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Baby Names Length Stats

Shortest, longest, average baby name length in the past 100+ years. Plus most popular girl/boy names by name length...

Popularity By # Letters:

Baby Name FYI: The average baby name length is six letters!

8 Letter Names
Most Popular - Girls

NameTotal
Patricia1,565,271
Jennifer1,435,717
Margaret1,169,023
Kimberly793,763
Michelle779,323
Kathleen703,135
Virginia632,688
Samantha473,315
Victoria400,612
Brittany349,893

8 Letter Names
Most Popular - Boys

NameTotal
Nicholas915,540
Jonathan859,220
Benjamin793,454
Lawrence451,901
Theodore286,221
Clarence280,025
Jeremiah215,246
Clifford180,928
Mitchell162,620
Franklin137,566

*Total - This number represents the total babies being given this name since 1900.