Popular Names in the United States

Information from the Social Security Administration. Different spellings of similar names are not combined.
Boys · Girls
Boys
Change
Rank Name Pct. Rank Num. Pct.
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Robert
5.44% 0 +14,419 +2.5%
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James
5.04% +1 +32,173 +6.2%
3.
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John
4.50% -1 -76,112 -13.5%
4.
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William
3.84% 0 -95,679 -18.7%
5.
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Richard
3.05% +3 +107,898 +48.5%
6.
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Charles
2.79% -1 +5,180 +1.7%
7.
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Donald
2.61% +3 +91,893 +47.9%
8.
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George
1.77% -2 -69,657 -26.6%
9.
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Thomas
1.69% +2 +22,763 +14.1%
10.
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Joseph
1.66% -3 -63,248 -25.9%
11.
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David
1.52% +11 +75,962 +85.6%
12.
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Edward
1.36% -3 -49,503 -25.1%
13.
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Ronald
1.29% +80 +119,437 +572%
14.
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Paul
1.16% 0 -6,617 -5.0%
15.
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Kenneth
1.15% +4 +25,618 +25.7%
16.
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Frank
1.00% -4 -43,746 -28.8%
17.
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Raymond
0.92% -2 -24,633 -19.8%
18.
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Jack
0.89% -1 -19,588 -16.9%
19.
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Harold
0.88% -6 -38,119 -28.5%
20.
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Billy
0.81% +28 +46,244 +110%
21.
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Gerald
0.76% +23 +38,294 +86.0%
22.
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Walter
0.75% -6 -38,906 -32.5%
23.
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Jerry
0.74% +79 +63,240 +362%
24.
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Joe
0.66% +10 +8,791 +14.0%
25.
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Eugene
0.65% -1 -13,815 -16.3%
26.
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Henry
0.65% -8 -34,134 -32.6%
27.
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Bobby
0.64% +102 +55,537 +400%
28.
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Arthur
0.62% -8 -29,383 -30.3%
29.
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Carl
0.62% -2 -3,094 -4.4%
30.
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Larry
0.60% +160 +58,029 +804%
31.
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Ralph
0.59% -6 -20,665 -24.5%
32.
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Albert
0.58% -11 -31,603 -33.5%
33.
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Willie
0.58% -5 -5,527 -8.1%
34.
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Fred
0.52% -1 -6,581 -10.5%
35.
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Michael
0.52% +17 +18,105 +47.8%
36.
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Lawrence
0.50% 0 -2,381 -4.2%
37.
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Harry
0.49% -14 -33,067 -38.4%
38.
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Roy
0.47% -6 -11,764 -18.6%
39.
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Howard
0.47% -13 -18,854 -26.8%
40.
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Norman
0.46% +3 +622 +1.3%
41.
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Roger
0.46% +48 +27,858 +128%
42.
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Daniel
0.44% +3 +4,590 +10.6%
43.
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Louis
0.44% -14 -19,938 -29.5%
44.
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Earl
0.41% -13 -18,989 -29.9%
45.
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Gary
0.40% +446 +42,078 +2,777%
46.
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Clarence
0.39% -16 -23,898 -35.9%
47.
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Anthony
0.39% -6 -7,511 -15.0%
48.
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Francis
0.38% -13 -17,712 -30.0%
49.
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Wayne
0.38% +24 +14,738 +55.8%
50.
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Marvin
0.38% 0 +1,496 +3.8%
51.
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Ernest
0.36% -12 -14,307 -26.7%
52.
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Leonard
0.36% -14 -14,579 -27.1%
53.
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Herbert
0.35% -16 -18,708 -33.1%
54.
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Melvin
0.35% -5 -2,878 -7.1%
55.
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Stanley
0.34% -13 -12,325 -24.9%
56.
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Leroy
0.33% -3 -1,614 -4.3%
57.
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Don
0.33% +49 +19,039 +112%
58.
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Peter
0.33% +1 +1,753 +5.1%
59.
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Jimmy
0.33% +126 +28,065 +383%
60.
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Alfred
0.32% -20 -15,766 -31.4%
61.
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Dale
0.30% +24 +9,782 +43.0%
62.
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Bill
0.30% +25 +10,046 +45.1%
63.
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Samuel
0.30% -17 -11,229 -25.9%
64.
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Bernard
0.28% -17 -11,866 -28.0%
65.
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Ray
0.28% -3 -1,835 -5.7%
66.
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Gene
0.27% +35 +11,733 +66.7%
67.
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Philip
0.27% +3 +1,579 +5.8%
68.
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Russell
0.27% -14 -8,369 -22.5%
69.
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Frederick
0.25% -6 -4,909 -15.6%
70.
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Franklin
0.24% +68 +13,871 +111%
71.
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Dennis
0.24% +103 +18,221 +224%
72.
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Douglas
0.24% +31 +8,731 +50.5%
73.
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Jimmie
0.24% +51 +11,454 +79.8%
74.
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Gordon
0.24% +1 -164 -0.6%
75.
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Andrew
0.23% -19 -10,927 -30.4%
76.
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Theodore
0.23% -12 -6,330 -20.2%
77.
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Floyd
0.23% -17 -8,270 -24.9%
78.
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Johnny
0.23% +67 +13,254 +117%
79.
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Allen
0.22% +16 +4,265 +21.2%
80.
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Glenn
0.22% -1 -935 -3.7%
81.
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Bruce
0.22% +52 +10,940 +83.0%
82.
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Edwin
0.22% -25 -11,233 -31.9%
83.
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Lee
0.22% 0 +398 +1.7%
84.
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Lloyd
0.22% -23 -9,327 -28.2%
85.
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Bob
0.22% +45 +9,602 +70.1%
86.
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Clifford
0.21% -21 -8,141 -26.1%
87.
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Leon
0.21% -11 -2,572 -10.1%
88.
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Leo
0.21% -33 -14,097 -38.1%
89.
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Clyde
0.21% -21 -6,502 -22.5%
90.
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Eddie
0.21% +17 +5,407 +32.0%
91.
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Vernon
0.21% -25 -7,236 -24.6%
92.
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Martin
0.20% -11 -2,314 -9.5%
93.
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Alvin
0.20% -22 -5,387 -20.0%
94.
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Jim
0.19% +58 +10,257 +97.1%
95.
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Herman
0.19% -28 -8,692 -30.0%
96.
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Lewis
0.18% -19 -5,311 -21.0%
97.
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Harvey
0.18% -9 -1,882 -8.6%
98.
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Tommy
0.18% +105 +13,009 +190%
99.
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Vincent
0.18% -25 -6,830 -26.0%
100.
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Charlie
0.18% -22 -6,022 -23.9%
Girls
Change
Rank Name Pct. Rank Num. Pct.
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Mary
5.19% 0 -128,759 -18.3%
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Betty
2.72% +2 +17,310 +6.1%
3.
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Barbara
2.68% +15 +199,208 +205%
4.
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Shirley
2.08% +13 +130,777 +133%
5.
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Patricia
2.00% +25 +145,847 +195%
6.
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Dorothy
1.91% -4 -158,461 -43.0%
7.
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Joan
1.57% +53 +128,087 +282%
8.
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Margaret
1.43% -3 -87,640 -35.8%
9.
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Nancy
1.29% +53 +98,677 +225%
10.
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Helen
1.27% -7 -149,978 -51.6%
11.
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Carol
1.07% +105 +94,751 +412%
12.
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Joyce
1.05% +49 +71,330 +161%
13.
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Doris
1.00% -5 -40,534 -26.8%
14.
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Ruth
0.99% -8 -109,316 -50.0%
15.
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Virginia
0.93% -8 -66,470 -39.2%
16.
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Marilyn
0.89% +66 +64,329 +188%
17.
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Elizabeth
0.87% -6 -43,193 -30.9%
18.
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Jean
0.85% -2 -11,813 -11.1%
19.
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Frances
0.83% -9 -48,274 -34.4%
20.
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Beverly
0.73% +72 +50,636 +168%
21.
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Lois
0.73% +1 -7,420 -8.4%
22.
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Alice
0.72% -7 -31,558 -28.6%
23.
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Donna
0.71% +81 +52,686 +201%
24.
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Martha
0.70% -1 -9,091 -10.5%
25.
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Dolores
0.70% +23 +25,148 +48.4%
26.
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Janet
0.69% +86 +52,061 +217%
27.
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Phyllis
0.67% +15 +11,933 +19.3%
28.
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Norma
0.66% +8 +7,634 +11.7%
29.
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Carolyn
0.63% +90 +46,749 +205%
30.
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Evelyn
0.63% -18 -54,803 -44.1%
31.
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Gloria
0.62% +9 +5,729 +9.1%
32.
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Anna
0.60% -19 -57,298 -46.2%
33.
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Marie
0.60% -19 -44,763 -40.5%
34.
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Ann
0.58% +17 +14,252 +28.6%
35.
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Mildred
0.56% -26 -85,421 -58.0%
36.
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Rose
0.54% -12 -26,198 -30.7%
37.
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Peggy
0.51% +88 +34,400 +157%
38.
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Geraldine
0.45% +19 +1,996 +4.2%
39.
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Catherine
0.45% -12 -28,855 -36.6%
40.
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Judith
0.45% +248 +44,734 +865%
41.
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Louise
0.45% -15 -33,036 -39.9%
42.
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Janice
0.45% +140 +37,533 +318%
43.
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Marjorie
0.45% -23 -42,009 -46.1%
44.
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Annie
0.44% -12 -20,521 -29.5%
45.
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Ruby
0.43% -17 -29,090 -37.9%
46.
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Eleanor
0.42% -17 -28,381 -38.0%
47.
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Jane
0.42% +9 -2,235 -4.7%
48.
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Sandra
0.41% +516 +43,772 +2,690%
49.
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Irene
0.40% -30 -48,387 -52.1%
50.
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Wanda
0.39% +26 +7,066 +19.6%
51.
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Elaine
0.37% +29 +6,201 +17.8%
52.
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June
0.37% -7 -15,740 -27.9%
53.
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Joanne
0.37% +168 +32,188 +384%
54.
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Rita
0.35% -5 -11,847 -23.4%
55.
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Florence
0.34% -34 -50,355 -57.0%
56.
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Delores
0.34% +92 +21,141 +128%
57.
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Lillian
0.34% -32 -45,765 -55.0%
58.
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Marlene
0.34% +775 +36,581 +4,726%
59.
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Edna
0.34% -24 -31,656 -46.1%
60.
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Sarah
0.33% -2 -10,255 -21.9%
61.
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Patsy
0.33% +164 +28,246 +343%
62.
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Lorraine
0.33% -12 -13,605 -27.2%
63.
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Thelma
0.33% -29 -32,513 -47.3%
64.
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Josephine
0.33% -31 -33,172 -47.9%
65.
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Juanita
0.33% -11 -12,631 -26.0%
66.
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Bonnie
0.32% +49 +12,630 +54.5%
67.
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Arlene
0.32% +57 +12,836 +58.5%
68.
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Gladys
0.32% -37 -37,799 -52.1%
69.
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Joann
0.31% +208 +29,124 +523%
70.
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Sally
0.31% +97 +21,207 +157%
71.
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Charlotte
0.31% +7 -1,106 -3.1%
72.
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Kathleen
0.31% +13 +954 +2.8%
73.
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Audrey
0.31% 0 -3,543 -9.4%
74.
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Pauline
0.31% -37 -30,385 -47.4%
75.
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Wilma
0.30% -7 -5,940 -15.2%
76.
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Sylvia
0.30% +27 +6,169 +23.0%
77.
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Theresa
0.30% -3 -3,882 -10.6%
78.
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Jacqueline
0.29% +67 +14,233 +79.6%
79.
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Clara
0.29% -24 -16,525 -34.3%
80.
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Ethel
0.29% -39 -31,224 -49.7%
81.
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Loretta
0.29% +48 +10,466 +49.7%
82.
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Grace
0.28% -39 -28,703 -47.8%
83.
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Sharon
0.28% +630 +30,020 +2,824%
84.
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Edith
0.28% -45 -31,940 -50.7%
85.
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Lucille
0.28% -47 -33,040 -51.7%
86.
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Emma
0.27% -27 -16,517 -35.5%
87.
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Bernice
0.27% -41 -25,937 -46.4%
88.
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Marion
0.27% -41 -25,614 -46.4%
89.
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Linda
0.27% +228 +24,903 +559%
90.
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Jo
0.26% +164 +21,757 +316%
91.
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Anne
0.26% -10 -5,891 -17.1%
92.
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Hazel
0.26% -48 -30,419 -51.6%
93.
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Roberta
0.25% +48 +9,512 +52.2%
94.
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Carole
0.24% +398 +24,764 +1,236%
95.
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Darlene
0.24% +143 +18,530 +250%
96.
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Esther
0.23% -44 -23,439 -47.6%
97.
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Katherine
0.23% -34 -17,552 -41.1%
98.
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Ellen
0.23% +2 -3,252 -11.5%
99.
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Laura
0.23% -22 -10,898 -30.3%
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Julia
0.23% -34 -15,394 -38.2%