United States Popularity Analysis

Computer-created analysis of the United States top 1000 names for the period 1880 to 2012.

Most Consistently Popular

Boys	Girls
1. James 2. John 3. William 4. Joseph 5. Robert 6. David 7. Thomas 8. Charles 9. Michael 10. Richard	1. Elizabeth 2. Mary 3. Anna 4. Sarah 5. Margaret 6. Catherine 7. Katherine 8. Laura 9. Julia 10. Kathryn

Top Rises

Boys
Over 1 Year	Over 3 Years	Over 5 Years	Over 1 Decade	Over 2 Decades
1. Christop (760) 2. Devante (719) 3. Nakia (699) 4. Hobson (694) 5. Aaden (659) 6. Levar (658) 7. Mcarthur (644) 8. Heath (642) 9. Hoover (635) 10. Dustin (633)	1. Bentley (895) 2. Bryan (885) 3. Jermaine (866) 4. Brantley (843) 5. Tevin (839) 6. Shaquille (820) 7. Jalen (818) 8. Devante (802) 9. Tyrese (801) 10. Dustin (799)	1. Bentley (926) 2. Bryan (885) 3. Jermaine (874) 4. Hobart (873) 5. Mckinley (864) 6. Darren (845) 7. Brantley (843) 8. Tevin (839) 9. Dustin (836) 10. Bailey (835)	1. Woodrow (957) 2. Darren (949) 3. Aiden (941) 4. Dakota (932) 5. Bentley (926) 6. Jayden (926) 7. Dustin (920) 8. Jaden (919) 9. Ayden (910) 10. Roosevelt (908)	1. Jayden (997) 2. Aiden (992) 3. Jeffrey (976) 4. Bobby (975) 5. Randy (968) 6. Ricky (967) 7. Aidan (962) 8. Brayden (961) 9. Dustin (960) 10. Woodrow (957)

Girls
Over 1 Year	Over 3 Years	Over 5 Years	Over 1 Decade	Over 2 Decades
1. Marquita (889) 2. Katina (884) 3. Aaliyah (799) 4. Catina (799) 5. Deneen (785) 6. Kizzy (778) 7. Nakia (775) 8. Alondra (764) 9. Mya (755) 10. Nevaeh (735)	1. Sheena (894) 2. Marquita (889) 3. Kiara (887) 4. Deanna (886) 5. Katina (884) 6. Shelby (882) 7. Miley (873) 8. Jaclyn (870) 9. Lindsay (868) 10. Khloe (858)	1. Khloe (959) 2. Nevaeh (932) 3. Sheena (921) 4. Mallory (918) 5. Lindsay (906) 6. Krystle (890) 7. Marquita (889) 8. Keira (887) 9. Kiara (887) 10. Deanna (886)	1. Harper (977) 2. Nevaeh (976) 3. Lindsey (966) 4. Lindsay (965) 5. Kaitlyn (959) 6. Khloe (959) 7. Tammy (959) 8. Madison (950) 9. Brandy (947) 10. Bella (943)	1. Isabella (1000) 2. Madison (999) 3. Brittany (998) 4. Ashley (997) 5. Kimberly (997) 6. Taylor (995) 7. Debra (994) 8. Lori (993) 9. Sharon (993) 10. Tammy (993)

Top Falls

Boys
Over 1 Year	Over 3 Years	Over 5 Years	Over 1 Decade	Over 2 Decades
1. Christop (-760) 2. Pierce (-612) 3. Lindsay (-610) 4. Merritt (-607) 5. Billie (-602) 6. Bishop (-586) 7. Saul (-585) 8. Sid (-585) 9. Judge (-571) 10. Travis (-571)	1. Shaquille (-767) 2. Christop (-760) 3. Nakia (-699) 4. Hobson (-694) 5. Pershing (-667) 6. Johnson (-652) 7. Taft (-652) 8. Aaden (-645) 9. Jaheim (-641) 10. Juwan (-621)	1. Shaquille (-820) 2. Christop (-760) 3. Taft (-729) 4. Nakia (-699) 5. Hobson (-694) 6. Talan (-692) 7. Pershing (-667) 8. Levar (-658) 9. Jaheim (-645) 10. Jarod (-644)	1. Tevin (-839) 2. Shaquille (-820) 3. Bailey (-799) 4. Forrest (-784) 5. Devante (-775) 6. Christop (-760) 7. Bryan (-736) 8. Taft (-729) 9. Jarod (-726) 10. Pat (-719)	1. Tim (-898) 2. Bob (-843) 3. Tevin (-839) 4. Bryan (-837) 5. Doug (-830) 6. Zachery (-817) 7. Devante (-802) 8. Geoffrey (-802) 9. Seymour (-794) 10. Jody (-793)

Girls
Over 1 Year	Over 3 Years	Over 5 Years	Over 1 Decade	Over 2 Decades
1. Stephani (-611) 2. Luna (-608) 3. Yulissa (-578) 4. Infant (-559) 5. Adell (-554) 6. Nira (-539) 7. Sina (-538) 8. Peggy (-535) 9. Tennille (-517) 10. Marely (-514)	1. Khadijah (-801) 2. Kizzy (-778) 3. Hilary (-768) 4. Farrah (-714) 5. Tennille (-701) 6. Dewey (-696) 7. Manila (-696) 8. Marely (-667) 9. Renata (-665) 10. Analia (-663)	1. Farrah (-824) 2. Khadijah (-817) 3. Catina (-799) 4. Ashanti (-798) 5. Deneen (-785) 6. Kizzy (-778) 7. Hilary (-769) 8. Latoya (-748) 9. Shanice (-747) 10. Tennille (-701)	1. Sheena (-921) 2. Latoya (-920) 3. Krystle (-890) 4. Ashanti (-886) 5. Katina (-881) 6. Brittney (-873) 7. Hillary (-869) 8. Iesha (-844) 9. Shanice (-839) 10. Pam (-828)	1. Brittney (-960) 2. Kristin (-941) 3. Latoya (-941) 4. Misty (-940) 5. Tonya (-924) 6. Jill (-923) 7. Dawn (-922) 8. Tammy (-922) 9. Sheena (-921) 10. Mindy (-920)

Most Steady

Boys	Girls
1. John 2. James 3. William 4. Joseph 5. Charles 6. Robert 7. Thomas 8. David 9. Daniel 10. Richard	1. Elizabeth 2. Mary 3. Margaret 4. Anna 5. Katherine 6. Sarah 7. Catherine 8. Laura 9. Julia 10. Maria

Most Volatile

Boys	Girls
1. Elvis 2. Brooks 3. Santiago 4. Lincoln 5. Ernie 6. Wyatt 7. Quincy 8. Rogers 9. Alec 10. Dexter	1. Juliet 2. Lea 3. Justine 4. Martina 5. Felicia 6. Delilah 7. Selina 8. Lonnie 9. Magdalena 10. Katy

Biggest Recoveries

Boys	Girls
1. Silas 2. Isaiah 3. Caleb 4. Emmett 5. Jordan 6. Josiah 7. Harrison 8. Ezra 9. Jason 10. Jesus	1. Ella 2. Stella 3. Sadie 4. Sophie 5. Isabella 6. Lily 7. Hannah 8. Isabelle 9. Sophia 10. Lilly

Biggest Flash-in-the-Pans

Boys	Girls
1. Dewey 2. Woodrow 3. Dale 4. Barry 5. Rick 6. Greg 7. Roosevelt 8. Shannon 9. Kim 10. Darrin	1. Debra 2. Lori 3. Tammy 4. Pamela 5. Tracy 6. Cheryl 7. Beverly 8. Dawn 9. Diane 10. Kathy