Here’s the list of most common male names in the USA, just like the female names list—organized by all-time popularity, by decade and recent trends. These names are based on Social Security Administration (SSA) data, reflecting both all-time popularity and recent trends.
🏆 All-Time Most Common Male Names in the USA
These names have appeared most frequently in U.S. birth records over the past century:
- James
- John
- Robert
- Michael
- William
- David
- Joseph
- Charles
- Thomas
- Christopher
📆 Most Popular Male Names by Decade
🎩 1900s – 1920s
- John
- William
- James
- George
- Charles
- Joseph
- Edward
- Frank
- Thomas
- Henry
🎩 1930s – 1950s
- James
- Robert
- John
- William
- Richard
- David
- Charles
- Thomas
- Ronald
- Donald
🎩 1960s – 1970s
- Michael
- David
- James
- John
- Robert
- Christopher
- William
- Brian
- Mark
- Jeffrey
🎩 1980s – 1990s
- Michael
- Christopher
- Matthew
- Joshua
- David
- Daniel
- James
- Andrew
- Joseph
- Justin
🎩 2000s – 2010s
- Jacob
- Michael
- Ethan
- Joshua
- Daniel
- Christopher
- Anthony
- William
- Matthew
- Andrew
👶 Most Popular Male Baby Names in the USA (2025)
- Liam
- Noah
- Oliver
- Elijah
- James
- William
- Benjamin
- Lucas
- Henry
- Alexander
- Mason
- Michael
- Ethan
- Daniel
- Sebastian
- Jack
- Jackson
- Aiden
- Logan
- Samuel
💡 Fun Facts:
- James and John have been top names across multiple generations.
- Liam, Noah, and Oliver are currently dominating recent baby name charts.
- Classic names like Michael, William, and Daniel continue to stay relevant even after decades.
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