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ArchivesTop 100 Middle Names (US, 2015)
I compiled this myself and figured I'd share it here.
Some background info:
Where did this information come from?
-- Reclaim the Records birth indexes for Nebraska, Vermont, Missouri, and Ohio. You can find these records on archive.org if you search reclaim the records. I will update/repost this when and if other states release birth indexes.
Why 2015?
-- This was the most recent year that the most states had provided indexes for.
Why aren’t these separated by sex?
-- Most of the indexes did not note the sex of the babies in the index. I decided making a combined list was better than guessing.
Are spellings combined?
-- No.
How was punctuation and multiple middle names dealt with?
-- In cases where a child had multiple middle names separated by a space, it was counted as two separate names (Ann Marie was 1 point for Ann, 1 point for Marie)
-- In cases where a child had multiple middle names joined with a hyphen, it was counted as one name (Ann-Marie was 1 point for Ann-Marie)
-- In cases where a child had a hyphen in their name, the hyphen was ignored (Ma’Rie was 1 point for Marie)
1. Marie 9167
2. James 7053
3. Michael 5990
4. Grace 5846
5. Lee 5677
6. Rose 5377
7. Elizabeth 3969
8. Ann 3943
9. Lynn 3465
10. Mae 2853
11. Joseph 2743
12. Nicole 2553
13. Alexander 2521
14. Thomas 2449
15. David 2284
16. William 2281
17. Robert 1964
18. Allen 1894
19. Rae 1777
20. Anthony 1750
21. Matthew 1699
22. Renee 1698
23. Jane 1678
24. Jean 1642
25. Edward 1512
26. Ray 1473
27. Daniel 1396
28. John 1331
29. Scott 1274
30. Andrew 1235
31. Charles 1167
32. Jo 1138
33. Ryan 1117
34. Kay 1104
35. Wayne 1103
36. Christopher 1085
37. Louise 1048
38. Michelle 1033
39. Dean 1009
40. Anne 1006
41. Paul 988
42. Faith 981
43. Alan 967
44. Patrick 850
45. Sue 790
46. Eugene 773
47. Joy 708
48. Jade 705
49. Richard 678
50. Leigh 637
51. Jacob 587
52. Christine 583
53. Douglas 577
54. Elaine 577
55. Dawn 576
56. May 576
57. Elise 571
58. Henry 560
59. Paige 521
60. Jay 516
61. June 514
62. Claire 484
63. Nichole 463
64. Ruth 461
65. J 458
66. Noelle 456
67. Carter 455
68. Cole 453
69. Hope 453
70. Faye 434
71. Olivia 432
72. Lamar 408
73. Xavier 399
74. Nicholas 397
75. Louis 396
76. Kate 390
77. Rayne 389
78. Steven 388
79. Tyler 383
80. Quinn 379
81. Lane 374
82. Dale 371
83. A 369
84. Samuel 359
85. Aaron 358
86. Timothy 357
87. Benjamin 355
88. Sophia 354
89. Gabriel 352
90. Taylor 352
91. Catherine 350
92. Denise 347
93. Gregory 339
94. Lawrence 336
95. Isaiah 334
96. Oliver 331
97. Francis 327
98. Noel 327
99. Belle 323
100. Monroe 323
Some background info:
Where did this information come from?
-- Reclaim the Records birth indexes for Nebraska, Vermont, Missouri, and Ohio. You can find these records on archive.org if you search reclaim the records. I will update/repost this when and if other states release birth indexes.
Why 2015?
-- This was the most recent year that the most states had provided indexes for.
Why aren’t these separated by sex?
-- Most of the indexes did not note the sex of the babies in the index. I decided making a combined list was better than guessing.
Are spellings combined?
-- No.
How was punctuation and multiple middle names dealt with?
-- In cases where a child had multiple middle names separated by a space, it was counted as two separate names (Ann Marie was 1 point for Ann, 1 point for Marie)
-- In cases where a child had multiple middle names joined with a hyphen, it was counted as one name (Ann-Marie was 1 point for Ann-Marie)
-- In cases where a child had a hyphen in their name, the hyphen was ignored (Ma’Rie was 1 point for Marie)
1. Marie 9167
2. James 7053
3. Michael 5990
4. Grace 5846
5. Lee 5677
6. Rose 5377
7. Elizabeth 3969
8. Ann 3943
9. Lynn 3465
10. Mae 2853
11. Joseph 2743
12. Nicole 2553
13. Alexander 2521
14. Thomas 2449
15. David 2284
16. William 2281
17. Robert 1964
18. Allen 1894
19. Rae 1777
20. Anthony 1750
21. Matthew 1699
22. Renee 1698
23. Jane 1678
24. Jean 1642
25. Edward 1512
26. Ray 1473
27. Daniel 1396
28. John 1331
29. Scott 1274
30. Andrew 1235
31. Charles 1167
32. Jo 1138
33. Ryan 1117
34. Kay 1104
35. Wayne 1103
36. Christopher 1085
37. Louise 1048
38. Michelle 1033
39. Dean 1009
40. Anne 1006
41. Paul 988
42. Faith 981
43. Alan 967
44. Patrick 850
45. Sue 790
46. Eugene 773
47. Joy 708
48. Jade 705
49. Richard 678
50. Leigh 637
51. Jacob 587
52. Christine 583
53. Douglas 577
54. Elaine 577
55. Dawn 576
56. May 576
57. Elise 571
58. Henry 560
59. Paige 521
60. Jay 516
61. June 514
62. Claire 484
63. Nichole 463
64. Ruth 461
65. J 458
66. Noelle 456
67. Carter 455
68. Cole 453
69. Hope 453
70. Faye 434
71. Olivia 432
72. Lamar 408
73. Xavier 399
74. Nicholas 397
75. Louis 396
76. Kate 390
77. Rayne 389
78. Steven 388
79. Tyler 383
80. Quinn 379
81. Lane 374
82. Dale 371
83. A 369
84. Samuel 359
85. Aaron 358
86. Timothy 357
87. Benjamin 355
88. Sophia 354
89. Gabriel 352
90. Taylor 352
91. Catherine 350
92. Denise 347
93. Gregory 339
94. Lawrence 336
95. Isaiah 334
96. Oliver 331
97. Francis 327
98. Noel 327
99. Belle 323
100. Monroe 323
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