Appendix:English given names (USA)

This is a list of the most common first names in the U.S.A. in 1880-2009 and the decades when they were most popular, with a frequency of at least 0.4 per cent ( 1 per 250 ) in their gender group. Each spelling is treated as a separate name. The source does not record accent marks ( as in José) or upper case letters ( as in JoAnne). The data deals only with the first names entered on birth certificates; middle names are not included.

A

 * Aaron 1970s - 2000s
 * Adam 1970s - 1990s
 * Aidan 2000s
 * Aiden 2000s
 * Alan 1950s
 * Albert 1880s - 1940s
 * Alexander 1980s - 2000s
 * Alfred 1880s - 1920s
 * Andrew 1880s -1910s, 1960s - 2000s
 * Ángel / Angel 2000s
 * Anthony 1910s - 2000s
 * Arthur 1880s - 1940s
 * Austin 1990s - 2000s

B

 * Benjamin 1880s - 1890s, 1970s - 2000s
 * Bernard 1910s - 1920s
 * Billy 1930s
 * Bobby 1930s
 * Bradley 1980s
 * Brandon 1970s - 2000s
 * Brian 1950s - 1990s
 * Bruce 1940s - 1960s
 * Bryan 1970s - 1980s
 * Byron 1880s

C

 * Caleb 2000s
 * Cameron 1990s - 2000s
 * Carl 1880s - 1950s
 * Cesar 2000s
 * Chad 1970s - 1980s
 * Charles 1880s - 2000s
 * Charlie 1880s - 1900s
 * Christian 1990s - 2000s
 * Christopher 1950s - 2000s
 * Clarence 1880s - 1930s
 * Claude 1880s - 1910s
 * Cody 1990s
 * Connor 2000s
 * Craig 1960s

D

 * Dale 1950s
 * Daniel 1880s - 1890s, 1920s - 2000s
 * Danny 1950s
 * David 1880s - 2000s
 * Dennis 1940s - 1960s
 * Derek 1980s
 * Donald 1910s - 1970s
 * Douglas 1940s - 1970s
 * Dustin 1980s
 * Dylan 1990s - 2000s

E

 * Earl 1880s -1930s
 * Edward 1880s - 1970s
 * Elijah 2000s
 * Elmer 1880s - 1910s
 * Eric 1960s - 1990s
 * Ernest 1880s - 1930s
 * Ethan 2000s
 * Eugene 1900s - 1940s
 * Evan 2000s

F

 * Francis 1890s - 1930s
 * Frank 1880s - 1960s
 * Fred 1880s - 1940s
 * Frederick 1880s

G

 * Gabriel 2000s
 * Gary 1930s - 1970s
 * Gavin 2000s
 * George 1880s - 1970s
 * Gerald 1920s - 1950s
 * Gideon 1880s
 * Gregory 1950s - 1980s

H

 * Harold 1890s - 1940s
 * Harry 1880s - 1940s
 * Henry 1880s - 1940s
 * Herbert 1880s -1920s
 * Howard 1880s - 1940s
 * Hunter 2000s

I

 * Isaac 2000s
 * Isaiah 2000s

J

 * Jack  1890s -1940s, 2000s
 * Jackson 2000s
 * Jacob 1980s - 2000s
 * James 1880s - 2000s
 * Jason 1970s - 2000s
 * Jayden 2000s
 * Jeffery 1960s
 * Jeffrey 1950s - 1980s
 * Jeremy 1970s - 1990s
 * Jerry 1940s - 1960s
 * Jesse 1880s -1890s, 1980s - 1990s
 * Jimmy 1940s
 * Joe   1880s - 1940s
 * John 1880s - 2000s
 * Johnny 1940s
 * Jonathan 1970s - 2000s
 * Jordan 1990s - 2000s
 * José / Jose  1990s - 2000s
 * Joseph 1880s - 2000s
 * Joshua 1970s - 2000s
 * Juan 2000s
 * Justin 1970s - 2000s

K

 * Keith  1950s - 1970s
 * Kenneth 1930s - 1980s
 * Kevin  1950s - 2000s
 * Kyle   1980s - 2000s

L

 * Larry   1930s - 1960s
 * Lawrence 1890s - 1950s
 * Lee     1890s - 1900s
 * Leo     1890s - 1910s
 * Leonard 1910s - 1930s
 * Lewis   1880s
 * Liam    2000s
 * Logan   2000s
 * Louis   1880s - 1920s
 * Luke    2000s

M

 * Marcus  1980s
 * Mark    1950s - 1990s
 * Marvin 1930s
 * Mason  2000s
 * Matthew 1970s - 2000s
 * Melvin  1920s
 * Michael 1900 - 1910s,1930s - 2000s
 * Mike    1960s
 * Milo    1880s

N

 * Nathan  1970s - 2000s
 * Nicholas 1970s - 2000s
 * Noah    2000s
 * Norman  1910s - 1930s

O

 * Oliver  1880s - 1930, 2000s
 * Omar    1970s - 2000s
 * Oscar   1880s - 2000s
 * Otis    1880s - 1930s
 * Otto    1880s - 1910s
 * Owen    1880s - 1920s, 2000s

P

 * Patrick 1950s - 1990s
 * Paul   1880s - 1980s
 * Pedro  1880s
 * Peter  1880s, 1910s,1940s - 1970s
 * Pierce 1990s

R

 * Ralph  1880s - 1940s
 * Randy  1950s - 1960s
 * Raphael 1880s
 * Raymond 1890s - 1960s
 * Richard 1880s - 1990s
 * Ricky  1950s
 * Ritchie 1940s
 * Robert 1880s - 2000s
 * Rodney 1960s
 * Roger  1930s - 1960s
 * Ronald 1930s - 1970s
 * Roy    1880s - 1940s
 * Russell 1910s
 * Ryan   1970s - 2000s

S

 * Sam    1880s - 1900s
 * Samuel 1880s - 1920s, 1980s - 2000s
 * Scott  1950s - 1980s
 * Sean   1970s - 1990s
 * Sebastian 1990s
 * Shawn  1970s
 * Solomon 1880s
 * Stanley 1910s - 1920s
 * Stephen 1940s - 1990s
 * Steven 1940s - 1990s

T

 * Terry  1950s - 1960s
 * Theodore 1900s
 * Thomas 1880s - 2000s
 * Timothy 1950s - 1990s
 * Todd   1960s - 1970s
 * Tony   1960s
 * Travis 1970s - 1980s
 * Tristan 2000s
 * Tyler  1980s - 2000s

W

 * Walter 1880s - 1950s
 * Wayne  1930s - 1950s
 * Wesley 2000s
 * Will   1880s - 1890s
 * William 1880s - 2000s
 * Willie 1880s - 1930s

X

 * Xavier 1990s - 2000s

Z

 * Zachary 1980s - 2000s
 * Zander 2000s

A

 * Abigail  1990s - 2000s
 * Ada      1880s - 1890s
 * Agnes    1880s - 1910s
 * Alexandra 1990s
 * Alexis   1990s - 2000s
 * Alice    1880s - 1940s
 * Alicia  1980s
 * Allison 1990s
 * Alma     1880s - 1900s
 * Alyssa   1990s - 2000s
 * Amanda   1970s - 1990s
 * Amber    1980s - 1990s
 * Amy      1960s - 1980s
 * Anastasia 1880s
 * Andrea   1970s - 1980s
 * Angela   1960s - 1980s
 * Ann      1910s - 1960s
 * Anna     1880s - 1930s, 1990s - 2000s
 * Anne     1910s
 * Annie    1880s - 1930s
 * April    1970s - 1980s
 * Ashley   1980s - 2000s
 * Ava      2000s

B

 * Barbara 1920s - 1960s
 * Beatrice 1900s - 1920s
 * Bernice 1920s - 1930s
 * Bertha  1880s - 1910s
 * Bessie  1880s - 1910s
 * Betty   1910s - 1950s
 * Beverly 1930s - 1950s
 * Blanche 1880s - 1900s
 * Bonnie  1940s - 1950s
 * Brenda  1940s - 1960s
 * Brianna 1990s - 2000s
 * Brittany 1980s - 1990s
 * Brooke  1990s

C

 * Carol    1930s - 1960s
 * Carolyn  1930s - 1960s
 * Carrie   1880s - 1900s, 1970s
 * Catherine 1880s - 1960s
 * Cathy 1950s
 * Cheryl   1940s - 1960s
 * Chloe    2000s
 * Christina 1970s - 1990s
 * Christine 1940s - 1980s
 * Cindy    1950s - 1960s
 * Clara    1890s - 1920s
 * Claudia  1880s
 * Connie   1940s - 1950s
 * Cora     1880s - 1890s
 * Courtney 1980s - 1990s
 * Crystal  1970s - 1980s
 * Cynthia  1940s - 1970s

D

 * Daisy 1880s
 * Danielle 1970s - 1990s
 * Dawn     1960s - 1970s
 * Debbie 1950s - 1960s
 * Deborah  1950s - 1960s
 * Debra    1950s - 1960s
 * Delia 1880s
 * Della 1880s
 * Denise   1950s - 1960s
 * Diana 1940s - 1950s
 * Diane    1940s - 1960s
 * Dolores  1920s - 1930s
 * Donna    1930s - 1960s
 * Dora     1880s - 1890s
 * Doris    1910s - 1930s
 * Dorothy  1890s - 1950s

E

 * Edith  1880s - 1920s
 * Edna   1880s - 1920s
 * Effie  1880s
 * Eileen 1880s
 * Elaine 1930s - 1940s
 * Eleanor 1910s - 1930s
 * Elizabeth 1880s - 2000s
 * Ella   1880s - 1900s
 * Ellen  1880s
 * Elsie  1880s - 1910s
 * Emily  1980s - 2000s
 * Emma   1880s - 1920s, 2000s
 * Erica  1980s
 * Erin   1970s - 1980s
 * Esther 1890s - 1920s
 * Ethel  1880s - 1920s
 * Eva    1880s - 1910s
 * Evelyn 1900s - 1930s

F

 * Fannie  1880s - 1890s
 * Florence 1880s - 1920s
 * Frances 1880s - 1940s
 * Francine 1940s

G

 * Gail 1940s - 1950s
 * Geraldine 1920s - 1930s
 * Gertrude  1880s - 1910s
 * Gladys   1890s - 1920s
 * Gloria   1920s - 1950s
 * Grace    1880s - 1920s, 2000s
 * Gretchen 1990s

H

 * Hailey 2000s
 * Haley  1990s
 * Hannah 1990s - 2000s
 * Hattie 1880s - 1900s
 * Hazel  1880s - 1920s
 * Heather 1970s - 1990s
 * Helen  1880s - 1940s

I

 * Ida   1880s - 1910s
 * Irene 1890s - 1930s
 * Isabella 2000s

J

 * Jacqueline 1960s
 * Jamie 1970s - 1980s
 * Jane  1910s - 1950s
 * Janet 1930s - 1960s
 * Janice 1930s - 1950s
 * Jasmine 1990s - 2000s
 * Jean    1910s - 1950s
 * Jennie  1880s - 1890s
 * Jennifer 1960s - 1990s
 * Jessica 1970s - 2000s
 * Jessie  1880s - 1900s
 * Jill 1960s
 * Joan    1920s - 1950s
 * Joanne / JoAnne  1930s
 * Josephine 1880s - 1920s
 * Joyce  1920s - 1950s
 * Juanita 1920s
 * Judith 1930s - 1950s
 * Judy   1940s - 1950s
 * Julia  1880s - 1910s
 * Julie  1950s - 1970s
 * June   1920s - 1930s

K

 * Karen    1940s - 1970s
 * Katherine 1880s - 1910s, 1980s - 1990s
 * Kathleen 1940s - 1960s
 * Kathryn 1950s
 * Kathy    1950s - 1960s
 * Katie 1980s
 * Kayla    1990s - 2000s
 * Kelly    1960s - 1980s
 * Kelsey   1990s
 * Kim      1960s
 * Kimberly 1960s - 1990s
 * Kristen  1980s
 * Kristin 1980s

L

 * Laura  1880s - 1910s, 1950s - 1980s
 * Lauren 1980s - 2000s
 * Laurie 1960s
 * Lena   1880s - 1900s
 * Liberty 1880s
 * Lillian 1880s - 1920s
 * Lillie 1880s - 1900s
 * Linda  1940s - 1960s
 * Lindsay 1980s
 * Lindsey 1980s
 * Lisa   1950s - 1980s
 * Lizzie 1880s
 * Lois   1910s - 1940s
 * Lori   1960s - 1970s
 * Lorraine 1920s
 * Louise 1880s - 1930s
 * Lucille 1900s - 1920s
 * Lucy   1880s - 1900s
 * Lula   1880s - 1890s

M

 * Mabel  1880s - 1910s
 * Madison 1990s - 2000s
 * Mae    1880s - 1900s
 * Maggie 1880s - 1890s
 * Mamie  1880s - 1890s
 * Margaret 1880s - 1960s
 * Maria / María   1960s - 1990s
 * Marie   1880s - 1940s
 * Marilyn 1930s - 1950s
 * Marion 1900s - 1920s
 * Marjorie 1910s - 1930s
 * Martha  1880s - 1950s
 * Mary    1880s - 1990s
 * Mattie  1880s - 1900s
 * Maude   1880s - 1890s
 * May 1880s
 * Megan   1980s - 1990s
 * Melissa 1960s - 1990s
 * Mia     2000s
 * Michele 1960s
 * Michelle 1960s - 1990s
 * Mildred 1890s - 1930s
 * Minerva 1880s
 * Minnie  1880s - 1900s
 * Monica 1970s
 * Morgan  1990s - 1990s
 * Myrtle  1880s - 1910s

N

 * Nancy  1920s - 1960s
 * Natalie 2000s
 * Nellie 1880s - 1910s
 * Nettie  1880s
 * Nicole 1970s - 1990s
 * Nora   1880s - 1890s
 * Norma  1920s - 1930s

O

 * Olive  1880s - 1890s
 * Olivia 1990s - 2000s
 * Opal   1900s - 1910s

P

 * Pamela  1940s - 1970s
 * Patricia 1920s - 1970s
 * Paula 1950s - 1960s
 * Pauline 1900s - 1920s
 * Pearl   1880s - 1910s
 * Peggy   1930s - 1950s
 * Phyllis 1920s - 1940s

R

 * Rachel  1970s - 1990s
 * Rebecca 1950s - 1990s
 * Rhonda  1960s
 * Rita  1920s - 1930s
 * Robin   1950s - 1960s
 * Rosa 1880s
 * Rose    1880s - 1930s
 * Ruby    1890s - 1930s
 * Ruth    1880s - 1940s

S

 * Sadie 1880s
 * Samantha 1980s - 2000s
 * Sandra  1930s - 1970s
 * Sara    1980s - 1990s
 * Sarah   1880s - 1920s, 1970s - 2000s
 * Shannon 1970s - 1980s
 * Sharon  1940s - 1960s
 * Sheila 1950s - 1960s
 * Shelby 1990s
 * Sherry 1960s
 * Shirley 1920s - 1950s
 * Sophia  2000s
 * Stacey 1970s
 * Stacy  1970s
 * Stella 1880s - 1900s
 * Stephanie 1960s - 1990s
 * Susan    1940s - 1970s
 * Sydney  2000s

T

 * Tammy    1960s - 1970s
 * Tara 1970s
 * Tatiana  1990s
 * Taylor   1990s - 2000s
 * Teresa   1950s - 1960s
 * Thelma   1900s - 1920s
 * Theresa  1950s - 1960s
 * Tiffany  1970s - 1990s
 * Tina     1960s - 1970s
 * Tonya 1970s
 * Tracy    1960s - 1970s

V

 * Vanessa 1980s
 * Vicki 1950s
 * Victoria 1990s - 2000s
 * Viola    1890s - 1910s
 * Virginia 1900s - 1950s

W

 * Wanda 1930s, 1950s
 * Wendy   1960s - 1970s
 * Willie 1900s

Y

 * Yesenia 1990s
 * Yvonne 1930s - 1970s