The Most Unpopular Names (Social Security Administration)

This is from What Not to Name Your Baby by Joe Borgenicht.

The argument could be made that there are technically more unpopular names than these, but this is about as bad as it gets. They're listed from most unpopular to most popular, but according to the Social Security Administration, they are the top ten of the bottom 1000 names used.

1900s

As these names have been put out to pasture for over a hundred years, you would be wise to consider avoiding them as well.

Boys

Marco
Janis
Isom
Herman
Henri
Gino
Gardner
Ennis
Elgin
Darrel

Girls

Zoila
Virgil
Tressa
Rossie
Norene
Mossie
Modesta
Margit
Lempi
Kittie

1910s

As these names clearly reflect the idea of an agricultural society shifting an industrialized nation, you would be wise to consider avoiding them as well.

Boys

Wylie
Winton
Valentin
Simeon
Silvio
Rueben
Roswell
Rose
Reid
Pierre

Girls

Thyra
Susana
Paulina
Maryjane
Macie
Leonore
Laurine
Katy
Imelda
Etta

1920s

As these names are clearly a reflection of a far too sober society, you would be wise to consider avoiding them as well.

Boys

Wylie
Winton
Tracy
Terrence
Rexford
Quincy
Moises
Melville
Lafayette
Ivy

Girls

Verlie
Pauline
Natalia
Michelina
Mariam
Lavera
Izetta
Hortensia
Eris
Elois

1930s

As these names were invented by women in flapper attire and men who drank moonshine, you would be wise to consider avoiding them as well.

Boys

Williams
Stan
Smith
Sherwin
Reece
Randal
Norval
Newman
Matt
Jarvis

Girls

Zona
Santos
Romona
Mayme
Marvel
Jerline
Jamie
Idell
Esta
Dorine

1940s

As these names were clearly the result of a depressed nation about to go to war, you would be wise to consider avoiding them as well.

Boys

Verl
Marshal
Lyn
Kenney
Hilario
Eusebio
Epifanio
Emoch
Diego
Chad

Girls

Rona
Nicole
Nancie
Myrtis
Merlene
Marianna
Linnea
Kathlyn
Jocelyn
Isabell

1950s

As these names were utilized at a time when men were men and sheep were scared, you would be wise to consider avoiding them as well.

Boys

Vernell
Truman
Shirley
Murphy
Melton
Maxwell
Lynwood
Leander
Lannie
Hosea

Girls

William
Venita
Tammi
Ruthann
Neil
Lise
Letitia
Corine
Caron
Venus

1960s

As these names were clearly invented by a society completely confused between love and war, you would be wise to consider avoiding them as well.

Boys

Truman
Tory
Tobin
Titus
Silas
Malcom
Lacy
King
Kennith
Jules

Girls

Winifred
Tamala
Sherrill
Romna
Maricela
Darcie
Cassandra
Blanche
Tommie
Thea

1970s

As these names obviously originated from a nation waking from a ten-year drug-induced coma, you would be wise to consider avoiding them as well.

Boys

Tucker
Thurman
Samson
Russ
Quintin
Lars
Gus
Garret
Gabe
Ezequiel

Girls

Roxanne
Robbie
Petra
Pearl
Nicki
Leilani
Kylie
Kenyatta
Cherise
Anika

1980s

As these names were likely established by former long-haired hippies made over into cocaine-snorting yuppies with haircuts that made them look like seagulls, you would be wise to consider avoiding them as well.

Boys

Rey
Eddy
Demetris
Coby
Cade
Bruno
Travon
Taurean
Tad
Russel

Girls

Valeria
Shanice
Racquel
Quiana
Porsha
Marcela
Malia
Loni
Krystina
Kirstin

1990s

As these names were greatly influenced by a culture that watched too much television and androgynous purple-suit-wearing musicians, you would be wise to consider avoiding them as well.

Boys

Timmy
Sherman
Samson
Rohan
Prince (or the child formerly known as Prince)
Genaro
Elton
Cale
Braydon
Asher

Girls

Nikole
Mikala
Meranda
Joana
Georgina
Brea
Alena
Yajaira
Reina
Kimberlee

2000

As these names were utilized by a society who didn't even know how to work a manual voting machine, you would be wise to consider avoiding them as well.

Boys

Kale
Jaleel
Dontae
Brant
Abner
Zander
Rown
Francesco
Brennon
Branson
Bo

Girls

Mandy
Kenna
Kaylen
Kaycee
Antoinette
Annemarie
Yasmeen
Rhianna
Marlen
Leanne
Kendal