People Names Ranking

Here are the popularity rankings of 12,323 people names (including names that are shared by men and women), in 6 different categories, with the name origin and meanings. All ranking data are from 1990 U.S. Census. Both first names and last names are ranked.

First Name Ranking in All (Top 100)
First Name Ranking in Men (Top 100)
First Name Ranking in Women (Top 100)
Last Name (Surname) Ranking in All (Top 100)
Last Name (Surname) Ranking in Men (Top 100)
Last Name (Surname) Ranking in Women (Top 100)

First Name Ranking (Top 100) - (top)

Rank	Name	Meaning	Origin
1	James	he who supplants	Hebrew
1	Mary	star of the sea	Latin
2	John	God is gracious	Hebrew
2	Patricia	noble; patrician	Latin
3	Linda	pretty	Spanish
3	Robert	bright fame	German
4	Barbara	foreign woman	Latin
4	Michael	who resembles God?	Hebrew
5	Elizabeth	God's promise; God is my oath	Hebrew
5	William	will helmet, protection	German
6	David	beloved	Hebrew
6	Jennifer	fair one	Welsh
7	Maria	star of the sea	Latin
7	Richard	powerful leader	German
8	Charles	free man	German
8	Susan	lily	Hebrew
9	Joseph	Jehovah increases	Hebrew
9	Margaret	pearl	Greek
10	Dorothy	gift of God	Greek
10	Thomas	twin	Aramaic
11	Christopher	bearing Christ	Greek
11	Lisa		Hebrew
12	Daniel	God is my judge	Hebrew
12	Nancy		Hebrew
13	Karen		Danish
13	Paul	small	Latin
14	Betty		Hebrew
14	Mark	dedicated to Mars	Latin
15	Donald	great chief; world mighty	Scottish
15	Helen	sun ray, shining light	Greek
16	George	farmer	Greek
16	Sandra		Italian
17	Donna	lady	Italian
17	Kenneth	fire born; good-looking	Irish
18	Carol	free man	German
18	Steven		English
19	Edward	wealthy guard	English
19	Ruth	friend, companion	Hebrew
20	Brian	high, noble	Irish
20	Sharon	a fertile plain	Hebrew
21	Michelle	who resembles God?	Hebrew
21	Ronald	ruler's counselor	Norse
22	Anthony		Latin
22	Laura	the bay, or laurel plant	Latin
23	Kevin	handsome beloved	Irish
23	Sarah	princess	Hebrew
24	Jason	healer; the Lord is salvation	Hebrew
24	Kimberly	Cyneburg's field	English
25	Deborah	bee	Hebrew
25	Matthew	gift of God	Hebrew
26	Gary	spear	English
26	Jessica	He sees	Hebrew
27	Shirley	bright meadow	English
27	Timothy	God's honor	Greek
28	Cynthia	from Mount Kynthos	Greek
28	Jose		Spanish
29	Angela	messenger; messenger of God	Greek
29	Larry		English
30	Jeffrey		German
30	Melissa	bee; honey	Greek
31	Brenda	sword	Norse
31	Frank		German
32	Amy	beloved	Latin
32	Scott	from Scotland, a Scotsman	English
33	Anna	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
33	Eric	forever or alone, ruler	Norse
34	Rebecca	to bind	Hebrew
34	Stephen	crown, garland	Greek
35	Andrew	man, warrior	Greek
35	Virginia	maiden	Latin
36	Kathleen		Irish
36	Raymond	protecting hands	German
37	Gregory	watchful, vigilant	Greek
37	Pamela	honey; all sweetness	Greek
38	Joshua	Jehovah is salvation	Hebrew
38	Martha	lady; mistress of the house	Aramaic
39	Debra	bee	Hebrew
39	Jerry		English
40	Amanda	fit to be loved, lovable	Latin
40	Dennis	follower of Dionysius	Greek
41	Stephanie	crown, garland	Greek
41	Walter	commander of the army	German
42	Carolyn	free man	German
42	Patrick	patrician, noble	Latin
43	Christine	follower of Christ	Latin
43	Peter	rock	Greek
44	Harold	army ruler	Scandinavian
44	Marie		French
45	Douglas	black river	Scottish
45	Janet		Scottish
46	Catherine	pure	Greek
46	Henry	home ruler	German
47	Carl		German
47	Frances	from France	Latin
48	Ann	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
48	Arthur	stone, Thor, the eagle	Celtic
49	Joyce	lord	Latin
49	Ryan	king	Gaelic
50	Diane	divine	Latin
50	Roger	famous spearman	German

First Name Ranking in Men (Top 100) - (top)

Rank	Name	Meaning	Origin
1	James	he who supplants	Hebrew
2	John	God is gracious	Hebrew
3	Robert	bright fame	German
4	Michael	who resembles God?	Hebrew
5	William	will helmet, protection	German
6	David	beloved	Hebrew
7	Richard	powerful leader	German
8	Charles	free man	German
9	Joseph	Jehovah increases	Hebrew
10	Thomas	twin	Aramaic
11	Christopher	bearing Christ	Greek
12	Daniel	God is my judge	Hebrew
13	Paul	small	Latin
14	Mark	dedicated to Mars	Latin
15	Donald	great chief; world mighty	Scottish
16	George	farmer	Greek
17	Kenneth	fire born; good-looking	Irish
18	Steven		English
19	Edward	wealthy guard	English
20	Brian	high, noble	Irish
21	Ronald	ruler's counselor	Norse
22	Anthony		Latin
23	Kevin	handsome beloved	Irish
24	Jason	healer; the Lord is salvation	Hebrew
25	Matthew	gift of God	Hebrew
26	Gary	spear	English
27	Timothy	God's honor	Greek
28	Jose		Spanish
29	Larry		English
30	Jeffrey		German
31	Frank		German
32	Scott	from Scotland, a Scotsman	English
33	Eric	forever or alone, ruler	Norse
34	Stephen	crown, garland	Greek
35	Andrew	man, warrior	Greek
36	Raymond	protecting hands	German
37	Gregory	watchful, vigilant	Greek
38	Joshua	Jehovah is salvation	Hebrew
39	Jerry		English
40	Dennis	follower of Dionysius	Greek
41	Walter	commander of the army	German
42	Patrick	patrician, noble	Latin
43	Peter	rock	Greek
44	Harold	army ruler	Scandinavian
45	Douglas	black river	Scottish
46	Henry	home ruler	German
47	Carl		German
48	Arthur	stone, Thor, the eagle	Celtic
49	Ryan	king	Gaelic
50	Roger	famous spearman	German
51	Joe		English
52	Juan	God is gracious	Spanish
53	Jack		English
54	Albert	noble, bright, famous	German
55	Jonathan	gift of God	Hebrew
56	Justin	just, upright, righteous	Latin
57	Terry	power of the tribe	German
58	Gerald	spear ruler	German
59	Keith	woodland, forest	Scottish
60	Samuel	God heard	Hebrew
61	Willie		English
62	Ralph	wolf counsel	English
63	Lawrence	from Laurentum	Latin
64	Nicholas	people of victory	Greek
65	Roy	red	Irish
66	Benjamin	son of the right hand; son of the south; son of my old age	Hebrew
67	Bruce		Norman French
68	Brandon	broom, gorse hill	English
69	Adam	earth	Hebrew
70	Harry	home ruler	German
71	Fred	elf or magical counsel; peaceful ruler	German
72	Wayne	wagon builder or driver	English
73	Billy	will helmet, protection	German
74	Steve		English
75	Louis	famous warrior	Latin
76	Jeremy		Modern
77	Aaron	mountain of strength	Hebrew
78	Randy		English
79	Howard	noble watchman	English
80	Eugene	well-born, noble	Greek
81	Carlos		Spanish
82	Russell	little red	French
83	Bobby	bright fame	German
84	Victor	champion	Latin
85	Martin	dedicated to Mars	Latin
86	Ernest	serious; battle to the death	German
87	Phillip	horse lover	Greek
88	Todd	fox	English
89	Jesse	the Lord exists	Hebrew
90	Craig	rock, rocky	Scottish
91	Alan	precious	German
92	Shawn	God is gracious	Irish
93	Clarence	one who lives near the River Clare	Latin
94	Sean	God is gracious	Irish
95	Philip	horse lover	Greek
96	Chris	bearing Christ	Greek
97	Johnny	God is gracious	Hebrew
98	Earl	nobleman, warrior, prince	English
99	Jimmy	he who supplants	Hebrew
100	Antonio		Spanish

First Name Ranking in Women (Top 100) - (top)

Rank	Name	Meaning	Origin
1	Mary	star of the sea	Latin
2	Patricia	noble; patrician	Latin
3	Linda	pretty	Spanish
4	Barbara	foreign woman	Latin
5	Elizabeth	God's promise; God is my oath	Hebrew
6	Jennifer	fair one	Welsh
7	Maria	star of the sea	Latin
8	Susan	lily	Hebrew
9	Margaret	pearl	Greek
10	Dorothy	gift of God	Greek
11	Lisa		Hebrew
12	Nancy		Hebrew
13	Karen		Danish
14	Betty		Hebrew
15	Helen	sun ray, shining light	Greek
16	Sandra		Italian
17	Donna	lady	Italian
18	Carol	free man	German
19	Ruth	friend, companion	Hebrew
20	Sharon	a fertile plain	Hebrew
21	Michelle	who resembles God?	Hebrew
22	Laura	the bay, or laurel plant	Latin
23	Sarah	princess	Hebrew
24	Kimberly	Cyneburg's field	English
25	Deborah	bee	Hebrew
26	Jessica	He sees	Hebrew
27	Shirley	bright meadow	English
28	Cynthia	from Mount Kynthos	Greek
29	Angela	messenger; messenger of God	Greek
30	Melissa	bee; honey	Greek
31	Brenda	sword	Norse
32	Amy	beloved	Latin
33	Anna	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
34	Rebecca	to bind	Hebrew
35	Virginia	maiden	Latin
36	Kathleen		Irish
37	Pamela	honey; all sweetness	Greek
38	Martha	lady; mistress of the house	Aramaic
39	Debra	bee	Hebrew
40	Amanda	fit to be loved, lovable	Latin
41	Stephanie	crown, garland	Greek
42	Carolyn	free man	German
43	Christine	follower of Christ	Latin
44	Marie		French
45	Janet		Scottish
46	Catherine	pure	Greek
47	Frances	from France	Latin
48	Ann	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
49	Joyce	lord	Latin
50	Diane	divine	Latin
51	Alice	noble, exalted	German
52	Julie		French
53	Heather		English
54	Teresa	late summer	Greek
55	Doris	from Doris; gift	Greek
56	Gloria	glory	Latin
57	Evelyn		Norman
58	Jean	God is gracious	Hebrew
59	Cheryl	cherry fruit; green gemstone	Greek
60	Mildred	gentle strength	English
61	Katherine	pure	Greek
62	Joan	God is gracious	Hebrew
63	Ashley	ash meadow	English
64	Judith	from Judea; Jewish	Hebrew
65	Rose	rose	Latin
66	Janice
67	Kelly	descendant of Ceallach	Irish
68	Nicole	people of victory	Greek
69	Judy
70	Christina	follower of Christ	Latin
71	Kathy
72	Theresa	late summer	Greek
73	Beverly	beaver stream or meadow	English
74	Denise	follower of Dionysius	French
75	Tammy		English
76	Irene	peace	Greek
77	Jane	God is gracious	Hebrew
78	Lori		Modern
79	Rachel	ewe, female sheep	Hebrew
80	Marilyn		Modern
81	Andrea	manly, virile	Greek
82	Kathryn	pure	Greek
83	Louise	famous warrior	German
84	Sara	princess	Hebrew
85	Anne	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
86	Jacqueline		French
87	Wanda	the tribe of the Vandals	Slavic
88	Bonnie	fine, attractive, pretty	Scottish
89	Julia	youthful; Jove's child	Latin
90	Ruby	the red gemstone	English
91	Lois	superior	Greek
92	Tina		Latin
93	Phyllis	greenery	Greek
94	Norma	the standard or norm	Latin
95	Paula	small	Latin
96	Diana	divine	Latin
97	Annie	He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
98	Lillian	lily	Latin
99	Emily	rival; laborious; eager	Latin
100	Robin		German

Last Name (Surname) Ranking (Top 100) - (top)

Rank	Name	Meaning	Origin
1	Smith	blacksmith	English
2	Johnson	son of John	English
3	Williams	will helmet, protection	German
4	Jones
5	Brown		English
6	Davis	son of David	English
7	Miller	one who grinds grain	English
8	Wilson	son of William	English
9	Moore	swarthy, dark-skinned; bog; noble, great	Gaelic
10	Taylor	tailor; to cut	French
10	Taylor	tailor; to cut	French
11	Anderson		Scandinavian
12	Thomas	twin	Aramaic
13	Jackson	son of Jack	English
14	White	white, fair	English
15	Harris	son of Harry	English
16	Martin	dedicated to Mars	Latin
17	Thompson	twin	Aramaic
19	Martinez
20	Robinson	son of Robert	English
21	Clark	cleric, clerk	Latin
22	Rodriguez	famous power	German
23	Lewis		German
24	Lee	pasture or meadow	English
24	Lee	meadow or pasture	English
25	Walker	cloth washer or walker	English
25	Walker	cloth-walker	English
26	Hall	worker at the hall	English
27	Allen		Gaelic
28	Young		English
29	Hernandez		Spanish
30	King	king	English
31	Wright	carpenter	English
33	Hill		English
34	Scott	from Scotland, a Scotsman	English
35	Green
36	Adams	earth	Hebrew
37	Baker		English
39	Nelson		English
40	Carter	one who transports goods	English
41	Mitchell		English
42	Perez	breach, breakthrough	Hebrew
44	Turner	wood-worker	English
45	Phillips	horse lover	Greek
46	Campbell	crooked mouth	Scottish
46	Campbell	crooked mouth	Scottish
47	Parker	park keeper	English
47	Parker	park keeper	English
48	Evans	God is gracious; born of yew; youth	Welsh
49	Edwards	wealthy guard	English
50	Collins	holly	Irish
51	Stewart	steward	English
52	Sanchez
53	Morris		Latin
54	Rogers	famous spearman	German
55	Reed	red	English
55	Reed	red-haired	English
56	Cook	cook	Latin
57	Morgan	circling sea	Welsh
57	Morgan	circling sea or great brightness; bright or white sea dweller	Welsh
58	Bell
58	Bell		Hebrew
59	Murphy	sea warrior	Irish
60	Bailey	berry clearing; bailiff; city fortification	English
60	Bailey	berry clearing; bailiff; city fortification	English
61	Rivera
62	Cooper	barrel maker	English
63	Richardson
64	Cox	coxswain	English
65	Howard	noble watchman	English
66	Ward	watchman	English
67	Torres
68	Peterson	rock	Greek
69	Gray	gray-haired	English
70	Ramirez	renowned counselor	Spanish
71	James	he who supplants	Hebrew
71	James		Spanish
72	Watson	son of Walter	English
73	Brooks	water, small stream	German
73	Brooks	water, small stream	German
74	Kelly	descendant of Ceallach	Irish
74	Kelly	descendant of Ceallach	Irish
75	Sanders	son of Alexander	English
76	Price	prize	French
77	Bennett		Latin
79	Barnes	near the barns	English
80	Ross	headland, cape	Scottish
80	Ross	headland, cape	Scottish
81	Henderson	son of Henry	English
82	Coleman		Gaelic
83	Jenkins	little John; God is gracious	Hebrew
84	Perry		Modern
84	Perry	pear tree	French
85	Powell	son of Howell	English
86	Long	tall	English
87	Patterson	son of PAtrick; son of Peter	Scottish
88	Hughes	soul, mind, intellect	German
90	Washington		English
91	Butler	bottle bearer	English
92	Simmons	son of Simon	English

Last Name (Surname) Ranking in Men (Top 100) - (top)

Rank	Name	Meaning	Origin
1	Smith	blacksmith	English
2	Johnson	son of John	English
3	Williams	will helmet, protection	German
4	Jones
5	Brown		English
6	Davis	son of David	English
7	Miller	one who grinds grain	English
8	Wilson	son of William	English
9	Moore	swarthy, dark-skinned; bog; noble, great	Gaelic
10	Taylor	tailor; to cut	French
11	Anderson		Scandinavian
12	Thomas	twin	Aramaic
13	Jackson	son of Jack	English
14	White	white, fair	English
15	Harris	son of Harry	English
16	Martin	dedicated to Mars	Latin
17	Thompson	twin	Aramaic
19	Martinez
20	Robinson	son of Robert	English
21	Clark	cleric, clerk	Latin
22	Rodriguez	famous power	German
23	Lewis		German
24	Lee	pasture or meadow	English
25	Walker	cloth washer or walker	English
26	Hall	worker at the hall	English
27	Allen		Gaelic
28	Young		English
29	Hernandez		Spanish
30	King	king	English
31	Wright	carpenter	English
33	Hill		English
34	Scott	from Scotland, a Scotsman	English
35	Green
36	Adams	earth	Hebrew
37	Baker		English
39	Nelson		English
40	Carter	one who transports goods	English
41	Mitchell		English
42	Perez	breach, breakthrough	Hebrew
44	Turner	wood-worker	English
45	Phillips	horse lover	Greek
46	Campbell	crooked mouth	Scottish
47	Parker	park keeper	English
48	Evans	God is gracious; born of yew; youth	Welsh
49	Edwards	wealthy guard	English
50	Collins	holly	Irish
51	Stewart	steward	English
52	Sanchez
53	Morris		Latin
54	Rogers	famous spearman	German
55	Reed	red	English
56	Cook	cook	Latin
57	Morgan	circling sea	Welsh
58	Bell
59	Murphy	sea warrior	Irish
60	Bailey	berry clearing; bailiff; city fortification	English
62	Cooper	barrel maker	English
63	Richardson
64	Cox	coxswain	English
65	Howard	noble watchman	English
66	Ward	watchman	English
67	Torres
68	Peterson	rock	Greek
69	Gray	gray-haired	English
70	Ramirez	renowned counselor	Spanish
71	James	he who supplants	Hebrew
72	Watson	son of Walter	English
73	Brooks	water, small stream	German
74	Kelly	descendant of Ceallach	Irish
75	Sanders	son of Alexander	English
76	Price	prize	French
77	Bennett		Latin
79	Barnes	near the barns	English
80	Ross	headland, cape	Scottish
81	Henderson	son of Henry	English
82	Coleman		Gaelic
83	Jenkins	little John; God is gracious	Hebrew
84	Perry		Modern
85	Powell	son of Howell	English
86	Long	tall	English
87	Patterson	son of PAtrick; son of Peter	Scottish
88	Hughes	soul, mind, intellect	German
90	Washington		English
91	Butler	bottle bearer	English
92	Simmons	son of Simon	English
93	Foster	woodsman	English
94	Gonzales	battle	Spanish
95	Bryant		English
96	Alexander	man's defender, warrior	Greek
97	Russell	little red	French
98	Griffin	hooked nose	Latin
100	Hayes	hedged area	English
102	Ford	river crossing	English
103	Hamilton	flat-topped hill	English
104	Graham	gravel area; gray homestead	English
105	Sullivan	dark eyes	Gaelic
106	Wallace	Welshman	French
108	Cole	swarthy, coal-black, charcoal	French
109	West	western stream	English
110	Jordan	down-flowing	Hebrew

Last Name (Surname) Ranking in Women (Top 100) - (top)

Rank	Name	Meaning	Origin
10	Taylor	tailor; to cut	French
24	Lee	meadow or pasture	English
25	Walker	cloth-walker	English
46	Campbell	crooked mouth	Scottish
47	Parker	park keeper	English
55	Reed	red-haired	English
57	Morgan	circling sea or great brightness; bright or white sea dweller	Welsh
58	Bell		Hebrew
60	Bailey	berry clearing; bailiff; city fortification	English
61	Rivera
71	James		Spanish
73	Brooks	water, small stream	German
74	Kelly	descendant of Ceallach	Irish
80	Ross	headland, cape	Scottish
84	Perry	pear tree	French
108	Cole	people of victory	Greek
110	Jordan	down-flowing	Hebrew
130	Hunter		English
135	Mason	stoneworker	English
137	Kennedy	armored	Irish
151	Palmer	palm tree	Latin
157	Rose	rose	Latin
163	Spencer	provider	English
164	Gardner	gardener	English
166	Payne	countryman, rustic villager, peasant	Latin
168	Berry	berry	English
173	Ray		Hebrew
176	Carroll	free man	German
181	Bradley	broad meadow	English
182	Lane		English
187	Riley	courageous	Irish
198	Kelley	descendant of Ceallach	Irish
203	Ryan	king	Irish
232	Reid	red-haired	English
233	Kim	Cyneburg's field	English
241	Larson	son of Lars	Scandinavian
245	Day	day	English
249	Medina	city of the Prophet	Arabic
254	Silva	woodland, forest; woods, forest	Latin
261	Byrd		English
264	May	the fifth month	Sanskrit
265	Terry		English
297	Rhodes
299	Beck	stream	Norse
311	Love	love, affection	English
318	Page	young servant	English
322	Chandler	candle maker	French
327	Ramsey	raven island; ram island	English
348	Tate	cheerful	English
349	Cross
360	Vega	falling vulture	Arabic
369	Blair	plain, field	Scottish
372	Reese	enthusiasm	Welsh
389	Becker	to bind	Hebrew
402	Quinn	counsel	Scottish
403	Blake	black, dark; pale	English
411	Lindsey	Lincoln's marsh; island of linden trees	English
415	Tyler	a worker in roof tiles	English
424	Gill	bright promise; youthful	Latin
426	Greer		Scottish
448	Brady	descendant of Br?ch	Irish
453	Frank	from France	Latin
454	Logan	hollow	Scottish
472	Carson		Scottish
476	Tran
479	Casey	alert, watchful	Irish
486	Cain	beautiful and white, blessed	Welsh
490	Mckenzie	the fair one	Scottish
492	Luna	moon	Latin
495	Allison	noble, exalted	German
496	Bridges
499	Summers		English
505	Burnett	brown	French
511	Gates
513	Ayala	deer or gazelle	Hebrew
525	Morrow
534	Kirby	church farm	English
542	Lang
545	Heath		English
561	Cameron	crooked nose	Scottish
564	Christian	follower of Christ	Latin
570	Larsen	son of Lars	Scandinavian
573	Glenn	glen	Irish
600	Parrish	ecclesiastical locality	French
604	Dorsey		French
609	Avila	bird	German
622	Golden
627	Carey	love	Gaelic
634	Miranda	worthy of admiration	Latin
649	English		English
665	Sloan	man of arms, warrior	Irish
678	Lara	protection	Latin
679	Shannon	old, ancient	Gaelic
725	Ashley	ash meadow	English
741	Nolan	champion	Irish
744	Brennan	descendant of Braon?	Irish
748	Joyce	lord	Latin
750	Haley	hay meadow	English
751	Valentine	strong, healthy	Latin
756	Moon

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