The most popular names for the century.

Every year we are hit with the most popular baby names.

Sometimes, we just can’t wait and get hit with the half year results.

Like the most popular baby names for 2015 so far which you can read here.

While it’s an achievement to be the most popular for a whole year… maybe even a couple of years. To be the most popular for a whole century… well that deserves a trophy.

Read more: 13 extinct baby names that are making a come back.

The US Social Security website has taken a look at all of its records for the last 100 years and come up with the most popular baby names for each year. Based on the most used name for the last century.

What this really means is that you most likely have one of these names, or have a family member with these names, or a friend.

Either way you know at least someone called…

Here's the boy's list.

1. James with 4,855,084 babies given that name over the last 100 years.

2. John (4,712,974)

3. Robert (4,648,775)

4. Michael (4,286,411)

5. William (3,736,671)

Read more: The most-wanted boys’ names are...

6. David (3,540,971)

7. Richard (2,510,419)

8. Joseph (2,422,552)

9. Charles (2,192,933)

10. Thomas (2,188,254)

Here's the girl's list.

1. Mary with 3,569,442 babies given that name over the last 100 years.

2. Patricia (1,566,449)

3. Jennifer (1,462,389)

4. Elizabeth (1,459,038)

5. Linda (1,447,566)

Read more: The most-wanted girls’ names are…

6. Barbara (1,418,293)

7. Susan (1,107,596)

8. Margaret (1,060,055)

9. Jessica (1,039,233)

10. Sarah (997,279)

Despite being the most popular baby's names this year, not an Atticus or Charlotte in sight.

TAP on the image below to scroll through the gallery of the most popular baby names each decade for the last 100 years...