John James William and Robert have made the top 10 baby boy names list for a whopping eight of the past 10 decades.

Top baby names last 100 years. As for boys the names James John and Robert topped the list. Here are 25 boys and 25 girls names that are disappearing the fastest. Kathleen is of Irish origin as an alteration on the name Caitlin.

Trends in baby names tend to come and go but one has remained a favorite among parents year after year for the last century. But some of these less popular OT names like Ruth Esther Miriam and Naomi are showing signs of stirring. So what are some of the baby-naming trends from the last ten years.

Findmypast compared the most popular names for babies born in 1911 1939 and 2015 and revealed William has continuously been the most popular baby name for more than a hundred years. Dorothy Margaret and Ruth were also very popular choices as were. 102 rows The following table shows the five most frequent given names for male and female babies.

According to a new study by the Social Security Administration SSA James is the most popular baby name of the past 100 years. Another interesting list is the top 100 names of the last 100 years. 103 rows For example the name James ranked as the most popular male name over the last 100 years.

For some very classic name inspiration check the Top 100 lists below and get more fun stats about each name here. According to Huffington Post the website looked at records from the 1911 census the 1939 register and official survey results from 2015 to see how. Click here to see 30 uncommon baby names of the last 100 years.

Kathleen has a mighty impressive record. Now at Number 344 shes at her lowest point ever associated with the generation of Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg and Dr. Ruth was the top Old Testament name of 1914 above such later favorites as Sarah Rachel and Rebecca.