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100 Common First Names - Is Your Name in the List?
Names like 'Jennifer', 'John', or 'Linda' are so common that if you just randomly happen to holler out any one of these, you will be met with at least a dozen expectant stares. Know more such common first names in this Buzzle article and check if your name also features in the list.
"I love inventing names, but I also collect unusual names, so that I can look through my notebook and choose one that suits a new character."
Why do people continue to name their babies with common names? Isn't the world feeling stultified with over-familiar names? Surprisingly not. By this we are not trying to suggest that people have no predilection for unique or uncommon names but the majority makes of those who like common names.
While there could be many reasons for people choosing usual names for their babies, many stick with the common ones so that their kids don't get teased in school because of an uncommon name. Also, at the end of the day, it is about your liking; if you think 'Kenneth' is a befitting name for your bambino, you will go ahead with it, irrespective of whether it is typical or uncommon. Just like there are common first names, there are common last names that people have been sporting for many years. Different strokes for different folks, we must say.
― J. K. Rowling
Common Male First Names
James
John
Robert
Michael
William
David
Richard
Charles
Joseph
Thomas
Christopher
Daniel
Paul
Mark
Donald
George
Kenneth
Steven
Edward
Brian
Ronald
Anthony
Kevin
Jason
Matthew
Gary
Timothy
Jose
Larry
Jeffrey
Frank
Scott
Eric
Stephen
Andrew
Raymond
Jack
Gregory
Joshua
Jerry
Dennis
Walter
Patrick
Peter
Harold
Douglas
Henry
Carl
Arthur
Ryan
Common Female First Names
Mary
Patricia
Barbara
Linda
Elizabeth
Maria
Jennifer
Susan
Margaret
Dorothy
Lisa
Nancy
Karen
Betty
Helen
Sandra
Donna
Ruth
Sharon
Michelle
Laura
Sarah
Kimberly
Deborah
Jessica
Shirley
Cynthia
Angela
Emily
Brenda
Amy
Anna
Rebecca
Virginia
Kathleen
Pamela
Martha
Debra
Amanda
Stephanie
Caroline
Christine
Marie
Janet
Catherine
Frances
Ann
Joyce
Diane
Alice