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The following is a comparison of the most popular boys’ names for each letter of the alphabet, out of the top 1,000 names for each decade through the year 2000 in the U.S.A.

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Arthur (1900s-40s); Anthony (1950s-70s); Andrew (1980s-2000)

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Benjamin (1900s); Bernard (1910s-20s); Billy (1930s); Bruce (1940s-50s); Brian (1960s-80s); Brandon (1990s-2000)

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Charles (1900s-60s); Christopher (1970s-2000)

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David (1900s); Donald (1910s-30s); David (1940s-80s comeback); Daniel (1990s-2000)

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Edward (1900s-50s); Eric (1960s-90s); Ethan (2000)

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Frank (1900s-80s); Francisco (1990s-2000)

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George (1900s-30s); Gary (1940s-50s); Gregory (1960s-80s); Gabriel (1990s-2000)

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Henry (1900s-10s); Harold (1920s-40s); Henry (1950s-80s comeback); Hunter (1990s-2000)

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Irving (1900s-20s); Ivan (1930s); Ira (1940s); Ivan (1950s-60s comeback); Ian (1970s-90s); Isaiah (2000)

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John (1900s-20s); James (1930s-50s); John (1960s comeback); Jason (1970s); Joshua (1980s-90s); Jacob (2000)

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Kenneth (1900s-50s); Kevin (1960s-80s); Kyle (1990s); Kevin (2000 comeback)

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Louis (1900s-20s); Larry (1930s-70s); Luis (1980s-90s); Logan (2000)

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Michael (1900s-2000)

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Norman (1900s-60s); Nathan (1970s); Nicholas (1980s-2000)

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Oscar (1900s-2000)

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Paul (1900s-70s); Patrick (1980s-2000)

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Quincy (1900s); Quentin (1910s-60s); Quincy (1970s comeback); Quentin (1980s-90s comeback); Quinn (2000)

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Robert (1900s-80s); Ryan (1990s-2000)

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Samuel (1900s); Stanley (1910s-30s); Stephen (1940s); Steven (1950s-60s); Scott (1970s); Steven (1980s-90s comeback); Samuel (2000 comeback)

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Thomas (1900s-60s); Timothy (1970s); Thomas (1980s comeback); Tyler (1990s-2000)

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Ulysses (1900s-80s); Uriel (1990s-2000)

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Victor (1900s-10s); Vernon (1920s-30s); Victor (1940s-50s comeback); Vincent (1960s); Victor (1970s-2000 2nd comeback)

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William (1900s-2000)

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Xavier (1950s-2000)

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Zack (1900s-10s); Zane (1920s-40s); Zachary (1950s-2000)

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