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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...

Shortest - 2 Letters
NameGenderTotal*
Al Male 15,153
Bo Male 11,950
Ed Male 19,809
Jo Female 177,067
Lu Female 2,215
Ty Male 45,987
Wm Male 1,294
Longest - 11 Letters
NameGenderTotal
Bartholomew Male 554
Christopher Female 7,060
Christopher Male 2,055,978
Constantine Male 4,078
Margueritta Female 265
Maximiliano Male 15,415
Maximillian Male 3,031
Miguelangel Male 144

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

Popularity By # Letters:

6 Letter Names
Most Popular - Girls
NameTotal
Sandra871,275
Ashley791,110
Amanda762,405
Sharon717,230
Angela646,636
6 Letter Names
Most Popular - Boys
NameTotal
Robert4,781,365
Joseph2,585,265
Thomas2,289,510
Daniel1,940,405
Donald1,409,507

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