Elizabeth Arkansas 2008 Madison.

What's the most common first name in america. By the late 20th century some historic names were replaced with Jessica and Micheal. Data from the 2010 Census tells a different story. However there are many families who have a tradition of two middle names or no middle name at all.

This approach allows us to see what names are popular in a given year but it doesnt account for names of people born outside the US. Alyssa Arizona 2008 Isabella. Its up to you how many names your daughter will have but its certainly something to consider.

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 those years. Now the tricky bit. In the 1860s Carmen was the most popular name but Ada Nora and Walter were also popular.

We turned those numbers on first names. Sebastian Levi and Theodore are just outside the top 10 and are rising in popularity. The most popular given names of that time for girls consisted of.

Popular Given Names US 1801-1999. Americas most common surname by a mile is Smith 25 million Americans have it ahead of 2 million with the surname Johnson. 103 rows Name Number Name Number.

Female names Region year No. Elizabeth Alaska 2008 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.