Top Five Male Baby Names By Year 1911-2010
Baby Names
Obie Editorial Team
Here are the top 5 male baby names for each year for the last 100 years from 1911 to 2010.
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| Year | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 |
| 2010 | Jacob | Ethan | Michael | Jayden | William |
| 2009 | Jacob | Ethan | Michael | Alexander | William |
| 2008 | Jacob | Michael | Ethan | Joshua | Daniel |
| 2007 | Jacob | Michael | Ethan | Joshua | Daniel |
| 2006 | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Ethan | Matthew |
| 2005 | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Matthew | Ethan |
| 2004 | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Matthew | Ethan |
| 2003 | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Matthew | Andrew |
| 2002 | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Matthew | Ethan |
| 2001 | Jacob | Michael | Matthew | Joshua | Christopher |
| 2000 | Jacob | Michael | Matthew | Joshua | Christopher |
| 1999 | Jacob | Michael | Matthew | Joshua | Nicholas |
| 1998 | Michael | Jacob | Matthew | Joshua | Christopher |
| 1997 | Michael | Jacob | Matthew | Christopher | Joshua |
| 1996 | Michael | Matthew | Jacob | Christopher | Joshua |
| 1995 | Michael | Matthew | Christopher | Jacob | Joshua |
| 1994 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Tyler |
| 1993 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Tyler |
| 1992 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Andrew |
| 1991 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Andrew |
| 1990 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Daniel |
| 1989 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | David |
| 1988 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Andrew |
| 1987 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | David |
| 1986 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | David |
| 1985 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Daniel |
| 1984 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | David |
| 1983 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | David | Joshua |
| 1982 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Jason | David |
| 1981 | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Jason | David |
| 1980 | Michael | Christopher | Jason | David | James |
| 1979 | Michael | Christopher | Jason | David | James |
| 1978 | Michael | Jason | Christopher | David | James |
| 1977 | Michael | Jason | Christopher | David | James |
| 1976 | Michael | Jason | Christopher | David | James |
| 1975 | Michael | Jason | Christopher | James | David |
| 1974 | Michael | Jason | Christopher | David | James |
| 1973 | Michael | Christopher | Jason | James | David |
| 1972 | Michael | Christopher | James | David | John |
| 1971 | Michael | James | David | John | Robert |
| 1970 | Michael | James | David | John | Robert |
| 1969 | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
| 1968 | Michael | David | John | James | Robert |
| 1967 | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
| 1966 | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
| 1965 | Michael | John | David | James | Robert |
| 1964 | Michael | John | David | James | Robert |
| 1963 | Michael | John | David | James | Robert |
| 1962 | Michael | David | John | James | Robert |
| 1961 | Michael | David | John | James | Robert |
| 1960 | David | Michael | James | John | Robert |
| 1959 | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
| 1958 | Michael | David | James | Robert | John |
| 1957 | Michael | James | David | Robert | John |
| 1956 | Michael | James | Robert | David | John |
| 1955 | Michael | David | James | Robert | John |
| 1954 | Michael | James | Robert | John | David |
| 1953 | Robert | James | Michael | John | David |
| 1952 | James | Robert | John | Michael | David |
| 1951 | James | Robert | John | Michael | David |
| 1950 | James | Robert | John | Michael | David |
| 1949 | James | Robert | John | William | Michael |
| 1948 | James | Robert | John | William | David |
| 1947 | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1946 | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1945 | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1944 | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1943 | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1942 | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1941 | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1940 | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1939 | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1938 | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1937 | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1936 | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1935 | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1934 | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1933 | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1932 | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1931 | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1930 | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1929 | Robert | James | John | William | Charles |
| 1928 | Robert | John | James | William | Charles |
| 1927 | Robert | John | James | William | Charles |
| 1926 | Robert | John | James | William | Charles |
| 1925 | Robert | John | William | James | Charles |
| 1924 | Robert | John | William | James | Charles |
| 1923 | John | Robert | William | James | Charles |
| 1922 | John | Robert | William | James | Charles |
| 1921 | John | Robert | William | James | Charles |
| 1920 | John | William | Robert | James | Charles |
| 1919 | John | William | James | Robert | Charles |
| 1918 | John | William | James | Robert | Charles |
| 1917 | John | William | James | Robert | Joseph |
| 1916 | John | William | James | Robert | Joseph |
| 1915 | John | William | James | Robert | Joseph |
| 1914 | John | William | James | Robert | Joseph |
| 1913 | John | William | James | Robert | Joseph |
| 1912 | John | William | James | Robert | Joseph |
| 1911 | John | William | James | George | Robert |
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