Babies' names are constantly changing in popularity. To find out if your baby's name, or one you have in mind, was popular 100, 70, 40 or 10 years ago, have a look at the table below. (These are from the U.K.)
Top 5 baby names in 1904
Top 5 baby names in 1914
Top 5 baby names in 1924
Top 5 baby names in 1934
Top 5 baby names in 1944
Top 5 baby names in 1954
Top 5 baby names in 1964
Top 5 baby names in 1974
Top 5 baby names in 1984
Top 5 baby names in 1994
Top 5 baby names in 2004
Source:
Office for National Statistics (figures for England and Wales only).
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