The most common girl names in America

This list ranks first names by how many people who have them are alive today, not by total births, so names from the 1950s and names from the 2010s are compared fairly. Mary leads with about 1,494,606 living people. Figures are estimates from Social Security birth records (1880–2025), adjusted for how much of each generation is still alive.

Most Common Girl Names in the U.S., top 200
#	Name	Est. living	Births on record	Peak year	2025 rank
1	Mary	1,494,606	4,141,390	1921	#125
2	Jennifer	1,453,052	1,471,692	1972	#586
3	Elizabeth	1,150,719	1,688,638	1990	#17
4	Jessica	1,096,667	1,050,730	1987	#665
5	Sarah	935,734	1,098,434	1982	#90
6	Ashley	914,897	859,836	1987	#164
7	Linda	902,044	1,455,126	1947	#902
8	Patricia	884,800	1,573,612	1951	#1,336
9	Emily	878,375	896,421	1999	#34
10	Lisa	866,126	967,221	1965	#991
11	Kimberly	807,796	846,383	1970	#303
12	Amanda	801,378	790,616	1987	#493
13	Michelle	781,751	816,510	1969	#465
14	Susan	777,540	1,123,454	1955	#1,091
15	Melissa	747,266	760,133	1979	#420
16	Karen	732,255	987,986	1957	#1,281
17	Stephanie	731,262	745,139	1990	#557
18	Barbara	676,537	1,436,666	1947	#968
19	Amy	660,928	701,617	1975	#257
20	Rebecca	653,152	755,955	1981	#350
21	Samantha	630,040	592,827	1990	#151
22	Angela	619,144	673,245	1971	#408
23	Nicole	615,243	594,494	1985	#383
24	Emma	612,312	776,300	2003	#3
25	Laura	606,542	801,792	1964	#379
26	Olivia	590,845	567,208	2014	#1
27	Sandra	576,331	875,522	1947	#1,210
28	Cynthia	554,545	711,448	1957	#1,014
29	Nancy	551,268	1,004,436	1947	#967
30	Deborah	550,453	742,817	1954	#864
31	Rachel	537,661	573,920	1985	#250
32	Heather	529,205	525,910	1975	#1,264
33	Donna	520,393	831,634	1959	#1,965
34	Lauren	499,478	475,574	1989	#401
35	Katherine	491,074	650,908	1990	#186
36	Victoria	487,794	527,867	1993	#54
37	Hannah	480,804	465,620	2000	#56
38	Sharon	471,402	723,020	1947	#1,256
39	Maria	468,663	566,026	1964	#87
40	Megan	464,120	440,066	1990	#889
41	Christina	461,775	479,711	1985	#770
42	Kelly	459,092	473,960	1977	#852
43	Sophia	457,009	438,980	2012	#5
44	Madison	455,284	419,753	2001	#40
45	Kathleen	454,795	713,639	1951	#1,156
46	Brenda	452,209	608,470	1957	#1,527
47	Pamela	449,868	595,074	1954	#2,251
48	Anna	448,093	914,772	1918	#107
49	Julie	444,823	511,256	1958	#873
50	Isabella	444,767	416,862	2010	#7
51	Abigail	444,165	413,176	2003	#41
52	Christine	443,639	586,453	1952	#1,274
53	Margaret	431,946	1,264,743	1921	#112
54	Carol	430,206	816,920	1946	#2,242
55	Andrea	429,059	445,406	1981	#235
56	Debra	416,603	550,693	1955	#4,478
57	Amber	391,526	374,679	1986	#520
58	Danielle	386,516	371,789	1987	#549
59	Brittany	384,131	360,668	1989	#928
60	Natalie	379,322	379,039	2006	#89
61	Kayla	371,769	346,561	1991	#364
62	Sara	369,155	436,166	1981	#198
63	Alexis	369,079	344,531	1998	#554
64	Ava	365,809	344,004	2007	#11
65	Catherine	363,654	667,774	1956	#314
66	Taylor	356,179	330,128	1993	#403
67	Tiffany	352,158	338,864	1988	#880
68	Diane	342,385	518,656	1955	#2,620
69	Alyssa	338,236	314,592	1999	#453
70	Mia	335,979	310,122	2015	#6
71	Allison	333,303	319,089	1994	#103
72	Crystal	332,439	332,109	1982	#1,145
73	Jacqueline	330,480	426,079	1964	#558
74	Grace	329,960	534,860	2003	#38
75	Charlotte	327,556	453,344	2025	#2
76	Erin	324,910	316,575	1983	#833
77	Teresa	323,614	416,037	1961	#911
78	Cheryl	323,086	439,534	1958	#4,376
79	Julia	321,652	476,226	2001	#131
80	Evelyn	316,085	639,697	1921	#8
81	Janet	313,959	556,770	1954	#2,791
82	Denise	309,559	373,419	1961	#1,677
83	Kathryn	308,645	455,417	1952	#729
84	Carolyn	307,948	556,778	1947	#1,222
85	Lori	298,165	341,913	1963	#1,726
86	Diana	297,109	368,467	1957	#244
87	Tammy	295,168	332,015	1963	#3,703
88	Shannon	293,412	295,785	1970	#2,405
89	Brianna	285,787	264,774	2000	#222
90	Jasmine	277,832	258,594	1993	#206
91	Courtney	272,002	258,397	1990	#2,335
92	Chloe	271,834	254,315	2009	#23
93	Jamie	269,308	270,935	1977	#858
94	Vanessa	265,130	261,606	1985	#377
95	Amelia	262,720	281,033	2021	#4
96	Alexandra	260,234	245,442	1993	#237
97	Betty	258,466	1,001,231	1930	#1,113
98	Melanie	257,345	262,618	1972	#142
99	Tina	256,521	292,148	1968	#2,815
100	Dawn	250,240	289,637	1970	#2,174
101	Leah	250,020	256,447	2009	#58
102	Kathy	248,484	334,132	1958	#3,274
103	Theresa	247,115	404,607	1961	#1,559
104	Robin	245,515	291,958	1961	#704
105	Leslie	242,962	270,422	1957	#712
106	Valerie	241,017	273,218	1959	#127
107	Morgan	240,768	223,622	1995	#312
108	Erica	239,451	231,617	1986	#1,399
109	April	239,365	242,918	1980	#542
110	Shirley	238,963	686,379	1935	#1,586
111	Ella	238,583	351,232	2010	#29
112	Judith	238,059	454,705	1943	#790
113	Monica	235,359	251,271	1979	#737
114	Wendy	231,887	262,326	1967	#1,347
115	Tracy	231,586	251,389	1970	#2,171
116	Janice	230,015	406,445	1951	#2,522
117	Joyce	229,660	509,328	1942	#1,074
118	Ann	229,155	470,258	1957	#1,076
119	Alicia	224,683	230,776	1984	#460
120	Kristen	223,277	218,768	1982	#1,999
121	Judy	218,319	382,976	1947	#1,874
122	Cindy	216,222	257,294	1957	#1,929
123	Audrey	213,937	305,857	2015	#86
124	Lillian	211,668	474,990	1920	#57
125	Brooke	211,053	198,489	1996	#313
126	Katie	208,167	241,235	1986	#646
127	Dorothy	207,950	1,112,222	1924	#421
128	Caroline	205,791	250,392	2000	#96
129	Paula	205,398	280,855	1963	#855
130	Savannah	204,015	191,471	2000	#135
131	Sofia	200,637	186,702	2015	#9
132	Martha	199,975	551,718	1947	#713
133	Gloria	199,777	415,273	1947	#655
134	Virginia	198,838	652,944	1922	#526
135	Holly	196,947	205,299	1983	#416
136	Hailey	196,812	181,407	2003	#104
137	Ruth	195,171	836,081	1920	#173
138	Alice	193,355	588,125	1921	#65
139	Lily	192,256	189,574	2011	#18
140	Michele	190,443	223,296	1968	#4,837
141	Sydney	189,415	178,286	2000	#348
142	Veronica	188,584	223,769	1980	#427
143	Avery	184,618	169,949	2014	#37
144	Beverly	183,956	378,559	1953	#1,018
145	Jane	182,670	379,866	1947	#221
146	Helen	180,717	1,024,195	1918	#462
147	Bonnie	180,709	328,668	1947	#396
148	Rose	180,385	500,544	1917	#114
149	Kaitlyn	179,902	166,681	2000	#802
150	Joan	179,588	481,238	1932	#1,087
151	Dana	178,852	193,555	1971	#1,027
152	Kristin	178,356	179,315	1981	#4,706
153	Claire	178,324	211,906	2016	#68
154	Anne	177,904	325,120	1959	#619
155	Jill	177,559	208,073	1966	#5,810
156	Tara	176,498	175,812	1972	#847
157	Sherry	174,197	229,936	1962	#5,532
158	Sheila	174,066	238,771	1962	#2,686
159	Chelsea	173,918	162,881	1992	#851
160	Zoe	173,523	163,225	2012	#31
161	Connie	172,682	266,781	1955	#3,075
162	Cassandra	172,424	171,006	1990	#631
163	Rhonda	172,169	208,069	1965	#6,277
164	Haley	171,357	159,501	2000	#861
165	Molly	170,558	176,118	1991	#196
166	Marilyn	169,294	373,780	1947	#761
167	Madeline	168,423	207,361	1998	#81
168	Lindsey	166,651	157,551	1984	#1,369
169	Carrie	164,256	266,349	1977	#2,726
170	Destiny	163,863	151,740	2000	#635
171	Addison	162,164	148,853	2007	#84
172	Kelsey	161,189	150,410	1992	#814
173	Marie	160,438	540,069	1920	#618
174	Renee	159,099	185,891	1962	#1,099
175	Jenna	158,500	148,581	1985	#679
176	Stacy	158,140	164,014	1971	#1,665
177	Autumn	156,537	145,939	1998	#88
178	Paige	155,920	146,732	2003	#346
179	Riley	154,451	141,918	2016	#48
180	Suzanne	154,082	219,309	1962	#2,407
181	Mackenzie	152,994	141,261	2001	#228
182	Kaylee	152,311	140,404	2009	#255
183	Ruby	152,293	376,529	1924	#64
184	Harper	151,852	139,006	2016	#16
185	Jean	150,729	458,438	1927	#2,130
186	Frances	150,560	595,689	1918	#318
187	Shelby	148,772	148,826	1991	#649
188	Gabriella	148,664	137,599	2010	#105
189	Kim	147,504	179,815	1960	#4,228
190	Debbie	147,366	187,852	1959	#5,284
191	Gabrielle	147,341	138,773	1998	#633
192	Jordan	145,987	135,587	1997	#584
193	Sabrina	145,987	142,589	1997	#321
194	Faith	145,067	147,797	2003	#254
195	Lydia	144,894	186,987	2014	#92
196	Katelyn	144,480	134,042	1993	#1,077
197	Naomi	144,402	191,496	2025	#47
198	Aubrey	143,981	133,482	2012	#146
199	Eleanor	143,614	336,639	1920	#12
200	Heidi	143,585	149,320	1972	#340

Top girl names by decade

The three most common names given to babies in each decade, from SSA birth records.

Decade	Girls
1900s	Mary, Helen, Margaret
1910s	Mary, Helen, Dorothy
1920s	Mary, Dorothy, Helen
1930s	Mary, Betty, Barbara
1940s	Mary, Linda, Barbara
1950s	Mary, Linda, Patricia
1960s	Lisa, Mary, Susan
1970s	Jennifer, Amy, Melissa
1980s	Jessica, Jennifer, Amanda
1990s	Jessica, Ashley, Emily
2000s	Emily, Madison, Emma
2010s	Emma, Olivia, Sophia
2020s	Olivia, Emma, Charlotte

Questions about this list

What is the most common girl name in the U.S.?

Mary, with about 1,494,606 living people, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2025 adjusted for survival.

Why is this list different from the SSA's top baby names?

The SSA ranks names by babies born in a single year. This list ranks them by how many people with the name are alive today, so older names that were given to millions of people still rank high. The most popular girl name of 2025 was Olivia.

How is the number of living people estimated?

Births in each decade are multiplied by the share of that generation still alive, using SSA life tables, plus a small correction for early under-registration. The methodology page lists every constant.

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