When it comes to popular names, it is hard to find anything that can surpass the popularity of Mary. Okay, so it might not be as popular in the world today as it was before, but that is because it would be tough to compete when you look at the success it had as the most popular name for a girl in the United States.
Up until 1947, Mary was the most popular name for a total of 67 consecutive years. Now, that is pretty impressive when you consider the competition that it was having to face up to on a yearly basis. For most of those years, it was streets ahead of anything else, even though we have no idea as to why this was the case, but in 1947 its run came to an end.
Oh, and the name that finally managed to take that top spot was—Linda.