How many babies get one of the year's 10 most popular names?
In 2025, 7.5% of babies got one of that year's 10 most popular names for their sex, down from 35% in 1880 and 29% in 1950. Parents now spread across far more names. The share counts babies of both sexes with a top-10 girls' or boys' name. Social Security leaves out any name given to fewer than 5 babies in a year, so the total is slightly short.
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The data
| Year | Percent of babies given a top-10 name |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 35.4 |
| 1881 | 34.4 |
| 1882 | 33.6 |
| 1883 | 32.7 |
| 1884 | 31.6 |
| 1885 | 30.7 |
| 1886 | 30.1 |
| 1887 | 29.3 |
| 1888 | 28.6 |
| 1889 | 28 |
| 1890 | 27.2 |
| 1891 | 26.7 |
| 1892 | 26.6 |
| 1893 | 26.3 |
| 1894 | 25.6 |
| 1895 | 25.4 |
| 1896 | 25.3 |
| 1897 | 25 |
| 1898 | 24.8 |
| 1899 | 24.6 |
| 1900 | 24.4 |
| 1901 | 23.9 |
| 1902 | 24.1 |
| 1903 | 24.1 |
| 1904 | 24 |
| 1905 | 23.7 |
| 1906 | 24.2 |
| 1907 | 23.9 |
| 1908 | 24.3 |
| 1909 | 24.4 |
| 1910 | 24.4 |
| 1911 | 25.3 |
| 1912 | 25.9 |
| 1913 | 26.2 |
| 1914 | 26.6 |
| 1915 | 26.5 |
| 1916 | 26.6 |
| 1917 | 26.8 |
| 1918 | 26.9 |
| 1919 | 26.7 |
| 1920 | 27.2 |
| 1921 | 27.3 |
| 1922 | 27.4 |
| 1923 | 27.6 |
| 1924 | 27.7 |
| 1925 | 27.7 |
| 1926 | 27.6 |
| 1927 | 27.7 |
| 1928 | 27.7 |
| 1929 | 27.8 |
| 1930 | 27.9 |
| 1931 | 28.3 |
| 1932 | 28.2 |
| 1933 | 28.1 |
| 1934 | 28.3 |
| 1935 | 29 |
| 1936 | 28.7 |
| 1937 | 28.6 |
| 1938 | 28.4 |
| 1939 | 28.3 |
| 1940 | 28.3 |
| 1941 | 28.6 |
| 1942 | 29 |
| 1943 | 29.3 |
| 1944 | 29.4 |
| 1945 | 29.2 |
| 1946 | 29.8 |
| 1947 | 30.1 |
| 1948 | 29.8 |
| 1949 | 29.4 |
| 1950 | 29.1 |
| 1951 | 29 |
| 1952 | 28.6 |
| 1953 | 28.3 |
| 1954 | 27.9 |
| 1955 | 27.3 |
| 1956 | 26.6 |
| 1957 | 25.6 |
| 1958 | 24.5 |
| 1959 | 23.8 |
| 1960 | 23.2 |
| 1961 | 22.8 |
| 1962 | 22.5 |
| 1963 | 22.6 |
| 1964 | 22.5 |
| 1965 | 22.4 |
| 1966 | 22.2 |
| 1967 | 22.2 |
| 1968 | 22.4 |
| 1969 | 22 |
| 1970 | 21.7 |
| 1971 | 21.8 |
| 1972 | 22.2 |
| 1973 | 22.2 |
| 1974 | 22.3 |
| 1975 | 21.7 |
| 1976 | 21.3 |
| 1977 | 21 |
| 1978 | 20.7 |
| 1979 | 20.7 |
| 1980 | 20.5 |
| 1981 | 20.6 |
| 1982 | 20.7 |
| 1983 | 21 |
| 1984 | 20.9 |
| 1985 | 20.5 |
| 1986 | 20.2 |
| 1987 | 20.1 |
| 1988 | 19.4 |
| 1989 | 18.7 |
| 1990 | 17.8 |
| 1991 | 16.7 |
| 1992 | 15.6 |
| 1993 | 15 |
| 1994 | 14.5 |
| 1995 | 14.1 |
| 1996 | 13.6 |
| 1997 | 13.4 |
| 1998 | 13 |
| 1999 | 12.5 |
| 2000 | 11.9 |
| 2001 | 11.3 |
| 2002 | 11 |
| 2003 | 10.7 |
| 2004 | 10.4 |
| 2005 | 9.9 |
| 2006 | 9.5 |
| 2007 | 9.3 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 8.9 |
| 2010 | 8.9 |
| 2011 | 8.9 |
| 2012 | 8.9 |
| 2013 | 8.7 |
| 2014 | 8.5 |
| 2015 | 8.4 |
| 2016 | 8.2 |
| 2017 | 8.2 |
| 2018 | 8.1 |
| 2019 | 8.1 |
| 2020 | 7.9 |
| 2021 | 7.7 |
| 2022 | 7.5 |
| 2023 | 7.5 |
| 2024 | 7.5 |
| 2025 | 7.5 |