Can you name the SSA's top 40 U.S. Girls' and Boys' Names since 1880 - in 6 minutes - given Famous Name Clues*?

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  • Correctly named names will show up below
  • Answers do not have to be guessed in order
  • Source: SSA Data 1880 thru 2009
  • *List of most popular SSA names of all-time goes back to 1880 when the U.S. Social Security Administration began record-keeping. This list was compiled in 2009, and "current" lists vary year to year.
  • Names must be spelled EXACTLY, as the SSA only lists names by their specific spellings. Hints may involve names of real people or fictional characters.
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At least one '___' had a little lamb1
The Bible: King ___ Version1
Actress: ___ Neal, Clarkson, or Arquette2
Robin Hood's merry man, Little ___2
The 'Virgin' Queen ___ I3
Confederate Army commander ___ E. Lee3
Actress/singer ___ Lopez4
Basketball's ___ 'Air' Jordan4
Singer or actress: ___ Ronstadt or Evans5
Playwright ___ Shakespeare5
News & TV Personality ___ Walters6
___ and Goliath6
U.K Prime Minister ___ Thatcher7
___ the Lionheart7
Women's rights leader ___ B. Anthony8
Soviet Premier ___ Stalin8
Beloved of Aunt Em and Toto: ___ Gale9
Naturalist ___ Darwin9
Republican VP nominee ___ Palin10
Inventor ___ Edison10
Actress ___ Lange, Simpson or Tandy11
Winnie the Pooh and ___ Robin11
___ of Troy12
He played Harry: ___ Radcliffe12
___ Drew, girl detective13
Actor ___ Perry, Broderick, or McConaughey13
Yum! ___ Crocker fudge brownies!14
Like father, like son: ___ Bush14
Singer or actress: ___ Carpenter or Black15
Mickey's pal ___ Duck15
Middle child ___ Simpson16
'The cute Beatle', ___16
Singer or actress: ___ Dee or Bullock17
He played Hannibal: ___ Hopkins17
Tennis' ogled and googled ___ Kournikova18
Tom Sawyer's ___ Twain18
Singer or actress: ___ Summer or Reed19
Political younger brother: ___ 'Ted' Kennedy19
O.T. Bible book with female name: ___20
He knows sharks and aliens: ___ Spielberg20
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A Christmas '___' could sung about her?21
He played Hamlet and Gilderoy: ___ Branagh21
Actress ___ J. Brown or Williams-Paisley22
Prince ___, Duke of York and son of Philip22
Actress ___ Judd or Tisdale23
Monty Python's 'Life of ___' has no Beach Boy23
Beatles song which begins ' ___, ma belle…'24
Actor ___ Bacon or Spacey24
'Little House…' author ___ Ingalls Wilder25
Israelite leader after Moses: ___25
Actress ___ Bynes, Seyfried, or Plummer26
President or Clown: ___ Reagan or McDonald26
Singer or actress: ___ Etheridge or Gilbert27
Psychedelic drug advocate ___ Leary27
Poet or Writer: ___ Dickinson or Brontë28
Singer or actor: ___ Mraz or Alexander28
Singer or actress: ___ Harry or Kerr29
Actor ___ Tambor, Nordling, or Combs29
du Maurier novel or Hitchcock film: ___30
'Strangers in the Night' singer ___ Sinatra30
Actress ___ Powers, Zimbalist, or Beacham31
Actor ___ Oldman or Cooper31
TV celeb or actress: ___ Osbourne or Stone32
Guitarist ___ Clapton32
Actress ___ Turner or Quinlan33
Idol host or actor: ___ Seacrest or Reynolds33
Anchor or actress: ___ McFadden or Nixon34
Horror writer ___ King34
'Curly Top' child star ___ Temple35
Greek, gift-giving, original 'Santa': Saint ___35
Actress ___ Adams or Poehler36
TV host or basketballer: ___ King or Bird36
Actress ___ Bassett or Lansbury37
Son of Isaac and twin of Esau: ___37
___ the Great, Russian Empress38
'Great ___! Is that the actor Baio or Bakula?'38
1st-born child (or U.S. State): ___ Dare39
'Gulliver's Travels' author ___ Swift39
This Hepburn did NOT spell her name '___'40
Charlie Babbit's 'Rain Man' was really ___40
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