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<meta name="dc.description" content="Popular baby names">
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<td colspan="2"><b>ACTUARIAL NOTE</b>
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<td align="left" width="30%">Number 139
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<td align="right" width="70%"><b>SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION</b>
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<td align="left" width="50%">June 1998
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<td align="right" width="50%"><b>Office of the Chief Actuary</b>
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<center><h4>Name Distributions in the Social Security Area, August 1997</h4></center>
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<center><i>by Michael W. Shackleford, A.S.A.</i></center>
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Between 1954 and 1984 the Social Security Administration occasionally published a listing
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of surnames and their popularity in the <i>Report of Distribution of Surnames
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in the Social Security Number File</i>. This note expands on that project
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by presenting the most popular given names.
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The source file is a one percent sample of Social Security Number card applications.
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The selection criteria is based on the last four digits of the Social Security
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Number, which are random and not correlated with a particular geographical
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region. In cases where multiple cards were issued to the same
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person, a reason for this might be a lost card or a name change, the name on
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the last application was used. This file is not limited to persons born in the
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United States but is representative of all Social Security Number card holders.
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For purposes of this document, names have not been edited or grouped together
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according to spelling variations of the same name. People quoting from this
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document are urged to explicitly acknowledge this qualification.
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Three tabulations are presented in this note.
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The first two are an
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historical perspective on the three most frequent names for both
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sexes for every year of birth
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from 1900 to 1997. The third is the 40 most frequent names for boys and girls born in
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1996, the most recent year that full
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data is available.
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In addition the following tabulations are available on the
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<a href="#" onclick="newWindow()"
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title="Recent popular name data opens in new window">Office of the Chief Actuary's web site</a>.
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<li> Top 10 given names, by year of birth (1880-1919), and sex.
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<li> Top 10 given names, by year of birth (1920-1959), and sex.
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<li> Top 10 given names, by year of birth (1960-1997), and sex.
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<li> Large list of names for girls born in 1996.
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<li> Large list of names for boys born in 1996.
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<li> Large list of names for girls born in 1997.
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<li> Large list of names for boys born in 1997.
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<p><hr noshade></p>
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Table 1 displays the three most frequent male given names for each year
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of birth from 1900 to 1997. The number to the right of each name indicates the frequency
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in the sample per 1,000 births of the same gender.
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summary="the three most frequent male given names for each year of birth from 1900 to 1997">
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<caption><b>Table 1 -- Most Frequent Male Names for Years of Birth 1900-97</b></caption>
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<th colspan=2>First</th>
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<th colspan=2>Second</th>
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<th colspan=2>Third</th>
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<th scope=col align=left>Year<br>of Birth</th>
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<th scope=col align=left>Name</th><th scope=col align=left>Rate</th>
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<th scope=col align=left>Name</th><th scope=col align=left>Rate</th>
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<th scope=col align=left>Name</th><th scope=col align=left>Rate</th>
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<tr><td>1900</td><td>John</td><td>62.9</td><td>William</td><td>47.4</td><td>James</td><td>33.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1901</td><td>John</td><td>51.9</td><td>William</td><td>51.4</td><td>James</td><td>31.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1902</td><td>John</td><td>58.7</td><td>William</td><td>44.3</td><td>James</td><td>34.3</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1903</td><td>John</td><td>54.4</td><td>William</td><td>40.1</td><td>James</td><td>33.1</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1904</td><td>John</td><td>52.5</td><td>William</td><td>41.5</td><td>George, James</td><td>30.9</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1905</td><td>John</td><td>56.7</td><td>William</td><td>42.4</td><td>James</td><td>30.3</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1906</td><td>John</td><td>56.7</td><td>William</td><td>42.0</td><td>James</td><td>31.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1907</td><td>John</td><td>53.1</td><td>William</td><td>42.7</td><td>James</td><td>30.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1908</td><td>John</td><td>53.4</td><td>William</td><td>39.2</td><td>James</td><td>31.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1909</td><td>John</td><td>52.5</td><td>William</td><td>46.0</td><td>James</td><td>35.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1910</td><td>John</td><td>49.6</td><td>William</td><td>38.1</td><td>James</td><td>35.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1911</td><td>John</td><td>53.1</td><td>William</td><td>42.3</td><td>James</td><td>33.1</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1912</td><td>John</td><td>54.0</td><td>William</td><td>41.2</td><td>James</td><td>34.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1913</td><td>John</td><td>50.1</td><td>William</td><td>40.0</td><td>James</td><td>33.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1914</td><td>John</td><td>52.4</td><td>William</td><td>39.9</td><td>James</td><td>34.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1915</td><td>John</td><td>49.1</td><td>William</td><td>41.9</td><td>James</td><td>34.7</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1916</td><td>John</td><td>54.3</td><td>William</td><td>41.0</td><td>James</td><td>36.1</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1917</td><td>John</td><td>51.9</td><td>William</td><td>44.5</td><td>James</td><td>39.1</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1918</td><td>John</td><td>50.4</td><td>William</td><td>40.6</td><td>Robert</td><td>35.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1919</td><td>John</td><td>51.4</td><td>William</td><td>39.1</td><td>James</td><td>37.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1920</td><td>John</td><td>46.6</td><td>William</td><td>41.6</td><td>James</td><td>37.9</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1921</td><td>John</td><td>49.8</td><td>Robert</td><td>41.7</td><td>James</td><td>40.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1922</td><td>John</td><td>48.8</td><td>Robert</td><td>40.9</td><td>James</td><td>40.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1923</td><td>John</td><td>48.3</td><td>Robert</td><td>45.9</td><td>William</td><td>43.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1924</td><td>John</td><td>47.8</td><td>Robert</td><td>46.5</td><td>James</td><td>40.7</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1925</td><td>John</td><td>49.3</td><td>Robert</td><td>44.9</td><td>James</td><td>43.1</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1926</td><td>Robert</td><td>47.0</td><td>John</td><td>45.6</td><td>William</td><td>41.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1927</td><td>Robert</td><td>46.3</td><td>James</td><td>43.6</td><td>John</td><td>42.7</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1928</td><td>Robert</td><td>46.2</td><td>John</td><td>41.4</td><td>James</td><td>40.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1929</td><td>Robert</td><td>48.7</td><td>John</td><td>43.7</td><td>James</td><td>41.3</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1930</td><td>Robert</td><td>45.4</td><td>James</td><td>43.3</td><td>John</td><td>43.2</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1931</td><td>Robert</td><td>49.2</td><td>James</td><td>42.3</td><td>John</td><td>41.2</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1932</td><td>Robert</td><td>49.6</td><td>John</td><td>42.6</td><td>James</td><td>39.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1933</td><td>Robert</td><td>46.9</td><td>James</td><td>41.6</td><td>John</td><td>40.9</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1934</td><td>Robert</td><td>43.2</td><td>James</td><td>42.9</td><td>John</td><td>39.0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1935</td><td>James</td><td>44.5</td><td>Robert</td><td>43.1</td><td>John</td><td>38.2</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1936</td><td>Robert</td><td>46.5</td><td>James</td><td>42.7</td><td>John</td><td>40.0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1937</td><td>Robert</td><td>46.0</td><td>James</td><td>43.5</td><td>John</td><td>41.0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1938</td><td>Robert</td><td>47.0</td><td>James</td><td>45.2</td><td>John</td><td>39.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1939</td><td>Robert</td><td>44.9</td><td>James</td><td>41.4</td><td>John</td><td>39.7</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1940</td><td>James</td><td>44.5</td><td>Robert</td><td>41.5</td><td>John</td><td>39.9</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1941</td><td>Robert</td><td>44.5</td><td>John</td><td>43.0</td><td>James</td><td>41.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1942</td><td>James</td><td>49.1</td><td>Robert</td><td>44.7</td><td>John</td><td>37.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1943</td><td>James</td><td>46.0</td><td>Robert</td><td>44.6</td><td>John</td><td>38.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1944</td><td>Robert</td><td>44.6</td><td>James</td><td>43.6</td><td>John</td><td>43.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1945</td><td>James</td><td>44.4</td><td>Robert</td><td>41.9</td><td>John</td><td>38.9</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1946</td><td>James</td><td>44.8</td><td>Robert</td><td>42.3</td><td>John</td><td>41.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1947</td><td>James</td><td>44.4</td><td>John</td><td>44.1</td><td>Robert</td><td>41.9</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1948</td><td>Robert</td><td>41.5</td><td>James</td><td>41.4</td><td>John</td><td>41.3</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1949</td><td>James</td><td>40.2</td><td>Robert</td><td>39.9</td><td>John</td><td>39.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1950</td><td>John</td><td>38.7</td><td>James</td><td>38.6</td><td>Robert</td><td>38.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1951</td><td>Robert</td><td>38.1</td><td>James</td><td>37.9</td><td>John</td><td>37.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1952</td><td>James</td><td>39.1</td><td>Robert</td><td>37.5</td><td>John</td><td>34.2</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1953</td><td>Michael</td><td>37.2</td><td>Robert</td><td>36.6</td><td>James</td><td>36.0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1954</td><td>Robert</td><td>36.5</td><td>Michael</td><td>35.7</td><td>John</td><td>35.3</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1955</td><td>Michael</td><td>37.5</td><td>James</td><td>34.7</td><td>David, Robert</td><td>34.3</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1956</td><td>Michael</td><td>35.1</td><td>Robert</td><td>33.8</td><td>David</td><td>33.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1957</td><td>Michael</td><td>34.7</td><td>James</td><td>33.3</td><td>Robert</td><td>32.2</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1958</td><td>Michael</td><td>34.8</td><td>David</td><td>34.4</td><td>Robert</td><td>31.0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1959</td><td>Michael</td><td>34.2</td><td>David</td><td>32.0</td><td>James</td><td>31.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1960</td><td>David</td><td>34.7</td><td>Michael</td><td>33.3</td><td>John</td><td>29.1</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1961</td><td>David</td><td>34.1</td><td>Michael</td><td>33.6</td><td>John</td><td>30.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1962</td><td>Michael</td><td>33.6</td><td>John</td><td>33.1</td><td>David</td><td>31.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1963</td><td>David</td><td>33.9</td><td>John, Michael</td><td>33.6</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>1964</td><td>Michael</td><td>35.5</td><td>John</td><td>33.2</td><td>David</td><td>32.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1965</td><td>Michael</td><td>35.7</td><td>James</td><td>31.2</td><td>John</td><td>30.7</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1966</td><td>Michael</td><td>35.1</td><td>David</td><td>31.0</td><td>John</td><td>29.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1967</td><td>Michael</td><td>36.8</td><td>David</td><td>29.7</td><td>James</td><td>28.2</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1968</td><td>Michael</td><td>36.3</td><td>David</td><td>30.5</td><td>James</td><td>28.3</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1969</td><td>Michael</td><td>41.1</td><td>David</td><td>28.5</td><td>John</td><td>28.1</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1970</td><td>Michael</td><td>40.9</td><td>David</td><td>29.5</td><td>John</td><td>27.3</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1971</td><td>Michael</td><td>37.3</td><td>John</td><td>27.0</td><td>David</td><td>26.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1972</td><td>Michael</td><td>38.7</td><td>Christopher</td><td>26.9</td><td>David</td><td>23.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1973</td><td>Michael</td><td>36.1</td><td>Christopher</td><td>26.2</td><td>James</td><td>23.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1974</td><td>Michael</td><td>38.3</td><td>Jason</td><td>28.4</td><td>Christopher</td><td>26.1</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1975</td><td>Michael</td><td>38.3</td><td>Christopher</td><td>25.5</td><td>Jason</td><td>25.0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1976</td><td>Michael</td><td>34.7</td><td>Jason</td><td>26.7</td><td>Christopher</td><td>24.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1977</td><td>Michael</td><td>36.9</td><td>Jason</td><td>28.4</td><td>Christopher</td><td>23.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1978</td><td>Michael</td><td>36.5</td><td>Jason</td><td>27.3</td><td>Christopher</td><td>25.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1979</td><td>Michael</td><td>32.5</td><td>Jason</td><td>26.2</td><td>Christopher</td><td>26.1</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1980</td><td>Michael</td><td>35.0</td><td>Jason</td><td>24.0</td><td>Christopher</td><td>23.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1981</td><td>Michael</td><td>32.7</td><td>Christopher</td><td>24.3</td><td>Jason</td><td>22.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1982</td><td>Michael</td><td>34.3</td><td>Christopher</td><td>28.7</td><td>Matthew</td><td>22.2</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1983</td><td>Michael</td><td>35.2</td><td>Christopher</td><td>30.3</td><td>Matthew</td><td>24.9</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1984</td><td>Michael</td><td>34.9</td><td>Christopher</td><td>30.7</td><td>Matthew</td><td>23.7</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1985</td><td>Michael</td><td>30.3</td><td>Christopher</td><td>29.2</td><td>Matthew</td><td>22.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1986</td><td>Michael</td><td>32.8</td><td>Christopher</td><td>28.2</td><td>Matthew</td><td>22.7</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1987</td><td>Michael</td><td>31.9</td><td>Christopher</td><td>25.3</td><td>Matthew</td><td>20.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1988</td><td>Michael</td><td>30.3</td><td>Christopher</td><td>25.3</td><td>Matthew</td><td>22.2</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1989</td><td>Michael</td><td>30.0</td><td>Christopher</td><td>24.2</td><td>Joshua</td><td>20.1</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1990</td><td>Michael</td><td>28.9</td><td>Christopher</td><td>23.3</td><td>Joshua</td><td>19.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1991</td><td>Michael</td><td>28.8</td><td>Christopher</td><td>23.0</td><td>Matthew</td><td>19.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1992</td><td>Michael</td><td>27.6</td><td>Christopher</td><td>20.3</td><td>Joshua</td><td>16.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1993</td><td>Michael</td><td>22.4</td><td>Christopher</td><td>18.1</td><td>Joshua</td><td>16.9</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1994</td><td>Michael</td><td>20.0</td><td>Matthew</td><td>17.4</td><td>Christopher</td><td>16.2</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1995</td><td>Michael</td><td>20.2</td><td>Jacob</td><td>17.1</td><td>Matthew</td><td>15.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1996</td><td>Michael</td><td>18.6</td><td>Matthew</td><td>17.4</td><td>Jacob</td><td>16.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1997</td><td>Michael</td><td>20.3</td><td>Jacob</td><td>16.0</td><td>Matthew</td><td>15.8</td></tr>
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Table 2 displays the three most frequent female given names for each year
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of birth from 1900 to 1997. The number to the right of each name indicates the frequency
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in the sample per 1,000 births of the same gender.
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<table width=65% align=center
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summary="the three most frequent male given names for each year of birth from 1900 to 1997">
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<caption><b>Table 2 -- Most Frequent Female Names for Years of Birth 1900-97</b></caption>
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<td><b></td>
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<th colspan=2>First</th>
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<th colspan=2>Second</th>
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<th colspan=2>Third</th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th scope=col align=left>Year<br>of Birth</th>
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<th scope=col align=left>Name</th><th scope=col align=left>Rate</th>
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<th scope=col align=left>Name</th><th scope=col align=left>Rate</th>
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<th scope=col align=left>Name</th><th scope=col align=left>Rate</th>
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</tr>
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<tr><td>1900</td><td>Mary</td><td>49.2</td><td>Helen</td><td>22.4</td><td>Anna</td><td>21.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1901</td><td>Mary</td><td>51.5</td><td>Helen</td><td>23.8</td><td>Anna</td><td>20.7</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1902</td><td>Mary</td><td>48.4</td><td>Helen</td><td>23.0</td><td>Anna</td><td>20.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1903</td><td>Mary</td><td>50.5</td><td>Margaret</td><td>21.3</td><td>Helen</td><td>21.0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1904</td><td>Mary</td><td>53.9</td><td>Helen</td><td>22.4</td><td>Margaret</td><td>20.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1905</td><td>Mary</td><td>47.6</td><td>Helen</td><td>25.5</td><td>Margaret</td><td>20.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1906</td><td>Mary</td><td>54.5</td><td>Helen</td><td>21.6</td><td>Margaret</td><td>19.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1907</td><td>Mary</td><td>50.7</td><td>Helen</td><td>23.8</td><td>Margaret</td><td>20.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1908</td><td>Mary</td><td>51.6</td><td>Helen</td><td>23.3</td><td>Margaret</td><td>19.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1909</td><td>Mary</td><td>49.7</td><td>Helen</td><td>28.5</td><td>Margaret</td><td>18.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1910</td><td>Mary</td><td>50.3</td><td>Helen</td><td>25.5</td><td>Margaret</td><td>20.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1911</td><td>Mary</td><td>50.8</td><td>Helen</td><td>25.2</td><td>Dorothy, Margaret</td><td>21.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1912</td><td>Mary</td><td>51.2</td><td>Helen</td><td>31.1</td><td>Dorothy</td><td>20.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1913</td><td>Mary</td><td>51.2</td><td>Helen</td><td>30.0</td><td>Dorothy</td><td>22.9</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1914</td><td>Mary</td><td>54.2</td><td>Helen</td><td>26.7</td><td>Dorothy</td><td>23.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1915</td><td>Mary</td><td>50.5</td><td>Helen</td><td>30.8</td><td>Dorothy</td><td>24.2</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1916</td><td>Mary</td><td>55.2</td><td>Helen</td><td>29.3</td><td>Margaret</td><td>24.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1917</td><td>Mary</td><td>54.9</td><td>Helen</td><td>26.7</td><td>Dorothy</td><td>26.0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1918</td><td>Mary</td><td>51.1</td><td>Helen</td><td>29.3</td><td>Dorothy</td><td>25.3</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1919</td><td>Mary</td><td>51.0</td><td>Helen</td><td>25.6</td><td>Dorothy</td><td>24.0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1920</td><td>Mary</td><td>49.5</td><td>Dorothy</td><td>27.4</td><td>Helen</td><td>25.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1921</td><td>Mary</td><td>57.3</td><td>Dorothy</td><td>25.9</td><td>Helen</td><td>25.3</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1922</td><td>Mary</td><td>54.2</td><td>Dorothy</td><td>26.9</td><td>Helen</td><td>22.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1923</td><td>Mary</td><td>52.0</td><td>Dorothy</td><td>29.2</td><td>Helen</td><td>21.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1924</td><td>Mary</td><td>49.7</td><td>Dorothy</td><td>25.2</td><td>Helen</td><td>22.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1925</td><td>Mary</td><td>53.5</td><td>Dorothy</td><td>27.7</td><td>Betty</td><td>23.0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1926</td><td>Mary</td><td>51.3</td><td>Dorothy</td><td>25.4</td><td>Helen</td><td>22.1</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1927</td><td>Mary</td><td>49.6</td><td>Betty</td><td>25.8</td><td>Dorothy</td><td>25.0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1928</td><td>Mary</td><td>51.4</td><td>Betty</td><td>26.8</td><td>Dorothy</td><td>25.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1929</td><td>Mary</td><td>46.4</td><td>Betty</td><td>28.7</td><td>Dorothy</td><td>22.9</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1930</td><td>Mary</td><td>50.7</td><td>Betty</td><td>26.6</td><td>Dorothy</td><td>21.7</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1931</td><td>Mary</td><td>48.3</td><td>Betty</td><td>26.6</td><td>Dorothy</td><td>20.1</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1932</td><td>Mary</td><td>44.0</td><td>Betty</td><td>24.0</td><td>Barbara</td><td>21.9</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1933</td><td>Mary</td><td>46.2</td><td>Betty</td><td>25.4</td><td>Barbara</td><td>21.7</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1934</td><td>Mary</td><td>48.9</td><td>Betty</td><td>23.8</td><td>Shirley</td><td>21.0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1935</td><td>Mary</td><td>46.4</td><td>Shirley</td><td>35.3</td><td>Barbara</td><td>23.1</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1936</td><td>Mary</td><td>46.4</td><td>Shirley</td><td>27.2</td><td>Barbara</td><td>24.7</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1937</td><td>Mary</td><td>44.1</td><td>Barbara</td><td>26.7</td><td>Patricia</td><td>23.2</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1938</td><td>Mary</td><td>41.7</td><td>Barbara</td><td>28.8</td><td>Patricia</td><td>18.9</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1939</td><td>Mary</td><td>39.8</td><td>Barbara</td><td>27.2</td><td>Patricia</td><td>20.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1940</td><td>Mary</td><td>39.9</td><td>Barbara</td><td>26.2</td><td>Patricia</td><td>23.2</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1941</td><td>Mary</td><td>38.2</td><td>Barbara</td><td>27.6</td><td>Patricia</td><td>25.0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1942</td><td>Mary</td><td>41.2</td><td>Barbara</td><td>29.6</td><td>Patricia</td><td>23.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1943</td><td>Mary</td><td>41.3</td><td>Barbara</td><td>27.5</td><td>Patricia</td><td>24.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1944</td><td>Mary</td><td>39.3</td><td>Barbara</td><td>24.8</td><td>Patricia</td><td>24.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1945</td><td>Mary</td><td>36.4</td><td>Linda</td><td>27.4</td><td>Barbara</td><td>25.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1946</td><td>Mary</td><td>37.3</td><td>Linda</td><td>28.5</td><td>Patricia</td><td>25.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1947</td><td>Linda</td><td>43.7</td><td>Mary</td><td>33.5</td><td>Patricia</td><td>24.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1948</td><td>Linda</td><td>47.6</td><td>Mary</td><td>33.9</td><td>Patricia</td><td>23.1</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1949</td><td>Linda</td><td>43.3</td><td>Mary</td><td>35.1</td><td>Patricia</td><td>21.3</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1950</td><td>Linda</td><td>40.4</td><td>Mary</td><td>30.6</td><td>Patricia</td><td>23.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1951</td><td>Linda</td><td>31.5</td><td>Mary</td><td>30.5</td><td>Patricia</td><td>25.9</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1952</td><td>Linda</td><td>31.4</td><td>Mary</td><td>30.9</td><td>Patricia</td><td>26.0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1953</td><td>Mary</td><td>29.1</td><td>Linda</td><td>27.5</td><td>Deborah</td><td>24.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1954</td><td>Mary</td><td>28.1</td><td>Deborah</td><td>24.6</td><td>Linda</td><td>22.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1955</td><td>Mary</td><td>26.5</td><td>Deborah</td><td>22.4</td><td>Debra, Linda</td><td>22.2</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1956</td><td>Mary</td><td>25.5</td><td>Susan</td><td>21.1</td><td>Debra</td><td>21.0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1957</td><td>Mary</td><td>25.0</td><td>Susan</td><td>19.2</td><td>Linda</td><td>17.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1958</td><td>Mary</td><td>25.0</td><td>Linda</td><td>18.4</td><td>Susan</td><td>18.3</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1959</td><td>Mary</td><td>23.4</td><td>Susan</td><td>16.2</td><td>Linda</td><td>15.9</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1960</td><td>Mary</td><td>21.9</td><td>Susan</td><td>17.1</td><td>Maria</td><td>15.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1961</td><td>Mary</td><td>19.0</td><td>Lisa</td><td>16.6</td><td>Susan</td><td>16.0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1962</td><td>Lisa</td><td>19.7</td><td>Mary</td><td>18.0</td><td>Maria</td><td>15.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1963</td><td>Lisa</td><td>21.2</td><td>Mary</td><td>19.7</td><td>Maria</td><td>16.0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1964</td><td>Lisa</td><td>23.1</td><td>Mary</td><td>18.3</td><td>Maria</td><td>15.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1965</td><td>Lisa</td><td>26.5</td><td>Maria</td><td>16.3</td><td>Karen</td><td>15.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1966</td><td>Lisa</td><td>26.3</td><td>Maria</td><td>15.8</td><td>Mary</td><td>15.1</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1967</td><td>Lisa</td><td>26.3</td><td>Maria</td><td>15.9</td><td>Kimberly</td><td>15.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1968</td><td>Lisa</td><td>22.8</td><td>Michelle</td><td>17.1</td><td>Kimberly</td><td>16.3</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1969</td><td>Lisa</td><td>22.0</td><td>Jennifer</td><td>16.7</td><td>Michelle</td><td>16.1</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1970</td><td>Jennifer</td><td>24.4</td><td>Lisa</td><td>17.2</td><td>Kimberly</td><td>14.9</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1971</td><td>Jennifer</td><td>28.1</td><td>Michelle</td><td>17.5</td><td>Lisa</td><td>16.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1972</td><td>Jennifer</td><td>33.2</td><td>Michelle</td><td>16.8</td><td>Lisa</td><td>15.0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1973</td><td>Jennifer</td><td>35.4</td><td>Michelle</td><td>14.9</td><td>Amy</td><td>14.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1974</td><td>Jennifer</td><td>34.2</td><td>Amy</td><td>15.3</td><td>Michelle</td><td>13.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1975</td><td>Jennifer</td><td>31.5</td><td>Amy</td><td>18.1</td><td>Michelle</td><td>13.7</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1976</td><td>Jennifer</td><td>34.6</td><td>Amy</td><td>17.2</td><td>Melissa</td><td>14.0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1977</td><td>Jennifer</td><td>30.0</td><td>Amy</td><td>15.5</td><td>Melissa</td><td>14.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1978</td><td>Jennifer</td><td>32.7</td><td>Jessica</td><td>15.4</td><td>Melissa</td><td>14.1</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1979</td><td>Jennifer</td><td>30.4</td><td>Melissa</td><td>16.9</td><td>Amanda</td><td>15.7</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1980</td><td>Jennifer</td><td>30.7</td><td>Jessica</td><td>18.9</td><td>Amanda</td><td>18.3</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1981</td><td>Jennifer</td><td>31.7</td><td>Jessica</td><td>21.7</td><td>Amanda</td><td>18.0</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1982</td><td>Jennifer</td><td>30.6</td><td>Jessica</td><td>26.9</td><td>Amanda</td><td>17.7</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1983</td><td>Jennifer</td><td>28.8</td><td>Jessica</td><td>23.1</td><td>Ashley</td><td>20.3</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1984</td><td>Jennifer</td><td>26.6</td><td>Jessica</td><td>24.5</td><td>Ashley</td><td>19.9</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1985</td><td>Jessica</td><td>24.7</td><td>Ashley</td><td>24.3</td><td>Jennifer</td><td>22.4</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1986</td><td>Jessica</td><td>27.6</td><td>Ashley</td><td>25.4</td><td>Amanda</td><td>19.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1987</td><td>Jessica</td><td>28.2</td><td>Ashley</td><td>27.8</td><td>Amanda</td><td>19.7</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1988</td><td>Ashley</td><td>24.5</td><td>Jessica</td><td>22.6</td><td>Amanda</td><td>20.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1989</td><td>Jessica</td><td>22.0</td><td>Ashley</td><td>21.3</td><td>Amanda, Brittany</td><td>17.9</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1990</td><td>Jessica</td><td>21.0</td><td>Ashley</td><td>20.8</td><td>Brittany</td><td>16.1</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1991</td><td>Ashley</td><td>22.5</td><td>Jessica</td><td>19.9</td><td>Amanda</td><td>14.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1992</td><td>Jessica</td><td>18.9</td><td>Ashley</td><td>16.9</td><td>Sarah</td><td>12.3</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1993</td><td>Jessica</td><td>17.0</td><td>Ashley</td><td>16.5</td><td>Sarah</td><td>13.7</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1994</td><td>Jessica</td><td>16.0</td><td>Ashley</td><td>13.5</td><td>Emily</td><td>11.6</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1995</td><td>Emily</td><td>13.6</td><td>Ashley</td><td>13.4</td><td>Jessica</td><td>13.3</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1996</td><td>Emily</td><td>14.5</td><td>Jessica</td><td>12.0</td><td>Ashley</td><td>11.8</td></tr>
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<tr><td>1997</td><td>Emily</td><td>13.8</td><td>Sarah</td><td>13.3</td><td>Taylor</td><td>10.6</td></tr>
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</table>
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<hr noshade width=80%>
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<p>
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Table 3 lists the 40 most popular given names for the year of
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birth of 1996. The sample consists of 19,662 girls and 20,264 boys.
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The numbers on the left represent rank. The number to the right of each name
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represents the frequency per 1,000 births of the same gender.
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Several times in this table there were ties in popularity order. In these
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cases the order and frequency are given for the first name and left blank
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in subsequent names.
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</p>
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<table width=80% align=center>
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<caption><b>Table 3 -- Top 40 Given Names for Year of Birth 1996</b></caption>
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<tr>
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<th colspan=3>Female</th><th colspan=3>Male</th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th align=left scope=col>Rank</th><th align=left scope=col>Name</th><th align=left scope=col>Rate</th>
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<td><br></td>
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<th align=left scope=col>Rank</th><th align=left scope=col>Name</th><th align=left scope=col>Rate</th>
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</tr>
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<tr><td>1.</td><td>Emily</td><td>14.49</td><td><br></td><td>1.</td><td>Michael</td><td>18.56</td></tr>
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<tr><td>2.</td><td>Jessica</td><td>11.95</td><td><br></td><td>2.</td><td>Matthew</td><td>17.42</td></tr>
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<tr><td>3.</td><td>Ashley</td><td>11.80</td><td><br></td><td>3.</td><td>Jacob</td><td>16.38</td></tr>
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<tr><td>4.</td><td>Sarah</td><td>10.53</td><td><br></td><td>4.</td><td>Joshua</td><td>14.61</td></tr>
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<tr><td>5.</td><td>Samantha</td><td>10.02</td><td><br></td><td>5.</td><td>Christopher</td><td>14.46</td></tr>
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<tr><td>6.</td><td>Taylor</td><td>9.00</td><td><br></td><td>6.</td><td>Daniel</td><td>13.18</td></tr>
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<tr><td>7.</td><td>Hannah</td><td>8.75</td><td><br></td><td>7.</td><td>Nicholas</td><td>13.08</td></tr>
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<tr><td>8.</td><td>Rachel</td><td>8.65</td><td><br></td><td>8.</td><td>Andrew,</td><td>12.68</td></tr>
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<tr><td>9.</td><td>Alexis</td><td>8.60</td><td><br></td><td></td><td>Tyler</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>10.</td><td>Megan</td><td>8.29</td><td><br></td><td>10.</td><td>Joseph</td><td>12.14</td></tr>
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<tr><td>11.</td><td>Elizabeth</td><td>7.93</td><td><br></td><td>11.</td><td>Brandon</td><td>12.04</td></tr>
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<tr><td>12.</td><td>Kayla</td><td>7.63</td><td><br></td><td>12.</td><td>Anthony</td><td>11.65</td></tr>
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<tr><td>13.</td><td>Lauren</td><td>6.87</td><td><br></td><td>13.</td><td>Austin</td><td>11.60</td></tr>
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<tr><td>14.</td><td>Nicole</td><td>6.71</td><td><br></td><td>14.</td><td>John</td><td>11.05</td></tr>
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<tr><td>15.</td><td>Amanda</td><td>6.41</td><td><br></td><td>15.</td><td>James,</td><td>10.91</td></tr>
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<tr><td>16.</td><td>Madison</td><td>6.36</td><td><br></td><td></td><td>Zachary</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>17.</td><td>Brittany</td><td>6.05</td><td><br></td><td>17.</td><td>David</td><td>10.56</td></tr>
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<tr><td>18.</td><td>Stephanie,</td><td>5.90</td><td><br></td><td>18.</td><td>Ryan</td><td>10.22</td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td>Victoria</td><td></td><td><br></td><td>19.</td><td>Justin</td><td>9.72</td></tr>
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<tr><td>20.</td><td>Alyssa,</td><td>5.65</td><td><br></td><td>20.</td><td>Jonathan</td><td>9.52</td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td>Amber,</td><td></td><td><br></td><td>21.</td><td>William</td><td>9.18</td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td>Brianna</td><td></td><td><br></td><td>22.</td><td>Alexander</td><td>8.93</td></tr>
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<tr><td>23.</td><td>Courtney,</td><td>5.34</td><td><br></td><td>23.</td><td>Robert</td><td>8.69</td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td>Jennifer</td><td></td><td><br></td><td>24.</td><td>Christian</td><td>8.44</td></tr>
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<tr><td>25.</td><td>Haley</td><td>5.19</td><td><br></td><td>25.</td><td>Kyle</td><td>7.99</td></tr>
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<tr><td>26.</td><td>Anna</td><td>5.04</td><td><br></td><td>26.</td><td>Kevin</td><td>7.20</td></tr>
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<tr><td>27.</td><td>Danielle,</td><td>4.83</td><td><br></td><td>27.</td><td>Thomas</td><td>6.81</td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td>Olivia</td><td></td><td><br></td><td>28.</td><td>Aaron</td><td>6.51</td></tr>
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<tr><td>29.</td><td>Rebecca</td><td></td><td><br></td><td>29.</td><td>Jose</td><td>6.46</td></tr>
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<tr><td>30.</td><td>Jasmine</td><td>4.73</td><td><br></td><td>30.</td><td>Benjamin</td><td>6.42</td></tr>
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<tr><td>31.</td><td>Melissa</td><td>4.63</td><td><br></td><td>31.</td><td>Cody</td><td>6.12</td></tr>
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<tr><td>32.</td><td>Morgan</td><td>4.58</td><td><br></td><td>32.</td><td>Eric,</td><td>5.97</td></tr>
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<tr><td>33.</td><td>Abigail,</td><td>4.48</td><td><br></td><td></td><td>Samuel,</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td>Alexandra</td><td></td><td><br></td><td></td><td>Steven</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>35.</td><td>Kimberly</td><td>4.37</td><td><br></td><td>35.</td><td>Brian,</td><td>5.87</td></tr>
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<tr><td>36.</td><td>Katherine</td><td>4.17</td><td><br></td><td></td><td>Jordan</td><td></td></tr>
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<tr><td>37.</td><td>Allison</td><td>3.92</td><td><br></td><td>37.</td><td>Dylan</td><td>5.53</td></tr>
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<tr><td>38.</td><td>Mary</td><td>3.71</td><td><br></td><td>38.</td><td>Nathan</td><td>5.28</td></tr>
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<tr><td>39.</td><td>Brooke,</td><td>3.66</td><td><br></td><td>39.</td><td>Adam</td><td>5.03</td></tr>
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<tr><td></td><td>Sydney</td><td></td><td><br></td><td>40.</td><td>Richard</td><td>4.93</td></tr>
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For additional lists go to the
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<a href="../../babynames/index.html">Popular Baby Names page</a>.</p>
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<p><a href="../note1990s/list.html">Notes published in the 1990s</a>
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