Guess which are the top 5 most popular names in each of the last 100 Years. The Social Security Administration releases its list of the most popular baby names for boys and girls in each of the last 100 Years.
The following table shows the five most frequent given names for boys and girls born in each year 1916-2015. Over the last 100 years, the male name Michael has held the top spot most often (44 times), while the female name Mary has been ranked number one (40 times) over those years.
Top 5 Names in Each of the Last 100 Years
| Females | Males | |||||||||
| Year | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 |
| 2015 | Emma | Olivia | Sophia | Ava | Isabella | Noah | Liam | Mason | Jacob | William |
| 2014 | Emma | Olivia | Sophia | Isabella | Ava | Noah | Liam | Mason | Jacob | William |
| 2013 | Sophia | Emma | Olivia | Isabella | Ava | Noah | Liam | Jacob | Mason | William |
| 2012 | Sophia | Emma | Isabella | Olivia | Ava | Jacob | Mason | Ethan | Noah | William |
| 2011 | Sophia | Isabella | Emma | Olivia | Ava | Jacob | Mason | William | Jayden | Noah |
| 2010 | Isabella | Sophia | Emma | Olivia | Ava | Jacob | Ethan | Michael | Jayden | William |
| 2009 | Isabella | Emma | Olivia | Sophia | Ava | Jacob | Ethan | Michael | Alexander | William |
| 2008 | Emma | Isabella | Emily | Olivia | Ava | Jacob | Michael | Ethan | Joshua | Daniel |
| 2007 | Emily | Isabella | Emma | Ava | Madison | Jacob | Michael | Ethan | Joshua | Daniel |
| 2006 | Emily | Emma | Madison | Isabella | Ava | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Ethan | Matthew |
| 2005 | Emily | Emma | Madison | Abigail | Olivia | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Matthew | Ethan |
| 2004 | Emily | Emma | Madison | Olivia | Hannah | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Matthew | Ethan |
| 2003 | Emily | Emma | Madison | Hannah | Olivia | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Matthew | Andrew |
| 2002 | Emily | Madison | Hannah | Emma | Alexis | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Matthew | Ethan |
| 2001 | Emily | Madison | Hannah | Ashley | Alexis | Jacob | Michael | Matthew | Joshua | Christopher |
| 2000 | Emily | Hannah | Madison | Ashley | Sarah | Jacob | Michael | Matthew | Joshua | Christopher |
| 1999 | Emily | Hannah | Alexis | Sarah | Samantha | Jacob | Michael | Matthew | Joshua | Nicholas |
| 1998 | Emily | Hannah | Samantha | Sarah | Ashley | Michael | Jacob | Matthew | Joshua | Christopher |
| 1997 | Emily | Jessica | Ashley | Sarah | Hannah | Michael | Jacob | Matthew | Christopher | Joshua |
| 1996 | Emily | Jessica | Ashley | Sarah | Samantha | Michael | Matthew | Jacob | Christopher | Joshua |
| 1995 | Jessica | Ashley | Emily | Samantha | Sarah | Michael | Matthew | Christopher | Jacob | Joshua |
| 1994 | Jessica | Ashley | Emily | Samantha | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Tyler |
| 1993 | Jessica | Ashley | Sarah | Samantha | Emily | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Tyler |
| 1992 | Ashley | Jessica | Amanda | Brittany | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Andrew |
| 1991 | Ashley | Jessica | Brittany | Amanda | Samantha | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Andrew |
| 1990 | Jessica | Ashley | Brittany | Amanda | Samantha | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Daniel |
| 1989 | Jessica | Ashley | Brittany | Amanda | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | David |
| 1988 | Jessica | Ashley | Amanda | Sarah | Jennifer | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Andrew |
| 1987 | Jessica | Ashley | Amanda | Jennifer | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | David |
| 1986 | Jessica | Ashley | Amanda | Jennifer | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | David |
| 1985 | Jessica | Ashley | Jennifer | Amanda | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Daniel |
| 1984 | Jennifer | Jessica | Ashley | Amanda | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | David |
| 1983 | Jennifer | Jessica | Amanda | Ashley | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | David | Joshua |
| 1982 | Jennifer | Jessica | Amanda | Sarah | Melissa | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Jason | David |
| 1981 | Jennifer | Jessica | Amanda | Sarah | Melissa | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Jason | David |
| 1980 | Jennifer | Amanda | Jessica | Melissa | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Jason | David | James |
| 1979 | Jennifer | Melissa | Amanda | Jessica | Amy | Michael | Christopher | Jason | David | James |
| 1978 | Jennifer | Melissa | Jessica | Amy | Heather | Michael | Jason | Christopher | David | James |
| 1977 | Jennifer | Melissa | Amy | Jessica | Heather | Michael | Jason | Christopher | David | James |
| 1976 | Jennifer | Amy | Melissa | Heather | Angela | Michael | Jason | Christopher | David | James |
| 1975 | Jennifer | Amy | Heather | Melissa | Angela | Michael | Jason | Christopher | James | David |
| 1974 | Jennifer | Amy | Michelle | Heather | Angela | Michael | Jason | Christopher | David | James |
| 1973 | Jennifer | Amy | Michelle | Kimberly | Lisa | Michael | Christopher | Jason | James | David |
| 1972 | Jennifer | Michelle | Lisa | Kimberly | Amy | Michael | Christopher | James | David | John |
| 1971 | Jennifer | Michelle | Lisa | Kimberly | Amy | Michael | James | David | John | Robert |
| 1970 | Jennifer | Lisa | Kimberly | Michelle | Amy | Michael | James | David | John | Robert |
| 1969 | Lisa | Michelle | Jennifer | Kimberly | Melissa | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
| 1968 | Lisa | Michelle | Kimberly | Jennifer | Melissa | Michael | David | John | James | Robert |
| 1967 | Lisa | Kimberly | Michelle | Mary | Susan | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
| 1966 | Lisa | Kimberly | Mary | Michelle | Karen | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
| 1965 | Lisa | Mary | Karen | Kimberly | Susan | Michael | John | David | James | Robert |
| 1964 | Lisa | Mary | Susan | Karen | Patricia | Michael | John | David | James | Robert |
| 1963 | Lisa | Mary | Susan | Karen | Linda | Michael | John | David | James | Robert |
| 1962 | Lisa | Mary | Susan | Karen | Linda | Michael | David | John | James | Robert |
| 1961 | Mary | Lisa | Susan | Linda | Karen | Michael | David | John | James | Robert |
| 1960 | Mary | Susan | Linda | Karen | Donna | David | Michael | James | John | Robert |
| 1959 | Mary | Susan | Linda | Karen | Donna | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
| 1958 | Mary | Susan | Linda | Karen | Patricia | Michael | David | James | Robert | John |
| 1957 | Mary | Susan | Linda | Debra | Karen | Michael | James | David | Robert | John |
| 1956 | Mary | Debra | Linda | Deborah | Susan | Michael | James | Robert | David | John |
| 1955 | Mary | Deborah | Linda | Debra | Susan | Michael | David | James | Robert | John |
| 1954 | Mary | Linda | Deborah | Patricia | Susan | Michael | Robert | James | John | David |
| 1953 | Mary | Linda | Deborah | Patricia | Susan | Robert | James | Michael | John | David |
| 1952 | Linda | Mary | Patricia | Deborah | Susan | James | Robert | John | Michael | David |
| 1951 | Linda | Mary | Patricia | Deborah | Barbara | James | Robert | John | Michael | David |
| 1950 | Linda | Mary | Patricia | Barbara | Susan | James | Robert | John | Michael | David |
| 1949 | Linda | Mary | Patricia | Barbara | Susan | James | Robert | John | William | Michael |
| 1948 | Linda | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Susan | James | Robert | John | William | David |
| 1947 | Linda | Mary | Patricia | Barbara | Sandra | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1946 | Mary | Linda | Patricia | Barbara | Carol | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1945 | Mary | Linda | Barbara | Patricia | Carol | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1944 | Mary | Barbara | Linda | Patricia | Carol | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1943 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Linda | Carol | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1942 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Linda | Carol | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1941 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Carol | Linda | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1940 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Judith | Betty | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1939 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Betty | Shirley | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1938 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Betty | Shirley | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1937 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Shirley | Betty | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1936 | Mary | Shirley | Barbara | Betty | Patricia | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1935 | Mary | Shirley | Barbara | Betty | Patricia | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1934 | Mary | Betty | Barbara | Shirley | Dorothy | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1933 | Mary | Betty | Barbara | Dorothy | Joan | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1932 | Mary | Betty | Barbara | Dorothy | Joan | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1931 | Mary | Betty | Dorothy | Barbara | Joan | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1930 | Mary | Betty | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1929 | Mary | Betty | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Robert | James | John | William | Charles |
| 1928 | Mary | Betty | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Robert | John | James | William | Charles |
| 1927 | Mary | Dorothy | Betty | Helen | Margaret | Robert | John | James | William | Charles |
| 1926 | Mary | Dorothy | Betty | Helen | Margaret | Robert | John | James | William | Charles |
| 1925 | Mary | Dorothy | Betty | Helen | Margaret | Robert | John | William | James | Charles |
| 1924 | Mary | Dorothy | Helen | Betty | Margaret | Robert | John | William | James | Charles |
| 1923 | Mary | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Betty | John | Robert | William | James | Charles |
| 1922 | Mary | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Ruth | John | Robert | William | James | Charles |
| 1921 | Mary | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Ruth | John | Robert | William | James | Charles |
| 1920 | Mary | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Ruth | John | William | Robert | James | Charles |
| 1919 | Mary | Helen | Dorothy | Margaret | Ruth | John | William | James | Robert | Charles |
| 1918 | Mary | Helen | Dorothy | Margaret | Ruth | John | William | James | Robert | Charles |
| 1917 | Mary | Helen | Dorothy | Margaret | Ruth | John | William | James | Robert | Joseph |
| 1916 | Mary | Helen | Dorothy | Margaret | Ruth | John | William | James | Robert | Joseph |
