Most Popular Baby Names By Year

Interesting Statistics About Names

• Top 3 Names For Boys

  ❶ James 3.19%
  ❷ John    3.18%
  ❸ Robert 2.99%
   

• Top 3 Names For Girls

  ❶ Mary         2.7%  
  ❷ Elizabeth 1.06%
  ❸ Patricia    1.03%
   

• Top 3 Letters Most Names Don't Start With

  ❶ Q 0.17%
  ❷ X 0.19%
  ❸ U 0.20%

• Top 5 Letters Most Names Start With

  ❶ A 10.7%❷ K 8.40%
  ❸ J 8.37%❹ M 8.23%
  ❺ C 7.21%

• We Found 485 Gender Neutral Names

  We found that 485 names are common for both genders. Meaning 7% of the names are used for boys and girls. In a sense these names could be called gender neutral.
   

• An Increase Of 1235% Unique Names

  There has been a steady increase in the number of unique names in each year since 1880. In 1880 there were 278 unique baby names and in 2015 there were 3436 unique names. This means an increase of 1235%.