Most Popular Baby Names Today Versus 50 Years Ago - AARP

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Michael and Jennifer, you're just not as popular as you used to be. Make way for Liam and Olivia.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has released its list of the most popular baby names for 2020, and most of the top names from 1970 have been pushed far, far down the charts.

Out with the old

Consider Michael, the most popular male baby name from 1961 through 1998. The Biblical name has been declining steadily in popularity since then, dropping to number 12 on the 2020 list of most popular names. Jennifer, an English version of the Welsh Guinevere, reigned as the top female name from 1970 through 1984. The name, which means “fair complexion,” has seen an even larger decline than Michael, tumbling to number 434 last year.

Of the 10 most popular male names in 1970, only James and William (a German relative of Liam) remain on the 10 most popular baby names. None of the 10 favorite female names of 1970 is on the top 10 list for 2020.

Liam and Olivia are relative newcomers to the top 10 baby names. Liam, an Irish name meaning “strong-willed warrior and protector,” first hit number 1 in 2017 and has stayed there since. In 1970, Liam wasn't in the top 100 names. (It made its first appearance in the larger SSA database of 1,000 most popular names, at 939, in 1967.) Olivia, which means “olive tree” and is the feminine version of Oliver, ranked number 539 in 1970, and became number 1 in 2019.

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