NameRank
Every name given to a US baby since 1880,
ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records.
105,966 names ·
375,362,447 births · public domain.
Browse
By Year
1,500 names
* ≥5% of bearers are the minority sex
(3,194 names) ·
** ≥20%, genuinely unisex (3,590 names).
11,854 names appear under both sexes at some level, so presence
alone isn't meaningful — these flags use the minority sex's share of all bearers.
# Name M / F split
All-time Since 2016
Years
1
Patricia
F
1,578,584
2,475
1884–2025
2
Linda
F
1,458,899
3,570
1880–2025
3
Barbara
F
1,440,831
2,975
1880–2025
4
Susan
F
1,126,022
2,428
1880–2025
5
Dorothy
F
1,115,908
6,023
1880–2025
6
Nancy
F
1,007,393
2,925
1880–2025
7
Betty
F
1,004,857
2,015
1880–2025
8
Karen
F
990,774
3,452
1881–2025
9
Lisa
F
970,012
2,858
1886–2025
10
Sandra
F
878,223
2,530
1904–2025
11
Donna
F
833,874
1,140
1880–2025
12
Carol
F
825,584
960
1880–2025
13
Deborah
F
744,478
3,136
1880–2025
14
Sharon
F
726,130
2,115
1900–2025
15
Kathleen
F
715,336
2,656
1880–2025
16
Cynthia
F
713,412
3,666
1880–2025
17
Shirley
F
695,934
1,452
1880–2025
18
Virginia
F
654,968
5,733
1880–2025
19
Brenda
F
610,597
2,223
1897–2025
20
Pamela
F
596,462
1,223
1895–2025
21
Christine
F
588,495
2,581
1880–2025
22
Carolyn
F
558,397
2,575
1880–2025
23
Janet
F
558,291
1,136
1880–2025
24
Kelly*
85%F
556,365
5,149
1880–2025
25
Martha
F
553,732
3,892
1880–2025
26
Marie
F
542,270
4,851
1880–2025
27
Heather
F
527,387
1,894
1914–2025
28
Julie
F
512,777
4,668
1880–2025
29
Joyce
F
512,232
2,842
1882–2025
30
Joan
F
488,939
3,436
1880–2025
31
Jean*
95%F
483,475
2,288
1880–2025
32
Christina
F
481,707
5,469
1880–2025
33
Ann
F
471,625
2,396
1880–2025
34
Kathryn
F
456,515
5,679
1880–2025
35
Judith
F
455,955
3,145
1880–2025
36
Mildred
F
452,998
937
1880–2025
37
Megan
F
441,169
4,875
1922–2025
38
Teresa
F
417,209
3,485
1880–2025
39
Gloria
F
417,018
5,023
1881–2025
40
Janice
F
407,605
1,133
1894–2025
41
Theresa
F
405,831
1,696
1880–2025
42
Judy
F
384,073
1,310
1880–2025
43
Leslie**
71%F
383,418
5,814
1880–2025
44
Beverly
F
383,193
1,951
1880–2025
45
Marilyn
F
374,857
4,643
1899–2025
46
Denise
F
374,789
1,876
1882–2025
47
Brittany
F
361,751
3,432
1963–2025
48
Irene
F
356,812
4,592
1880–2025
49
Shannon*
85%F
348,161
1,874
1881–2025
50
Lori
F
342,764
1,371
1924–2025
51
Florence
F
340,547
4,412
1880–2025
52
Tiffany
F
340,054
3,790
1942–2025
53
Robin*
86%F
338,913
5,732
1881–2025
54
Louise
F
338,662
4,427
1880–2025
55
Lois
F
335,594
1,232
1880–2025
56
Crystal
F
333,298
3,205
1884–2025
57
Bonnie
F
332,712
5,376
1880–2025
58
Erin
97%F
326,053
6,115
1888–2025
59
Anne
F
325,954
5,057
1880–2025
60
Tracy*
80%F
312,894
1,220
1880–2025
61
Tina
F
293,050
946
1880–2025
62
Rita
F
285,230
1,783
1880–2025
63
Paula
F
281,769
3,519
1880–2025
64
Courtney*
92%F
281,432
2,309
1881–2025
65
Jessie**
60%F
281,367
5,648
1880–2025
66
Ellen
F
276,029
3,133
1880–2025
67
Marjorie
F
274,611
2,342
1880–2025
68
Edith
F
271,705
6,207
1880–2025
69
Wendy
F
263,276
2,203
1918–2025
70
Marion**
72%F
261,713
1,886
1880–2025
71
Cindy
F
258,065
1,538
1886–2025
72
Monica
F
252,257
4,307
1880–2025
73
Dana**
78%F
246,842
2,924
1880–2025
74
Sheila
F
239,422
1,041
1907–2025
75
Erica
F
232,637
2,315
1909–2025
76
Kristen
F
220,952
1,745
1938–2025
77
Anita
F
215,849
1,655
1880–2025
78
Geraldine
F
212,097
1,203
1880–2025
79
Lorraine
F
210,845
1,638
1882–2025
80
Sally
F
205,876
1,977
1880–2025
81
Darlene
F
205,546
1,196
1896–2025
82
Beatrice
F
195,653
5,440
1880–2025
83
Eileen
F
190,020
4,372
1882–2025
84
Ida
F
188,695
2,023
1880–2025
85
Renee
F
187,513
2,465
1889–2025
86
Stacy*
88%F
186,268
1,809
1880–2025
87
Rosa
F
178,588
4,554
1880–2025
88
Loretta
F
178,066
3,150
1880–2025
89
Tara
F
176,355
2,465
1939–2025
90
Cassandra
F
171,384
4,778
1902–2025
91
Jackie**
54%F
170,153
1,459
1899–2025
92
Annette
F
169,795
1,813
1880–2025
93
Alma
F
165,942
5,662
1880–2025
94
Lindsey
95%F
165,286
2,472
1880–2025
95
Chelsea
F
163,335
5,390
1910–2025
96
Pearl
98%F
163,010
4,021
1880–2025
97
Haley
F
160,347
6,192
1890–2025
98
Agnes
F
159,982
2,181
1880–2025
99
Lillie
F
159,791
4,210
1880–2025
100
Yvonne
F
156,738
989
1886–2025
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Data: SSA national baby names ,
public domain. Only names given to 5 or more US babies in a year are published,
so rare names are systematically absent.