Top Ten Most Overused First Names

The Top Ten
1 John

There are a lot of people named John. I know a lot of people whose name is John. But overused or not, it is a nice name.

I'm glad this is number 1. I hear that name EVERYWHERE I go! It's everywhere. And it just won't go away.

John is a very popular name. I know a lot of people named John.

2 Jack

A Jack is something I use to lift up my car when changing the tire. It is also a nickname for John.

It's a fairly common name. Like virtually every cop show or cop movie has a "Jack" in it.

It's overused because people (like me) like this name.

3 Emily

34. Are you joking? How is this no higher? This is the most common girl's name (possibly NAME) at my school!

I remember there were 12 Emily's when I was in elementary school.

There are at least six Emilys in my grade! We have to call them by their initials!

4 James
5 Robert
6 Sarah

It's really common because there are 7 people in my grade with this name.

7 Mary
8 Sophia

Oh my gosh yes! I can name 5 Sophias/Sophies Off the top or my tongue. And trust me, if I took the time to rly think about it I could probably come up with at least 12.
But I get why it's overused. I love the name Sophia. If it wasn't so overused I'd probably decide right now to name my future daughter Sophia

My name is Sophia and I can't go anywhere without someone else called Sophia walking near me.

Hell, I know exactly 26 Sophia's! 2 in my family. I've been to 3 states in the U.S.

9 Michael

Just about every guy you meet is named Michael.

10 Hannah

Or Hanna or a lot of other spellings. I know too many people with this name.

Definitely one of the most common names I see around.

The Contenders
11 Avery

Why is this above "Bob"? I feel like "Bob" is the type of name you'd sigh at in a book/movie or use as a joke because it's so overused.
While I've read like 2 books with characters named Avery and met like 3 Averys.

I like this name. One of my best friends' names is Avery. It's used a lot, though.

I am naming a twin Avery Tomlinson in my book!

12 Jackson

Andrew Jackson was one of our worst US presidents. Don't see why people are naming their children after him.

Wait wait wait. Michael was 1 and Jackson is 2? Those names pair out Michael Jackson dude
P.S Jackson is a last name not a first name

13 Bob
14 Alyssa
15 Anna

That's my name! I thought it was original!

16 Ava
17 Riley
18 Carter
19 Owen

Not overused. I'm not getting offended because I'm an Owen, but this is a rare name. I have met about 3 people named Owen.

20 Kacey
21 Andrew
22 Chloe
23 Daniel
24 Jacob
25 Cole

Why would you name your kid after something you burn stuff with?

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