Not sure what to name your baby?
Maybe you should go with a classic. The following names have been popular in the U.S. since at least 1880 (when data on baby names was first collected). None of the male names have ever been out of the top 400, and none of the female names have ever been out of the top 500.
So, if you’re stumped, simply close your eyes and point. Just remember to veer to the left if you’re having a boy, to the right if you’re having a girl…
| Aaron Albert Alex Alexander Allen Andrew Andy Anthony Antonio Arthur Benjamin Calvin Charles Christopher Clayton Curtis Daniel David Dennis Donald Edgar Edward Edwin Felix Frank George | Grant Henry Isaac Jack Jacob James Jay Jerry Jesse Joe Joel John Jose Joseph Juan Julian Kenneth Louis Manuel Marcus Mark Martin Marvin Matthew Michael | Nathan Nathaniel Nicholas Oscar Patrick Paul Peter Philip Phillip Preston Raymond Richard Robert Ruben Samuel Stephen Theodore Thomas Timothy Tony Victor Vincent Walter Wesley William | Alice Amanda Amelia Amy Anna Anne Annie Caroline Catherine Cecilia Charlotte Christina Christine Claudia Cynthia Elizabeth Emily Emma Esther Eva Evelyn Grace Helen Jane Josephine Julia Katherine | Kathleen Kathryn Katie Laura Leah Lillian Linda Lydia Margaret Maria Mary Miriam Molly Nancy Naomi Nina Priscilla Rachel Rebecca Rose Rosa Ruby Ruth Sara Sarah Veronica |
Honorable Mentions: Douglas, Eddie, Ivan, Lawrence, Mitchell and Russell were each out of the top 400 only once, and Nora was out of the top 500 only once.
