Having one of the most popular names can be a good and bad thing. Everyone will know how to spell your name, but the chances that you have at least one other person in your class or at your job with the same name are pretty high. We gathered the top three names for every year, 1950-2010, from the Social Security Administration. Check out your birth year below to see if your name made the list or if any names from decades ago made our vintage baby names list. Also, check out the most popular toy the year you were born.
1950
Girls
- Linda
- Mary
- Patricia
Boys
- James
- Robert
- John
1951
Girls
- Linda
- Mary
- Patricia
Boys
- James
- Robert
- John
1952
Girls
- Linda
- Mary
- Patricia
Boys
- James
- Robert
- John
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1953
Girls
- Mary
- Linda
- Deborah
Boys
- Robert
- James
- Michael
1954
Girls
- Mary
- Linda
- Deborah
Boys
- Michael
- James
- Robert
1955
Girls
- Mary
- Deborah
- Linda
Boys
- Michael
- David
- James
1956
Girls
- Mary
- Deborah
- Linda
Boys
- Michael
- James
- Robert
1957
Girls
- Mary
- Susan
- Linda
Boys
- Michael
- James
- David
1958
Girls
- Mary
- Susan
- Linda
Boys
- Michael
- David
- James
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1959
Girls
- Mary
- Susan
- Linda
Boys
- Michael
- David
- James
1960
Girls
- Mary
- Susan
- Linda
Boys
- David
- Michael
- James
1961
Girls
- Mary
- Lisa
- Susan
Boys
- Michael
- David
- John
1962
Girls
- Lisa
- Mary
- Susan
Boys
- Michael
- David
- John
1963
Girls
- Lisa
- Mary
- Susan
Boys
- Michael
- John
- David
1964
Girls
- Lisa
- Mary
- Susan
Boys
- Michael
- John
- David
1965
Girls
- Lisa
- Mary
- Karen
Boys
- Michael
- John
- David
1966
Girls
- Lisa
- Kimberly
- Mary
Boys
- Michael
- David
- James
1967
Girls
- Lisa
- Kimberly
- Michelle
Boys
- Michael
- David
- James
1968
Girls
- Lisa
- Michelle
- Kimberly
Boys
- Michael
- David
- John
1969
Girls
- Lisa
- Michelle
- Jennifer
Boys
- Michael
- David
- James
1970
Girls
- Jennifer
- Lisa
- Kimberly
Boys
- Michael
- James
- David
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1971
Girls
- Jennifer
- Michelle
- Lisa
Boys
- Michael
- James
- David
1972
Girls
- Jennifer
- Michelle
- Lisa
Boys
- Michael
- Christopher
- James
1973
Girls
- Jennifer
- Amy
- Michelle
Boys
- Michael
- Christopher
- Jason
1974
Girls
- Jennifer
- Amy
- Michelle
Boys
- Michael
- Jason
- Christopher
1975
Girls
- Jennifer
- Amy
- Heather
Boys
- Michael
- Jason
- Christopher
1976
Girls
- Jennifer
- Amy
- Melissa
Boys
- Michael
- Jason
- Christopher
1977
Girls
- Jennifer
- Melissa
- Amy
Boys
- Michael
- Jason
- Christopher
1978
Girls
- Jennifer
- Melissa
- Jessica
Boys
- Michael
- Jason
- Christopher
1979
Girls
- Jennifer
- Melissa
- Amanda
Boys
- Michael
- Christopher
- Jason
1980
Girls
- Jennifer
- Amanda
- Jessica
Boys
- Michael
- Christopher
- Jason
1981
Girls
- Jennifer
- Jessica
- Amanda
Boys
- Michael
- Christopher
- Matthew
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1982
Girls
- Jennifer
- Jessica
- Amanda
Boys
- Michael
- Christopher
- Matthew
1983
Girls
- Jennifer
- Jessica
- Amanda
Boys
- Michael
- Christopher
- Matthew
1984
Girls
- Jennifer
- Jessica
- Ashley
Boys
- Michael
- Christopher
- Matthew
1985
Girls
- Jessica
- Ashley
- Jennifer
Boys
- Michael
- Christopher
- Matthew
1986
Girls
- Jessica
- Ashley
- Amanda
Boys
- Michael
- Christopher
- Matthew
1987
Girls
- Jessica
- Ashley
- Amanda
Boys
- Michael
- Christopher
- Matthew
1988
Girls
- Jessica
- Ashley
- Amanda
Boys
- Michael
- Christopher
- Matthew
1989
Girls
- Jessica
- Ashley
- Brittany
Boys
- Michael
- Christopher
- Matthew
1990
Girls
- Jessica
- Ashley
- Brittany
Boys
- Michael
- Christopher
- Matthew
1991
Girls
- Ashley
- Jessica
- Brittany
Boys
- Michael
- Christopher
- Matthew
1992
Girls
- Ashley
- Jessica
- Amanda
Boys
- Michael
- Christopher
- Matthew
1993
Girls
- Jessica
- Ashley
- Sarah
Boys
- Michael
- Christopher
- Matthew
1994
Girls
- Jessica
- Ashley
- Emily
Boys
- Michael
- Christopher
- Matthew
1995
Girls
- Jessica
- Ashley
- Emily
Boys
- Michael
- Matthew
- Christopher
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1996
Girls
- Emily
- Jessica
- Ashley
Boys
- Michael
- Matthew
- Jacob
1997
Girls
- Emily
- Jessica
- Ashley
Boys
- Michael
- Jacob
- Matthew
1998
Girls
- Emily
- Hannah
- Samantha
Boys
- Michael
- Jacob
- Matthew
1999
Girls
- Emily
- Hannah
- Alexis
Boys
- Jacob
- Michael
- Matthew
2000
Girls
- Emily
- Hannah
- Madison
Boys
- Jacob
- Michael
- Matthew
2001
Girls
- Emily
- Madison
- Hannah
Boys
- Jacob
- Michael
- Matthew
2002
Girls
- Emily
- Madison
- Hannah
Boys
- Jacob
- Michael
- Joshua
2003
Girls
- Emily
- Emma
- Madison
Boys
- Jacob
- Michael
- Joshua
2004
Girls
- Emily
- Emma
- Madison
Boys
- Jacob
- Michael
- Joshua
2005
Girls
- Emily
- Emma
- Madison
Boys
- Jacob
- Michael
- Joshua
2006
Girls
- Emily
- Emma
- Madison
Boys
- Jacob
- Michael
- Joshua
2007
Girls
- Emily
- Isabella
- Emma
Boys
- Jacob
- Michael
- Ethan
2008
Girls
- Emma
- Isabella
- Emily
Boys
- Jacob
- Michael
- Ethan
2009
Girls
- Isabella
- Emma
- Olivia
Boys
- Jacob
- Ethan
- Michael
2010
Girls
- Isabella
- Sophia
- Emma
Boys
- Jacob
- Ethan
- Michael
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