Presidential surnames as first names
America's favorite naming trick: take a president's surname, hand it to a baby. Madison went from Mount Rushmore neighbor to #1-adjacent girl name.
These presidential surnames are in genuine first-name use today — ranks included.
Girls
Boys
How this list is built: A curated set of presidential surnames matched against the latest records; only names in real use appear. Source: US Social Security birth records, refreshed yearly.
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