Most Popular Baby Names

Interesting facts about boy names.  The name Jacob was the most popular name every consecutive year from 1999 through 2012 until Noah took over.  Before that, the name Michael was the most popular name for 37 years in a row! It was the number one name from 1961 through 1998. Here is a list of the documented most popular baby names for the past few years:

Most Popular Baby Names for 2018

1  Liam & Emma

2  Noah & Olivia

3  William & Ava

4  James & Isabella

5  Oliver & Sophia

6  Benjamin & Charlotte

7  Elijah & Mia

8  Lucas & Amelia

9  Mason & Harper

10 Logan & Evelyn

 

Most Popular Baby Names For 2017

1 Liam & Emma
2 Noah & Olivia
3 William & Ava
4 James & Isabella
5 Logan & Sophia
6 Benjamin & Mia
7 Mason & Charlotte
8 Elijah & Amelia
9 Oliver & Evelyn
10 Jacob & Abigail
11 Lucas & Harper
12 Michael & Emily
13 Alexander & Elizabeth
14 Ethan & Avery
15 Daniel & Sofia
16 Matthew & Ella
17 Aiden & Madison
18 Henry & Scarlett
19 Joseph & Victoria
20 Jackson & Aria

 

Most Popular Baby Names For 2016

1 Noah & Emma
2 Liam & Olivia
3 William & Ava
4 Mason & Sophia
5 James & Isabella
6 Benjamin & Mia
7 Jacob & Charlotte
8 Michael & Abigail
9 Elijah & Emily
10 Ethan & Harper
11 Alexander & Amelia
12 Oliver & Evelyn
13 Daniel & Elizabeth
14 Lucas & Sofia
15 Matthew & Madison
16 Aiden & Avery
17 Jackson & Ella
18 Logan & Scarlett
19 David & Grace
20 Joseph & Chloe

 

Most Popular Names For 2015

1 Noah & Emma
2 Liam & Olivia
3 Mason & Sophia
4 Jacob & Ava
5 William & Isabella
6 Ethan & Mia
7 James & Abigail
8 Alexander & Emily
9 Michael & Charlotte
10 Benjamin & Harper
11 Elijah & Madison
12 Daniel & Amelia
13 Aiden & Elizabeth
14 Logan & Sofia
15 Matthew & Evelyn
16 Lucas & Avery
17 Jackson & Chloe
18 David & Ella
19 Oliver & Grace
20 Jayden & Victoria

 

Most Popular Names For 2014

1 Noah & Emma
2 Liam & Olivia
3 Mason & Sophia
4 Jacob & Isabella
5 William & Ava
6 Ethan & Mia
7 Michael & Emily
8 Alexander & Abigail
9 James & Madison
10 Daniel & Charlotte
11 Elijah & Harper
12 Benjamin & Sofia
13 Logan & Avery
14 Aiden & Elizabeth
15 Jayden & Amelia
16 Matthew & Evelyn
17 Jackson & Ella
18 David & Chloe
19 Lucas & Victoria
20 Joseph & Grace

 

Most Popular Names For 2013

1 Noah & Sophia
2 Jacob & Emma
3 Liam & Olivia
4 Mason & Isabella
5 William & Ava
6 Ethan & Mia
7 Michael & Emily
8 Alexander & Abigail
9 Jayden & Madison
10 Daniel & Elizabeth
11 Elijah & Charlotte
12 Aiden & Avery
13 James & Sofia
14 Benjamin & Chloe
15 Matthew & Ella
16 Jackson & Harper
17 Logan & Amelia
18 David & Aubrey
19 Anthony & Addison
20 Joseph & Evelyn

 

Most Popular Names For 2012

1 Jacob & Sophia
2 Mason & Emma
3 Ethan & Isabella
4 Noah & Olivia
5 William & Ava
6 Liam & Emily
7 Michael & Abigail
8 Jayden & Mia
9 Alexander & Madison
10 Aiden & Elizabeth
11 Daniel & Chloe
12 Matthew & Ella
13 Elijah & Avery
14 James & Addison
15 Anthony & Aubrey
16 Benjamin & Lily
17 Joshua & Natalie
18 Andrew & Sofia
19 Joseph & Charlotte
20 David & Zoey

  

Most Popular Names For 2011

1 Jacob & Sophia
2 Mason & Isabella
3 William & Emma
4 Jayden & Olivia
5 Noah & Ava
6 Michael & Emily
7 Ethan & Abigail
8 Alexander & Madison
9 Aiden & Mia
10 Daniel & Chloe
11 Anthony & Elizabeth
12 Matthew & Ella
13 Elijah & Addison
14 Joshua & Natalie
15 Liam & Lily
16 Andrew & Grace
17 James & Samantha
18 David & Avery
19 Benjamin & Sofia
20 Christopher & Aubrey

 

Most Popular Names For 2010

1 Jacob & Isabella
2 Ethan & Sophia
3 Michael & Emma
4 Jayden & Olivia
5 William & Ava
6 Alexander & Emily
7 Noah & Abigail
8 Daniel & Madison
9 Aiden & Chloe
10 Anthony & Mia
11 Joshua & Addison
12 Mason & Elizabeth
13 Christopher & Ella
14 Andrew & Natalie
15 David & Samantha
16 Matthew & Alexis
17 Logan & Lily
18 Elijah & Grace
19 James & Hailey
20 Joseph & Alyssa

 

Most Popular Baby Names For 2009

1 Jacob & Isabella
2 Ethan & Emma
3 Michael & Olivia
4 Alexander & Sophia
5 William & Ava
6 Joshua & Emily
7 Daniel & Madison
8 Jayden & Abigail
9 Noah & Chloe

 

Most Popular Baby Names For 2000

1 Jacob & Emily
2 Michael & Hannah
3 Matthew & Madison
4 Joshua & Ashley
5 Christopher & Sarah

 

Most Popular Baby Names For 1990

1 Michael & Jessica
2 Christopher & Ashley
3 Matthew & Brittany
4 Joshua & Amanda
5 Daniel & Samantha

 

Most Popular Baby Names For 1980

1 Michael & Jennifer
2 Christopher & Amanda
3 Jason & Jessica
4 David & Melissa
5 James & Sarah

 

Most Popular Baby Names For 1970

1 Michael & Jennifer
2 James & Lisa
3 David & Kimberly
4 John & Michelle
5 Robert & Amy

 

Most Popular Baby Names in 1960

1 David & Mary
2 Michael & Susan
3 James & Linda
4 John & Karen
5 Robert & Donna

 

Most Popular Baby Names in 1950

1 James & Linda
2 Robert & Mary
3 John & Patricia
4 Michael & Barbara
5 David & Susan