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Most common US first names
How many babies born in America since 1926 were given the name, from Social Security card applications.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, as of 9 May 2026 · people given this name
(card applications, births 1926-2025)
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The full top 100
Jump to #81| Rank | Entry | people given this name |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | James | 4,505,076 |
| #2 | Michael | 4,359,450 |
| #3 | John | 4,204,996 |
| #4 | Robert | 4,191,413 |
| #5 | David | 3,560,303 |
| #6 | William | 3,358,163 |
| #7 | Mary | 2,845,637 |
| #8 | Richard | 2,365,369 |
| #9 | Joseph | 2,246,662 |
| #10 | Thomas | 2,105,675 |
| #11 | Christopher | 2,063,964 |
| #12 | Charles | 1,966,040 |
| #13 | Daniel | 1,917,450 |
| #14 | Matthew | 1,638,971 |
| #15 | Patricia | 1,531,355 |
| #16 | Jennifer | 1,471,356 |
| #17 | Linda | 1,447,992 |
| #18 | Anthony | 1,412,681 |
| #19 | Elizabeth | 1,380,056 |
| #20 | Barbara | 1,362,329 |
| #21 | Mark | 1,351,326 |
| #22 | Steven | 1,287,583 |
| #23 | Andrew | 1,260,300 |
| #24 | Donald | 1,256,672 |
| #25 | Joshua | 1,246,279 |
| #26 | Paul | 1,215,528 |
| #27 | Kevin | 1,184,001 |
| #28 | Kenneth | 1,178,195 |
| #29 | Brian | 1,173,339 |
| #30 | Susan | 1,099,802 |
| #31 | Timothy | 1,078,512 |
| #32 | Ronald | 1,069,010 |
| #33 | Jason | 1,050,360 |
| #34 | Jessica | 1,049,169 |
| #35 | George | 1,013,415 |
| #36 | Karen | 986,098 |
| #37 | Edward | 985,046 |
| #38 | Sarah | 981,437 |
| #39 | Jeffrey | 979,063 |
| #40 | Lisa | 966,170 |
| #41 | Jacob | 965,218 |
| #42 | Ryan | 963,664 |
| #43 | Nancy | 949,484 |
| #44 | Nicholas | 904,284 |
| #45 | Gary | 900,184 |
| #46 | Eric | 885,813 |
| #47 | Sandra | 873,171 |
| #48 | Jonathan | 869,088 |
| #49 | Ashley | 859,199 |
| #50 | Emily | 851,785 |
| #51 | Kimberly | 846,214 |
| #52 | Stephen | 835,490 |
| #53 | Michelle | 816,217 |
| #54 | Donna | 813,753 |
| #55 | Larry | 800,069 |
| #56 | Margaret | 797,417 |
| #57 | Carol | 797,048 |
| #58 | Betty | 796,719 |
| #59 | Justin | 788,421 |
| #60 | Benjamin | 781,939 |
| #61 | Amanda | 774,796 |
| #62 | Scott | 771,306 |
| #63 | Brandon | 770,032 |
| #64 | Melissa | 757,851 |
| #65 | Deborah | 741,045 |
| #66 | Stephanie | 740,538 |
| #67 | Samuel | 733,313 |
| #68 | Rebecca | 728,285 |
| #69 | Sharon | 720,759 |
| #70 | Alexander | 710,242 |
| #71 | Gregory | 709,291 |
| #72 | Cynthia | 705,440 |
| #73 | Laura | 703,293 |
| #74 | Amy | 685,447 |
| #75 | Kathleen | 668,682 |
| #76 | Patrick | 667,585 |
| #77 | Angela | 661,633 |
| #78 | Emma | 626,477 |
| #79 | Jack | 624,551 |
| #80 | Shirley | 623,449 |
| #81 | Dorothy | 620,441 |
| #82 | Frank | 614,806 |
| #83 | Raymond | 610,876 |
| #84 | Dennis | 609,386 |
| #85 | Brenda | 606,261 |
| #86 | Aaron | 603,094 |
| #87 | Tyler | 602,997 |
| #88 | Jerry | 597,013 |
| #89 | Nicole | 594,156 |
| #90 | Pamela | 592,635 |
| #91 | Samantha | 590,871 |
| #92 | Jose | 575,254 |
| #93 | Nathan | 572,114 |
| #94 | Adam | 570,018 |
| #95 | Anna | 566,867 |
| #96 | Olivia | 557,391 |
| #97 | Katherine | 556,834 |
| #98 | Henry | 554,900 |
| #99 | Zachary | 551,240 |
| #100 | Christine | 549,791 |
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