Can you name the 5 most popular one-syllable names for USA baby boys in the years given? by nightfloat

Can you name the 5 most popular one-syllable names for USA baby boys in the years given?

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Source: SSA Popular Baby Names
Name the 5 most popular one-syllable names given to baby boys in the USA in the given years. The column on the left shows the number of babies born that year with that name.
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1900
9834
7246
5405
3477
1646

1910
11451
9194
5438
3768
2005

1920
56911
47925
26884
16432
12569

1930
53921
52396
22750
12946
12529

1940
62454
54753
18306
14100
10594

1950
86094
79384
21728
20166
16616

1960
76860
76125
58745
25645
21606

1970
61773
58532
31494
28580
20209

1980
39289
35242
14150
13298
11812

1990
32340
29064
22696
12012
10681

2000
20066
17970
11964
8121
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2010
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8457
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	nightfloat:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 11:28 GMT		1 point
	For a couple of names there was a question of whether it was 1 or 2 syllables. In these cases I turned to the pronunciation guide at behindthename.com. If they gave at least one English one-syllable pronunciation I included it. If the only given English pronunciation was two syllables, I made it a bonus.

	readysetgo88:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 15:43 GMT		8 points
	Hmm... it's good that you used a source, but I cannot imagine how Charles is counted as two syllables. Well, I guess it's not an exact science.

	nightfloat:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 16:40 GMT		2 points
	CHAHR-əlz is how they give it.

	lucia:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 18:49 GMT		-4 points
	impossible for anyone whos not a english speaking native. I would have never guessed James is one sylable.

	carbon_rod:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 23:29 GMT		2 points
	Well, I am a native English speaker, and was a little surprised. I guess pronunciation differs enough from my area (Maritime Provinces of Canada) that names that I would think would count (like Charles, which I'd pronounce as Charlz), don't. I'm not sure how you could even get two syllables out of Kyle (I rhyme it with mile). As for James, my Cape Breton relatives pronounce it the Gaelic way, something akin to Jay-mus, with two syllables.

	nightfloat:	Aug 26th, 2011 at 09:11 GMT		2 points
	They give Kyle as going either way: KIEL, KIE-əl. James is given: JAYMZ If multiple English pronunciations are given and one of them is a single syllable, I include it.

	debbiedoesnothin:	Sep 21st, 2011 at 08:54 GMT		6 points
	It's okay since you relied on a usually good source, and since you gave Charles as a bonus. But all three dictionaries I consulted gave the phonetic pronunciation as "charlz." That includes dictionary.com, Merriam Webster and American Heritage. If you go by behindthenames.com's logic, words like "cold" and "miles" would also be 2 syllables.

	raffeling:	Sep 21st, 2011 at 10:37 GMT		9 points
	John, Paul and George. But not Ringo.

	emmafrisbee:	Oct 12th, 2012 at 13:58 GMT		4 points
	I really think you should include Charles as a proper answer. I'm a native English speaker and don't know anyone who doesn't pronounce it 'charlz'.

	VanessaE:	Oct 12th, 2012 at 22:00 GMT		2 points
	I agree. I can't think of any way to pronounce Charles as 2 syllables. CHARL-EZ? CHAR-LEZ? CHA-RLZ?

	akukama:	Jan 16th, 2013 at 20:11 GMT		-1 points
	I disagree. I've always heard it said Char-ulz.