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Top Ten Baby Names By Decade - General
Posted by Jeff (Wednesday April 07 2004 @ 09:20PM EDT)
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Most Popular Names of the 1990's
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Male
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Female
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Rank
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Name
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Number
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Name
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Number
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1
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Michael
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21243
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Ashley
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14108
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2
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Christopher
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16421
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Jessica
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14090
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3
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Matthew
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15851
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Emily
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10345
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4
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Joshua
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14973
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Sarah
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10109
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5
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Jacob
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13086
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Samantha
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10096
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6
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Andrew
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12281
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Brittany
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9016
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7
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Daniel
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12178
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Amanda
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8982
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8
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Nicholas
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12072
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Elizabeth
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7745
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9
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Tyler
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11739
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Taylor
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7329
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10
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Joseph
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11646
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Megan
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7266
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Most Popular Names of the 1980's
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Male
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Female
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Rank
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Name
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Number
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Name
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Number
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1
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Michael
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33316
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Jessica
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23744
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2
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Christopher
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27697
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Jennifer
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22274
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3
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Matthew
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22914
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Amanda
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18260
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4
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Joshua
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19983
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Ashley
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17489
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5
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David
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19556
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Sarah
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13676
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6
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Daniel
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17520
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Stephanie
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10992
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7
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James
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17505
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Melissa
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10952
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8
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Robert
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16232
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Nicole
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10573
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9
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John
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15928
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Elizabeth
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9987
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10
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Joseph
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15058
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Heather
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9716
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Most Popular Names of the 1970's
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Male
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Female
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Rank
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Name
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Number
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Name
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Number
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1
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Michael
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35226
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Jennifer
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29070
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2
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Christopher
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23860
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Amy
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13460
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3
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Jason
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23090
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Melissa
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12654
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4
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David
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22246
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Michelle
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12452
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5
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James
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22210
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Kimberly
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11523
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6
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John
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20137
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Lisa
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11433
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7
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Robert
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19872
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Angela
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11253
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8
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Brian
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16219
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Heather
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10297
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9
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William
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14520
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Stephanie
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8020
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10
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Matthew
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13810
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Jessica
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7357
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Most Popular Names of the 1960's
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Male
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Female
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Rank
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Name
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Number
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Name
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Number
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1
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Michael
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41989
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Lisa
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25048
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2
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David
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36793
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Mary
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17530
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3
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John
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35694
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Karen
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14452
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4
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James
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34082
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Susan
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14431
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5
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Robert
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32510
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Kimberly
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13152
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6
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Mark
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22391
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Patricia
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11656
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7
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William
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21014
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Linda
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11399
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8
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Richard
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18959
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Donna
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10512
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9
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Thomas
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16324
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Michelle
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10399
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10
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Jeffrey
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15181
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Cynthia
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9878
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Most Popular Names of the 1950's
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Male
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Female
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Rank
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Name
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Number
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Name
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Number
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1
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Michael
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42556
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Mary
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31100
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2
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James
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42289
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Linda
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28000
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3
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Robert
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42130
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Patricia
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22804
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4
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John
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40415
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Susan
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21917
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5
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David
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38782
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Deborah
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21260
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6
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William
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30141
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Barbara
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17356
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7
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Richard
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27050
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Debra
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16908
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8
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Thomas
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22602
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Karen
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16336
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9
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Mark
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19195
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Nancy
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14033
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10
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Charles
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18206
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Donna
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13438
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Most Popular Names of the 1940's
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Male
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Female
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Rank
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Name
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Number
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Name
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Number
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1
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James
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41321
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Mary
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32160
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2
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Robert
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39225
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Linda
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26255
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3
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John
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36626
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Barbara
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21150
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4
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William
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29189
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Patricia
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20684
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5
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Richard
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24452
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Carol
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14417
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6
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David
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22199
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Sandra
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13148
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7
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Charles
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18395
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Nancy
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12593
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8
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Thomas
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18087
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Judith
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11046
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9
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Michael
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17283
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Sharon
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11008
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10
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Ronald
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14614
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Susan
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10499
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Most Popular Names of the 1930's
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Male
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Female
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Rank
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Name
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Number
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Name
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Number
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1
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Robert
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31079
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Mary
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29397
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2
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James
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29048
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Betty
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15234
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3
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John
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25818
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Barbara
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15156
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4
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William
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22215
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Shirley
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11719
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5
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Richard
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17488
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Patricia
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11382
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6
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Charles
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16020
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Dorothy
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10958
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7
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Donald
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14944
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Joan
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8925
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8
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George
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10307
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Margaret
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8100
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9
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Thomas
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9767
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Nancy
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7208
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10
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Joseph
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9651
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Helen
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7165
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Most Popular Names of the 1920's
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Male
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Female
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Rank
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Name
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Number
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Name
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Number
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1
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Robert
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32223
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Mary
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36997
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2
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John
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32149
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Dorothy
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19382
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3
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James
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29254
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Helen
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15228
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4
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William
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29097
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Betty
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14727
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5
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Charles
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16789
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Margaret
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12855
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6
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George
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15003
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Ruth
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11342
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7
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Joseph
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13988
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Virginia
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8930
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8
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Richard
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12242
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Doris
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8032
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9
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Edward
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11104
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Mildred
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7729
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10
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Donald
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10853
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Elizabeth
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7421
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Most Popular Names of the 1910's
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Male
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Female
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Rank
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Name
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Number
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Name
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Number
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1
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John
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32023
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Mary
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33128
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2
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William
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25452
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Helen
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17517
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3
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James
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22428
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Dorothy
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14389
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4
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Robert
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18768
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Margaret
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13367
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5
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Joseph
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15715
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Ruth
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12025
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6
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George
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15208
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Mildred
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8828
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7
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Charles
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14942
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Anna
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8550
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8
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Edward
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10579
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Elizabeth
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8367
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9
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Frank
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10249
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Frances
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7385
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10
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Walter
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7917
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Marie
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6641
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Most Popular Names of the 1900's
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Male
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Female
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Rank
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Name
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Number
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Name
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Number
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1
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John
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25515
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Mary
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24455
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William
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20247
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Helen
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11468
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| 3
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James
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15196
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Margaret
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9638
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| 4
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George
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13000
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Anna
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8856
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| 5
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Joseph
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12144
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Ruth
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8148
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Charles
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11436
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Elizabeth
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6833
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Robert
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9672
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Dorothy
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6639
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8
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Frank
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8786
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Marie
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5874
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9
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Edward
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7428
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Mildred
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5800
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10
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Henry
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6477
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Alice
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5573
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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By Anonymous (Thursday April 08 2004 @ 10:23AM EDT)
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Hey, you were number 4 in the '40s. That's when your ideas were most widely held.
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By Funkman (Thursday April 08 2004 @ 07:10AM EDT)
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Be prepared for Funkman to crack the top ten in 00's.
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By Jeff (Thursday April 08 2004 @ 07:15AM EDT)
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Oh, there it is: 10 Funkman 6478
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By Scary Hippie (Monday January 24 2005 @ 02:25PM EST)
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(i spelled soem things wrong)
MY name is julianne and my name has never been on any poll for popularity. You guys need to start naming you kids julianne! I want to be #1!!!!!!!!!!!!
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By Killer Klown (Monday March 14 2005 @ 01:12PM EST)
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i'm not on there :( but thats a good thing right
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By Alyssa (Tuesday June 14 2005 @ 10:28AM EDT)
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You are all a bunch of wack-jobs get a life! I hope none of you are older than me and i only 14.
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By rachel (Saturday May 20 2006 @ 05:05PM EDT)
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you all suck cause im not on there and you all need to get a life hahahha
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By Randi (Saturday May 20 2006 @ 05:06PM EDT)
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hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha losers you sucks butt hole dirty but hollllleeee!!!!!!!!!!!!1hdahahahahahahashahaqhah
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By jacob (Saturday May 20 2006 @ 05:08PM EDT)
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i am smrat not realy i dort no howwww to splee aiene ting rite
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By rachel (Saturday May 20 2006 @ 05:09PM EDT)
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my botten spleed okay hahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!11
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By Coward (Saturday May 20 2006 @ 05:10PM EDT)
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im not a coward you assholes
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By Coward (Saturday May 20 2006 @ 05:11PM EDT)
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fuck you i said im not a coward
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By Samantha (Friday June 02 2006 @ 07:02PM EDT)
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wow...you people replying to this that are saying it's dumb and lame need to get a life. If it's so damn lame why the hell are you on this site in the first place? I'm just about to have a baby and this is really helpful sometimes so the person who wrote this is doing a good thing.
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By Jeff (Saturday June 03 2006 @ 11:07AM EDT)
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 In recognition of the support we recieved from Samatha, I have just one thing to say to the rest of you:
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Enlighten me, Marge
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The most formidable weapon against errors of any kind is reason.
-- Thomas Paine
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We Did Our Job!
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