from the original on 2011-09-10. 103 rows Name Number Name Number.

If you need help choosing your babys name or would just like to look through some of the most popular baby names throughout the yearas far back as the 1800sthe Social Security Administrations website is a great baby-naming resource. 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. Mary is by far the most popular girls name of all time.

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. Popular female names are Emma Maria Susan Jennifer and Nancy.