Are these popular baby names from the 1980s or the 2010s?

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A lot of names have stood the test of time, expanding through decades and continuing to be popular to this day. Today, we are focusing on names in the 1980s and the 2010s.

Some of these names are groovy, some are classic and other are specific to the decade. In 2023, Noah, Liam, Emma and Sophia took the world by storm as the top baby names for that year. Today, we want to look at the Michaels and Abigals of the world!

Using the names that have topped the charts on the Social Security Administration's list of most common names per decade, can you tell if these names are from the 1980s and the 2010s. Good luck!

  1. Was this name more popular in the 1980s or the 2010s?
  2. You probably know a few people with this name! Did this name chart higher in the 1980s or 2010s?
  3. This name is totally trendy. Was it more popular in the 1980s or 2010s?
  4. This name was in the top 10 most popular names of the decade. But which decade are we talking about?
  5. Which decade was this name more popular in?
  6. Was this name more popular in the 1980s or the 2010s?
  7. Which decade was this name in the top five popular baby names?
  8. This name is in the top ten in both the 1980s and 2010s:
  9. This name wasn't in the top ten, but it still rated high in which decade:
  10. Everyone was naming their baby this in which decade?
  11. This name spanned generations. But did it rank higher in the 1980s or 2010s?
  12. Take a guess! Which of these names was rated in last place for most popular baby names in the 2010s?

Are these popular baby names from the 1980s or the 2010s?

Your Result...

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62 Comments

Dario 21 hours ago
6 out of 12. Not bad! 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
toddo 3 days ago
9/12 score; teaching during those decades helped me remember!
Coldnorth 4 days ago
Now Names are not spelled the traditional way and I can’t pronounce most of them.
Moverfan 4 days ago
11/12. I think Olivia got a boost from Law & Order: SVU and Jessica was made more popular by Murder, She Wrote (I've met two Jessicas this year as a matter of fact).
David may have gotten its boost from David Letterman, but it was kind of popular in the fifties as well. I know--I have two cousins named David, one on either side of the family.
CortneyNicole 5 days ago
11/12 Good job!

I got all of my guesses including the last one that I missed, Infact there all good popular names.
sherribear 6 days ago
Did better then I expected! My name is no longer popular but as a kid there was a Sherri or two in every class
FredGoss88 sherribear 6 days ago
I always liked that name. 🤗
Brutus2 7 days ago
10/12 Not bad I thought I would get all of them
Jon 7 days ago
10/12 - I have a niece named Jessica born in the 1980s. She's about to have a baby girl, but I'm not aware of what her name will be yet.
AgingDisgracefully 7 days ago
Still wary when in The Land of Chad and Brad.
Wendy57 7 days ago
8/12
My name was given to me by my older sister based on the Peter Pan movie.
Pretty obvious I guess.
Spaceseed Wendy57 7 days ago
Also a popular song.
Wendy57 Spaceseed 3 days ago
Sung by The Beach Boys ?
Lynn 7 days ago
9/12.I thought I would ace this one. Not so much!
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