From a young age, many of us thought about what kind of names we would like to call our children. Most of our ideas have roots in the culture we grew up in and the social climate of the time. The most popular names through history slowly change depending on famous people and what role religion plays in society. Many of the boys names have consistently come from the Christian Bible, whereas girls names have changed more. The data used for this gallery was collected mainly in Western countries.
The most popular names over the past 100 years have been Michael and Mary. To discover the most popular names of your birth year, click through this gallery.