These baby names are going extinct

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September 10, 2020
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These baby names are going extinct

 When's the last time you met a child named Gladys? Wanda? Garland? Probably not in a while; these names are among many on their way out. In their place, we now have names like Olivia and Noah, which topped the Social Security Administration's list of the most popular baby names in 2024 for the second year. And in 2025, a variety of other creative names are coming into vogue, like Lux (short for luxury), Anora (of 2025 Academy Award-winning fame), and Wisdom (possibly inspired by model Wisdom Kaye). 

Naming your baby can be a momentous decision. The internet is rife with articles on choosing a baby name and how a particular name can greatly impact your child's future. To find a truly one-of-a-kind name, many parents look to ongoing pop culture trends, like Labubus, the wildly popular plush dolls that have taken over social media in 2025. In some cases, baby naming even comes with a price tag—as noted in a June 2024 report from Business Insider, dedicated baby name consultants can charge up to $10,000 to find the perfect name for your child. 

While spending $10,000 for a unique baby name may not be in everyone's budget, this list of 100 baby names that are going extinct is 100% free. Using the Social Security Administration's historical archives of baby names, Stacker calculated the average annual rank for baby names from 1880 to 2018 and compared it to where those names were placed in 2019. The list focuses on classically popular names that historically ranked in the top 1,600 names. From Wanda to Wilton, read on to find the top 50 vintage boys and girls' names that are flying out of fashion. 

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Pixabay

#50. Boy: Herbert

- Historical average rank: #358
- 2019 rank: #2,478 (53 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,120 spots

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Pexels

#50. Girl: Cornelia

- Historical average rank: #1,541
- 2019 rank: #3,533 (43 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 1,992 spots

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#49. Boy: Jimmie

- Historical average rank: #433
- 2019 rank: #2,574 (50 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,141 spots

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Pexels

#49. Girl: Corrine

- Historical average rank: #878
- 2019 rank: #2,876 (57 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 1,998 spots

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Pixabay

#48. Boy: Wilbur

- Historical average rank: #976
- 2019 rank: #3,180 (36 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,204 spots

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PxHere

#48. Girl: Norma

- Historical average rank: #406
- 2019 rank: #2,412 (73 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,006 spots

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Oksana Kuzmina // Shutterstock

#47. Boy: Pete

- Historical average rank: #557
- 2019 rank: #2,792 (44 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,235 spots

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Echo Grid // Unsplash

#47. Girl: Polly

- Historical average rank: #1,193
- 2019 rank: #3,202 (49 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,009 spots

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Max Pixel

#46. Boy: Matt

- Historical average rank: #837
- 2019 rank: #3,080 (38 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,243 spots

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DanielReche // Pixabay

#46. Girl: Fannie

- Historical average rank: #1,036
- 2019 rank: #3,108 (51 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,072 spots

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Pixabay

#45. Boy: Bennie

- Historical average rank: #622
- 2019 rank: #2,878 (42 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,256 spots

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Ivanna-Ivashka // Shutterstock

#45. Girl: Jennie

- Historical average rank: #522
- 2019 rank: #2,616 (66 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,094 spots

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Pexels

#44. Boy: Rudolph

- Historical average rank: #657
- 2019 rank: #2,925 (41 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,268 spots

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#44. Girl: Katharine

- Historical average rank: #545
- 2019 rank: #2,641 (65 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,096 spots

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Pexels

#43. Boy: Claude

- Historical average rank: #539
- 2019 rank: #2,878 (42 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,339 spots

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Unsplash

#43. Girl: Jeanette

- Historical average rank: #391
- 2019 rank: #2,523 (69 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,132 spots

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Unsplash

#42. Boy: Wilber

- Historical average rank: #1,513
- 2019 rank: #3,980 (26 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,467 spots

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Pixabay

#42. Girl: Amie

- Historical average rank: #1,172
- 2019 rank: #3,311 (47 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,139 spots

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Pixabay

#41. Boy: Grover

- Historical average rank: #1,482
- 2019 rank: #3,980 (26 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,498 spots

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javi_indy // Shutterstock

#41. Girl: Rhoda

- Historical average rank: #1,224
- 2019 rank: #3,367 (46 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,143 spots

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Max Pixel

#40. Boy: Cliff

- Historical average rank: #1,452
- 2019 rank: #3,980 (26 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,528 spots

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Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#40. Girl: Elva

- Historical average rank: #1,056
- 2019 rank: #3,202 (49 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,146 spots

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Pexels

#39. Boy: Jim

- Historical average rank: #465
- 2019 rank: #3,030 (39 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,565 spots

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Pixabay

#39. Girl: Roberta

- Historical average rank: #688
- 2019 rank: #2,840 (58 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,152 spots

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Pexels

#38. Boy: Freeman

- Historical average rank: #1,119
- 2019 rank: #3,780 (28 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,661 spots

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Pixabay

#38. Girl: Gladys

- Historical average rank: #484
- 2019 rank: #2,696 (63 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,212 spots

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Rowena of the Rants // Flickr

#37. Boy: Sherman

- Historical average rank: #625
- 2019 rank: #3,316 (34 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,691 spots

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#37. Girl: Connie

- Historical average rank: #520
- 2019 rank: #2,733 (61 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,213 spots

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Public Domain Pictures

#36. Boy: Dana

- Historical average rank: #757
- 2019 rank: #3,474 (32 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,717 spots

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Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#36. Girl: Antoinette

- Historical average rank: #510
- 2019 rank: #2,840 (58 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,330 spots

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Ana Paula Lima // Pexels

#35. Boy: Norris

- Historical average rank: #1,109
- 2019 rank: #3,876 (27 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,767 spots

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Nolte Lourens // Shutterstock

#35. Girl: Bernice

- Historical average rank: #650
- 2019 rank: #2,984 (54 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,334 spots

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Yulia Sribna // Shutterstock

#34. Boy: Rufus

- Historical average rank: #837
- 2019 rank: #3,626 (30 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,789 spots

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Oleksiy Avtomonov // Shutterstock

#34. Girl: Ina

- Historical average rank: #1,258
- 2019 rank: #3,647 (41 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,389 spots

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Thomas // Flickr

#33. Boy: Shelby

- Historical average rank: #829
- 2019 rank: #3,698 (29 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,869 spots

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Pixabay

#33. Girl: Therese

- Historical average rank: #916
- 2019 rank: #3,423 (45 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,507 spots

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Shutterstock

#32. Boy: Burton

- Historical average rank: #1,067
- 2019 rank: #4,204 (24 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,137 spots

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izzet ugutmen // Shutterstock

#32. Girl: Hilda

- Historical average rank: #731
- 2019 rank: #3,251 (48 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,520 spots

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#31. Boy: Wilfred

- Historical average rank: #948
- 2019 rank: #4,089 (25 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,141 spots

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#31. Girl: Clarice

- Historical average rank: #1,075
- 2019 rank: #3,701 (40 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,626 spots

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Pixabay

#30. Boy: Hal

- Historical average rank: #1,425
- 2019 rank: #4,606 (21 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,181 spots

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Evgeny Atamanenko // Shutterstock

#30. Girl: Pauline

- Historical average rank: #540
- 2019 rank: #3,202 (49 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,662 spots

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Africa Studio // Shutterstock

#29. Boy: Merle

- Historical average rank: #1,249
- 2019 rank: #4,450 (22 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,201 spots

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Keeshi Ingram // Shutterstock

#29. Girl: Olga

- Historical average rank: #609
- 2019 rank: #3,311 (47 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,702 spots

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Pixabay

#28. Boy: Earnest

- Historical average rank: #639
- 2019 rank: #3,876 (27 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,237 spots

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Tetiana Iatsenko // Shutterstock

#28. Girl: Wilma

- Historical average rank: #1,279
- 2019 rank: #4,060 (35 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,781 spots

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FamVeld // Shutterstock

#27. Boy: Stewart

- Historical average rank: #639
- 2019 rank: #3,876 (27 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,237 spots

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Samuel Borges Photography // Shutterstock

#27. Girl: Jeanne

- Historical average rank: #787
- 2019 rank: #3,647 (41 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,860 spots

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Pixabay

#26. Boy: Bill

- Historical average rank: #533
- 2019 rank: #3,780 (28 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,247 spots

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pixelheadphoto digitalskillet // Shutterstock

#26. Girl: Dolores

- Historical average rank: #780
- 2019 rank: #3,647 (41 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,867 spots

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Donnie Ray Jones // Flickr

#25. Boy: Hubert

- Historical average rank: #714
- 2019 rank: #3,980 (26 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,266 spots

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George Rudy // Shutterstock

#25. Girl: Irma

- Historical average rank: #576
- 2019 rank: #3,479 (44 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,903 spots

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Pixabay

#24. Boy: Homer

- Historical average rank: #1,009
- 2019 rank: #4,312 (23 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,303 spots

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Patryk Kosmider // Shutterstock

#24. Girl: Lora

- Historical average rank: #685
- 2019 rank: #3,588 (42 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,903 spots

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Pexels

#23. Boy: Ferdinand

- Historical average rank: #1,434
- 2019 rank: #4,769 (20 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,335 spots

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Coy_Creek // Shutterstock

#23. Girl: Marcia

- Historical average rank: #793
- 2019 rank: #3,701 (40 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 2,908 spots

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Public Domain Pictures

#22. Boy: Randolph

- Historical average rank: #633
- 2019 rank: #3,980 (26 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,347 spots

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Kateryna Gurska // Shutterstock

#22. Girl: Helene

- Historical average rank: #1,182
- 2019 rank: #4,323 (32 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,141 spots

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Anna Grigorjeva // Shutterstock

#21. Boy: Irwin

- Historical average rank: #1,298
- 2019 rank: #4,769 (20 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,471 spots

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Pixabay

#21. Girl: Aline

- Historical average rank: #1,484
- 2019 rank: #4,743 (28 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,259 spots

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wavebreakmedia // Shutterstock

#20. Boy: Bert

- Historical average rank: #1,348
- 2019 rank: #4,929 (19 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,581 spots

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Darren Brode // Shutterstock

#20. Girl: Dena

- Historical average rank: #958
- 2019 rank: #4,323 (32 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,365 spots

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Pixabay

#19. Boy: Horace

- Historical average rank: #806
- 2019 rank: #4,450 (22 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,644 spots

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peasap // Flickr

#19. Girl: Reba

- Historical average rank: #1,402
- 2019 rank: #5,022 (26 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,620 spots

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Public Domain Pictures

#18. Boy: Garland

- Historical average rank: #1,080
- 2019 rank: #4,769 (20 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,689 spots

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bottlein // Pixabay

#18. Girl: Jeannette

- Historical average rank: #799
- 2019 rank: #4,527 (30 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,728 spots

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Minnikova Mariia // Shutterstock

#17. Boy: Thad

- Historical average rank: #1,432
- 2019 rank: #5,306 (17 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,874 spots

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Pixabay

#17. Girl: Bertha

- Historical average rank: #755
- 2019 rank: #4,624 (29 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,869 spots

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Pixnio

#16. Boy: Jess

- Historical average rank: #719
- 2019 rank: #4,606 (21 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,887 spots

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Fuller Photography // Shutterstock

#16. Girl: Ethel

- Historical average rank: #1,528
- 2019 rank: #5,413 (23 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,885 spots

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Tatiana Dyuvbanova // Shutterstock

#15. Boy: Lynn

- Historical average rank: #1,032
- 2019 rank: #4,929 (19 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,897 spots

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javi_indy // Shutterstock

#15. Girl: Mamie

- Historical average rank: #1,449
- 2019 rank: #5,572 (22 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 4,123 spots

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Max Pixel

#14. Boy: Cleveland

- Historical average rank: #851
- 2019 rank: #4,769 (20 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 3,918 spots

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Pexels

#14. Girl: Verna

- Historical average rank: #1,353
- 2019 rank: #5,572 (22 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 4,219 spots

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Max Pixel

#13. Boy: Delbert

- Historical average rank: #928
- 2019 rank: #4,929 (19 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 4,001 spots

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Marlon Lopez MMG1 Design // Shutterstock

#13. Girl: Muriel

- Historical average rank: #1,524
- 2019 rank: #5,945 (20 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 4,421 spots

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PxHere

#12. Boy: Carey

- Historical average rank: #1,041
- 2019 rank: #5,124 (18 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 4,083 spots

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Samuel Borges Photography // Shutterstock

#12. Girl: Margie

- Historical average rank: #1,330
- 2019 rank: #5,759 (21 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 4,429 spots

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Pixabay

#11. Boy: Ned

- Historical average rank: #1,468
- 2019 rank: #5,766 (15 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 4,298 spots

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Max Bukovski // Shutterstock

#11. Girl: Johnnie

- Historical average rank: #1,316
- 2019 rank: #6,139 (19 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 4,823 spots

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Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#10. Boy: Napoleon

- Historical average rank: #1,288
- 2019 rank: #5,766 (15 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 4,478 spots

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CroMary // Shutterstock

#10. Girl: Sallie

- Historical average rank: #1,293
- 2019 rank: #6,139 (19 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 4,846 spots

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Michael Beck // Flickr

#9. Boy: Wilbert

- Historical average rank: #729
- 2019 rank: #5,306 (17 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 4,577 spots

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Pixabay

#9. Girl: Lee

- Historical average rank: #1,015
- 2019 rank: #5,945 (20 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 4,930 spots

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Pixabay

#8. Boy: Phil

- Historical average rank: #1,397
- 2019 rank: #6,065 (14 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 4,668 spots

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Katrina Elena // Shutterstock

#8. Girl: Kathrine

- Historical average rank: #1,071
- 2019 rank: #6,139 (19 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 5,068 spots

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Max Pixel

#7. Boy: Bob

- Historical average rank: #1,231
- 2019 rank: #6,065 (14 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 4,834 spots

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Mastering_Microstock // Shutterstock

#7. Girl: Phyllis

- Historical average rank: #1,157
- 2019 rank: #7,300 (15 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 6,143 spots

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Michael Beck // Flickr

#6. Boy: Lenard

- Historical average rank: #1,510
- 2019 rank: #6,735 (12 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 5,225 spots

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Pixabay

#6. Girl: John

- Historical average rank: #1,542
- 2019 rank: #8,094 (13 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 6,552 spots

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Falcona // Shutterstock

#5. Boy: Al

- Historical average rank: #1,052
- 2019 rank: #6,374 (13 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 5,322 spots

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Samuel Borges Photography // Shutterstock

#5. Girl: Wanda

- Historical average rank: #918
- 2019 rank: #8,094 (13 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 7,176 spots

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Pixabay

#4. Boy: Elbert

- Historical average rank: #1,063
- 2019 rank: #7,129 (11 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 6,066 spots

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Michael Pettigrew // Shutterstock

#4. Girl: William

- Historical average rank: #1,509
- 2019 rank: #9,050 (11 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 7,541 spots

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Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock

#3. Boy: Carroll

- Historical average rank: #1,594
- 2019 rank: #8,157 (9 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 6,563 spots

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Tetiana Iatsenko // Shutterstock

#3. Girl: Patsy

- Historical average rank: #1,479
- 2019 rank: #9,050 (11 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 7,571 spots

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Syda Productions // Shutterstock

#2. Boy: Sandy

- Historical average rank: #1,554
- 2019 rank: #8,157 (9 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 6,603 spots

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Pexels

#2. Girl: Catharine

- Historical average rank: #1,599
- 2019 rank: #9,684 (10 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 8,085 spots

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Aaron Mello // Pexels

#1. Boy: Thurman

- Historical average rank: #1,553
- 2019 rank: #8,157 (9 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 6,604 spots

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Max Pixel

#1. Girl: Sue

- Historical average rank: #1,351
- 2019 rank: #13,710 (6 babies born)
- Change in rank: down 12,359 spots

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