Common names are different from popular names as they denote names found most widely amongst the entire population, not just used for babies in a single year. Names most common for females in the US over the past century are listed here, with Mary claiming the top spot, followed by Patricia, Jennifer, Linda, and Elizabeth. 
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Along with Mary and Elizabeth, other common girl names that remain in the US Top 150 include Alice, Anna, Emma, Grace, Katherine, Olivia, Sarah, and Victoria. The common names for girls that have dropped the farthest in popularity include Cheryl, Debra, Donna, and Carol.
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Some of the top names for baby girls today, such Sophia and Isabella, don't quite make it onto the Most Common Names list yet, but as older names such as Doris and Joyce fade away, they'll be replaced by newer popular names such as Ava and Charlotte. These are the 100 most common girl names of the past century.

100 Most Common Names for Girls

Abigail

Alexis

Alice

Amanda

Amber

Andrea

Angela

Anna

Ashley

Barbara

Betty

Beverly

Brenda

Brittany

Carol

Carolyn

Catherine

Cheryl

Christina

Christine

Cynthia

Danielle

Deborah

Debra

Denise

Diana

Diane

Donna

Doris

Dorothy

Elizabeth

Emily

Emma

Evelyn

Frances

Gloria

Grace

Hannah

Heather

Helen

Jacqueline

Jane

Janet

Janice

Jean

Jennifer

Jessica

Joan

Joyce

Judith

Judy

Julia

Julie

Karen

Katherine

Kathleen

Kathryn

Kayla

Kelly

Kimberly

Laura

Lauren

Linda

Lisa

Lori

Madison

Margaret

Maria

Marie

Marilyn

Martha

Mary

Megan

Melissa

Michelle

Nancy

Natalie

Nicole

Olivia

Pamela

Patricia

Rachel

Rebecca

Rose

Ruth

Samantha

Sandra

Sara

Sarah

Sharon

Shirley

Stephanie

Susan

Teresa

Theresa

Tiffany

Victoria

Virginia

most common names for girls

Most Common Names for Girls, including the 100 female names most common in the US over the past century, with meanings, origins, and popularity (All Names)

100 Most Common Names for Girls - All Names