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First Lady names through the centuries

40 names · 39 girls · 1 boys · records through 2025

Forty-odd women, two and a half centuries, and a name list that doubles as a tour of American fashion: Martha and Abigail at the start, Michelle and Melania at the end.

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This guide has 40 names: 39 girl names and 1 boy name. A curated set of names of American First Ladies matched against the latest US records; only names in real use appear. Built from US Social Security birth records through 2025. Tap + beside any name to keep it on your shortlist as you read.

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Read in order it shows the cycle at work. The earliest names — Abigail, Martha, Louisa, Eliza — are the ones climbing hardest right now, while the mid-century entries sit at the bottom of their curve.

Each name below appears in current birth records, with its live national rank.

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Girl names

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Boy names

Every rank and count here is published by the US Social Security Administration and refreshed each year when the new figures land. The method is stated at the top of this page.

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