By decade

Movement measured inside one decade, comparing the start of the decade with its end in the same published list.

54 groupings, drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon). A grouping with too few qualifying names is not published at all.

• Names that changed most within a single decade

  Names whose position in one published list changed by a factor of eight or more between the start and end of the same decade.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that rose through the 1950s

  Names whose ranking improved by at least a quarter between the start and the end of the 1950s, within one official list.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that fell through the 1950s

  Names whose ranking fell by at least a quarter between the start and the end of the 1950s, within one official list.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that rose through the 1960s

  Names whose ranking improved by at least a quarter between the start and the end of the 1960s, within one official list.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that fell through the 1960s

  Names whose ranking fell by at least a quarter between the start and the end of the 1960s, within one official list.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that rose through the 1970s

  Names whose ranking improved by at least a quarter between the start and the end of the 1970s, within one official list.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that fell through the 1970s

  Names whose ranking fell by at least a quarter between the start and the end of the 1970s, within one official list.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that rose through the 1980s

  Names whose ranking improved by at least a quarter between the start and the end of the 1980s, within one official list.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that fell through the 1980s

  Names whose ranking fell by at least a quarter between the start and the end of the 1980s, within one official list.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that rose through the 1990s

  Names whose ranking improved by at least a quarter between the start and the end of the 1990s, within one official list.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that fell through the 1990s

  Names whose ranking fell by at least a quarter between the start and the end of the 1990s, within one official list.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that rose through the 2000s

  Names whose ranking improved by at least a quarter between the start and the end of the 2000s, within one official list.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that fell through the 2000s

  Names whose ranking fell by at least a quarter between the start and the end of the 2000s, within one official list.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that rose through the 2010s

  Names whose ranking improved by at least a quarter between the start and the end of the 2010s, within one official list.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that fell through the 2010s

  Names whose ranking fell by at least a quarter between the start and the end of the 2010s, within one official list.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in the 1950s

  Names whose highest recorded position in an official list falls in the 1950s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  54 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in the 1960s

  Names whose highest recorded position in an official list falls in the 1960s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in the 1970s

  Names whose highest recorded position in an official list falls in the 1970s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in the 1980s

  Names whose highest recorded position in an official list falls in the 1980s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in the 1990s

  Names whose highest recorded position in an official list falls in the 1990s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in the 2000s

  Names whose highest recorded position in an official list falls in the 2000s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in the 2010s

  Names whose highest recorded position in an official list falls in the 2010s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in England and Wales in the 1990s

  Names whose highest recorded position in England and Wales's published list falls in the 1990s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  9 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in England and Wales in the 2000s

  Names whose highest recorded position in England and Wales's published list falls in the 2000s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in England and Wales in the 2010s

  Names whose highest recorded position in England and Wales's published list falls in the 2010s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in Northern Ireland in the 2000s

  Names whose highest recorded position in Northern Ireland's published list falls in the 2000s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in Northern Ireland in the 2010s

  Names whose highest recorded position in Northern Ireland's published list falls in the 2010s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in Republic of Ireland in the 1960s

  Names whose highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland's published list falls in the 1960s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  17 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in Republic of Ireland in the 1970s

  Names whose highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland's published list falls in the 1970s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  45 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in Republic of Ireland in the 1980s

  Names whose highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland's published list falls in the 1980s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  44 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in Republic of Ireland in the 1990s

  Names whose highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland's published list falls in the 1990s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  54 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in Republic of Ireland in the 2000s

  Names whose highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland's published list falls in the 2000s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  55 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in Republic of Ireland in the 2010s

  Names whose highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland's published list falls in the 2010s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  60 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in New South Wales, Australia in the 1950s

  Names whose highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia's published list falls in the 1950s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  16 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in New South Wales, Australia in the 1960s

  Names whose highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia's published list falls in the 1960s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  33 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in New South Wales, Australia in the 1970s

  Names whose highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia's published list falls in the 1970s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  33 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in New South Wales, Australia in the 1980s

  Names whose highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia's published list falls in the 1980s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  30 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in New South Wales, Australia in the 1990s

  Names whose highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia's published list falls in the 1990s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  42 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in New South Wales, Australia in the 2000s

  Names whose highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia's published list falls in the 2000s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  35 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in New South Wales, Australia in the 2010s

  Names whose highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia's published list falls in the 2010s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  35 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in Norway in the 1950s

  Names whose highest recorded position in Norway's published list falls in the 1950s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  32 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in Norway in the 1960s

  Names whose highest recorded position in Norway's published list falls in the 1960s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  28 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in Norway in the 1970s

  Names whose highest recorded position in Norway's published list falls in the 1970s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  43 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in Norway in the 1980s

  Names whose highest recorded position in Norway's published list falls in the 1980s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  47 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in Norway in the 1990s

  Names whose highest recorded position in Norway's published list falls in the 1990s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  34 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in Norway in the 2000s

  Names whose highest recorded position in Norway's published list falls in the 2000s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  44 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in Norway in the 2010s

  Names whose highest recorded position in Norway's published list falls in the 2010s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  58 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in New Zealand in the 1950s

  Names whose highest recorded position in New Zealand's published list falls in the 1950s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  14 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in New Zealand in the 1960s

  Names whose highest recorded position in New Zealand's published list falls in the 1960s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  39 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in New Zealand in the 1970s

  Names whose highest recorded position in New Zealand's published list falls in the 1970s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  32 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in New Zealand in the 1980s

  Names whose highest recorded position in New Zealand's published list falls in the 1980s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  30 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in New Zealand in the 1990s

  Names whose highest recorded position in New Zealand's published list falls in the 1990s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  39 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in New Zealand in the 2000s

  Names whose highest recorded position in New Zealand's published list falls in the 2000s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  36 names currently qualify

• Names that peaked in New Zealand in the 2010s

  Names whose highest recorded position in New Zealand's published list falls in the 2010s, with at least 3 recorded years on each side of that year.

  46 names currently qualify