@Stratto2: James, John, Joseph, and William have all also been in the top 20 every decade. The closest any girls name gets is Elizabeth, which took a dip down to 25th and 21st in the 1940s and 1950s, but bounced back and has stayed in the top 20 ever since.
Overall, the boys list seems much more stable than the girls. For example, 16 of the top 20 boys names from the 1990s stayed in the top 20 in the 2000s, but only 10 of the top 20 girls names did. |