Will the trendy names of today's babies become classics?  The top boys and girls names of 1910 listed below are almost obsolete for the baby's of the 21st century. Almost no one calls a new baby girl Mary or a boy Richard.  Only one of the girls names listed in 1910 is listed in the top 50 names of baby girls for 2010, and that name is Elizabeth.  Sometimes, celebrities like to be different and select an old fashion name.  Jennifer Connelly named her new baby girl Agnes, but most moms prefer popular names like Ava and Sophie.  Every mom wants her child to be popular, so the best way to start is to choose a popular name -- especially for girls.

For the boys, names don't change as much.  Five of the top 20 boys' names of 1910 -- John, William, Charles, David, and Michael -- are just as popular today as they were 100 years ago, but the other 15 are rarely used.  Below are the top 50 names for boys and girls for the year 2010.  Check out the names of 1910 at the bottom and see how tastes have changed.

The top baby boy name for the year 2010 is Jacob.  Jacob has come in and out of vogue for over 100 years.  The first time the name Jacob became number one was in 1999.  Up to 1999, Michael had been the top name for over 38 years.  In the Old Testament, Jacob was born holding his twin brother Esau's heel.  Jacobus is the Latin form of the name.

The top baby girl name from 2010 is Isabella.  As the name of the daughters of actor Matt Damon, singer Drew Lachey, and American Idol contestant Josh Gracin, this name is a hit.  Isabella is the Italian form of Elizabeth that was brought into France in the early Middle Ages and then carried into England.  The name became popular among royalty and was best-known for Isabella of France who married King Edward II of England and became the queen consort during the 14th century.  Italian actress and model Isabella Rossellini is a recent namesake.

 

Here are the top 50 names for boys in 2010:

  1. Jacob
  2. Ethan
  3. Michael
  4. Jayden
  5. William
  6. Alexander
  7. Noah
  8. Daniel
  9. Aiden
  10. Anthony
  11. Joshua
  12. Mason
  13. Christopher
  14. Andrew
  15. David
  16. Matthew
  17. Logan
  18. Elijah
  19. James
  20. Joseph
  21. Gabriel
  22. Benjamin
  23. Ryan
  24. Samuel
  25. Jackson
  26. John
  27. Nathan
  28. Jonathan
  29. Christian
  30. Liam
  31. Dylan
  32. Landon
  33. Caleb
  34. Tyler
  35. Lucas
  36. Evan
  37. Gavin
  38. Nicholas
  39. Isaac
  40. Brayden
  41. Luke
  42. Angel
  43. Brandon
  44. Jack
  45. Isaiah
  46. Jordan
  47. Owen
  48. Carter
  49. Conner
  50. Justin

 

Here are the top 50 names for girls in 2010:

  1. Isabella
  2. Sophia
  3. Emma
  4. Olivia
  5. Ava
  6. Emily
  7. Abigail
  8. Madison
  9. Chloe
  10. Mia
  11. Addison
  12. Elizabeth
  13. Ella
  14. Natalie
  15. Samantha
  16. Alexis
  17. Lily
  18. Grace
  19. Hailey
  20. Alyssa
  21. Lillian
  22. Hannah
  23. Avery
  24. Leah
  25. Nevaeh
  26. Sofia
  27. Ashley
  28. Anna
  29. Brianna
  30. Sarah
  31. Zoe
  32. Victoria
  33. Gabriella
  34. Brooklyn
  35. Kaylee
  36. Taylor
  37. Layla
  38. Allison
  39. Evelyn
  40. Riley
  41. Amelia
  42. Khloe
  43. Makayla
  44. Aubrey
  45. Charlotte
  46. Savannah
  47. Zoey
  48. Bella
  49. Kayla
  50. Alexa

 

Here are the top baby names in the 1910s:
Michael

  1. Mary
  2. James
  3. Linda
  4. Robert
  5. Patricia
  6. John
  7. Susan
  8. David
  9. Deborah
  10. William
  11. Barbara
  12. Richard
  13. Debra
  14. Thomas
  15. Karen
  16. Mark
  17. Nancy
  18. Charles
  19. Donna
  20. Steven
  21. Cynthia
  22. Gary
  23. Sandra
  24. Joseph
  25. Pamela
  26. Sharon
  27. Ronald
  28. Kathleen
  29. Kenneth
  30. Carol
  31. Paul
  32. Diane
  33. Larry
  34. Brenda
  35. Daniel
  36. Cheryl
  37. Stephen
  38. Elizabeth