| Richard | Joseph | Christopher | Mary | William | David | Robert | John | James | Michael | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Common First Names | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 11.6 |
Frequency Per Thousand Americans
Sources:
fivethirtyeight.com
Share:
| Richard | Joseph | Christopher | Mary | William | David | Robert | John | James | Michael | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Common First Names | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 11.6 |
Sorry Michael, you're just not that special with the most common first name in the U.S. Only one girl's name makes the list: Mary, indicating a wider variety in female names than in male ones.
Yay! No Jake!