Heres a fascinating look at the most popular baby names through time all the way back to the 1800s.

Popular boy names from the 1800s. Luckily the Social Security Administration publishes annual lists of the most popular names each year dating back to the 1800s. 203 rows The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female babies. The most popular 10 names in that year were John Patrick James Michael Thomas William Joseph Edward Daniel and Peter.

Names in common use for boys from 1800 to 1850 include several choices now found more often for girls. Hottest names in recent years. The tables below provide links to text files of GINAP version.

Parents considering a boy name like Noah Elijah Mason or Logan should know that their baby boy will be in good company as those names are some of the top 10 most popular boy names. If youre looking for original or unusual boy names. Popular Male Names- John2351 William1804 James1410 George1048 Charles687 Thomas655 Henry653 Joseph562 Samuel496 David402 Robert351 Daniel276 Edward251 Benjamin245 Jacob245 Isaac230 Andrew220 Francis194 Richard170 Lewis165.

Click on each year to see a full list of the top boys and girls names. Liam Jackson and Noah. But the Social Security lists also tell us which baby boy names are uncommon.

28 rows Popular Given Names US 1801-1999. Meanwhile close to a quarter of all Irish women in 1911 were called either Mary or Bridget. 2019 Sophia Olivia and Emma.

The SSA website gives the top 1000 boy and girl names as reported on social security card applications for each year from 1880 onward. It is interesting to note that many of these names rose in status as the 19th century went on. This brief historical tour of the most popular names.