This video shows the most popular names given to girls between the years 1880 and 2020. The numbers are the averages for the past 10 years. Source: www.ssa.gov/
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I'm actually really happy that in the early 1900s each of the top ten names were wayyyy more common than the top ten names are today. We went from Mary's 600k lead to Emma at less than 200k. That means we have way more diversity in names than before. As much as people fear giving their kids popular names because there could be 4 more Emma's in their class, at least their entire class isn't named Mary.
What parents don't seem to understand is that if you give your kid a rare name, it decreases their chances of being hired. People subconsciously think weird names must mean the person is weird and thus not a good fit for the job.
Well I’m sure that Mary is still one of the top names in devoutly Catholic cultures. Of course, the title of the video actually doesn’t mention in what country these are the most popular names but since the information came from the SSA it is obviously the USA. In any case, what I find interesting is that one of the most popular names in the 1880’s “Emma” has reemerged to become the most popular girl’s name of today. Thankfully however I don’t think there is much of a chance of Ethel or Bertha ever making a comeback.
I'm from China and because our names consist of 2-4 characters usually, there're hundreds of thousands of possible combinations. It rarely happens that two ppl have the same name. I'm 18 and have never known anyone with my name, and that's basically true for almost all my Chinese friends.
I am not from the US and I observed how many famous women are called Jennifer - Aniston, Lopez, Connelly, Hudson, Gardner, Lawrence, Coolidge, Grey and so on. It's no surprise for me that this name was at the top places at some moment.
@@chicago4life366 yis😁 I know a lot of Mary's. But I'm glad (even though I'm Catholic) that my parents didn't name me Elizabeth or Mary. Not that I think they're ugly names, it's just cuz they're so common. Although,my name is after a Catholic saint, saint Gianna Molla.
My grandmother, born in 1900, was named Emily. My grandfather called her Emma. I never knew another Emily or Emma growing up, and thought it was an old person's name. Same with my Aunt Evelyn, and my Aunt Verna. Given enough time, everything comes back into style.
Genuinely surprised Rebecca never made an appearance. Honestly thought around the 2015 era, Jessica and Rebecca would take the lead. I worked at this restaurant for 8 years. Over the years probably had about 10 of both of them come through, and at one point we had 5 Rebecca's and 6 Jessica's + 1 guy called Jessie working at the same time, out of a staff pool of like 20-25 people. God that was confusing times
I was born in 1992 and my middle name is Stephanie, 7th most popular girl’s name in ‘92. Just about every popular girl in school that I knew was a Jessica, Ashley, Sarah, or Amanda. Fast forward to 2018, my younger sister was born and her name is Mia which began to rise to popularity in 2017 (seemingly) out of nowhere. Very interesting.
if you consider alle the asian names, names like Jessica or Sarah would be like 1% cause there are so much more asians. this list stands only for the usa (from a european view)
I found this interesting! There is a famous singer Linda Yamamoto in Japan and I have just figred out why her name is Linda. She was born in 1951 and her American father named her Linda. I didn't know Linda had been such a popular name at that time!
*that moment when your own name pops up on the board and you don’t know if you should be happy because your name is popular or mad because your parents couldn’t find an original name*
Girl be happy you have a more common name. I have a name that literally no one else in the entire history of the U.S. has had. Which basically means I can be easily googled by first name alone. Great if you are a wanna be famous author or singer. Sucks if you want to just work a regular day job. And God forbid you work customer service and no one can pronounce your very unique name. Lol it's a mess. But I was named after a relative from another country who died, so it would insult my family if I changed it.
Everyone pronounces my name wrong :( It's a sort of rare name but not completely unheard of, quite a few people have it but just spelt a tiny bit differently and a few people have it spelt my way, and I mean...I wanna become an author so.....
@@Lapantouflemagic0 yeah, in arabic Mohammed, in turkish Muhammed or Mehmed, i do not know in pakistan how they use it there. And female name; Fatima in arabic, fatma in turkish, i do not know in pakistan how they use it as well. Pakistan is great. They have nuclear bombs. All our names would be same then. "ash" :3
Isabella entrou para a lista de nomes mais populares assim que o filme Crepúsculo lançou no cinema em 2008 😂 Bem, isso nos EUA. Já no Brasil, esse nome foi muito popular entre os anos de 1970 e 1990.
I find it interesting that name popularity seems to correlate a lot with the most popularly available media at the time. Books (bible included), early radio and movie media, tv shows, etc... I wonder how many of the most popular names we could guess today if we just picked from the top 10 most popular media? Very interesting indeed.
Ever since I was little, I always wanted to name my daughter Charlotte if I was lucky enough to have one. So in 2020, I gave birth to my daughter and I named her Charlotte. Funny that it finally was in the top 20 the year she was born. Before I saw this video, it seemed like there are more Charlottes now. Now I have confirmation that my observation was correct. Funny how life is lol.
I called my daughter Charlotte ( French) in memory of Charlotte Brontë and Charlotte Corday ( Charlotte was very popular in France in the XVIII th century)
That was absolutely fascinating! Looked to be based on USA statistics because we don’t have many Taylors or Madisons in the UK but fascinating none the less.
I'm surprised Heather turned up in the top 10 so late. I swear that every class I was in, in the 1980s (so, kids born in the mid-'70s) had at least two Heathers.
Its fascinating to watch the names of my grandmother, my mother & aunts, then those of my childhood friends come in and leave the list. It would be fascinating to see what the fastest climbing names have been. Like I'm sure increased diversity and spikes in immigration from specific countries affect the data. And I expected more from Emily in the late 70s/early 80s because I've always known several of those at a time.
I think it probably would have been if the statistics didn't account for different spellings, if it considered Katherine/Catherine/Kathryn all the same name. A few names never got as high as they seem like they should have been, just because they were divided among two or more popular spellings >looking at Sara(h)
My grandmother is shocked at the most popular names now because they were popular names for her grandmother's generation. Particularly Olivia, Ruth, Anna apparently
Ha! I had a teacher named Karen and I have ADHD. She said I couldn't do well in school because of it (big bs, btw. I'm doing cambridge as a foreigner with A's, and plan on studying abroad) but the name served her well.
I’m Beatrix, go by Trixie. I got some teasing for having an “old-lady” name as I’m fairly young (was born in 1995 lol) and I never found my name on the personalized merch all the Jessica’s and Amanda’s had, but as a whole, I didn’t mind. There was never anyone else called Trixie in any of my classes, so I didn’t have to worry about teachers mixing up my assignments with someone else’s if I forgot to put my last initial behind my name on my assignments.
I was about to comment I was extremely surprised Sophia hadn’t made the list yet and then she pops in!! Seems like every other girl in the 2010s was named that.
Jennifer here and I was born in the 80s and my slightly younger cousin is named Jessica lmao. Growing up there were ALWAYS at least about 3-5 other Jennifers in my class, sometimes with the same middle name too 😅
@Zoe Latimer im not from America too and either England, Australia or Spanish countties that use Ava or idc what. Really i meat so many Mary that i cant even remember all of them, is most used name in the world excepting the english speaing countries. For example, nobody will use Emma and Karen in Russia or Argentina
I had a friend who was born in 1918 named Helen. I didn’t know it was such a popular name at the time she was born. She passed away in February 2020 one month before her 102nd birthday.
@@kirstymackenzie2437Ok, I hope necks time I see a joking comment, it won't be near half-baked as yours. It is such a pain in the neck when people act dumb despite knowing what they meant.
I remember in the late 80s there being so many Heathers and Ambers in my middle school that if you yelled any of those two names in the cafeteria you were guaranteed at least 30 girls would turn their heads.
I love how you can tell the numbers decrease for the most popular name in the 00s and 10s. Like the highest was in the 100k while before, the highest will be at least 300k. Hell Mary hit 600k in the 19th and 20th century. I think it’s because people were naming their children popular names but “with a twist” in the spelling to be “unique”. So technically they don’t count in data for the conventional spelling of the name.
Certain names you'll hear and can automatically assume that they're older women like Betty or Nancy or Ruth. I guess some names just fall out of style.
@@honolulublues5548 we have the same phenomen with french names ! Apparently the names who were popular once come back when the generation who use to have them is disappearing. So, Emma in France for exemple was really really famous in the second part of the 19th and then disappear to come back at the end of the 90s and begining of the 2000. For the men it's the same with Jean
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4:53 *karen has entered the chat*
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And she will complain why she isn't at the top of the list. 🤣
That profile explains it all
Yes.
I would like to speak to the manager. :)
Mary was in the top for the 108 years straight!
78 years of first place
78 years you mean
@@adam2943 i think he/she met top 10 not top 1
wahaha
Jennifer also was also popular in the past
Nobody:
Everyone:
“hey Mary”
“oh why hello Mary”
“how have you been Mary”
“Hey Mary can you go tell Mary that supper is prepared”
“Thanks Mary”
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Do this with boys and watch 150 years of John, James, Chris, Mike, David, and Stephen playing musical chairs.
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underrated comment!!!
Alexander is going to pop out as well (versions as Alex or Alessandro)
dont forget Dick and Charles
Don’t forget Robert
Andrew, William and Joseph also.
I'm actually really happy that in the early 1900s each of the top ten names were wayyyy more common than the top ten names are today. We went from Mary's 600k lead to Emma at less than 200k. That means we have way more diversity in names than before. As much as people fear giving their kids popular names because there could be 4 more Emma's in their class, at least their entire class isn't named Mary.
... I think it means mostly we have less kids 😅😅😅
@@purplerobin92the worlds population is at the highest it's ever been. It's just not growing as drastically as it was before.
What parents don't seem to understand is that if you give your kid a rare name, it decreases their chances of being hired. People subconsciously think weird names must mean the person is weird and thus not a good fit for the job.
@@desireandfirei think the video is about new born girls
Well I’m sure that Mary is still one of the top names in devoutly Catholic cultures. Of course, the title of the video actually doesn’t mention in what country these are the most popular names but since the information came from the SSA it is obviously the USA. In any case, what I find interesting is that one of the most popular names in the 1880’s “Emma” has reemerged to become the most popular girl’s name of today. Thankfully however I don’t think there is much of a chance of Ethel or Bertha ever making a comeback.
Emma 170 years later: “I’m back why didn’t you take me serious”
😂😂😂
My name is Emma
Your profile pic: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*promised neverland* cOuGh cOuGh
@@loliberryyydeadaccount8735 I thought the same 😂 but I don't think so that he's talking about tpn
When your name's not on the list: I'm not like other girls
hahA Yes tHis MeAns i'M qUiRKy
Im UnIqUe
@PotCat yEs.
YeSh, Im So SpEaCiAl AnD QuIrKy
Am I quirky?? My name ain't on there- I'm veyla
I'm from China and because our names consist of 2-4 characters usually, there're hundreds of thousands of possible combinations. It rarely happens that two ppl have the same name. I'm 18 and have never known anyone with my name, and that's basically true for almost all my Chinese friends.
Wow, sounds tricky! I haven't any idea of this. 👍
I wonder if the english equivalence would be like naming yourself Johnthany or Alexondarr or Raburt
I am not from the US and I observed how many famous women are called Jennifer - Aniston, Lopez, Connelly, Hudson, Gardner, Lawrence, Coolidge, Grey and so on. It's no surprise for me that this name was at the top places at some moment.
Mary: *I used to rule the world until Lisa ruined everything*
Lisa: Oh shut up Mary,Jennifer got me down
Lisa gaming sucks
@@Italiantrollslashhalfj then there is black pink Lisa
@@veenagayatri2020 Black pink lisa is the best but the one that plays roblox isn't ·w·
@@veenagayatri2020yeah lol
7:50 350 thousand parents simultaneously naming their daughters Ashley 😂
Emma in 1887: disappeared
Emma nearly 130 years later: appears
People pronouncing “Anne Marie”:
“Anne Mary”
“An Marie”
“Anne Murry”
“Mary Anne”
But how do you actually pronounce it?
An marí
I say An Marie and emphasise the ie at the end
Annelise Marie
Ann Marry
Dorothy became popular around the early 1900's because of the Wizard of Oz. Mary has always been popular because of the Virgin Mary.
Thank the Catholic Church
And Emma because of Harry Potter
Yep.. My friend is called Dorothy- lol
@@chicago4life366 yis😁 I know a lot of Mary's. But I'm glad (even though I'm Catholic) that my parents didn't name me Elizabeth or Mary. Not that I think they're ugly names, it's just cuz they're so common. Although,my name is after a Catholic saint, saint Gianna Molla.
@@geanbean1305 I like variations of Mary, like Marie, Marianne, or Marion.
My grandmother, born in 1900, was named Emily. My grandfather called her Emma. I never knew another Emily or Emma growing up, and thought it was an old person's name. Same with my Aunt Evelyn, and my Aunt Verna. Given enough time, everything comes back into style.
Genuinely surprised Rebecca never made an appearance.
Honestly thought around the 2015 era, Jessica and Rebecca would take the lead.
I worked at this restaurant for 8 years. Over the years probably had about 10 of both of them come through, and at one point we had 5 Rebecca's and 6 Jessica's + 1 guy called Jessie working at the same time, out of a staff pool of like 20-25 people. God that was confusing times
I highly appreciate the fact that they made Olivia olive green-colored.
yup, there's my name. my mom thought it wouldn't be popular but it became one of the most popular names
@@bealuvscats lol
@@bealuvscats my name too...I know so many Olivia’s it’s scary
@@bealuvscats sometimes I don’t turn my head when people call my name bc I don’t think they’re talking to me lol
@@youtubeusername7158 I literally can't go anywhere without meeting another Olivia
Took 78 years for Mary to lose top spot. Doubt any name will ever be as popular
Jennifer hold my years
I'm pretty sure almost everyone knows someone named mary
@@blossomrockruff i dont
@@emma7360 sorry
@VERNONBLVJSCSONAVUNE On the 7 train and 6 train also sorry
I was born in 1992 and my middle name is Stephanie, 7th most popular girl’s name in ‘92. Just about every popular girl in school that I knew was a Jessica, Ashley, Sarah, or Amanda.
Fast forward to 2018, my younger sister was born and her name is Mia which began to rise to popularity in 2017 (seemingly) out of nowhere. Very interesting.
if you consider alle the asian names, names like Jessica or Sarah would be like 1% cause there are so much more asians. this list stands only for the usa (from a european view)
@@Bleed1987 yeah definitely American trends but i am American
You must not be from California. There have been tons and tons and tons of Mia's since the 1980s. You should name your daughter Karen.
I found this interesting! There is a famous singer Linda Yamamoto in Japan and I have just figred out why her name is Linda. She was born in 1951 and her American father named her Linda. I didn't know Linda had been such a popular name at that time!
I think the name works. Would people in japan even use English names for their children?
means “nice/kind” for a female in Spanish
*that moment when your own name pops up on the board and you don’t know if you should be happy because your name is popular or mad because your parents couldn’t find an original name*
Lol yea
Girl be happy you have a more common name. I have a name that literally no one else in the entire history of the U.S. has had. Which basically means I can be easily googled by first name alone. Great if you are a wanna be famous author or singer. Sucks if you want to just work a regular day job. And God forbid you work customer service and no one can pronounce your very unique name. Lol it's a mess. But I was named after a relative from another country who died, so it would insult my family if I changed it.
I was happy when mine name left the list 😂
Everyone pronounces my name wrong :( It's a sort of rare name but not completely unheard of, quite a few people have it but just spelt a tiny bit differently and a few people have it spelt my way, and I mean...I wanna become an author so.....
@@Ayaforshort what's your first name?
-Hey, i know you somewhere.
-No, i dont think so
-Yes yes, your name Mary, right?
-How do you know that?
-... 0 _ 0
works a lot better with "mohamed" in the muslim world or european suburbs 😏
@@Lapantouflemagic0 yeah, in arabic Mohammed, in turkish Muhammed or Mehmed, i do not know in pakistan how they use it there. And female name; Fatima in arabic, fatma in turkish, i do not know in pakistan how they use it as well. Pakistan is great. They have nuclear bombs. All our names would be same then. "ash" :3
@@Lapantouflemagic0 cringe
@@primrose446 whats cringe?
LOL
2020: Elizabeth is not on the list
Elizabeth in 2022: I’m gonna be the Queen now!
Honestly Mary still isn't a bad name. It's definitely aged better than names like Ruth or Betty or Barbara
They were probably all named that after Mary Magdalene
Barbara's still a pretty name. It sounds professional. I even knows Dorothea and she's 33
@@AllusernamesgoneFUCKwhat about Mary mother of Jesus?
Mary Magdalene wasn’t a significant biblical figure as Mary mother of god
Susan and Frances: “if we go down, then we go down together”
😂
I know two old ladies at Church names Susan and Frances and they are best friends.... idk
When tpyou go down we go down together,told you id go down forevEr told u id sTay wIth u
They were both best friends, until frances got jealous of how famous susan got.
@@SsVoyage1892 yea
7:51 Ashley was like “MOVE IT PEOPLE” 😂
👍🏻
laughing crying emoji
Lmaooo
255 people in my country are named Ashley so it feel wierd to see it on a top list 😂
That’s my moms name!
My sister Karen always hated her name! She even tried to change the spelling from Karen to Karyn. She was heartbroken when it went derogatory😢
I'm happy to see that people are coming back around to valuing classic and beautiful names again at the end.
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XDDD
@@shelbyniel3191 god doesn’t make mistakes shut up.
@@sxnflowers8039 EXACTLY!!!
Me: Did i just waste ten minutes of my life to watching the most popular girls name?
My brain:Yes
Brother
That's why RUclips has double speed
Don't lie, we all watched this skipping 10 secs all the time
Right. Why are these videos so satisfying?! And also neat to see how much things changed over the years.
And I just skip
The fact that the name Elizabeth can be seen in the 1880's and 1990's is amazing
from an Elizabeth
A+ video!
Very helpful, thank you for making it.
Someone: Mary is a pretty name, I’ll name my child that.
Everyone else in 1880: *noted*
My name in translation to english is Mary. I'm Maria in polish
@Mary Cooper I am Mary too, but "Maria" (in polish) and I really like my name
*WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN*
@AoiTaiyō ; Yay! My name mate!
That would be Jesus' maternal grandparents
When you see your name with a different spelling:
*"So close yet so far"*
LOL if there were Nathalie it would be so close but i dint have an H in my name
dont*
Sophia and Sofía
I see mia but it’s nowhere near my real name it’s my nickname 😭
@@sofofofof3112 Guess my name is it Sophia or Sofia
Isabella entrou para a lista de nomes mais populares assim que o filme Crepúsculo lançou no cinema em 2008 😂
Bem, isso nos EUA. Já no Brasil, esse nome foi muito popular entre os anos de 1970 e 1990.
É verdade. Eu nasci em 2001, e o que mais tinha na minha escola era meninas chamadas de Isabela 😂
My mother's name happens to be Isobel (born 1936) and my sister-in-law Isabelle (born 1965!)
I noticed that too
Crepúsculo = Twilight
aprende uma coisa cada dia, interesting, I’ve only ever heard anoitecer
I find it interesting that name popularity seems to correlate a lot with the most popularly available media at the time. Books (bible included), early radio and movie media, tv shows, etc... I wonder how many of the most popular names we could guess today if we just picked from the top 10 most popular media? Very interesting indeed.
Nobody talkin about Lisa I- when she entered she ENTERED
Here i come kicking the door-
Blinkueeeeeee
@@ashlynnarang8924 how do you know if a person is in a fandom?
@@chloehello3841 Yeah but blackpink Lisa was born in 1997 not 1955
@@crvstalsncw1228 I mean in this case she was right
Emma was popular in the 1880s and then for some reason the 2010s
Emma Watson
@@gregorkerka1235 true
Hehe
Because Wii Resort champions 😂😂😂
@@virtualaviation8399 omg yes Wii Resort! i love that game and miss it so much 😭
Fascinating to watch. Would love to see a least popular timeline 😊
Wow, How interesting - Thank You !
Mary: we took over the world.
I ruined your 100 likes
@@shoutimeruler ??
*I used to rule the world*
RIP to everyone named Karen before the meme started.
ok
Alberto AND brentTV spongebob popsicle cult?! What is this
I feel bad for those people
I hate that name . I prefer it to be spelt as Caryn , Caren or Karyn .
@@sweetqueenladybug2028 That’s better
• Alice: 10
• Anna: 2, 2
• Bertha: 8, 7
• Clara: 9, 8
• Elizabeth: 4, 3
• Emma: 3, 4
•Florence: 9
• Ida: 7, 10
• Margaret: 5, 6
• Mary: 1, 1,
• Minnie: 6, 5
I thought it was interesting that there was such a shift in names in 2009. Really enjoyed this visual.
Dang I was beginning to think MARY would never lose this horse race
Lisa virtually committed blasphemy by overtaking Mary in 1958!
LORDJIE!!!!but anna marie
@@brianarbenz7206jesus/mary is our god😇🙏🙏
@@leinn5751 she ain’t Caucasian tho.
@@iwokeuplikethis3589 umm.
Nobody:
Literally Nobody:
Ashley:
Ummmmm, let’s just go straight to 3rd place even though I was not even in the league
sounds like an Ashley to me
Wait my name is Ashley ;-;
@@HELLNAHdusty oh well heck-
@@HELLNAHdusty same😌
@@lolagarcia2490 ur name is lola
That was fascinating.
Ever since I was little, I always wanted to name my daughter Charlotte if I was lucky enough to have one. So in 2020, I gave birth to my daughter and I named her Charlotte. Funny that it finally was in the top 20 the year she was born. Before I saw this video, it seemed like there are more Charlottes now. Now I have confirmation that my observation was correct. Funny how life is lol.
Same. I'm due with my first baby, Charlotte, on May 17th. I've wanted to use the name for quite some time and now it seems to be gaining popularity.
Ah, funny how life can be. My daughter was born on May 12.
Congrats on your little one too, bet you can’t wait to meet her 🥰
I called my daughter Charlotte ( French) in memory of Charlotte Brontë and Charlotte Corday ( Charlotte was very popular in France in the XVIII th century)
Mary: I used to rule the world…
stolen comment, sorry ive seen that here before
@@sophh0622 lmao I stole it from myself in a Ryan’s world most popular
@@KoiDayz oh loll
Totally
But now i am Here....
Mary: you took everything away from me.
Lisa: I don't even know you.
My moms name is apparently very powerful lol she beat the maries
@@SmellyAlpaca wow-
@@SmellyAlpaca lol
my aunts name is lisa
@@Gwengadalynnegada Same! Aunt Lisa cult lol
>When you meet every other person with your name.
Why do I hear final boss music playing?
That was absolutely fascinating! Looked to be based on USA statistics because we don’t have many Taylors or Madisons in the UK but fascinating none the less.
Let's face it, we all knew Karen would be here because of the thumbnail from the beginning.
It appeared on top 10 on 1947 and dropped down from top 10 in 1977
It is a sad thing, that name was popular for 30 years 😔
Ok but imagine being called ✨v i r g i n a✨
Until 60 years ago, it mattered.
Ehm.. do you mean Virginia?..
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I- Uhmm can you please edit this comment and fix virgina to virginia?
The joke is that "virgina" is a word with different meaning in Spanish language
I'm surprised Heather turned up in the top 10 so late. I swear that every class I was in, in the 1980s (so, kids born in the mid-'70s) had at least two Heathers.
Its fascinating to watch the names of my grandmother, my mother & aunts, then those of my childhood friends come in and leave the list. It would be fascinating to see what the fastest climbing names have been. Like I'm sure increased diversity and spikes in immigration from specific countries affect the data. And I expected more from Emily in the late 70s/early 80s because I've always known several of those at a time.
A moment of silence for Mary
1880-1958
Fuck she had enough of time for herself
I feel like Kate or Catherine should have been on that list somewhere. Everyone named their girl Katie for a while .
I think it probably would have been if the statistics didn't account for different spellings, if it considered Katherine/Catherine/Kathryn all the same name. A few names never got as high as they seem like they should have been, just because they were divided among two or more popular spellings >looking at Sara(h)
@@milic5749 yeah Deborah and Debra were both up there at one point
Katie can also be a nickname for Kaitlyn lol I named my daughter Kaitlyn and she goes by Katie.
I thought for sure Katherine!
I was very surprised to not see Catherine. I swear I hear that name a lot, or any other variation. My aunt is spelled Kathryn though.
Fun to watch!
Very interesting to watch.
Most popular girl names:
1880: Mary
1958: Lisa
1963: Jennifer
1988: Jessica
2003: Emily
2013: Emma
As for Karen, she disappeared for good in 1977.
Until know haha, I seriously believe Karen is the most popular name in 2020 ^^U
Karen in 1950: popular name.
Karen in 2020: popular meme.
@@jorge091167 the cats memes are making them revive.
@@jorge091167 *1970
the start date is 10 years earlie.(film, or tv cast)
"Hi Mary"
"how you know my name?"
"Idk just guessed"
Lol
My name is Mary also-
My name is Ivana its Ivana a bad name?
@@ivanaespinosa9397 no ive only seen one person named ivana
My name lesley tho
“And what did we learn today kids?” “Too many damn people are named Emma!”
My grandmother is shocked at the most popular names now because they were popular names for her grandmother's generation. Particularly Olivia, Ruth, Anna apparently
Me watching the 1960's-90's: Hey those are all my teacher's names!
Yuppity duppity
Lmao 100%
is one *karen*
Any females who are named Karen will probably change their names because that name has ruined society.
True
Ha! I had a teacher named Karen and I have ADHD. She said I couldn't do well in school because of it (big bs, btw. I'm doing cambridge as a foreigner with A's, and plan on studying abroad) but the name served her well.
Haha, I have an aunt named Karen! She's not actually a Karen, though, she's really nice.
@@jackiebrubaker1156 I mean..not all people named karen are rough
I mean it’s just a name right?
@@miclsomar Yeah, it is
It’s weird to think that one day, Ashley, Nicole, and Jessica will be seen as an old lady’s name.
Ashley be like "what'd I miss!"
9:40 the music sound like a dog dying
Ikr lmao
I feel kinda bad for laughing at this but it’s true XD
Lol
Got experience?
O_O so true
Son in 2050: Dad, why there are no Karens anymore????
Dad: You wouldnt get it....
how r there no replies
Karen is a beautiful name. You people ruined it.
@@Tinyfurball hahaha You are right...
@@Tinyfurball Exactly, Theres a lot of nice people named Karen
@@Tinyfurball true,..
Charlotte became so popular because people realized they could use the nickname Charlie for Charlotte like in Good Luck Charlie.
I thought Charlotte was popular from the book Charlotte's Web. Long time ago.
I’m Beatrix, go by Trixie. I got some teasing for having an “old-lady” name as I’m fairly young (was born in 1995 lol) and I never found my name on the personalized merch all the Jessica’s and Amanda’s had, but as a whole, I didn’t mind. There was never anyone else called Trixie in any of my classes, so I didn’t have to worry about teachers mixing up my assignments with someone else’s if I forgot to put my last initial behind my name on my assignments.
I love it. Nice name.
@@nuninuninu5095 Thank you 😊
My name is Beatriz, very similar to yours, but is a common name in my country (Brazil)... I was born on 1995 too.
My name is Beatrice and I was born in 1995 too!😅 But my name is common in my country (Italy), it's considered a classic name
Excellent name. Older yet still fits today!
somebody in 1932: *hi mary!*
600,000 girls respond: *hi!*
that person: _w h a t_
There are 8 Marys in my class. +me
Every name: slowly gets further up
Ashley: skips to 3rd
Lmfaooo
When your name is Ashley ;-;
Sounds about right, I know at least five different Ashley's
4th*
Ashley go brrrrr
I was about to comment I was extremely surprised Sophia hadn’t made the list yet and then she pops in!! Seems like every other girl in the 2010s was named that.
Jennifer here and I was born in the 80s and my slightly younger cousin is named Jessica lmao. Growing up there were ALWAYS at least about 3-5 other Jennifers in my class, sometimes with the same middle name too 😅
RUclips: Hey, wanna see the most popular girl names?
Me: Why not?
So true 😂😂😂
I was like "these are such grandma names" *then the realization hit*
Ikr
LOL
It's the 19th century. What do you expect? Lauren? Kate? Chloe?
Wowwww lolll🤣🤣🤣
Lmao. I was named after my great-grandma.
@@dobmztbs to be fair Chloe is actually an old name
Linda is like that underrated race horse who comes from out of nowhere and takes off! 🐎
Bottom's list parents: our little princes need original name
Top's parents: you grandma was Mary and so are you
Actually, Mary is still first in THE WORLD, but not in America, cause other countries wont use Jennifer or Ava, or Karen
@Zoe Latimer i didnt made a joke its a fact
karen is reasonable
@Zoe Latimer im not from America too and either England, Australia or Spanish countties that use Ava or idc what. Really i meat so many Mary that i cant even remember all of them, is most used name in the world excepting the english speaing countries. For example, nobody will use Emma and Karen in Russia or Argentina
@@Igorragnar1228 Weird, I’ve never met a Mary
No, it isn’t not in India, India has Indian names not in Canada Canada uses Lisa or Jennifer more and Mary is mostly used in UK
7:51 Ashley: I’m about to do what’s called a pro gamer move
i'm a pro gamer
Parents: your name wasn't popular when you were born so we named you that.
My name: in the top three for a decade starting 6 years before I was born.
I think the reason Kathy/Katherine isn’t there is the high variation of spelling (Kathryn, Catharine, etc.) and variants like Katrina and Katie.
I had a friend who was born in 1918 named Helen. I didn’t know it was such a popular name at the time she was born. She passed away in February 2020 one month before her 102nd birthday.
I'm sorry for your loss ✨
@@piiinkDeluxe my great grandmother was born in 1918 and was named Helen as well.
my grandmother was born in 1918 as well btw.
but in Germany and her name was Hilde.
My great grandmother born in 1908 was also a Helen.
My grandma was born in 1920 and was named Helen.
Beth, Betty, Betsy, Liz, Lizzy, Lizzie and Liza are also used as neck names for Elizabeth.
Er, neck??
@@kirstymackenzie2437 Mirsty Kackenzie he is saying 'nicknames' you dud
@@legodarkmetal Calling someone a dud is not very nice is it! And btw I knew exactly what they meant 🙄
@@kirstymackenzie2437Ok, I hope necks time I see a joking comment, it won't be near half-baked as yours. It is such a pain in the neck when people act dumb despite knowing what they meant.
@@legodarkmetal Or a pain in the nick? 👍
I remember in the late 80s there being so many Heathers and Ambers in my middle school that if you yelled any of those two names in the cafeteria you were guaranteed at least 30 girls would turn their heads.
I come across so many Bellas and Chloes nowadays I was surprised not to see those on the list.
Susan and Karen stuck by each other’s sides like best friends for a whole minute there
First
And Nancy too
I thought it was like they were doing battle, lol.
that's because in any gaggle of gen x women where there's a karen there's also going to be a susan, or vice versa
My mums name is Susan and she could almost be in place of Karen haha
As a boomer I had to check out my birth year and every girl I knew in school was either: Mary, Debbie Karen, Patricia, Carol, Susan, Linda, Nancy etc.
I did not see Marilyn, or Cynthia.
@@commonsenseking6386 well they fell under the ETC portion.😊
You just gave a bunch of names
I am a "boomer" too, I recall 3 girls called Coleen, 2 called Joy, Patricia and Barbara were very popular too.
And don't forget Samantha oh my, there were a few of them around and still today
Great to see Ava making a come back…
Why was I watching this like a sports tournament? 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Emma: Sorry Emily but I’m the original so I’m the top spot now
My name XD
@@bbqchickenn Same
:’)
My name was never top 😭😭😭
@@lovelypanda. Aww its oki don't be sad all the names are beautiful
Mary: i shall reign forever
Lisa: ...
Jennifer: ...
Emily: ...
Jessica: ....
Emma: ...
Betty is my roblox U^U
Ashley really did just go YEET up there
I love how you can tell the numbers decrease for the most popular name in the 00s and 10s. Like the highest was in the 100k while before, the highest will be at least 300k. Hell Mary hit 600k in the 19th and 20th century. I think it’s because people were naming their children popular names but “with a twist” in the spelling to be “unique”. So technically they don’t count in data for the conventional spelling of the name.
Certain names you'll hear and can automatically assume that they're older women like Betty or Nancy or Ruth. I guess some names just fall out of style.
Funny how that is until it returns to popularity. I had an aunt Charlotte and we thought that was an old person's name. Now it's ninth popular.
@@honolulublues5548 we have the same phenomen with french names ! Apparently the names who were popular once come back when the generation who use to have them is disappearing. So, Emma in France for exemple was really really famous in the second part of the 19th and then disappear to come back at the end of the 90s and begining of the 2000. For the men it's the same with Jean
Yep. We named our daughter Betty in 2008. The only other people we meet with her name are 80 yr olds.
I'm old... no I'm not but my name has gone out of style...
I'm secretly 80
my mom is named betty
Mary and Jennifer: I used to rule the world
Karen: I want to rule the world
Or maria
And emma
No one talking about how elizabteh was on the list since like the 1880s
@Eliz Marie nice
Not just want but feel entitled to rule it😂🤙
Emma? How is Emma the most popular name for so long and I have yet to meet anyone called Emma?
Wow, amazing presentation.