It's made an even bigger comeback when you consider "Liam" is the Irish form of "William". It would be like having "Michael" and "Miguel" both being in the top 5!
@@CLHoofie Jude 1:9 But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not himself dare to condemn him for slander but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
@@jbcfamily4802 sorry lol I’m named Micheal and people always ask me if I’m named after the Bible even though I’m not Christian ty for explane ping though
It’s interesting that Joseph hasn’t had the widespread popularity that Mary has had. Literally 108 years of being the number one girls name, and even after that, it was still in the top five for years.
@@totaem oh my bad let me ask her for forgiveness and seek her grace for my salvation. I am repenting Mother of God, Queen of Heaven, co redemptrix. Please forgive my sins. Did I miss anything? How many hail marys do I need to say to go to heaven?
I named my Jewish son after the first Joseph. 😂 But if you watch it was pretty much on the board the whole time. It’s not a trendy name, but it stays relevant. 😊 The one that surprised me was Michael. I didn’t realize it was so popular.
It's interesting how these are less subject to trends compared to the girls' names. It's the same handful of names throughout the 140 year period, and seldom does one take a huge lead over the others.
Until very recently when the boys names are doing the same thing as the girls names. Noah, Liam, Mason, Elijah and Benjamin have popped onto the list only in the last few years. Only William, Michael and James are still there from the beginning.
Bc they don’t want their kids to be the butt of all jokes. It’s good to have a likable name people can pronounce. Most actors and writers have memorable first name.
@silent night i totally agree…ironically in my case i named my son liam in 2018 thinking there was only liam neeson (wifes fave actor)…but now i realize its popular 🤷🏻♂️…its still a unique name
When I played hockey, there always seemed to be an abnormal amount of Tyler's. Yet my name (Noah) is more popular. I guess Tyler's are just destined to play hockey.
@@kennypacheco8203 I only ask because based on the formation of the 1980 Men's Olympic holiday teams, rivalries seemed to be based on regional differences. The name Tyler must be small town thing, regardless of region.
I feel like I just watched a redemption arch movie: The rise and fall, and rise again of William. William was top 10 for 98 years; from the top 1 in 1880, to slowly lose steam and climb down the ranks to top 10 in 1978, then drops off in 1979, then made a comeback in 1997, to slowly and steadily climb up to top 4 before the end at 2020. What a trip!
In Italy the most popular male name in the population (not the new borns, the whole population) is Joseph (Giuseppe), while the most popular female name is Mary, Maria (we are very religious). I'm named Giulio Maria Giuseppe (Jules Mary Joseph. Mary is a female name but we can use it as a 2nd name), so I have both the names. XD
My middle name was the Usain Bolt in the earlier part of the video then my first name pick up the slack then they were battling it out then both fell off
@@stephandocrossi3324 well I think it because I have a friend called John and a friend that his aunt have an ex-husband called William But I haven't a friend or at least a knowed called James ._.
Well, if you are thirty, I am not surprised. Noah, only became one of the top ten in 2014, and Liam in 2017. So, the Noahs and Liams would be perhaps Seven or eight, now. Unless you have kids of your own, or working with children is part of your job, I doubt you would deal with kids that age, very much.
I have a hard time believing that Josh didn’t even make the top ten for the late eighties and early nineties. I was born in 89 and there were more boys named Josh than any other name I can think of.
I saw one of my son’s first and middle names, Plus another one’s middle name. There was also a point in the video where John, Paul, and George were all on the same screen, near each other. I didn’t hold my breath for a Ringo
As a Jonah, there are few like me. For good reason. Biblical Jonah was a racist jerk. To quote Veggie Tales, "Jonah was prophet, but never really got it."
Hi, I'm Noah, so I guess you can now say you've met two, albeit one online. My theory is that unless you hang around children a lot, you wouldn't hear these names often. Expect to hear them more in 10+ years when they're all grown up. I'm actually considered to be an older Noah because I was born in 2004 before the peak in popularity. Most Noah's seem to be below the age of ten or in their very early teens. I remember for the last 10ish years, I always heard my name called just to find it was some parent calling their kid with the same name, and they were almost always younger than me. I don't know why my name got so popular, it just did.
I'm actually saddened to see this channel hasn't uploaded anymore content in four months. I really hope it's not dead, it's one of my favorite CZcams channels.
It was probably top 20 but never quite cracked the top 10. I knew shit loads of Scotts and Brians growing up and my older cousins all seemed to be named Glen but I didn't see them on the list.
My first name was extremely unusual in the US when I was growing up. Then, a generation later, it became a super-popular name. It's taken a lot of getting used to!
I've met about three Liams, all in the late noughties. Taking a guess on their ages, I've say two of them were born about 1990 & the other one about 1982.
This is obviously American as it explains why traditionally common British boys names like Peter, Stephen/Steven, and Simon don't feature at all at any point. Or why the two most popular British boys names since 2000 - Harry, and Oliver also don't feature. Jacob has never been a big name in the UK, and Noah is practically unheard of. As a 'Robert' (though I call myself Rob) I was delighted to see how popular it's been in America - more popular than it's been in the UK traditionally. Oh, I've also noticed how 'Paul' fails to feature here. In the UK, Paul was hugely popular in the 60s, 70s, and 80s before it fell out of favour. Philip has also been fairly popular in the UK (probably down to Prince Philip!) But again is totally absent as a boys name in America.
All the names you mentioned, except perhaps Oliver and Simon, are fairly popular here. Just not enough to make the top ten. My name is Tim, which has never been very popular here. How does it fare in the U.K?
@@19580822 Tim has traditionally been a very popular boys name in the UK - but less so in the last 20 years. It was popular from the 60's through the 90's. But there's been a real shift in taste since 2000, and what had been very popular boys names in the UK (Richard, Simon, Peter, Paul, Andrew, John, Steven/Stephen, and David) have all fallen in popularity since 2000. With names such as Harry, Alfie, Oliver, Joshua, Arlo, Samuel/Sam, Calum/, Callum, Nathan/Nathaniel, Jake, and Dylan all coming to the fore.
@@robtyman4281 Understood. Same here as far as the sudden shift around 2000. The popularity of Harry is quite obvious. Some of the others are popular here also, but I think a boy named Alfie would have to defend himself quite often in school. 😆
@@19580822 ....well in the UK it's only just behind Harry, and Oliver for popularity! It's a really old fashioned name that was hugely popular in the first half of the 20th century before going out of fashion after WW2. But it suddenly got a renaissance again around 20 years ago. Of course in the UK it also has 'ancient' history - going back to Saxon times, and King Alfred...from which the modern day 'Alfie' originates from. Other derivatives of 'Alfred' which are also popular now include 'Freddie'. Fred, less so as this derivative was more popular in the 20th century.
My class (born in 1980) more then half the boys in my class were named Michael...we just called them all by their last names. So this makes perfect sense.
So sad when George fell off the list. Such a classic. Surprised to see John take a dive so quickly. And then Noah took over John and Michael's spot. Who would have thunk? Love the music, it's like it's a new era Alexander's gaining on you!
I believe when it was becoming known that “John Smith” was the most common name, many stopped using John to try and be more unique. My thoughts anyways.
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My Dad's name is James and so is mine and I've known other James's through out the years and although it was the name I was giving at birth I didn't really like how common of a name it was but seeing this chart and knowing that James wasn't at the top of the chart for the past 140 years is kinda nice.
I was rooting for David for so long when he was neck and neck with Michael starting in the 1930's to 1960s and only managed 2nd place and then fell bad from there. Sad story.
I babysit a boy named Mason that was born in 2015 as well! I didn't know if was popular either, I only knew one guy named mason growing up like 12 years ago
I worked at a daycare center in the early 2000s and there was a baby named Mason. I had never heard of it as a name and thought it was kind of weird (I just associated it with the job title), but it exploded after that.
I remember back when I had a tape answering machine, and I'd get a message saying, "It's Mike. Call be back." And I'd have to go through like ten different guys I knew named Mike before finding the right one.
I'm a Noah, so I can explain this a bit. I'm actually considered to be an older Noah. I'm 17, born in 2004. Back in 2004, it was a name on the rise, but not quite popular yet. A few years later, everyone seems to be naming their kids that. I remember hearing my name all the time in public, just to see some parent calling their kid who shares the same name, they were almost always younger than me. But since most Noah's are still very young, you won't hear their names all the time unless you work with kids a lot.
@silent night As a Noah (geez, that phrase sounds so weird to say), I can say many Noah's are still very young, you won't hear their names all the time unless you work with kids a lot. I'm considered an older holder of the name in fact, just about to become 18 in a few months. As those kids grow up, you'll likely hear the name more and as parents are still naming their kids that for some reason, it will continue. I feel less unique now that my name may in fact become the new "John" or "William"
My grandpa was born in 1935 my dad in 1964 and me in 1992 all of us share the name James and if I name my kid James today it still would be relevant. I guess some names are timeless.
Wow! In the early days Michael started at the bottom, went straight to the top, back to the bottom, then back to the top and stayed there for a few decades.
If it was in the top 10 for that many decades, it never truly went out of fashion. Being anywhere in the top 10 means it's a popular name. Michael has the strongest staying power of any name in the last 100 years or more.
I feel you. I'm a Noah born in 2004, and I'm considered old for my name. Quite uncommon early in my life, and now there's a bunch of little kids who are going to grow up and share my name. Liam and Noah have been trading places as the #1 and #2 spots for years now like how Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos keep trading the Richest Person spot. Also, have you ever heard your name called in public just to realize some parent calling their kid with the same name, almost always younger than us?
@@thecaynuck4694 Yep I have and same with Noah. What's worse is Liam is also considered one of the top chav names 😂 still I actually really like my name
How dad named my brother: “Oh crap my wife just gave birth.” *Opens the Bible and saw the passage on King David.* “He’s David.” My mom was like-Okay, David then.
That can be said with many of these names lol. My name too (Noah). I guess sometimes people are uncreative with names and just borrow them from religious texts.
Not sure if it is still the trend but for about 10 years everyone was naming their boy aiden, hayden, rayden, payden and other variations of the same thing.
John, Nash, Liam, and to some degree James and Jacob, have one thing in common: short names with not more than 5 letter, mostly judeo-christian (biblical) names.
Somewhat common names not shown once (including variations): Jason, Stephen/Steven, Sean/Shawn, Colin, Brian, Patrick, Vincent, Cameron, Alan/Allen, Samuel, and Eric.
Let’s take a moment to appreciate how hard William has fought to make his comeback
It's made an even bigger comeback when you consider "Liam" is the Irish form of "William". It would be like having "Michael" and "Miguel" both being in the top 5!
Indeed
Liam is right up there at the end though, which is a variant.
Shout out William
@@mepper401 finally a fnaf refferance ☺️☺️☺️
Once again John, Paul, and George were mentioned but Ringo was not.
Lmaoo, a Beatle manicccc :))
Richard
@ it’s a Beatles joke
christian aleman 3:27 Richard
@@christianaleman159 who is richard ?
Parents throughout history: “What do we name our sweet newborn son?”
Bible: *”I got you fam”*
Micheal reference?
Yes. Methuselah!
@@CLHoofie
Michael is the name of the Arch Angel in heaven.
@@CLHoofie
Jude 1:9
But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not himself dare to condemn him for slander but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
@@jbcfamily4802 sorry lol I’m named Micheal and people always ask me if I’m named after the Bible even though I’m not Christian ty for explane ping though
It’s interesting that Joseph hasn’t had the widespread popularity that Mary has had. Literally 108 years of being the number one girls name, and even after that, it was still in the top five for years.
Bitches be crazy
Catholics worship Mary, not joseph
@@ccrow3355 "Catholics worship Mary" - prot heretic 🤓
@@totaem oh my bad let me ask her for forgiveness and seek her grace for my salvation. I am repenting Mother of God, Queen of Heaven, co redemptrix. Please forgive my sins. Did I miss anything? How many hail marys do I need to say to go to heaven?
I named my Jewish son after the first Joseph. 😂 But if you watch it was pretty much on the board the whole time. It’s not a trendy name, but it stays relevant. 😊 The one that surprised me was Michael. I didn’t realize it was so popular.
Two problems:
1. Is this US, UK, both or what? It would be nice to be told.
2. Where is Peter?
Only US apparently
As a peter myself I've only met 2 other Peter's and one was my dad
And Oliver
@@susie7345 I've never once met an Oliver. Why would you think that is popular?
@@sterling7178 where are you from ?
Kind of surprised to see that Ryan or Brian never made the graph.
fr
same with jason
I'm surprised there's no Kole
Same.
Yeah!
Surprised Steven or Stephen wasn’t there. I know many with that name.
Maybe the spelling differentiations were counted separately.
Shawn/Sean/Shaun probably suffered the same fate due to spelling variations.
I am a Stephen and yeah that is probably what happened.
@ 2 other variants of Steven and Stephen get overlooked
Stefan and Stephan
If variants were lumped together the picture would be different
Or Jason. I went to high school early 90s with a gazillion of them 😆
Lol
It's interesting how these are less subject to trends compared to the girls' names.
It's the same handful of names throughout the 140 year period, and seldom does one take a huge lead over the others.
Juniors or family names seem more prevalent to be kept with boys, girls are where change is represented, I guess
Until very recently when the boys names are doing the same thing as the girls names. Noah, Liam, Mason, Elijah and Benjamin have popped onto the list only in the last few years. Only William, Michael and James are still there from the beginning.
These aren't baby names. This must be the total amount registered with the SSA. Otherwise it would be very different.
I saw the girls one the other day. I was wondering if any of the Game of Thrones names would make it towards the end.
@@Mooseman327 I wouldn't put Benjamin in that category, but I would agree that the rest are trendy names.
I feel parents were super lazy when it came to naming their sons. "What you you think we should name him?" "Eh Michael's fine."
Well not everyone what's to call there child "rubix cube" or "lightening"
They prefer a normal name.
Most are named for a relative which makes it easier to trace family trees.
ThAt'S nOt VeRy NICE.
Bc they don’t want their kids to be the butt of all jokes. It’s good to have a likable name people can pronounce. Most actors and writers have memorable first name.
@silent night i totally agree…ironically in my case i named my son liam in 2018 thinking there was only liam neeson (wifes fave actor)…but now i realize its popular 🤷🏻♂️…its still a unique name
I'm surprised "Jason" never made the list. Seemed like a pretty common name at one time.
There were about 4 kids on my hockey team named Tyler pretty much every year. Very shocked that Tyler didn’t make an appearance on this.
When I played hockey, there always seemed to be an abnormal amount of Tyler's. Yet my name (Noah) is more popular. I guess Tyler's are just destined to play hockey.
USA....young country in history....English history shows its dominance here...always has..
Midwest, right?
@@fromthehaven94 New England
@@kennypacheco8203 I only ask because based on the formation of the 1980 Men's Olympic holiday teams, rivalries seemed to be based on regional differences. The name Tyler must be small town thing, regardless of region.
I feel like I just watched a redemption arch movie: The rise and fall, and rise again of William.
William was top 10 for 98 years; from the top 1 in 1880, to slowly lose steam and climb down the ranks to top 10 in 1978, then drops off in 1979, then made a comeback in 1997, to slowly and steadily climb up to top 4 before the end at 2020. What a trip!
Our William was born in 2001, nicknamed Wm. since almost the beginning.
Def US
Charles would be higher in the UK and William
Yeah I know right? I was rooting for my name like a horse race.
@@billmcmahon5454 same here, man. Lol
My paternal grandfather was named William - Granny called him Bill. He died before my twelfth birthday.
Michael: I am superior
Muhammad: hold my tikka masala
*Insert "Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal"*
What is a "Tika Masala"?
@@TheNoiseySpectator something in the religon (islam) probably.
@@TheNoiseySpectator Tikka Masala is an Indian food which I eat, because I am an Indian.
@@thorthegodofthunder6355 It's related to India, not specific to Islam.
In Italy the most popular male name in the population (not the new borns, the whole population) is Joseph (Giuseppe), while the most popular female name is Mary, Maria (we are very religious). I'm named Giulio Maria Giuseppe (Jules Mary Joseph. Mary is a female name but we can use it as a 2nd name), so I have both the names. XD
My former father in law is irish and his middle name is Mary Joseph
In Spanish "José María" (nickname is Chema) is for boys and "María José" (nickname is Majo) is for girls 😅
William Afton: haha me first
Micheal Afton: NO THANK YOU DAD
I just thought to myself watching this:
“Hey my middle name just passed my first name” 🙃
My middle name was the Usain Bolt in the earlier part of the video then my first name pick up the slack then they were battling it out then both fell off
Hmm, for some reason Eugene never made the list.
My middle name outranked my first name
my name is Jack and it when on a couple times
Was anyone else tired of hearing John , William ,and James while reading American history?
Edit:Okay guys I get it I was just joking!
and while studying English literature? completely awful 😂
But that doesn't mean that names are bad, no?
@Antonella Calvo Umana Of course that means that the Names arend bad that's discriminating
@@stephandocrossi3324 well I think it because I have a friend called John and a friend that his aunt have an ex-husband called William
But I haven't a friend or at least a knowed called James ._.
Me
Interesting I've never in my 30 years have met a Liam or Noah in person, always just friends of friends in passing.
Wow, I’ve met a few Noah’s and at least one liam
Wait Liam is a nickname tho of William🤨
@@drewhorton8308 is it 😅😅😅😅
I watched my name rise and fall.🤣
Well, if you are thirty, I am not surprised.
Noah, only became one of the top ten in 2014, and Liam in 2017.
So, the Noahs and Liams would be perhaps Seven or eight, now.
Unless you have kids of your own, or working with children is part of your job, I doubt you would deal with kids that age, very much.
I have a hard time believing that Josh didn’t even make the top ten for the late eighties and early nineties. I was born in 89 and there were more boys named Josh than any other name I can think of.
I was waiting for that one too!
Are you Joshing me? You're right. Very popular that a term was used after that name.
I saw one of my son’s first and middle names, Plus another one’s middle name. There was also a point in the video where John, Paul, and George were all on the same screen, near each other. I didn’t hold my breath for a Ringo
What about Richard? *his real name
YES! but his real name which is Richard was on the screen at some point, which is enough for me! :D
Remember the Best Beatle, Pete.
Ringos real name is richard and Paul’s real names James
Gotta love the Johns in the world. I feel most popular male names are from the Bible. The same ones never go out of style.
Bible is good
@@dixieskinner1517 amen!!!!
As a Jonah, there are few like me. For good reason. Biblical Jonah was a racist jerk. To quote Veggie Tales, "Jonah was prophet, but never really got it."
So it’s been the same boys names for thousands of years?!
@@katalbinson6562 lots of names are that way.
local variants on ancient names. The Biblical names really spread when Rome converted.
Me who has only known one person named Noah in my entire life yet I’ve known five people named Elijah in my life: are you sure about that?
Hi, I'm Noah, so I guess you can now say you've met two, albeit one online. My theory is that unless you hang around children a lot, you wouldn't hear these names often. Expect to hear them more in 10+ years when they're all grown up. I'm actually considered to be an older Noah because I was born in 2004 before the peak in popularity. Most Noah's seem to be below the age of ten or in their very early teens. I remember for the last 10ish years, I always heard my name called just to find it was some parent calling their kid with the same name, and they were almost always younger than me. I don't know why my name got so popular, it just did.
I'm surprised there was no Scott
It only became popular in 2015 so unless you're like 7 you won't meet anyone your age called Noah
Really? I've known several Noahs as classmates. Maybe it was really popular for that year's group.
@@scotte3444 I knew/know plenty of Scotts in school and a few workplaces.
William in 1888: “ You tryna dethrone me from spot on number 1 ,but you Jonathan you lose, so best thing you haven’t won”
A+ video!
Very helpful to see how those trends stay so consistent over time, thank you for the video.
I'm actually saddened to see this channel hasn't uploaded anymore content in four months. I really hope it's not dead, it's one of my favorite CZcams channels.
It’s dead
This can't be for the us. The name Joshua was crazy popular in the 80's.
It's still popular as well, I know like 3 people named Josh
Valid point.
It was probably top 20 but never quite cracked the top 10. I knew shit loads of Scotts and Brians growing up and my older cousins all seemed to be named Glen but I didn't see them on the list.
I'm a Josh and I know about 12 others. Heck, I work with 4 other guys named Josh
Agree
I guess Adolf never really caught on...
Actually became illegal at least to add the Hitler to it
@@valtterimantyla2317 Same with the female name Jesabel.
In Germany Adolf is not uncommon
This graph is made for U.S and U.K
Interestingly, the most famous Adolph in the U.S. was Jewish -- Adolph Marx, better known as Harpo.
no one:
me: starts cheering for the name i like the best 😑
ur not the only one
Michael held it down for sure. 2x champ! 👊
7 year run, then 54 year run! We had this.
💪
Does anyone remember when three kids on every block were named Jason?? Did I blink and miss it on the list?
My first name was extremely unusual in the US when I was growing up. Then, a generation later, it became a super-popular name. It's taken a lot of getting used to!
Is it Harry?
Is it Logan?
Alexander?
Is it Liam?
@@jcoolguy1548 Good guess!
I love how towards the end some names were declining in number but still going up the chart
How come Liam appears but no Lucas or Phillip? Those two names I see EVERYWHERE but I have never once heard the name "Liam" in my entire life.
Hiya im a liam
Liam didn't start exploding until 2016. Most Liams are little kids right now.
Popularity began to rise because of a few actors named Liam.
Og Liam's wya lol. Born in 1995 here
I've met about three Liams, all in the late noughties. Taking a guess on their ages, I've say two of them were born about 1990 & the other one about 1982.
This is obviously American as it explains why traditionally common British boys names like Peter, Stephen/Steven, and Simon don't feature at all at any point.
Or why the two most popular British boys names since 2000 - Harry, and Oliver also don't feature. Jacob has never been a big name in the UK, and Noah is practically unheard of.
As a 'Robert' (though I call myself Rob) I was delighted to see how popular it's been in America - more popular than it's been in the UK traditionally.
Oh, I've also noticed how 'Paul' fails to feature here. In the UK, Paul was hugely popular in the 60s, 70s, and 80s before it fell out of favour.
Philip has also been fairly popular in the UK (probably down to Prince Philip!) But again is totally absent as a boys name in America.
All the names you mentioned, except perhaps Oliver and Simon, are fairly popular here. Just not enough to make the top ten. My name is Tim, which has never been very popular here. How does it fare in the U.K?
@@19580822 Tim has traditionally been a very popular boys name in the UK - but less so in the last 20 years. It was popular from the 60's through the 90's.
But there's been a real shift in taste since 2000, and what had been very popular boys names in the UK (Richard, Simon, Peter, Paul, Andrew, John, Steven/Stephen, and David) have all fallen in popularity since 2000. With names such as Harry, Alfie, Oliver, Joshua, Arlo, Samuel/Sam, Calum/, Callum, Nathan/Nathaniel, Jake, and Dylan all coming to the fore.
@@robtyman4281 Understood. Same here as far as the sudden shift around 2000. The popularity of Harry is quite obvious. Some of the others are popular here also, but I think a boy named Alfie would have to defend himself quite often in school. 😆
@@19580822 ....well in the UK it's only just behind Harry, and Oliver for popularity! It's a really old fashioned name that was hugely popular in the first half of the 20th century before going out of fashion after WW2.
But it suddenly got a renaissance again around 20 years ago. Of course in the UK it also has 'ancient' history - going back to Saxon times, and King Alfred...from which the modern day 'Alfie' originates from.
Other derivatives of 'Alfred' which are also popular now include 'Freddie'. Fred, less so as this derivative was more popular in the 20th century.
Well, obviously it’s American because America is the best
When James and Charles are next to each other: 👁👄👁
*hI sIstErs*
dat guy gay
HI SISTERS
Stop this eye and mouth emoji its creepy
Uhhhhhhhhhh
Ahhhhhhhh
My class (born in 1980) more then half the boys in my class were named Michael...we just called them all by their last names. So this makes perfect sense.
Michael and Matthew were big around then. I swear everywhere I go there are about 4 Matthew's
If there had been more than half the girls called Olivia, would surnames be used to distinguish?
So sad when George fell off the list. Such a classic. Surprised to see John take a dive so quickly. And then Noah took over John and Michael's spot. Who would have thunk? Love the music, it's like it's a new era Alexander's gaining on you!
Thunk!
I believe when it was becoming known that “John Smith” was the most common name, many stopped using John to try and be more unique. My thoughts anyways.
Wasn't expecting to be taken over by Ernest so quickly
Really cool the way you did the elapsed time graphic!
No 'Steven's?? In grade 7 I had four classmates named Steven ( in the early 80's. ).
I miss good old english names like Thunerulf, Adalbrand, Ethelwolf, Grendal... now those were names with caché.
How about Ethelbert or Alfred?
Michaels ruled the world for a long time.
Noah coming in like a wrecking ball.... Damn...
@MT Ten: It's a good name to have in an era of rising sea levels.
Great video, which software do you use to make this type of video? Like, how do you do these "evolution timeline" charts?
Penny: Guess who I bumped into today?
Sheldon: Mohammed Wang? (Statistically the most likely name)
I'm surprised Nebuchadnezzar didn't make the list.
😂
Dang, from all the guys I know, would have expected to see Ethan and Joshua on the list.
I'm shocked that David was never a runaway leader in this, given that everyone knows a Dave...
These are the Daves of our lives....
Yes. David should be up there and also Steve.
I know like 5 David's!
It's amazing how this channel inspires me on a regular to work harder on my statistics channel.
Watching channels like this gives me a massive internal drive to produce as good charts as this one.
Thank you for igniting💥 my journey and stay blessed❤
I subbed to you dude because you have some really great videos as well!
I believe you are putting lots of effort into your videos ;)
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My son has Percival as his middle name. Both his great grandads were Percys. His full name is George Andrew Percival. Good English/Scottish names
Percival sounds really cool ngl, pretty sure Percival is taken from the King Arthur mythos.
Why do I feel nostalgic seeing a bunch of old boys names? Like seriously.
your so close to 100k subs
My Dad's name is James and so is mine and I've known other James's through out the years and although it was the name I was giving at birth I didn't really like how common of a name it was but seeing this chart and knowing that James wasn't at the top of the chart for the past 140 years is kinda nice.
Proud of James ,iknew he'd come back fighting .
I was rooting for David for so long when he was neck and neck with Michael starting in the 1930's to 1960s and only managed 2nd place and then fell bad from there. Sad story.
A good friend's son was born in 2015 and they named him Mason. I had no idea it suddenly became popular at that time - he's the only one I know.
I babysit a boy named Mason that was born in 2015 as well! I didn't know if was popular either, I only knew one guy named mason growing up like 12 years ago
I worked at a daycare center in the early 2000s and there was a baby named Mason. I had never heard of it as a name and thought it was kind of weird (I just associated it with the job title), but it exploded after that.
I knew a mason in 1st grade
One of The kardashians have a son named mason
I'd like to see that for names in my country. That would be interesting xD
3:38 *insert Thomas the tank engine music*
I remember back when I had a tape answering machine, and I'd get a message saying, "It's Mike. Call be back." And I'd have to go through like ten different guys I knew named Mike before finding the right one.
This is awsume thank you.thought Hayden would turn up as 80s lol
Wow. My name (which is Christopher) was the 2nd most popular male name by 1970 and until 1995 (Was on this leaderboard until 2007)
As evidenced by the popularity, I think I'm the oldest Chris in my workplace, out of the four- in my department.
It's so beautiful. If we want to create the Japanese version, it'll be chaotic. Because every decade changes top 10 lol
India :- Hold my Aditya, Atharva, Aniket, Nikhil, Pranav, Tejas, Sanjay, Shubham, Ramesh, Rahul, Rohit and Yash
Lol
And amit
I'm here
Forgot Ranjeet and Prajeet
fascinating how trends sway and dart around the charts over a period of time, nice illistration
When did Noah become popular?
Interesting to see how many older names just disappeared, like Edward and Frank.
Edward still exists
im still kinda a kid i know a couple edwards i know alot of noahs but ive never met someone named frank
I'm a Noah, so I can explain this a bit. I'm actually considered to be an older Noah. I'm 17, born in 2004. Back in 2004, it was a name on the rise, but not quite popular yet. A few years later, everyone seems to be naming their kids that. I remember hearing my name all the time in public, just to see some parent calling their kid who shares the same name, they were almost always younger than me. But since most Noah's are still very young, you won't hear their names all the time unless you work with kids a lot.
@silent night As a Noah (geez, that phrase sounds so weird to say), I can say many Noah's are still very young, you won't hear their names all the time unless you work with kids a lot. I'm considered an older holder of the name in fact, just about to become 18 in a few months. As those kids grow up, you'll likely hear the name more and as parents are still naming their kids that for some reason, it will continue.
I feel less unique now that my name may in fact become the new "John" or "William"
Edward and Frank still exist
My grandpa was born in 1935 my dad in 1964 and me in 1992 all of us share the name James and if I name my kid James today it still would be relevant. I guess some names are timeless.
I'm guessing this covers the US only?
Would be nice to know what part of the world this data is from.
Well you stopped uploading but congratulations on 100k
It is interesting to see when the trendy names pop up! There was quite the battle in the late 80's.
The lack of Zacharys and Olivers had me wondering until Noah and Liam showed up.
Funny how Mark, Mathew and John are often popular but never Luke.
Wow! In the early days Michael started at the bottom, went straight to the top, back to the bottom, then back to the top and stayed there for a few decades.
If it was in the top 10 for that many decades, it never truly went out of fashion. Being anywhere in the top 10 means it's a popular name. Michael has the strongest staying power of any name in the last 100 years or more.
I was born in 2001, always liked how very few share my name "Liam" but now they're gonna be everywhere...
I feel you. I'm a Noah born in 2004, and I'm considered old for my name. Quite uncommon early in my life, and now there's a bunch of little kids who are going to grow up and share my name. Liam and Noah have been trading places as the #1 and #2 spots for years now like how Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos keep trading the Richest Person spot. Also, have you ever heard your name called in public just to realize some parent calling their kid with the same name, almost always younger than us?
@@thecaynuck4694 Yep I have and same with Noah. What's worse is Liam is also considered one of the top chav names 😂 still I actually really like my name
@@liamcraddock9539 chav names 😂
They'll all be whippers snappers to you old man Liam.
No mention of Neil? That's my name & I was born in 1979. I met loads of other Neils when I was growing up.
@MGD 60D Ha ha! That wasn't very nice of his parents, giving him that name!
@MGD 60D Haha, that's gold.
It's neilas not Neil
@@makeryellow9273 Is that you Mike? If so, I wasn't expecting to bump in to you here!
One of my neighbours is called Neil and he is a paramedic.
Might be worth mentioning which country you're talking about, as this vastly differs from one place to the next.
Read description. Source SSA = USA
@@rgrndu What the effs does SSA mean? Never heard of it before. That's exactly my point, btw.
@@SibylleLeon Social Security Administration
@@rgrndu social security administration of China
I loved that my dad’s name was popular around the time he was born
How dad named my brother: “Oh crap my wife just gave birth.” *Opens the Bible and saw the passage on King David.* “He’s David.” My mom was like-Okay, David then.
That can be said with many of these names lol. My name too (Noah). I guess sometimes people are uncreative with names and just borrow them from religious texts.
At the beginning:
James
Charles
Do mah makeup 👁👄👁
Me as an Indian finding Ramesh, mukesh,suresh
Not sure if it is still the trend but for about 10 years everyone was naming their boy aiden, hayden, rayden, payden and other variations of the same thing.
Noah comes out of nowhere*
*”hello”*
The name Michael was on top for almost 45 years. Michael stays on top because so many men like myself carried our name over to our son.
Dad? Is that you?
'cause this is Thriller!!!
Micheal Afton 😳😳😳😳😳
@@RicardoManuelArana Thriller night
0:00 William: *is at the top* 7:04 William has left the chat 8:27 William has re-entered the chat
This is an interesting chart because sometimes the difference between places is who's falling the slowest.
6:37 What is that music name
William made a strong comeback. 😆
what program was used to create the video and data visualisation tool?
I’ve asked it too, still no answer 😟
Me thinking that my class had unpopular names: 3 ppls names from my class being there in the year they were born…
I made a brief appearance to the list but was long gone before I came along..
Job: I'm still not there? Alright I'll wait.
Looks like to much work. 😆
While you're waiting, if you run into a Noah and he says it's going to rain, take him seriously.
John, Nash, Liam, and to some degree James and Jacob, have one thing in common: short names with not more than 5 letter, mostly judeo-christian (biblical) names.
Nash?
i didnt know nash was biblical or popular. ik one but ive nvr heard it anywhere else
Somewhat common names not shown once (including variations): Jason, Stephen/Steven, Sean/Shawn, Colin, Brian, Patrick, Vincent, Cameron, Alan/Allen, Samuel, and Eric.
1880s:
John and Michael dynasty: here we come
1900s: exist
Michael dynasty: we tried our best
My mother named me Stefan after her favorite singer Gloria Estefan.
There’s no way "Adam" or "Tim" aren’t on this list. I know at least 20 of each myself.
Incredible!
* John, Paul and George get on the list *
Me: * waiting for Richard to show up *
So basically the Beatles have always been popular....
Surprised Aiden isn't on here in the past 10 years, seems like everyone I know named their son that 😂
I meet a lot of Aiden's too
how about Nathan Ethan and Jonathan🤣🤣
Look at Ben, sneaking in at the end there.
Very interesting, surprised Joshua or Steven didn't make the list. Oh yeah, and Kevin.