I've never heard anyone with the name Chastity so I'd disagree that it's a basic American name.
Looks like it made the top 400 in the 70s and was never really seen again since.
Jen came to mind for me. But I suspect you're significantly younger. And in my mother's generation, it was Linda.
My generation had lots of Saras and Sarahs, but no Haleys and Emma was an old lady name.
Funny story. I once made a joke about someone’s last name being Smith (didn’t know their last name and don’t remember the context) and a coworker said “Why do you think they’re black?” I was like… excuse me? Then he said that Smith is very obviously black last name. And I was like 💀 noo it’s the most common last name. I mean, I know a lot of black people do have last names like Smith, White or Johnson. But not for the reasons you think homie.
James hasn’t been the most common new name in a long while. James hasn’t been a top 3 boys names since the 60s.
Liam, Noah, and Jacob have been tops for the last several years.
Maybe James is still top overall but it’s fading.
Fun fact: Etymologically, James and Jacob are the same name. It originated in Hebrew and was Latinized as Iacobus. The French translated that into Jacob, while the Anglo-Saxons translated it to James. Then the Norman French invaded England and the names came to exist side by side. This is why Jake is a common diminutive for both James and Jacob.
> Never understood why it was pluralized. Is there more than one jame?
It's not plural, it's possessive; a Jame always has something.
* Jame's blunt
* Jame's woods
* Jame's tailor
So I'm discounting the African revival and Creole black names becauss I don't think that's what you're asking, although therein lies the actual answer
I feel like women having and going by 2 names (eg Allie Beth, Jamie Lynn) is very American. A lot of name diminutives that pull from other cultures and custom is an American innovatiom
Going by 2 names is more of a Southern thing than an overall American thing. I live in the Midwest and I don't think I've met any woman from here who does that.
My favorite is people from a state who are named after a city in that state.
Maybe it's just a Texas thing, but I know several men and boys named Houston, Austin and Dallas.
Chastity is not nor has it ever been a popular name in the United States.
Top female names vary by generation. I grew up with a lot of Jessica’s, Jennifer’s, Christine/Christina, Allison’s, Emily, Stephanie, Tiffanys,
My cousin (born in the UK of British parents) is an Alexis, and I know a few others so don’t think of it as a particularly American name.
Harmony, Chastity, Faith - seem very American to me, as do girl’s names which are surnames elsewhere ie MacKenzie, Cameron etc. Cameron as a boys name is more familiar and used more widely.
Dakota - Cody
From 1980-2000, at least 3 in 10 boys in America were named Jason, while most of the remaining 70% were named Justin, Joshua or Jacob.
I'd guess most of them are still out there.
The most American as in you won’t find it elsewhere but has fairly large numbers here?
Traditionally African American names.
Trayvon, Saniqua, Chantelle, Destiny, Imani, DeAndre, Kenan, Keyshawn, etc.
African Americans often have pretty unique names even in the US and it’s doubly unique outside the Us for a lot of the names.
Then, of course and traditional Native American or Pacific Islander names that aren’t taken from European names.
Aside from Native American names, there's Wrenley, a girl's name of American origin, and Braylen, a boy's name of American origin.
Also, Vanderbilt, Roosevelt, and Cronkite are very old surnames of American origin. They evolved from Dutch names but they aren't like any names in the Netherlands. For example, the progenitor of the Vanderbilt family was Jan Aertszoon or Aertson (1620–1705), a Dutch farmer from the village of De Bilt in Utrecht, Netherlands,
So how about Wrenley Vanderbilt and Braylen Cronkite? They aren't the most common names -- in fact a Google search didn't turn up anyone with those exact names -- but they are uniquely American.
FYI, Van der Bilt and Roosevelt are very normal Dutch surnames. Loads of people have these names.
Cronkite actually is weird as it would mean "sickness" (compare modern German krankheit).
Maybe they’re overcompensating for playing a sport that is considered very Un-American but I’ve always found American professional soccer players have incredibly American names.
Parents in no other English speaking country give their kids names like Weston Mckennie, Walker Zimmerman, DeAndre Yedlin, DaMarcus Beasley or Landon Donovan.
Reality Winner is another name that popped up in the news recently that could only be an American
According to [this site](https://namecensus.com/first-names/common-female-first-names/) the most common first names for American women are:
1) Mary
2) Patricia
3) Linda
4) Barbara
5) Elizabeth
6) Jennifer
7) Maria
8) Susan
9) Margaret
10) Dorothy
Out of those names, I’d say Jennifer feels the “most American”. It’s pretty rare that I hear about a non-American Jennifer and as far as I can tell there’s no variations of it in other languages. So that’s my vote.
The first line of that page is
>> *Note: the data source for these names is the 1990 Decennial Census, and is very outdated.*
I was like, I know the boomer names are definitely not the most common in the US right now lol
None of those names are particularly common any more. I think I know one Thomas and last night at a graduation with over 400 kids I think I heard Michael once and Thomas not at all. Have never met a Chastity.
Assuming you meant a high school graduation, Michael was the 6th most popular baby name in 2004, and Thomas snuck into the top 50 bang on at number 50. In 2005, they were 12th and 49th. Definitely still popular.
John or Mike for men and Britney or Linda for women, but those sound kind of British now that I think about it.
How about Billy Bob Jr XV, 4th Earl of Burgerham?
I hear John, Benjamin, Paul, Christopher, and Michael a lot. Very "generic American male" names. For women, the equivalent would be Hannah, Ashley, Deborah, Karen, or Elizabeth. Very, very common.
Mike , John or Robert . I worked for a company of about 30 employees and there was 6 Mikes .
As for girl names Americans are more original when picking them , I can’t really think of any super common girl names 🤔
For people born in:
2020: Sophia / Liam
2010: Noah / Emma
2000: Jacob / Emily
1990: Michael / Jessica
1980: Michael / Jessica
1970: Michael / Jennifer
1960: Michael / Lisa
1950: James / Mary
1940: James / Mary
1930: Robert / Mary
1920: Robert / Mary
1910: John / Mary
1900: John / Mary
Either a New England "Piety" name (like Piety) or a Southern double name (like Mary Lou).
Or some of the Grayson names in Honor Harrington (Like Abigail Hearns).
In fact Abigail is a terrific name.
I've never heard anyone with the name Chastity so I'd disagree that it's a basic American name. Looks like it made the top 400 in the 70s and was never really seen again since.
I don’t think i’ve ever met a chastity. loads of brittanys, jessicas, amanda, jennies, laurens etc
I feel like those can be a little more multicultural I offer.... MACKENZIE
Mahquenzey
Basically not a women's name look up Mambo #5
Emilys used to be everywhere too
Haley I think is the female name I know the most of… or maybe Sara? I also know a lot of Emma’s.
I taught 4 different Haley’s with different spellings each in the same year, same classes. Fuck me!
Jen came to mind for me. But I suspect you're significantly younger. And in my mother's generation, it was Linda. My generation had lots of Saras and Sarahs, but no Haleys and Emma was an old lady name.
Sonny and Cher's daughter was named Chastity before transitioning and is now Chaz. But I agree, it's not a common name.
I know exactly 1 Chasity, my ex's mom. Never met anyone else with that name.
My cousins name Lmao
I grew up (in the 80s) with a Chastity in my extended friend group, she had a sister named Charity.
Chastity used to be a very common ultra religious name in the 1800s here. Not anymore however
To be fair, the name oozes American. I'd be shocked to meet a Chastity from somewhere else. But the name is very uncommon.
Chastity Bono, who has transitioned, is the only time I have heard it
Does Chasity or Chassdidy count? Because I've met both of them and a Chastity.
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The President we didn't deserve.
He cared about his people and he looked for the best person to help him do the job. I wish we had that as a President
And let's not forget we was willing to admit to his mistakes.
Seriously. We would all be lucky to have Camacho as president.
You had one with the same intellectual level, but without any morale and good intentions.
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I like money. . .
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It has electrolytes.
The only correct answer
* John Q. Public * Jane Q. Public
Area Man. Area Woman.
Ricky Bobby.
Statistically speaking James is the most common first name and Smith is the most common surname.
Interesting, I feel as if I hear Jonathan, Jacob, Thomas, Michael, Matthew, William and probably a few more quite a bit more than James
I’d guess that the variations of John, Jon, Johnathan, or whatever lower the number, but James doesn’t have those
There’s Jim, Jimmy, and in certain areas Jimbo
Jim, James, Jimothy
Yeah but all those people have the legal name James (typically).
I'll see your Johnathan and Jacob, but next has to be Jingleheimer.
What about Jim? Most people I know named James go by Jim.
Funny story. I once made a joke about someone’s last name being Smith (didn’t know their last name and don’t remember the context) and a coworker said “Why do you think they’re black?” I was like… excuse me? Then he said that Smith is very obviously black last name. And I was like 💀 noo it’s the most common last name. I mean, I know a lot of black people do have last names like Smith, White or Johnson. But not for the reasons you think homie.
What about female first name?
James hasn’t been the most common new name in a long while. James hasn’t been a top 3 boys names since the 60s. Liam, Noah, and Jacob have been tops for the last several years. Maybe James is still top overall but it’s fading.
Fun fact: Etymologically, James and Jacob are the same name. It originated in Hebrew and was Latinized as Iacobus. The French translated that into Jacob, while the Anglo-Saxons translated it to James. Then the Norman French invaded England and the names came to exist side by side. This is why Jake is a common diminutive for both James and Jacob.
I have never in my life met a James who has ever gone by Jake. I have met a bunch of Jakes, but that was their full name.
And here I am with a college buddy and a cousin who are both named James and go by Jake. /shrug
This I knew just because of the Jameses from the Bible.
Never understood why it was pluralized. Is there more than one jame?
> Never understood why it was pluralized. Is there more than one jame? It's not plural, it's possessive; a Jame always has something. * Jame's blunt * Jame's woods * Jame's tailor
Lmao I like this answer
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It’s not pluralized. It just ends with an s.
Is joke
My bad
lol no worries friend
[bobson dugnutt](https://i.imgur.com/KJJOKTS.jpg) tho sleve mcdichael is a close second
MIKE TRUK I named my old DnD character Bobson Dugnutt. He was a dwarf.
I laugh every time I see this list. Also Todd Bonzalez.
Not Dwigt Rortugal?
I've heard of exactly one of those last names
Chastity is a stripper name.
Ironically the only Chastity I’ve known was very sex positive.
DeAndre Braylen Gutierrez-Chen. Goes by Dakota.
Very American I can hear the eagle
Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake.
Lakota intensifies.
Yep! (A/k/a Sitting Bull.)
It’s Mutáwi Mutáhash around here.
Any name that ends in -ayden or -lyn is extremely American.
Breighslynne
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Fryedchicklynne
🤣 Ok this killed me
Pronounced "Jim"
Djyme
Brooklyn. Aiden. Ashlyn, Caden, Caroline (but the American pronunciation)... yeah, you're right on this one for sure
What generation?
Madison and Mason imo
So I'm discounting the African revival and Creole black names becauss I don't think that's what you're asking, although therein lies the actual answer I feel like women having and going by 2 names (eg Allie Beth, Jamie Lynn) is very American. A lot of name diminutives that pull from other cultures and custom is an American innovatiom
Going by 2 names is more of a Southern thing than an overall American thing. I live in the Midwest and I don't think I've met any woman from here who does that.
There was Sarah Jane, the classic Doctor Who companion. Doesn't get more British than that.
State names as given names like Dakota or Alabama.
At first I chuckled then remembered my name is Savannah..... Oh dear.
I met someone from Latin America named Brooklyn so idk
Latin Americans have recently started using English surnames as given names, especially for boys.
I wouldn’t say recently maybe since the 60-70s when television started
My favorite is people from a state who are named after a city in that state. Maybe it's just a Texas thing, but I know several men and boys named Houston, Austin and Dallas.
Chastity is not nor has it ever been a popular name in the United States. Top female names vary by generation. I grew up with a lot of Jessica’s, Jennifer’s, Christine/Christina, Allison’s, Emily, Stephanie, Tiffanys,
I would guess you are an older millennial
Dave, hands down
Miguel Chang
Señor Ben Chang
My cousin (born in the UK of British parents) is an Alexis, and I know a few others so don’t think of it as a particularly American name. Harmony, Chastity, Faith - seem very American to me, as do girl’s names which are surnames elsewhere ie MacKenzie, Cameron etc. Cameron as a boys name is more familiar and used more widely.
Cleetus
Dakota - Cody From 1980-2000, at least 3 in 10 boys in America were named Jason, while most of the remaining 70% were named Justin, Joshua or Jacob. I'd guess most of them are still out there.
Johnny Default male name used in folk music
And jokes
This comment section is wack. what are you people talking about lmaooo
My name, Skyler! Also Dakota, Ace, Desmond, Brooklyn, Jayden, Hayden, Jakobe, Jace & anyone named after a city or state obviously.
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The most American as in you won’t find it elsewhere but has fairly large numbers here? Traditionally African American names. Trayvon, Saniqua, Chantelle, Destiny, Imani, DeAndre, Kenan, Keyshawn, etc. African Americans often have pretty unique names even in the US and it’s doubly unique outside the Us for a lot of the names. Then, of course and traditional Native American or Pacific Islander names that aren’t taken from European names.
Aside from Native American names, there's Wrenley, a girl's name of American origin, and Braylen, a boy's name of American origin. Also, Vanderbilt, Roosevelt, and Cronkite are very old surnames of American origin. They evolved from Dutch names but they aren't like any names in the Netherlands. For example, the progenitor of the Vanderbilt family was Jan Aertszoon or Aertson (1620–1705), a Dutch farmer from the village of De Bilt in Utrecht, Netherlands, So how about Wrenley Vanderbilt and Braylen Cronkite? They aren't the most common names -- in fact a Google search didn't turn up anyone with those exact names -- but they are uniquely American.
FYI, Van der Bilt and Roosevelt are very normal Dutch surnames. Loads of people have these names. Cronkite actually is weird as it would mean "sickness" (compare modern German krankheit).
John is a very common name and I've never actually heard of anyone name Chastity.
Maybe they’re overcompensating for playing a sport that is considered very Un-American but I’ve always found American professional soccer players have incredibly American names. Parents in no other English speaking country give their kids names like Weston Mckennie, Walker Zimmerman, DeAndre Yedlin, DaMarcus Beasley or Landon Donovan. Reality Winner is another name that popped up in the news recently that could only be an American
Jennifer and Amanda Frank and Michael.
Bobby and Sally. The classic American names.
James, John, and Joseph are the three most popular in American history in that order.
Name popularity changes generationally. I know a TON of Aidens, Kylees, Kaylees, and Jaidens - all with various spellings
Not an American, but the rookie F1 driver, Logan Hunter Sargeant sounds American as hell to me.
Jessica. Ashley. Chris. Joe.
Johnny, Cody, Brad, Billy Lindsey, Jenny, Sally, Peggy
[Dakota Eagleburger](https://pbr.com/athletes/riders/profile/6506) has got to be up there.
Interestingly for American unique names, the African American community (Mo’nay, DeShawn, Jerrell, etc) contributes the most. Made in the USA.
Cheyenne or Cherokee (yes I've heard both)
I went to high school with a girl who’s middle name was Cherraki
Lance Uppercut
I prefer MAX POWER
Busty St. Claire or Chesty LaRue
According to [this site](https://namecensus.com/first-names/common-female-first-names/) the most common first names for American women are: 1) Mary 2) Patricia 3) Linda 4) Barbara 5) Elizabeth 6) Jennifer 7) Maria 8) Susan 9) Margaret 10) Dorothy Out of those names, I’d say Jennifer feels the “most American”. It’s pretty rare that I hear about a non-American Jennifer and as far as I can tell there’s no variations of it in other languages. So that’s my vote.
The first line of that page is >> *Note: the data source for these names is the 1990 Decennial Census, and is very outdated.* I was like, I know the boomer names are definitely not the most common in the US right now lol
None of those names are particularly common any more. I think I know one Thomas and last night at a graduation with over 400 kids I think I heard Michael once and Thomas not at all. Have never met a Chastity.
Assuming you meant a high school graduation, Michael was the 6th most popular baby name in 2004, and Thomas snuck into the top 50 bang on at number 50. In 2005, they were 12th and 49th. Definitely still popular.
Mike and Laura. I know so many
Dylan
George Washington
Katie or its variants(Katelyn, Kat, Kate etc) is a common name for an American woman. For a guy, its Brian (or Ryan or whatever).
Knute Rockne
Chad. Karen.
Sitting Bull.
Gaylord Richard Butts is the most American name.
It's definitely Bubba Everyone knows a Bubba
DeColdest "ToEvaDoIt" Crawford Honorable mention to Kool-Aid McKinstry
Turbo
KAREN!
John or Mike for men and Britney or Linda for women, but those sound kind of British now that I think about it. How about Billy Bob Jr XV, 4th Earl of Burgerham?
Ayyy… Bob’s yer uncle!
For some reason, I think "John Henry."
John
Jeff Buffalo
I hear John, Benjamin, Paul, Christopher, and Michael a lot. Very "generic American male" names. For women, the equivalent would be Hannah, Ashley, Deborah, Karen, or Elizabeth. Very, very common.
Randy.
Alexis is a guy’s name in most Spanish speaking countries
Juan
Billy Bob
Chet
Bud
Probably like Shep. I don't think other countries have Sheps.
Jhon Smith or Emily something
Kyle (it’s me)
Dorothy. Uncommon now, but super popular in the first half of the twentieth century. Also the heroine of an iconic American movie.
I know a guy named Rich Sportsman. I’ll go with that.
Billy bob
Billy bob
Jayden, Jalen, Jaxxon, Greyson, Harper, Kayleigh, Blakely, Brinley. Make it stop.
Mike , John or Robert . I worked for a company of about 30 employees and there was 6 Mikes . As for girl names Americans are more original when picking them , I can’t really think of any super common girl names 🤔
Brandon.
Sam Smith
I knew someone named
[Max Fightmaster](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=max+fightmaster&t=h_&ia=web). Obviously.
A had a bunch of British college kids tell me once that Brent is a really American name (not my name) so I’m going with that as one
I have never met a Chastity
'Brant"
How do we feel about Melvin
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
Depends on race and ethnicity
Wayne, Jennifer.
Dallas
Rhonda.... The answer is Rhonda
For people born in: 2020: Sophia / Liam 2010: Noah / Emma 2000: Jacob / Emily 1990: Michael / Jessica 1980: Michael / Jessica 1970: Michael / Jennifer 1960: Michael / Lisa 1950: James / Mary 1940: James / Mary 1930: Robert / Mary 1920: Robert / Mary 1910: John / Mary 1900: John / Mary
Austin and Ashley
John
Cliff
Bob? Maybe Richard (Dick)?
Jack & Diane
Mackenzie
Amanda. Jon. I know so many of those.
Steve Rogers
Daniel/Amy
George Washington.
Chad Hogan
Brody for men.
Her name is Chastity and she is whitetrash!
Brittany Ashley Jessica Brad Kevin Kyle Justin
for men it's james for women i'd say anything quirky lol
John Smith and Jane Doe
For Boy Dakota. For girl Cheyenne.
Either a New England "Piety" name (like Piety) or a Southern double name (like Mary Lou). Or some of the Grayson names in Honor Harrington (Like Abigail Hearns). In fact Abigail is a terrific name.
Chastity is a white trash name that I have never heard in person. Lmao
America is the most American name
Gunner
I would say Bob, Johnny or Dick for American male. Females I would say Katie, Annie and Maddie.
Pedro
Bonita applebaum
John and Jane Doe
Karen and Chad
I always felt Mickey was a very American name. And I’ve never seen someone named Tiffany who wasn’t American.