Most Popular Girl Names (1880-2020)

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  • čas přidán 2. 11. 2020
  • 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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  • @aparks1437
    @aparks1437 Před 3 lety +13976

    4:53 *karen has entered the chat*

  • @felixwarschauer
    @felixwarschauer Před 3 lety +6482

    Mary was in the top for the 108 years straight!

  • @JuicyJoey
    @JuicyJoey Před 3 lety +4524

    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”

    • @SergCity
      @SergCity Před 3 lety +47

      kkkkkkkkkkkkkaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaajajaahahajahahajahajahahajahahahaha that was a goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood 1

    • @skeletalgamer1013
      @skeletalgamer1013 Před 3 lety +17

      @@SergCity q

    • @tooth_butter9258
      @tooth_butter9258 Před 3 lety +13

      @@SergCity k

    • @imma.ardiani84
      @imma.ardiani84 Před 3 lety +13

      @@SergCity h

    • @putinsober1681
      @putinsober1681 Před 3 lety +13

      @@SergCity 1

  • @balthasardenner5216
    @balthasardenner5216 Před 2 lety +338

    Do this with boys and watch 150 years of John, James, Chris, Mike, David, and Stephen playing musical chairs.

    • @pigeondance
      @pigeondance Před 2 lety +8

      lmao 😂😂😂😂😂
      underrated comment!!!

    • @AlexOtto
      @AlexOtto Před 2 lety +26

      Alexander is going to pop out as well (versions as Alex or Alessandro)

    • @prodigy9997
      @prodigy9997 Před 2 lety

      dont forget Dick and Charles

    • @hunterlawrence3573
      @hunterlawrence3573 Před 2 lety +15

      Don’t forget Robert

    • @dee7781
      @dee7781 Před 2 lety +21

      Andrew, William and Joseph also.

  • @uprisingsun9105
    @uprisingsun9105 Před rokem +177

    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.

    • @purplerobin92
      @purplerobin92 Před rokem +7

      ... I think it means mostly we have less kids 😅😅😅

    • @desireandfire
      @desireandfire Před rokem +27

      @@purplerobin92the worlds population is at the highest it's ever been. It's just not growing as drastically as it was before.

    • @greywolf7577
      @greywolf7577 Před rokem +2

      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.

    • @danilotroncoso9170
      @danilotroncoso9170 Před rokem +2

      ​@@desireandfirei think the video is about new born girls

    • @SLOBeachboy
      @SLOBeachboy Před rokem +8

      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.

  • @bradenburkhalter7505
    @bradenburkhalter7505 Před 3 lety +867

    Emma 170 years later: “I’m back why didn’t you take me serious”

  • @obviousmistysenpai3342
    @obviousmistysenpai3342 Před 3 lety +5064

    When your name's not on the list: I'm not like other girls

  • @ashar4121
    @ashar4121 Před 2 lety +39

    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.

    • @ChristinaMira117
      @ChristinaMira117 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Wow, sounds tricky! I haven't any idea of this. 👍

    • @blakearius
      @blakearius Před 11 měsíci +3

      I wonder if the english equivalence would be like naming yourself Johnthany or Alexondarr or Raburt

  • @richardbutterfield3376
    @richardbutterfield3376 Před rokem +3

    7:50 350 thousand parents simultaneously naming their daughters Ashley 😂

  • @annemarie5622
    @annemarie5622 Před 3 lety +886

    People pronouncing “Anne Marie”:
    “Anne Mary”
    “An Marie”
    “Anne Murry”
    “Mary Anne”

  • @zerozeroeszeroed
    @zerozeroeszeroed Před 3 lety +3772

    I highly appreciate the fact that they made Olivia olive green-colored.

    • @bealuvscats
      @bealuvscats Před 3 lety +104

      yup, there's my name. my mom thought it wouldn't be popular but it became one of the most popular names

    • @ThatOneGuyIsOnYT
      @ThatOneGuyIsOnYT Před 3 lety +8

      @@bealuvscats lol

    • @youtubeusername7158
      @youtubeusername7158 Před 3 lety +30

      @@bealuvscats my name too...I know so many Olivia’s it’s scary

    • @youtubeusername7158
      @youtubeusername7158 Před 3 lety +16

      @@bealuvscats sometimes I don’t turn my head when people call my name bc I don’t think they’re talking to me lol

    • @bealuvscats
      @bealuvscats Před 3 lety +16

      @@youtubeusername7158 I literally can't go anywhere without meeting another Olivia

  • @tomf429
    @tomf429 Před rokem +13

    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.

  • @uzi8822
    @uzi8822 Před 2 lety +3

    Emma in 1887: disappeared
    Emma nearly 130 years later: appears

  • @iirainclxud6525
    @iirainclxud6525 Před 3 lety +437

    7:51 Ashley was like “MOVE IT PEOPLE” 😂

  • @CaptainBlackSea
    @CaptainBlackSea Před 3 lety +710

    -Hey, i know you somewhere.
    -No, i dont think so
    -Yes yes, your name Mary, right?
    -How do you know that?
    -... 0 _ 0

    • @Lapantouflemagic0
      @Lapantouflemagic0 Před 3 lety +12

      works a lot better with "mohamed" in the muslim world or european suburbs 😏

    • @CaptainBlackSea
      @CaptainBlackSea Před 3 lety +8

      @@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

    • @primrose446
      @primrose446 Před 3 lety

      @@Lapantouflemagic0 cringe

    • @aebiia
      @aebiia Před 3 lety +6

      @@primrose446 whats cringe?

    • @mardzigaga
      @mardzigaga Před 3 lety +1

      LOL

  • @ImPvEspec
    @ImPvEspec Před 2 lety +11

    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

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner Před rokem

    A+ video!
    Very helpful, thank you for making it.

  • @dantheman6855
    @dantheman6855 Před 3 lety +548

    Me: Did i just waste ten minutes of my life to watching the most popular girls name?
    My brain:Yes

  • @learningwithlaila
    @learningwithlaila Před 3 lety +2058

    Someone: Mary is a pretty name, I’ll name my child that.
    Everyone else in 1880: *noted*

    • @Meiaiscool
      @Meiaiscool Před 3 lety +31

      My name in translation to english is Mary. I'm Maria in polish

    • @Meiaiscool
      @Meiaiscool Před 3 lety +8

      @Mary Cooper I am Mary too, but "Maria" (in polish) and I really like my name

    • @misslady2639
      @misslady2639 Před 3 lety +11

      *WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN*

    • @Meiaiscool
      @Meiaiscool Před 3 lety +1

      @AoiTaiyō ; Yay! My name mate!

    • @katherinetutschek4757
      @katherinetutschek4757 Před 3 lety +11

      That would be Jesus' maternal grandparents

  • @user-nd8ww6rx5n
    @user-nd8ww6rx5n Před 2 lety +66

    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!

    • @MustacheDLuffy
      @MustacheDLuffy Před 2 lety +1

      I think the name works. Would people in japan even use English names for their children?

    • @sofiaa8505
      @sofiaa8505 Před rokem

      means “nice/kind” for a female in Spanish

  • @golic7123
    @golic7123 Před rokem

    Wow, How interesting - Thank You !

  • @rtlstien
    @rtlstien Před 3 lety +738

    Took 78 years for Mary to lose top spot. Doubt any name will ever be as popular

  • @carrieweston1
    @carrieweston1 Před 3 lety +639

    Susan and Frances: “if we go down, then we go down together”

    • @hopper6094
      @hopper6094 Před 3 lety +8

      😂

    • @marbleglobe
      @marbleglobe Před 3 lety +31

      I know two old ladies at Church names Susan and Frances and they are best friends.... idk

    • @km-ff3bu
      @km-ff3bu Před 3 lety +3

      When tpyou go down we go down together,told you id go down forevEr told u id sTay wIth u

    • @SsVoyage1892
      @SsVoyage1892 Před 3 lety +8

      They were both best friends, until frances got jealous of how famous susan got.

    • @marbleglobe
      @marbleglobe Před 3 lety

      @@SsVoyage1892 yea

  • @inspirequeens
    @inspirequeens Před rokem +37

    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.

    • @Bleed1987
      @Bleed1987 Před rokem +3

      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)

    • @inspirequeens
      @inspirequeens Před rokem +1

      @@Bleed1987 yeah definitely American trends but i am American

    • @LLS710
      @LLS710 Před 11 měsíci

      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.

  • @kunkkufani
    @kunkkufani Před 2 lety +4

    2020: Elizabeth is not on the list
    Elizabeth in 2022: I’m gonna be the Queen now!

  • @baylorsailor
    @baylorsailor Před 3 lety +3830

    Dorothy became popular around the early 1900's because of the Wizard of Oz. Mary has always been popular because of the Virgin Mary.

    • @chicago4life366
      @chicago4life366 Před 3 lety +153

      Thank the Catholic Church

    • @nordy259
      @nordy259 Před 3 lety +124

      And Emma because of Harry Potter

    • @toodlebeeps6399
      @toodlebeeps6399 Před 3 lety +14

      Yep.. My friend is called Dorothy- lol

    • @geanbean1305
      @geanbean1305 Před 3 lety +59

      @@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.

    • @sillybearss
      @sillybearss Před 3 lety +48

      @@geanbean1305 I like variations of Mary, like Marie, Marianne, or Marion.

  • @user-ye6ut4kl6s
    @user-ye6ut4kl6s Před 3 lety +1796

    *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*

    • @BluRobin
      @BluRobin Před 3 lety +23

      Lol yea

    • @Ayaforshort
      @Ayaforshort Před 3 lety +129

      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.

    • @barbarasusej
      @barbarasusej Před 3 lety +25

      I was happy when mine name left the list 😂

    • @kassiaart
      @kassiaart Před 3 lety +15

      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.....

    • @noll2138
      @noll2138 Před 3 lety +4

      @@Ayaforshort what's your first name?

  • @MrKneeV
    @MrKneeV Před rokem +1

    I'm happy to see that people are coming back around to valuing classic and beautiful names again at the end.

  • @charliemac64
    @charliemac64 Před 2 lety

    That was fascinating.

  • @NotRynne
    @NotRynne Před 3 lety +564

    Mary: *I used to rule the world until Lisa ruined everything*

  • @Dopelenii
    @Dopelenii Před 3 lety +722

    When you see your name with a different spelling:
    *"So close yet so far"*

    • @fenghuangHora
      @fenghuangHora Před 3 lety +9

      LOL if there were Nathalie it would be so close but i dint have an H in my name

    • @fenghuangHora
      @fenghuangHora Před 3 lety +4

      dont*

    • @sofofofof3112
      @sofofofof3112 Před 3 lety +20

      Sophia and Sofía

    • @mia-rg9ob
      @mia-rg9ob Před 3 lety +3

      I see mia but it’s nowhere near my real name it’s my nickname 😭

    • @chudzinskie
      @chudzinskie Před 3 lety +2

      @@sofofofof3112 Guess my name is it Sophia or Sofia

  • @lynnxstitchescreates
    @lynnxstitchescreates Před 2 lety

    Very interesting to watch.

  • @donna-elizabeth
    @donna-elizabeth Před 2 lety +4

    Fascinating to watch. Would love to see a least popular timeline 😊

  • @Gwengadalynnegada
    @Gwengadalynnegada Před 3 lety +1617

    Mary: you took everything away from me.
    Lisa: I don't even know you.

  • @harkalyjonas
    @harkalyjonas Před 3 lety +529

    4:52 *The Manager left the chat*

  • @woodsie5796
    @woodsie5796 Před 2 lety

    Fun to watch!

  • @mirraflor
    @mirraflor Před 2 lety +54

    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.

    • @buffysummers3694
      @buffysummers3694 Před rokem +1

      É verdade. Eu nasci em 2001, e o que mais tinha na minha escola era meninas chamadas de Isabela 😂

    • @angelacooper2661
      @angelacooper2661 Před rokem +1

      My mother's name happens to be Isobel (born 1936) and my sister-in-law Isabelle (born 1965!)

    • @jobangharekhan2601
      @jobangharekhan2601 Před rokem

      I noticed that too

    • @ttcc5273
      @ttcc5273 Před 11 měsíci

      Crepúsculo = Twilight
      aprende uma coisa cada dia, interesting, I’ve only ever heard anoitecer

  • @gabby_wuu7606
    @gabby_wuu7606 Před 3 lety +810

    Nobody:
    Literally Nobody:
    Ashley:
    Ummmmm, let’s just go straight to 3rd place even though I was not even in the league

  • @starzrvv
    @starzrvv Před 3 lety +266

    "Hi Mary"
    "how you know my name?"
    "Idk just guessed"

  • @catherinehpn3613
    @catherinehpn3613 Před 11 měsíci

    Wow, amazing presentation.

  • @davidarbelaez2012
    @davidarbelaez2012 Před 2 lety

    Interesting choice of music.

  • @kimartist
    @kimartist Před 3 lety +1187

    Dang I was beginning to think MARY would never lose this horse race

    • @brianarbenz7206
      @brianarbenz7206 Před 2 lety +59

      Lisa virtually committed blasphemy by overtaking Mary in 1958!

    • @leinn5751
      @leinn5751 Před 2 lety +5

      LORDJIE!!!!but anna marie

    • @leinn5751
      @leinn5751 Před 2 lety +8

      @@brianarbenz7206jesus/mary is our god😇🙏🙏

    • @iwokeuplikethis3589
      @iwokeuplikethis3589 Před 2 lety +7

      @@leinn5751 she ain’t Caucasian tho.

    • @leinn5751
      @leinn5751 Před 2 lety +3

      @@iwokeuplikethis3589 umm.

  • @daniellehowell8973
    @daniellehowell8973 Před 3 lety +218

    Me watching the 1960's-90's: Hey those are all my teacher's names!

  • @MySkinnydip
    @MySkinnydip Před 2 lety +4

    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😢

  • @asparuhdochev
    @asparuhdochev Před rokem +2

    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.

  • @Jesse78
    @Jesse78 Před 3 lety +574

    Emma was popular in the 1880s and then for some reason the 2010s

  • @juanDE1703
    @juanDE1703 Před 3 lety +1889

    Son in 2050: Dad, why there are no Karens anymore????
    Dad: You wouldnt get it....

    • @urmomjay1274
      @urmomjay1274 Před 3 lety +18

      how r there no replies

    • @Tinyfurball
      @Tinyfurball Před 3 lety +78

      Karen is a beautiful name. You people ruined it.

    • @juanDE1703
      @juanDE1703 Před 3 lety +36

      @@Tinyfurball hahaha You are right...

    • @user-hh9nh7jo3c
      @user-hh9nh7jo3c Před 2 lety +61

      @@Tinyfurball Exactly, Theres a lot of nice people named Karen

    • @Hellothere-ky4jr
      @Hellothere-ky4jr Před 2 lety +16

      @@Tinyfurball true,..

  • @Cazzdevil
    @Cazzdevil Před rokem

    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.

  • @savvivixen8490
    @savvivixen8490 Před 2 lety +3

    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.

  • @fulfillasmr6889
    @fulfillasmr6889 Před 3 lety +343

    Nobody talkin about Lisa I- when she entered she ENTERED

  • @ArtTasticCreations
    @ArtTasticCreations Před 2 lety

    >When you meet every other person with your name.
    Why do I hear final boss music playing?

  • @LimegreenSnowstorm
    @LimegreenSnowstorm Před 2 lety

    Ashley really did just go YEET up there

  • @Flamingo_Vlogs
    @Flamingo_Vlogs Před 3 lety +508

    RIP to everyone named Karen before the meme started.

  • @makaelacouncil
    @makaelacouncil Před 3 lety +220

    somebody in 1932: *hi mary!*
    600,000 girls respond: *hi!*
    that person: _w h a t_

    • @B0n1_b0n1
      @B0n1_b0n1 Před 3 lety +4

      There are 8 Marys in my class. +me

  • @tanyabaker4809
    @tanyabaker4809 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I thought it was interesting that there was such a shift in names in 2009. Really enjoyed this visual.

  • @inquisitor4635
    @inquisitor4635 Před 11 měsíci

    The video music was kicking.

  • @ryugun2.059
    @ryugun2.059 Před 3 lety +250

    CZcams: Hey, wanna see the most popular girl names?
    Me: Why not?

  • @cynthiao2544
    @cynthiao2544 Před 2 lety +479

    I feel like Kate or Catherine should have been on that list somewhere. Everyone named their girl Katie for a while .

    • @milic5749
      @milic5749 Před 2 lety +90

      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)

    • @bethanienaylor
      @bethanienaylor Před 2 lety +35

      @@milic5749 yeah Deborah and Debra were both up there at one point

    • @QueenOpaline
      @QueenOpaline Před 2 lety +15

      Katie can also be a nickname for Kaitlyn lol I named my daughter Kaitlyn and she goes by Katie.

    • @rosemaryedwards7239
      @rosemaryedwards7239 Před 2 lety +5

      I thought for sure Katherine!

    • @deathbyscience42
      @deathbyscience42 Před 2 lety +8

      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.

  • @QueenOpaline
    @QueenOpaline Před 2 lety +24

    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.

    • @nuninuninu5095
      @nuninuninu5095 Před 2 lety +3

      I love it. Nice name.

    • @QueenOpaline
      @QueenOpaline Před 2 lety

      @@nuninuninu5095 Thank you 😊

    • @beatrizsantos2412
      @beatrizsantos2412 Před 2 lety +3

      My name is Beatriz, very similar to yours, but is a common name in my country (Brazil)... I was born on 1995 too.

    • @beatrice5660
      @beatrice5660 Před 2 lety +2

      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

    • @Amp661
      @Amp661 Před 2 lety +1

      Excellent name. Older yet still fits today!

  • @ana419
    @ana419 Před 2 lety

    This is interesting. Too bad you used such dark colors and thin fonts that the low contrast makes it impossible to see the names. Also, it should read where these were popular.
    Could you share the name of this program that does this time lapse graph, please? Thank you!

  • @Numerosity
    @Numerosity Před 3 lety +216

    Let's face it, we all knew Karen would be here because of the thumbnail from the beginning.

    • @RacingGuy570
      @RacingGuy570 Před 3 lety

      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 😔

  • @MaddyP_guitar
    @MaddyP_guitar Před 3 lety +220

    Mary: we took over the world.

  • @superlazylowcarblife
    @superlazylowcarblife Před 2 lety +2

    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 😅

  • @sangreesraro3996
    @sangreesraro3996 Před 11 měsíci +1

    That beat is sick

  • @isabellamineo2146
    @isabellamineo2146 Před 3 lety +100

    Every name: slowly gets further up
    Ashley: skips to 3rd

  • @KoiDayz
    @KoiDayz Před 2 lety +610

    Mary: I used to rule the world…

    • @sophh0622
      @sophh0622 Před 2 lety +1

      stolen comment, sorry ive seen that here before

    • @KoiDayz
      @KoiDayz Před 2 lety +10

      @@sophh0622 lmao I stole it from myself in a Ryan’s world most popular

    • @sophh0622
      @sophh0622 Před 2 lety +2

      @@KoiDayz oh loll

    • @moongirlwitheyes
      @moongirlwitheyes Před 2 lety +3

      Totally

    • @emmabean8034
      @emmabean8034 Před 2 lety +3

      But now i am Here....

  • @lynnesears6254
    @lynnesears6254 Před 2 lety

    Never seemed to be many with Lynne/Lynn as a first name but it was/is sure popular as a middle name. Wonder if they have a video for middle names. 🙂

  • @mrpotatohead321
    @mrpotatohead321 Před rokem

    What an absolute rollercoaster

  • @layse27
    @layse27 Před 3 lety +198

    I was like "these are such grandma names" *then the realization hit*

    • @pizizzle340
      @pizizzle340 Před 3 lety +7

      Ikr

    • @wandamaximoff330
      @wandamaximoff330 Před 3 lety +2

      LOL

    • @dobmztbs
      @dobmztbs Před 3 lety +14

      It's the 19th century. What do you expect? Lauren? Kate? Chloe?
      Wowwww lolll🤣🤣🤣

    • @Ataralas
      @Ataralas Před 3 lety +6

      Lmao. I was named after my great-grandma.

    • @whytho7475
      @whytho7475 Před 3 lety +5

      @@dobmztbs to be fair Chloe is actually an old name

  • @hellohi1722
    @hellohi1722 Před 3 lety +165

    7:51 Ashley: I’m about to do what’s called a pro gamer move

  • @joyelmes7814
    @joyelmes7814 Před rokem

    Are the names used with different spellings taken into account, they just sound like the featured names ? Like Ashley and Ashleigh, or Sarah and Sara or even Zara ?

  • @aldckenz
    @aldckenz Před 2 lety +1

    Ashley be like "what'd I miss!"

  • @christianpetterson1784
    @christianpetterson1784 Před 3 lety +69

    A moment of silence for Mary
    1880-1958

  • @hailsglcwunmotivated5588
    @hailsglcwunmotivated5588 Před 3 lety +442

    Ok but imagine being called ✨v i r g i n a✨

    • @jessicali8594
      @jessicali8594 Před 3 lety +32

      Until 60 years ago, it mattered.

    • @swellpooh
      @swellpooh Před 3 lety +37

      Ehm.. do you mean Virginia?..

    • @Chloe_J_Coates
      @Chloe_J_Coates Před 3 lety +3

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @miclsomar
      @miclsomar Před 3 lety +22

      I- Uhmm can you please edit this comment and fix virgina to virginia?

    • @primrose446
      @primrose446 Před 3 lety +17

      The joke is that "virgina" is a word with different meaning in Spanish language

  • @martin1042
    @martin1042 Před rokem

    As the source in the description seems to be a US government website, I assume this is valid for USA only, right?

  • @Austin2Sexy
    @Austin2Sexy Před 2 lety +9

    Honestly Mary still isn't a bad name. It's definitely aged better than names like Ruth or Betty or Barbara

    • @AllusernamesgoneFUCK
      @AllusernamesgoneFUCK Před 2 lety

      They were probably all named that after Mary Magdalene

    • @Amp661
      @Amp661 Před 2 lety

      Barbara's still a pretty name. It sounds professional. I even knows Dorothea and she's 33

    • @Catieee1
      @Catieee1 Před 6 měsíci

      @@AllusernamesgoneFUCKwhat about Mary mother of Jesus?
      Mary Magdalene wasn’t a significant biblical figure as Mary mother of god

  • @andromedagalaxy8308
    @andromedagalaxy8308 Před 3 lety +530

    9:40 the music sound like a dog dying

  • @dewilew2137
    @dewilew2137 Před 2 lety +754

    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.

    • @piiinkDeluxe
      @piiinkDeluxe Před 2 lety +22

      I'm sorry for your loss ✨

    • @tonygayed533
      @tonygayed533 Před 2 lety +32

      @@piiinkDeluxe my great grandmother was born in 1918 and was named Helen as well.

    • @piiinkDeluxe
      @piiinkDeluxe Před 2 lety +21

      my grandmother was born in 1918 as well btw.
      but in Germany and her name was Hilde.

    • @deathbyscience42
      @deathbyscience42 Před 2 lety +12

      My great grandmother born in 1908 was also a Helen.

    • @dollhousemakr
      @dollhousemakr Před 2 lety +13

      My grandma was born in 1920 and was named Helen.

  • @lilme7052
    @lilme7052 Před rokem

    Yes I made it to 4th place the year I was born .can you do the UK?

  • @stan_meow3778
    @stan_meow3778 Před 11 měsíci

    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.

  • @eugenedegeorge5084
    @eugenedegeorge5084 Před 2 lety +432

    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.

    • @commonsenseking6386
      @commonsenseking6386 Před 2 lety +5

      I did not see Marilyn, or Cynthia.

    • @eugenedegeorge5084
      @eugenedegeorge5084 Před 2 lety +3

      @@commonsenseking6386 well they fell under the ETC portion.😊

    • @magicman5318
      @magicman5318 Před 2 lety

      You just gave a bunch of names

    • @angelagan6803
      @angelagan6803 Před 2 lety +8

      I am a "boomer" too, I recall 3 girls called Coleen, 2 called Joy, Patricia and Barbara were very popular too.

    • @kathym5936
      @kathym5936 Před 2 lety +1

      And don't forget Samantha oh my, there were a few of them around and still today

  • @ayojerk
    @ayojerk Před 3 lety +80

    Mary: Exist.
    Lisa: Hold my beer.

    • @Somebodyoncetoldmetheworld-
      @Somebodyoncetoldmetheworld- Před 3 lety +7

      Jennifer: i will kill you all
      Karen: where is the manager I need to speak to them!!
      Melissa and Michelle: I want to get up there :(
      Mary: i used to rule the world
      Jessica: LET ME UP THEREEEEEEE
      Amanda: OH NO YOU DONT JESSICA
      Sarah: REEEEE
      Ashley: I am SPEED
      Heather: i’ma just chill all the way back
      Elizabeth: * vibes to fnaf Music *
      Samantha: SPEED IS MEEEE
      Emily: I now rule the world
      Emma: not for long
      Olivia and Ava: SPEED
      Isabella: uh oh

    • @blockofcheese8868
      @blockofcheese8868 Před 3 lety +2

      Emma : Hold my bar

  • @user-jh5dq9vc1v
    @user-jh5dq9vc1v Před rokem

    It's funny how you vaguely feel "character" of every name based on associations

  • @caribbeangirl9543
    @caribbeangirl9543 Před rokem

    Which country is this data extracted from ? Surely its not international statistics. Please define this in the description.

  • @carltonm9
    @carltonm9 Před 3 lety +391

    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.

    • @aracelichely2954
      @aracelichely2954 Před 3 lety +12

      Until know haha, I seriously believe Karen is the most popular name in 2020 ^^U

    • @jorge091167
      @jorge091167 Před 3 lety +31

      Karen in 1950: popular name.
      Karen in 2020: popular meme.

    • @dianafuenzalida3035
      @dianafuenzalida3035 Před 3 lety +2

      @@jorge091167 the cats memes are making them revive.

    • @monke8613
      @monke8613 Před 3 lety

      @@jorge091167 *1970

    • @floks700
      @floks700 Před 3 lety +1

      the start date is 10 years earlie.(film, or tv cast)

  • @Igorragnar1228
    @Igorragnar1228 Před 3 lety +219

    Actually, Mary is still first in THE WORLD, but not in America, cause other countries wont use Jennifer or Ava, or Karen

    • @Igorragnar1228
      @Igorragnar1228 Před 3 lety +9

      @Zoe Latimer i didnt made a joke its a fact

    • @melody-cz2ly
      @melody-cz2ly Před 3 lety +1

      karen is reasonable

    • @Igorragnar1228
      @Igorragnar1228 Před 3 lety +4

      @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

    • @bacondoggo6635
      @bacondoggo6635 Před 3 lety +4

      @@Igorragnar1228 Weird, I’ve never met a Mary

    • @glamgirls3638
      @glamgirls3638 Před 3 lety +2

      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

  • @justenjoy600
    @justenjoy600 Před 2 lety

    How do we make a video like this? What tools to use?

  • @boxing4242
    @boxing4242 Před 2 lety +1

    Emma made one heck of a comeback

  • @askredditquora
    @askredditquora Před 3 lety +566

    Mary and Jennifer: I used to rule the world
    Karen: I want to rule the world

  • @l5lmgtlink
    @l5lmgtlink Před 3 lety +564

    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
      @honolulublues5548 Před 3 lety +53

      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.

    • @kriss581
      @kriss581 Před 3 lety +21

      @@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

    • @cristen9350
      @cristen9350 Před 3 lety +23

      Yep. We named our daughter Betty in 2008. The only other people we meet with her name are 80 yr olds.

    • @guineapig5858
      @guineapig5858 Před 3 lety +8

      I'm old... no I'm not but my name has gone out of style...
      I'm secretly 80

    • @livefortheafternoon
      @livefortheafternoon Před 3 lety +3

      my mom is named betty

  • @jdotm70
    @jdotm70 Před 9 měsíci +1

    BIG BERTHA WAS ON THE RISE LOL IN THE BEGINNING

  • @alexagioli
    @alexagioli Před 2 lety

    Why was I watching this like a sports tournament? 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @fishnuggets581
    @fishnuggets581 Před 3 lety +413

    Susan and Karen stuck by each other’s sides like best friends for a whole minute there

    • @sigmaaliabc123
      @sigmaaliabc123 Před 3 lety +4

      First

    • @mattiascaccabarozzi
      @mattiascaccabarozzi Před 2 lety +3

      And Nancy too

    • @autumnphillips151
      @autumnphillips151 Před 2 lety +2

      I thought it was like they were doing battle, lol.

    • @ObjectorSnark
      @ObjectorSnark Před 2 lety +6

      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

    • @GemGames3
      @GemGames3 Před 2 lety +1

      My mums name is Susan and she could almost be in place of Karen haha

  • @hydrolito
    @hydrolito Před 2 lety +223

    Beth, Betty, Betsy, Liz, Lizzy, Lizzie and Liza are also used as neck names for Elizabeth.

    • @kirstymackenzie2437
      @kirstymackenzie2437 Před 2 lety +15

      Er, neck??

    • @legodarkmetal
      @legodarkmetal Před 2 lety +3

      @@kirstymackenzie2437 Mirsty Kackenzie he is saying 'nicknames' you dud

    • @kirstymackenzie2437
      @kirstymackenzie2437 Před 2 lety +2

      @@legodarkmetal Calling someone a dud is not very nice is it! And btw I knew exactly what they meant 🙄

    • @legodarkmetal
      @legodarkmetal Před 2 lety +4

      ​@@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.

    • @kirstymackenzie2437
      @kirstymackenzie2437 Před 2 lety +1

      @@legodarkmetal Or a pain in the nick? 👍

  • @racheekins
    @racheekins Před 2 lety +14

    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.

    • @sabl6381
      @sabl6381 Před 2 lety +1

      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.

    • @racheekins
      @racheekins Před 2 lety

      Ah, funny how life can be. My daughter was born on May 12.

    • @racheekins
      @racheekins Před 2 lety

      Congrats on your little one too, bet you can’t wait to meet her 🥰

    • @antoinemozart243
      @antoinemozart243 Před rokem

      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)

  • @WILD__THINGS
    @WILD__THINGS Před 2 lety

    I come across so many Bellas and Chloes nowadays I was surprised not to see those on the list.

  • @weshouldtotallyjuststabcea1382

    I love how they put an arrow on karen 😂😂 lowkey shady lol

    • @inserthahafunniusername9656
      @inserthahafunniusername9656 Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah it kind of is Gretchen
      But do you still talk to her

    • @AwkwardWhispers
      @AwkwardWhispers Před 2 lety +3

      My sister-in-law’s mom is named Karen. She’s a lovely woman and I feel bad for her 😂

  • @thesaltwateremu
    @thesaltwateremu Před 3 lety +499

    Fun fact: the reason Emma randomly got popular again is because someone on the show friends had a baby named Emma and everyone decided yep, Emma good.
    Second fun fact: my parents tried to name me and my sister old fashion names... and named me Emma in the year it got popular XD

    • @jeffw1267
      @jeffw1267 Před 2 lety +19

      There was a little girl in "Kindergarten Cop" named Emma and that movie was released in 1990. I remember being surprised to hear it because it was my grandmother's name.

    • @fbiagent5616
      @fbiagent5616 Před 2 lety +1

      Same bro

    • @emmathomas6184
      @emmathomas6184 Před 2 lety +15

      I was born I 93 and I remember when Rachel named her baby Emma my mom was annoyed because she knew everyone would be calling their girls Emma.

    • @believeinbuffalo
      @believeinbuffalo Před 2 lety +3

      Degrassi: The Next Generation aired around this time and also had a (main) character named Emma (after the Emmy they received for the teen pregnancy storyline in the 80s)

    • @Bloop9604
      @Bloop9604 Před 2 lety +3

      I asked my parents why they named me Emma when they adopted me "Oh its such a beautiful name of course! And you OUR beautiful little Asian baby girl. We had to name you something beautiful and cute like you!"
      I'm married and my husband's little sister is name Emma. 😂🙃

  • @Snurphle
    @Snurphle Před 11 měsíci +1

    “And what did we learn today kids?” “Too many damn people are named Emma!”

  • @streamskat
    @streamskat Před 2 lety

    I think the reason Kathy/Katherine isn’t there is the high variation of spelling (Kathryn, Catharine, etc.) and variants like Katrina and Katie.