The most popular baby names change every year, and what’s in fashion is highly dependent on culture and current events and trends. However, the website Findmypast has found that one name hasn’t gone out of fashion in the last 100 years.
According to Huffington Post, the website looked at records from the 1911 census, the 1939 register, and official survey results from 2015 to see how trends in baby names have changed in the last 100 years.
They found that the name William has continuously placed as one of the top 10 most popular baby names over the last century.
One other interesting finding: the trends in male names don’t seem to be as volatile as female names, which are fare more affected by what’s in fashion. Popular boys’ names don’t change as much over the years.
On the next page: find out the most popular names of 2016.
Here are the most popular baby names for 2016, as compiled by BabyCenter. (Note that William ranks at #19 this year.)
| Most popular girls’ names of 2016 | aaa | Most popular boys’ names of 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Emma 2. Olivia 3. Ava 4. Sophia 5. Mia 6. Isabella 7. Charlotte 8. Amelia 9. Harper 10. Emily 11. Abigail 12. Madison 13.Ella 14. Lily 15. Avery 16. Evelyn 17. Sofia 18. Aria 19. Riley 20. Chloe |
1. Noah 2. Liam 3. Mason 4. Ethan 5. Lucas 6. Oliver 7. Aiden 8. Elijah 9. Benjamin 10. James 11. Logan 12. Jacob 13. Jackson 14. Michael 15. Daniel 16. Carter 17. Luke 18. Alexander 19. William 20. Owen |
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