The television show TODAY has released a list of the most popular baby names for each decade starting at 1900. Back at the turn of the century wanna know what they were? For boys, the top five were: 1. John 2. William 3. James 4. George 5. Charles. For girls they were: 1. Mary 2. Helen 3. Anna 4. Margaret 5. Ruth. So how have things changed in 100 years? Here's a list of the most popular names in 2006 (the most recent list they had available). For boys the top five were: 1. Jacob 2. Michael 3. Joshua 4. Ethan 5. Matthew. For girls, the top five were: 1. Emily 2. Emma 3. Madison 4. Isabella 5. Ava.

To read the top 10 in each decade, click here.

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