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To determine the most popular names of the baby boomer generation, Stacker compiled data from the Social Security Administration’s Baby Names Archives and ranked every popular name by how many babies were given that moniker from 1946 to 1964.
Most popular baby names for baby boomers
Most popular baby names for baby boomers
It’s been nearly 450 years since Shakespeare asked, “What’s in a name?” In 2012, the Washington Post sought to answer, reporting on how the government tracks baby names and monitors trends over time.
Unsurprisingly, traditional names dominate the top of the pack for people born between 1946 and 1964. This group, commonly known as the baby boomers, results from the post-war population boom that accompanied an era of American prosperity during the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s. Names like Susan, Linda, and Gary may sound old-fashioned now—but at the time, they represented the traditions and values of a new American dream.
To determine the most popular names of the baby boomer generation, Stacker compiled data from the Social Security Administration’s Baby Names Archives and ranked every popular name by how many babies were given that moniker from 1946 to 1964. The most popular years for each name and each name’s 2019 rank (most recent data available) are also included. Behind the Name was consulted for facts about a name’s etymology and history.
While names from the Bible occupy much of the list, the name Kathleen has the distinction of being the first name given to any baby boomer, just one second after midnight in 1946. Hollywood and pop culture also played a significant role in helping a name’s popularity jump up the list, with everything from actors, book characters, and athletes helping advance the generation’s top names. Some names, like Larry and Cynthia, have lost their Hollywood luster and faded from use in the decades since.
Read on to find out the most popular baby names for baby boomers.
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#25. Girl: Judy
- Total baby boomers with this name: 239,145
- Peak popularity: 1946 (#11 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1964 (#74 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #1,500 (144 babies born)
The success of two Judys in Hollywood helped spur this name up the list. The Golden Era’s most recognizable starlet, Judy Garland, who starred in 1939 classic “The Wizard of Oz,” and Judy Holliday, who won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1949’s “Born Yesterday.” The name Judy derives from the name Judith, which in Hebrew translates to “Jewish woman” from the tribe of Judah.
#25. Boy: George
- Total baby boomers with this name: 342,077
- Peak popularity: 1946-1948 (#16 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1963 (#34 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #119 (3,175 babies born)
The name George is Greek for “farmer or earth-worker,” and it rose to popularity in the 18th century, beginning with the first King George’s rise to the throne of England. George Washington brought the name West, and it reached peak popularity from 1946 to 48 in part because of the death of WWII hero Gen. George S. Patton in 1945. Additionally, the loss of George Herman “Babe” Ruth in 1948 also made the name famous.
#24. Girl: Carolyn
- Total baby boomers with this name: 256,829
- Peak popularity: 1946 (#12 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1963-1964 (#56 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #940 (279 babies born)
Deriving from the name Caroline, a feminine version of Charles meaning “free man,” Carolyn’s popularity spiked from the late 1930s through 1950. The “Nancy Drew” book series, written by a collection of authors under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene, was popular during the time and led to a series of films in the early 1940s that helped further the name’s use.
#24. Boy: Jeffrey
- Total baby boomers with this name: 343,488
- Peak popularity: 1962-1964 (#10 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1946 (#78 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #364 (876 babies born)
A variant of the name Geoffrey, stemming from German meaning “pledge of peace,” Jeffrey became a common name in the early 1960s among boys. Olympian Jeffrey Farrell, a member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, helped the name’s popularity. Famous Jeffs born during the 1962-64 spike include actor Jeff Garlin and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
#23. Girl: Margaret
- Total baby boomers with this name: 284,735
- Peak popularity: 1948 (#13 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1964 (#49 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #127 (2,199 babies born)
Tracing back to Sanskrit and ancient Greek words meaning “pearl,” the name Margaret takes many forms, including Marge, Maggie, and Peggy. Actress Angela O’Brien, who took the name Margaret for the stage, was a wildly famous actress at the time, popularizing the name after earning a Juvenile Academy Award in 1944. One of the first female astronauts, Margaret Rhea Seddon, was born in 1948 during the name’s peak popularity.
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#23. Boy: Timothy
- Total baby boomers with this name: 344,399
- Peak popularity: 1960 (#11 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1946 (#60 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #188 (2,069 babies born)
A popular biblical name, Timothy, meaning “honoring God,” accompanied the apostle Paul during his missionary work and was the name of several early Christian saints. The name reached the height of its use around 1960, and popular Timothys of that time include actor Timothy Carey, who became a cult icon in the late 1950s for his portrayal of several mentally unstable characters. Timothy Hutton is one famous baby boomer with the name, as are Tim Burton and Tim Robbins, who shortened their name.
#22. Girl: Janet
- Total baby boomers with this name: 285,736
- Peak popularity: 1950-1951 (#18 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1964 (#48 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #1,696 (122 babies born)
Popular actress Janet Leigh released a series of hit movies in the late 1940s, including a film adaptation of “Little Women,” helping perpetuate the name Janet’s popularity. She also may have helped precipitate its slide after starring in the 1960 classic “Psycho.” An offshoot of the name Jane, Janet is one of many feminine derivatives of the name John.
#22. Boy: Stephen
- Total baby boomers with this name: 345,212
- Peak popularity: 1949-1951 (#19 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1963-1964 (#29 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #311 (1,084 babies born)
The name Stephen, which means “crown,” rose to use after Saint Stephen, who is considered the first Christian martyr of the New Testament. It has been used by 10 popes, as well as kings and saints. Baby boomers with the name Stephen include author Stephen King and actors Stephen Fry and Stephen Rea. While not as popular today, the moniker’s link to royalty and religion helps it remain in baby-naming books.
#21. Girl: Cheryl
- Total baby boomers with this name: 294,755
- Peak popularity: 1958 (#13 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1952 (#31 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #3,701 (40 babies born)
A combination of the names Cherie and Beryl, Cheryl wasn’t used as a name often until the 1930s. The release of the French book “Cheri,” about a young man and his older female lover, helped spur its popularity. Cheryl Ladd and Cheryl Tiegs are two famous baby boomers.
#21. Boy: Edward
- Total baby boomers with this name: 346,440
- Peak popularity: 1946-1948 (#19 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1961-1962 (#29 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #192 (2,037 babies born)
The name Edward, meaning “rich guard,” has been used by 11 kings of England, most recently in 1936 by Edward VIII. The name’s popularity post-WWII can be attributed to several famous Edwards: journalist Edward R. Murrow, actor Edward G. Robinson, and “Jane Eyre” character Edward Rochester, who was portrayed by Orson Welles in the 1943 movie adaptation.
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#20. Girl: Elizabeth
- Total baby boomers with this name: 302,285
- Peak popularity: 1964 (#16 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1948 (#26 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #14 (7,844 babies born)
First appearing in Greek form in the Bible, Elizabeth, which means “my God is an oath,” is still among the most popular girl names today. It was linked to royalty during the mid-20th Century, with Elizabeth Truman serving as first lady from 1945 to 1953, and Queen Elizabeth of England rising to the throne in 1952. Actress Elizabeth Taylor was still perhaps the most recognizable namesake of the time, starring in several blockbuster Hollywood movies in the 1940s–1960s.
#20. Boy: Dennis
- Total baby boomers with this name: 355,270
- Peak popularity: 1949 (#16 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1964 (#42 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #552 (506 babies born)
Adapted from the French name Denis, the name Dennis traces back to the Greek god of wine, Dionysius. Dennis Barlow was the main character from Evelyn Waugh’s 1948 satirical novel “The Loved One,” which helped perpetuate the name’s image as cool, but began to fall in popularity after two separate Dennis the Menace comics cast a mischievous light on it. Some popular baby boomers with the name include actors Dennis Quaid and Dennis Waterman, as well as Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley.
#19. Girl: Lisa
- Total baby boomers with this name: 310,117
- Peak popularity: 1962-1964 (#1 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1946 (#425 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #955 (274 babies born)
A diminutive of Elizabeth, Lisa stems from Hebrew meaning “God is my vow,” and would remain the most popular name for girls from 1962 to 1969. The sudden jolt in the name Lisa, which wasn’t common before 1940, can be attributed in part to Nat King Cole’s famous song “Mona Lisa” in the 1950s, and Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa touring the U.S. for the first time in 1963. Actresses Lisa Kudrow and Lisa Rinna were named during the last spike of baby boomers in the early '60s.
#19. Boy: Daniel
- Total baby boomers with this name: 420,632
- Peak popularity: 1957-1958 (#16 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1947-1949 (#22 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #15 (10,504 babies born)
Meaning “God is my judge,” Daniel’s connection as a hero in the Old Testament of the Bible has helped it maintain top 25 status since 1943. During the baby boomer era, Daniel peaked at #16 in 1957–58, including the birth of Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis in 1957. Baby boomer actors Dan Aykroyd, Danny Glover, Danny Bonaduce as well as former NBA star Danny Ainge, all use a form of their given name: Daniel.
#18. Girl: Diane
- Total baby boomers with this name: 347,824
- Peak popularity: 1955 (#14 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1964 (#32 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #2,431 (72 babies born)
Derived from the French name Diana, who was the Roman goddess of the moon and hunting, Diane became more popular among English-speaking countries following the publication of Sir Walter Scott’s novel “Rob Roy” in 1817. Diane first appeared as an American name in 1904 and surged in popularity during the baby boomer generation before falling back out of the top 100 in 1972. Popular Dianes born during that time include TV personality Diane Sawyer and actress Diane Keaton.
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#18. Boy: Larry
- Total baby boomers with this name: 455,659
- Peak popularity: 1947, 1949 (#10 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1963-1964 (#36 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #757 (311 babies born)
The name Larry exploded in usage during the baby boomer era before falling out of favor, and the top 100, in the late 1980s. A pair of Larrys helped push the name into the public consciousness: Larry Doby, who was the second African American to play Major League Baseball after Jackie Robinson; and comedian Larry Fine, one-third of the popular Three Stooges, who made their television debut in the late 1940s. The most famous baby boomer born during the era was NBA legend Larry Bird.
#17. Girl: Brenda
- Total baby boomers with this name: 375,275
- Peak popularity: 1961 (#11 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1946 (#24 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #1,069 (235 babies born)
Brenda means “sword” and stems back to the Old Norse name Brandr. Actress Brenda Joyce starred as Jane in the Tarzan movies in the late 1940s and helped move the name up the list. Musician Brenda Lee helped it reach peak success following her hit “Sweet Nothings,” which topped the rock 'n' roll charts in late 1959.
#17. Boy: Paul
- Total baby boomers with this name: 463,865
- Peak popularity: 1958 (#15 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1952, 1962 (#19 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #245 (1,495 babies born)
Latin for small or humble, Paul was one of the first Christian saints and has been the name of six popes. The moniker has faded in usage after remaining in the top 100 from 1880 until 2000. In 1958, when the name reached its zenith among baby boomers, actor Paul Newman earned an Oscar nomination starring alongside Elizabeth Taylor in the smash hit “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.”
#16. Girl: Pamela
- Total baby boomers with this name: 378,780
- Peak popularity: 1953 (#10 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1946 (#34 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #1,496 (145 babies born)
The name Pamela was invented for the poem “Arcadia” by Sir Philip Sidney and didn’t appear on Social Security data until 1925. Pamela Churchill Harriman helped popularize the name in England during the 1940s when she was married to the son of Winston Churchill. The name’s popularity spread west, with the likes of actress Pam Grier and astronaut Pamela Melroy representing the moniker during the baby boomer era.
#16. Boy: Kenneth
- Total baby boomers with this name: 481,489
- Peak popularity: 1957-1958 (#14 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1962-1964 (#18 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #233 (1,611 babies born)
The Daily Beast reported in 2014 that while Kenneth was famous in the 1960s, the name is not coming back anytime soon. The English name and surname is also the monogram of three demographic regions in Indiana, Minnesota, and Florida. Baby boomer and singer Kenneth “Kenny” Logins, and famed fashion doll and companion of Barbie, Ken Carson helped make the name extra famous among their generation.
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#15. Girl: Kathleen
- Total baby boomers with this name: 389,111
- Peak popularity: 1949 (#9 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1964 (#30 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #940 (279 babies born)
This name may be #15 on the list, but the actual first baby boomer, according to NPR, is Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, who was born one second past 12 a.m. on Jan. 1, 1946. A baby boomer with the name is Academy and Golden Globe Winner Kathleen “Kathy” Bates.
#15. Boy: Donald
- Total baby boomers with this name: 485,417
- Peak popularity: 1946-1949, 1952 (#13 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1963-1964 (#25 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #552 (506 babies born)
A popular Scottish moniker, Donald means “ruler of the world” and was the name of many kings throughout the early ages. Walt Disney’s Donald Duck brought the name into common use during the 1930s and again while helping defeat Nazis in the early 1940s. Some of the most famous baby boomers with the moniker are actor Don Johnson and former president Donald J. Trump.
#14. Girl: Cynthia
- Total baby boomers with this name: 400,675
- Peak popularity: 1957 (#7 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1946 (#46 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #748 (373 babies born)
The name Cynthia comes from a Latinized form of Greek, meaning “woman of Kynthos,” and was an epithet toward Artemis, the goddess of the moon. In the 1930s, the moniker rose in public awareness thanks to sculptor Lester Gaba, who created a mannequin of that name for Saks Fifth Avenue. The imperfect statue would become so popular that it attracted fan mail, along with a newspaper column and radio show.
#14. Boy: Ronald
- Total baby boomers with this name: 514,894
- Peak popularity: 1946, 1948 (#10 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1962 (#25 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #527 (536 babies born)
A pair of Hollywood actors helped make this name popular among baby boomers. Ronald Colman was one of the hottest artists during the 1920s through the 1940s and the first to receive a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. Long before he was president of the United States, Ronald Reagan was a Hollywood star and president of the Screen Actors Guild in the 1930s and 1940s.
#13. Girl: Debra
- Total baby boomers with this name: 402,356
- Peak popularity: 1956 (#2 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1946 (#369 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #3,068 (52 babies born)
The Debra naming boom of 1956 can be attributed to actress Debra Paget, who starred in a pair of blockbuster movies that year including Elvis Presley’s "Love Me Tender" and the acclaimed "The Ten Commandments." Also a variant of Deborah, who was an Old Testament prophetess, Debra means “bee.”
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#13. Boy: Steven
- Total baby boomers with this name: 523,192
- Peak popularity: 1955-1961 (#10 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1946 (#28 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #200 (1,962 babies born)
Originating from the Greek word for “crown,” the rise of Stevens among baby boomers can be associated with a few different factors including Captain America Steve Rogers. Bodybuilder Steve Reeves was making a name for himself as Hercules, and the “King of Cool” Steve McQueen was in full force during the 1950s and early ’60s. Other famous Stevens born during the era include Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and directors Steven Spielberg and Steven Soderbergh.
#12. Girl: Carol
- Total baby boomers with this name: 434,726
- Peak popularity: 1946 (#5 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1964 (#36 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #1,804 (112 babies born)
Short for Caroline and derived from the masculine name Carolus, Carol was the fifth most popular name at its peak in 1946. Comedic actress Carole Lombard was the highest-paid actress of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Her romance with actor Clark Gable and untimely death in a plane crash in 1942 kept the name in the public eye.
#12. Boy: Gary
- Total baby boomers with this name: 545,323
- Peak popularity: 1954 (#9 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1964 (#26 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #773 (302 babies born)
The name Gary rose to prominence for baby boomers because of Oscar-winning actor Frank Cooper, a movie star who adapted the stage name Gary after his agent’s hometown of Gary, Indiana. The name’s usage has faded over time, falling out of the top 100 in 1989. Popular baby boomers with the name include Gary Sinise, Gary Oldman, and Gary Busey.
#11. Girl: Sharon
- Total baby boomers with this name: 443,862
- Peak popularity: 1946-1948 (#9 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1964 (#20 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #1,183 (197 babies born)
Sharon didn’t crack the top 1,000 as a name until 1925, but shot into the top 10 from 1943 to ’49, perhaps because of the heroine in the novel “The Skyrocket.” The name traces back to the Old Testament regarding the Rose of Sharon tree. Sharon Stone and Sharon Osbourne are a pair of baby boomers who claim the name.
#11. Boy: Joseph
- Total baby boomers with this name: 551,127
- Peak popularity: 1964 (#11 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1946-1949 (#14 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #24 (9,058 babies born)
Like so many names on the list, Joseph’s roots trace back to the Bible. It remained consistently in the low teens as a name during the baby boomer era. It has been the name for kings, popes, prime ministers, U.S. presidents, Oscar winners, and countless saints. Not even notorious communist Joseph Stalin marred the name’s usage in the U.S., as boxer Joe Louis was shedding a positive light on it in the early 1940s.
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#10. Girl: Donna
- Total baby boomers with this name: 489,566
- Peak popularity: 1959-1960 (#5 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1946, 1950-1953 (#13 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #1,804 (112 babies born)
The Italian word for lady, Donna is also the feminine form of Donald, which means “ruler of the world.” Singer Ritchie Valens helped bring the name popularity with his hit tune “Oh Donna,” as did Joan Baez with “Donna Donna.” One famous baby boomer with the moniker is the fashion designer Donna Karan.
#10. Boy: Mark
- Total baby boomers with this name: 634,671
- Peak popularity: 1959-1964 (#6 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1946 (#58 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #223 (1,678 babies born)
Also the name of the second gospel in the New Testament, Mark, like many other baby boomer names, is derived from the Bible. The popularity of author Mark Twain and his novel “Huckleberry Finn” also lent weight to the moniker when baby boomers were being named. Additionally, the 1963 Hollywood hit “Cleopatra” brought recognition to the name when it depicted her lover Mark Antony.
#9. Girl: Nancy
- Total baby boomers with this name: 504,734
- Peak popularity: 1950-1951 (#6 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1964 (#26 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #903 (291 babies born)
Originally a diminutive of Ann, which means “grace,” Nancy is also the name of a fictional character in “Oliver Twist.” Though a popular baby boomer moniker, the name skyrocketed by 115.88% in 1936, according to Everything Birthday. Three famous women that have kept the name in the forefront are former first lady Nancy Reagan, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and singer Nancy Sinatra.
#9. Boy: Charles
- Total baby boomers with this name: 666,134
- Peak popularity: 1946-1953 (#9 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1964 (#17 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #51 (6,348 babies born)
Considered a royal name after the birth of Charles, Prince of Wales, the moniker which means “man,” gained popularity among baby boomers. It’s also the title of one of author Shirley Jackson’s short stories “Charles,” published in 1948. Nicknames for the moniker are Charlie and Chuck. Some of the most famous Charles’ include Darwin, Chaplin, Dickens, Sheen, and Barkley—not to mention Manson.
#8. Girl: Sandra
- Total baby boomers with this name: 505,923
- Peak popularity: 1947 (#5 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1957-1958 (#15 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #986 (260 babies born)
Often short for Cassandra or Alessandra, this name was first used as a standalone moniker by author George Meredith in the 1864 novel “Emilia in England.” Sandra was one of the most popular baby boomer names. Meaning, “defending men,” the name has remained popular over the years in part due to Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. However, baby boomer and actress Sandra Dee may be the most notable of all Sandras.
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#8. Boy: Thomas
- Total baby boomers with this name: 810,322
- Peak popularity: 1946-1955 (#8 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1956-1964 (#9 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #47 (6,612 babies born)
As one of the 12 apostles and the follower of Jesus in the New Testament who doubted the resurrection, Thomas became a famous baby boomer name among others derived from the Bible. “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” authored by Mark Twain, also gave the name recognition during the baby boom. Two of the most famous men with the name are President Thomas Jefferson and inventor Thomas Edison.
#7. Girl: Deborah
- Total baby boomers with this name: 541,809
- Peak popularity: 1955 (#2 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1946 (#119 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #898 (293 babies born)
Most famous for the Old Testament prophetess, the name Deborah means “bee.” A variant of the name includes Debbie, which has been made notable by actress Debbie Reynolds and singer Debbie Harry. “Deborah has suffered from the fact that in the mid-20th century there were so many Debbies on the block that the beauty and meaning of the original name got lost,” reports Nameberry.
#7. Boy: Richard
- Total baby boomers with this name: 964,562
- Peak popularity: 1946-1947 (#5 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1957-1964 (#8 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #198 (1,969 babies born)
The German-derived name Richard, which means “brave power,” may have been the moniker of many rulers, but it became most famous for the 1950s singer Little Richard. His Billboard reign with the hit “Tutti Frutti,” in 1955 likely spurred the name on the baby boomer list. Also famous during the era, President Richard Nixon brought name recognition, even if the connotation grew notorious.
#6. Girl: Karen
- Total baby boomers with this name: 566,563
- Peak popularity: 1958-1960, 1962-1964 (#4 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1946 (#15 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #660 (438 babies born)
The name Karen, of Danish origin, means “pure.” Nameberry reports the moniker “was so popular during the baby boom (Karen was #3 in 1960) that it's locked firmly into fashion limbo today.” One woman who gave the name worldwide recognition in the 20th century was Karen Carpenter, the drummer and lead vocalist in the 1970s sibling singing duo.
#6. Boy: William
- Total baby boomers with this name: 1.08 million
- Peak popularity: 1946-1949 (#4 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1959-1964 (#7 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #4 (13,542 babies born)
The name William, which remains popular today, was booming for baby boomers. The name has been the second-most popular baby name for 400 years, according to Nameberry. While the most notable William would be Shakespeare, others who use the name’s variant Bill or Billy include Crystal, Joel, Clinton, Gates, Idol, and Ray Cyrus.
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#5. Girl: Barbara
- Total baby boomers with this name: 653,737
- Peak popularity: 1948 (#3 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1964 (#19 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #945 (278 babies born)
Barbara, meaning “foreign woman” in Greek, had gained traction as a name in the early 20th century, thanks in part to George Bernard Shaw’s 1905 play “Major Barbara.” Broadway star Barbara Stanwyck helped the name move into the top 10 from 1928 to ’58. Subsequent actresses Barbara Hale and Barbara Payton helped keep the name alive in the 1950s, but it fell back outside the top 100 by 1977 and is nearly falling out of the top 1,000 today.
#5. Boy: David
- Total baby boomers with this name: 1.37 million
- Peak popularity: 1960 (#1 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1946-1949 (#6 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #27 (8,896 babies born)
A popular Jewish name, David was the most well-known King of Israel, made famous in the Bible for his defeat of Goliath in 10 B.C. In the baby boomer era, director David Lean snagged Oscars for directing two of the era’s most famous movies: “Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), and “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962). Rock 'n' rollers David Bowie and David Gilmour, as well as the television personality David Letterman, share the name as baby boomers.
#4. Girl: Susan
- Total baby boomers with this name: 734,198
- Peak popularity: 1957-1960 (#2 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1946-1947 (#8 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #1,056 (240 babies born)
Adapted from Susanna, meaning “lily,” Susan rose into and remained in the top 10 the entire baby boomer era. Two actresses brought the name to the forefront during the era: Susan Peters, who was an established dramatic actress in the 1940s; and Susan Hayward, who starred in multiple major motion pictures during the early 1950s. Susan Lucci, Sarandon, Collins, and Rice all bear the name that nearly reached the top in the late 1950s.
#4. Boy: Michael
- Total baby boomers with this name: 1.42 million
- Peak popularity: 1954-1959,1961-1964 (#1 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1946-1947 (#7 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #14 (10,514 babies born)
Michael’s widespread use across religious and cultural groups helped it reach the top spot multiple times among baby boomer names. Meaning “who is like God,” it remained prominent from 1961 through 1998 and was given to athletes Michael Jordan and Mike Tyson, as well as actors Michael J. Fox and Mike Myers. The name has fallen from favor slightly since dominating the 20th century.
#3. Girl: Patricia
- Total baby boomers with this name: 793,488
- Peak popularity: 1946-1952 (#3 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1957 (#8 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #936 (280 babies born)
Patricia, the female form of Patrick, meaning “noblewoman,” cracked the top 10 from 1930 to 1967, peaking at third from 1946 to 1952. An influx of Irish immigrants to the U.S. around the turn of the 20th century helps to explain the name’s sudden rise in popularity. One famous baby boomer with the name is actress Patricia Heaton, who starred in “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “The Middle.”
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#3. Boy: John
- Total baby boomers with this name: 1.54 million
- Peak popularity: 1963-1964 (#2 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1955-1958 (#5 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #28 (8,779 babies born)
The name John ranked in the top five until 1972 thanks to its Biblical ties and consistent heroes in society. John “The Duke” Wayne was captivating audiences on the screen in the early 1940s with his tough-guy westerns. The death of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 precipitated the name rising back into the #2 spot until 1965.
#2. Girl: Linda
- Total baby boomers with this name: 1.12 million
- Peak popularity: 1947-1952 (#1 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1964 (#8 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #774 (355 babies born)
Linda shot to the top in 1947 and is ranked as the “trendiest baby name in U.S. history.” Jack Lawrence had a smash hit song called “Linda” in 1947 about Linda Eastman, the 1-year-old daughter of his attorney, who would go on to become Linda McCartney. Linda Ronstadt, Linda Hamilton, and Linda Blair were all born during the Linda surge.
#2. Boy: Robert
- Total baby boomers with this name: 1.54 million
- Peak popularity: 1953 (#1 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1959-1964 (#5 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #76 (4,813 babies born)
From the Germanic word meaning “bright fame,” Robert grabbed the top spot one last time in 1953, after reigning from 1924 until 1939. Some men who may have helped the name reach the pinnacle once again include actor Robert Newton, who invented the pirate voice in the 1950s “Treasure Island,” and Hollywood bad boy Robert Mitchum, whose arrest for marijuana possession in 1949 only made his films more popular. Boston Celtics great Robert Parish and musician Robert Plant are two famous baby boomers.
#1. Girl: Mary
- Total baby boomers with this name: 1.14 million
- Peak popularity: 1946, 1953-1961 (#1 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1947-1952, 1962-1964 (#2 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #126 (2,209 babies born)
Mary ranked as the top girl’s name from the first released Social Security data in 1880 until 1946, and again from 1953 to 61. The name is revered in the Christian religion for the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. Popular Marys bringing the name further to the forefront at the time include Mary Shelley, the author of “Frankenstein,” and fictional nanny Mary Poppins.
#1. Boy: James
- Total baby boomers with this name: 1.59 million
- Peak popularity: 1946-1952 (#1 rank)
- Lowest popularity: 1961-1964 (#4 rank)
- Rank in 2019: #6 (13,087 babies born)
The Old Testament name James has been the given moniker of six U.S. presidents, four saints, and a trio of actors in the 1940s. James “Jimmy” Stewart and James Cagney both claimed Oscars in the early 1940s for their respective roles in “The Philadelphia Story” and “Yankee Doodle Dandy.” At the turn of the 1950s, actor James Dean made the name super cool among baby boomers, although his death in 1955 saw the name’s use slow. After years in the teens, James has climbed back to the top 10 today.
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Millennials slang: A look at 24 phrases that define a generation
When it comes to keeping up with millennial slang, the struggle is real. Here are 24 words and phrases that you might need defined.
24 phrases millennials use all the time but no one else gets
Woke
This incorrect tense of "awake" is used in the phrase "stay woke" as well as to describe whether someone is paying attention to political and social events or aware of certain truths. For example, a man conscious of the glass ceiling and gender pay gap for women is "woke." "Get woke" can be used as an admonishment for someone who is ignorant and needs to educate himself properly about a topic.
Respek
First introduced into the lexicon in 2016 by rapper Birdman during rap radio show "The Breakfast Club," "respek" is a slang spelling of the word "respect." It can be used alone or as part of Birdman's original usage in the phrase "put some respek on my name," meaning to show someone respect.
Adulting
This verb means that a millennial is engaging in an activity or behavior that involves responsibility or decision-making that is usually taken care of by fully developed adults. Paying your rent, getting your oil changed, going to the dentist and other such accomplishments fall under the parameter of "adulting."
Canceled
Predominantly used in the past tense, "canceled" is used to describe someone or something that you've rejected, deleted or cut out of your life. For example, your friend could ask you if you are still dating someone, to which you could reply, "No, they're canceled."
Low-key
"Low-key" is used as an adjective to describe something you're doing on the down-low, understatedly or secretly. You might confess to low-key loving Justin Bieber's new song or low-key using Tinder. It can also have a vaguer meaning of "sort of" or "kind of," such as being low-key sad that you're out of ice cream. The opposite of low-key is "high-key," meaning to be unabashedly vocal about something.
Snatched
Like many popular millennial terms, "snatched" was borrowed from the LGBT and drag communities. As an adjective, snatched is used to mean "perfect" or "on point," usually to describe hair, makeup, someone's body. Snatched can also be used as a verb that means "to slay someone so hard, their weave flies off into the distance," per Urban Dictionary. So a millennial might say "Beyonce snatched me with her Coachella set," meaning it blew them away so much that if they had been wearing a wig, it would have gone flying.
Shook
A past tense form of "shake," "shook" is used like "shaken," meaning rocked, dislodged or trembled, but refers to an emotional rather than physical state. To be shook is to be surprised, shocked or scared.
Keep it 100
"Keep it 100," with the number often being replaced by the 100 emoji, is synonymous with "keep it real." Keep it 100 can also refer to staying true to yourself and your values, respecting others and acting with integrity, keeping things above board if you will.
Draking
Draking is the verb form of the name of popular rapper Drake, whose lyrics are known for being emotional, revealing his anxieties and insecurities. Behavior such as calling or texting an ex late at night or being sad or nostalgic about past relationships would be examples of draking. Someone who is constantly draking and caught up in feelings is known as a "sad boi."
Aesthetic
While used by the general public to describe the principles or ideas about beauty and style of a particular period, place or person, to millenials, "aesthetic" is used much more simply as a synonym for "vibe," "artistic" or "beautiful." A picture, person, song or video can be "aesthetic," usually accompanied by the modifier "af," which means "as (bleep)."
Thirst trap
"Thirst" or "being thirsty" is a way to describe lusting after someone, usually desperately. This slang birthed another phrase, "thirst trap," used to describe photos a person posts on social media. A thirst trap is a photo that people post with either the obvious or subtle intention of getting others to lust after them and post comments that boost their ego.
Blessed
"Blessed" can still be genuinely used by millennials to mean "divinely or supremely favored," but it's often meant tongue-in-cheek or ironically on social media to dramatically denote anything good or positive that happens. One can be #blessed, verbalized as "hashtag blessed," by a good hair day or an aesthetic piece of avocado toast or sarcastically blessed by a broken zipper or forgetting your lunch.
Feels
Short for "feelings," "feels" are generally intense emotions that are overpowering, so something that "gives you all the feels" is overwhelming you with emotions, both good and bad. To get "hit right in the feels" means to be incapacitated by the emotions something makes you feel.
Glow up
When you "grow up" but have an unbelievable, Ugly Duckling-like transformation, you "glow up." "Glow up" can refer to both the bodily changes of puberty as well as someone's drastic style evolution. Celebrities who have "glowed up" include Matthew Lewis from the "Harry Potter" films, Jonah Hill and Kylie Jenner.
It me
"It me" is a short, fast way of saying, "This represents exactly how I feel." This can even be shortened to just "me." For example, a millennial can point to a lazy cat and say "it me," or send a gif of a clumsy penguin with the caption "me."
Gucci
While Gucci is the trademarked name of a luxury Italian fashion company, among millennials the word isn't used to refer to handbags. Instead "gucci" in slang is a synonym for cool, good, fine or OK, so if something is "all gucci," it's "all good."
GOAT
Whether or not it's written in all caps, millenials know GOAT is is actually an acronym for "Greatest of All Time." The term originated in the sports world, where it was used as early as the 1900s, initially as a shortened form of "scapegoat." According to Grammarphobia, the first usage meaning "greatest" was in 1992 in reference to Muhammad Ali. The music world soon caught on, with LL Cool J leading the charge in 2000. The term then trickled down from rappers and hip-hop artists to teens.
The letter V
Used in texting or on social media, "v" is simply a shortened form of "very." Millennials can be "v excited" about a "v cute" photo you took. V's cousin is "p," which is used as shorthand for "pretty," as in "p excited" or "p cute."
On fleek
Meaning "very good" or "on point," "on fleek" was coined on Instagram specifically to describe someone's snatched, well-groomed eyebrows. Nowadays, one's outfit, car or report card could all be described as "on fleek."
Swol
Shorten for swollen, "swol" is both an adjective and a noun referring to getting buff and muscular at the gym. One can be swol or get swol.
Do it for the views
"Do it for the views" is an expression used to explain or encourage doing something rash for entertainment purposes. The phrase originated with "do it for the Vine," but after the video app shuttered, the phrase has evolved to refer to YouTube or Instagram with the variation, "do it for the 'gram," which justifies taking absurd pictures, visiting extreme locations or dropping money on luxury items or experiences for the purposes of bragging through a photo on social media.
I can't even
This phrase, now used as a complete sentence, is used when you're overwhelmed by your reaction to something, so much so that you can no longer think, breathe, articulate your emotions, etc. It can be used positively, such as in reaction to a cute dog, or negatively, as a reaction to something offensive or disgusting.
Sus
"Sus," short for suspect or suspicious, is used when someone is acting unusual, fishy or shady.
Literally
To millennials, the word "literally" is used to mean the complete opposite of its standard definition. While literally usually means actually rather than figuratively, millennials purposefully misuse this word in phrases such as "literally dying" or "literally the worst" for dramatic effect.
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Serena Williams loses at US Open; could be last match
Serena Williams lost what is expected to be the last match of her transcendent tennis career Friday night, eliminated from the U.S. Open in the third round by Ajla Tomljanovic 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 before an electric crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Unwilling to go quietly, Williams staved off five match points to prolong the three-hours-plus proceedings, as some spectators stood to watch, camera phones at the ready. No one — save, of course, Tomljanovic — wanted this to end.
Photos: Serena Williams' last match? See the highlights
Serena Williams, of the United States, returns a shot to Ajla Tomljanovic, of Austrailia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts during a match against Ajla Tomljanovic, of Australia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts after missing a shot against Ajla Tomljanovic, of Australia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Serena Williams, of the United States, returns a shot to Ajla Tomljanovic, of Australia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Serena Williams, of the United States, returns a shot to Ajla Tomljanovic, of Australia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts during a match against Ajla Tomljanovic, of Australia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Serena Williams, of the United States, returns a shot to Ajla Tomljanovic, of Australia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts during a match against Ajla Tomljanovic, of Australia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Serena Williams, of the United States, returns a shot to Ajla Tomljanovic, of Australia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Ciara applauds Serena Williams, of the United States, during a match against Ajla Tomljanovic, of Austrailia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts in the third set against Ajla Tomljanovic, of Austrailia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Serena Williams, of the United States, takes a break between games against Ajla Tomljanovic, of Austrailia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Photos: Serena Williams through the years
Serena Williams of United States, right, and Julie Halard-Ducgis of France, on the winners' podium, hold their trophies during the award presentation of Toyota Princess Cup Womens Tennis in Tokyo, Sunday, Oct 8, 2000. Williams beat Halard-Cucgis to win the first place and the French player took the second. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)
Venus, left, and Serena Williams hold their trophy after defeating Japan's Ai Sugiyama and Julie Halard Decugis of France, in the Women's Doubles final on Centre Court at Wimbledon Monday, July 10, 2000. (AP Photo/Dave Caulkin)
Holding her racket with broken strings, U.S. tennis player Serena Williams bursts out in joy after beating Belgiums' Justine Henin 6-3, 7-6 in their quarter final match of the womens WTA tennis world championship in the Oympic hall in Munich, southern Germany, Friday, Nov. 2, 2001. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher)
Serena Williams, left, and her mother, Oracene, watch Venus Williams plays fellow American Kristina Brandi in their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Wednesday, Jan 16, 2002. Williams won the match 6-3, 6-4. Serena, seeded fifth, withdrew before her opening match Monday with an injured ankle. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
American Serena Williams returns a backhand to Slovakia's Martina Sucha during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament Wednesday May 29, 2002 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Serena Williams, right, hugs her sister Venus after winning the women's final of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros stadium in Paris Saturday June 8, 2002. Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus 7-5, 6-3.(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Serena, left, and Venus Williams hold their trophies after winning the Women's Doubles championship on the Centre Court at Wimbledon Sunday, July 7, 2002. The sisters defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain and Paola Suarez of Argentina to win the championship. (AP Photo/Dave Caulkin)
Serena Williams of the U.S. reacts during her fourth round match against Serbia's Jelena Jankovic at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007.Williams won in straight sets 6-3 6-2. (AP Photo/Rick Stevens)
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, left, and Serena Williams present the award for record breaking performance at the 15th annual ESPY Awards on Wednesday, July 11, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
U.S. Serena Williams listens to a journalists question during a press conference after retiring with an injury on her right leg during the Madrid Open Tennis against Francesca Schiavone from Italy in the Caja Magica in Madrid, Monday May 11, 2009.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Venus Williams, right, and her sister Serena pose for the cameras at Eastbourne, Monday June 16, 1997 during the Direct Line Ladies Tennis Championships. Williams wanted as much grass-court play as possible before Wimbledon. She's getting it. Williams, the 16-year-old American preparing for her first appearance at the All England Club, turned down a wild card at the Eastbourne tournament in order to play in the qualifying rounds. (AP Photo/str)
Venus Williams, left, and sister Serena raise their arms after their center court match at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, January 21, 1998. Venus won the match 7-6, 6-1. (AP Photo/Rick Stevens)
Venus Williams, left, and her sister Serena Williams share a light moment during their doubles tennis match against Els Callens of Belgium and Rita Grande of Italy at the French Open at Roland Garros stadium in Paris Wednesday, June 2, 1999. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
Serena Williams of the U.S., left, warms up on a practice court as her father Richard Williams looks on, before her second round single tennis match at the Eastbourne International grass court tournament in Eastbourne, England, Wednesday, June 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
Serena Williams of the US prepares to serve during the match against Romania's Simona Halep at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Thursday, June 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Serena Williams, of the United States, yells as she charges the net for a return against Yaroslava Shvedova, of Kazakhstan, during the third round of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
U.S tennis players and sister's Venus, and Serena Williams, right, arrive for the Pre-Wimbledon Party, at Kensington Roof Gardens in west London, Thursday June 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
Serena Williams of the United States, right, embraces her father Richard Williams, center, as her sister Venus looks on, after she defeated Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland to win the women's final match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Saturday, July 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Serena Williams reacts after a point against Bethanie Mattek-Sands during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Serena Williams, of the U.S, celebrates as she defeats Russia's Maria Sharapova during the Women's final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Saturday, June 8, 2013 in Paris. Williams won 6-4, 6-4. (AP Photo/David Vincent)
Serena Williams looks up during a match against Coco Vandeweghe at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Serena Williams holds the championship trophy after beating Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, in the championship match at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in New York. Two points from defeat, Williams suddenly regained her composure to come back and win the last four games, beating No. 1-ranked Azarenka 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 on Sunday for her fourth U.S. Open title and 15th Grand Slam title overall. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
Serena Williams of U.S. holds up her winning trophy as she poses with the ball boys and girls after the final of the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Stadium in Beijing, China, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-2, 6-2. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Serena Williams of the United States plays a forehand return to Maria Sharapova of Russia during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016.(AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Serena Williams returns the ball to Simona Halep, of Romania, during a final match at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, in Mason, Ohio. Williams defeated Halep 6-3, 7-6 (5). (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Serena Williams speaks during a press conferene at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Serena Williams of the Philippine Mavericks serves against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia during the women's singles match in the 2015 International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015 at the Mall of Asia Arena at suburban Pasay city south of Manila, Philippines. Williams won the match 6-3.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
Serena Williams of the U.S. serves the ball in the semifinal match of the French Open tennis tournament against Netherlands' Kiki Bertens at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Friday, June 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Serena Williams of the U.S. holds the trophy after defeating Russia's Maria Sharapova in two sets 6-4, 6-4, in the women's final of the French Open tennis tournament, at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday June 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Serena Williams of the United States serves to Vesna Dolonc of Serbia during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Serena Williams of the U.S. celebrates upon beating Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-2, 7-6 in their semifinal match during the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
Massive manhunt on after 10 stabbed to death in Canada
Canadian police are searching for two men suspected of stabbing 10 people to death in an Indigenous community and a nearby town.
The attacks was one of the nation’s deadliest mass killings. The massive manhunt entered its second day Monday.
Photos: 10 stabbed to death in Canada
Canadian police say multiple people are dead in 13 locations at two communities in Saskatchewan.
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore speaks while Regina Police Chief Evan Bray, left, looks on during a press conference at RCMP "F" Division Headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson allegedly stabbed and killed 10 people between James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, Saskatchewan, on Sunday morning, and the pair are presently at large. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore speaks next to images of Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson during a press conference at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Police said the pair allegedly stabbed and killed multiple people in various locations between the James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon, on Sunday morning, and are presently at large. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore speaks during a press conference at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Authorities identified two suspects in a series of stabbings in two communities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that left multiple people dead and others wounded. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, right, looks on while Regina Police Chief Evan Bray, left, speaks during a press conference at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Authorities identified two suspects in a series of stabbings in two communities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that left multiple people dead and others wounded. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
Regina Police Chief Evan Bray speaks during a press conference at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Authorities identified two suspects in a series of stabbings in two communities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that left multiple people dead and others wounded. (Michael Bell/The Canadian Press via AP)
This combination of images shown during a press conference at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police "F" Division headquarters in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022, shows Damien Sanderson, left, and Myles Sanderson. Authorities identified the pair, who are presently at large, as suspects in a series of stabbings in two communities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that left multiple people dead and others wounded. (Royal Canadian Mounted Police via AP)
A police officer walks through the scene of a stabbing in Weldon, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. A series of stabbings at an Indigenous community and at another in the village of Weldon left multiple people dead and others wounded, Canadian police said Sunday as they searched for two suspects. (Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press via AP)
An investigator in protective equipment works at a crime scene in Weldon, Saskatchewan, on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Saskatchewan RCMP has confirmed that there are 10 dead while 15 are injured following the stabbings that occurred at James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon in Saskatchewan. (Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press via AP)
Investigators examine the ground at the scene of a stabbing in Weldon, Saskatchewan on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. A series of stabbings at an Indigenous community and at another in the village of Weldon left multiple people dead and others wounded, Canadian police said Sunday as they searched for two suspects. (Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press via AP)
A scene where a stabbing occurred is photographed in Weldon, Saskatchewan on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. A series of stabbings at an Indigenous community and at another in the village of Weldon left multiple people dead and others wounded, Canadian police said Sunday as they searched for two suspects. (Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press via AP)
Investigators enter a house at the scene of a stabbing in Weldon, Saskatchewan, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. A series of stabbings at an Indigenous community and at another in the village of Weldon left multiple people dead and others wounded, Canadian police said Sunday as they searched for two suspects. (Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press via AP)
Investigators gather in front of the scene of a stabbing in Weldon, Saskatchewan, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. A series of stabbings at an Indigenous community and at another in the village of Weldon left multiple people dead and others wounded, Canadian police said Sunday as they searched for two suspects. (Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press via AP)
A coroner enters a house at the scene of a stabbing in Weldon, Saskatchewan Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. A series of stabbings at an Indigenous community and at another in the village of Weldon left multiple people dead and others wounded, Canadian police said Sunday as they searched for two suspects. (Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press via AP)
Russia sanctions 25 more Americans. Who's on the list?
Russia imposed personal sanctions Monday on 25 Americans, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller, in response to U.S. sanctions against Russians stemming from the conflict in Ukraine.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the group, which also included business leaders, academics and government officials, would be banned permanently from entering Russia.
Hollywood stars and politicians banned by Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, meets with Ben Stiller
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, meets with Hollywood actor, director, screenwriter and producer Ben Stiller, during his visit as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 20, 2022. (Abaca via ZUMA Press/TNS)
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona
Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania
Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania
North Dakota: Kevin Cramer
- Political party affiliation: Republican
- Assumed Senate seat on: Jan. 3, 2019
- Years in office: 2 years, 0 months
- Current term up in: 2024
- Previous office(s): U.S. House; North Dakota Public Service Commissioner
Sen. Kevin Cramer won his spot in the Senate by unseating incumbent Heidi Heitkamp in 2018. He has been a mostly straight-line Republican, voting with his party on the vast majority of bills.
South Dakota: Mike Rounds
- Political party affiliation: Republican
- Assumed Senate seat on: Jan. 3, 2015
- Years in office: 6 years, 0 months
- Current term up in: 2026
- Previous office(s): Governor of South Dakota; South Dakota Senate
Mike Rounds was first elected to the Senate in 2014. Prior to that, he was the governor of North Dakota. Rounds is a vocal opponent of the Affordable Care Act.
Florida: Rick Scott
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida
Memphis police identify body of abducted jogger, teacher
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee said Tuesday they had found the body of a Memphis woman abducted during a pre-dawn run, confirming fears that Eliza Fletcher was killed after she was forced into an SUV on Friday morning.
The news followed an exhaustive search throughout the long weekend with dogs, ATVs and a helicopter in a case that has drawn national media attention and is already becoming a source of partisan controversy over criminal sentencing and parole.
This booking photo provided by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, shows Cleotha Abston on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022.
Empty folders marked classified among items found in FBI search of Trump home
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trump's Florida home last month found top secret records in an office and storage room, along with empty folders with classified banners on them and more than 10,000 government records without any classification markings at all, according to a more detailed inventory of the seized material made public on Friday.
The inventory disclosed by the Justice Department reveals in general terms the contents of 33 boxes and containers taken from an office and a storage room at Mar-a-Lago during the Aug. 8 search. Though the inventory does not describe the content of the documents, it shows the extent to which classified information — including material at the top-secret level — was stashed in boxes at the home and commingled among newspapers, magazines, clothing and other personal items.
Timeline: Key dates in the investigation into Trump's Mar-a-Lago docs
Jan. 20, 2021
Then-President Donald Trump left the White House for Florida ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. According to the General Services Administration, members of Trump's transition team were responsible for packing items into boxes, putting boxes on pallets and shrink-wrapping those pallets so they could be transported.
Prior to shipping, GSA said it "required the outgoing transition team to certify in writing that the items being shipped were required to wind down the Office of the Former President and would be utilized as the Office transitioned to its new location in Florida."
GSA did not examine the contents of the boxes and "had no knowledge of the contents prior to shipping," according to an agency spokesperson. GSA was also not responsible for the former president's personal belongings, which were transported by a private moving company.
Under the Presidential Records Act, presidential records are considered federal property — not private — and are supposed to be turned over to the National Archives and Records Administration. Multiple federal laws govern the handling of classified and sensitive government documents, including statutes that make it a crime to remove such material and retain it at an unauthorized location.
May 2021
After NARA realized that documents from Trump's presidency seemed to be missing from the material that it received as he left office, the agency requested the records from Trump on or about May 6, 2021, according to a heavily redacted affidavit made public Aug. 26, 2022.
December 2021
NARA "continued to make requests" for records it believed to be missing for several months, according to the affidavit. Around late December 2021, a Trump representative informed the agency that an additional 12 boxes of records that should have been turned over had been found at the former president's Mar-a-Lago club and residence and were ready to be retrieved.
Jan. 18, 2022
NARA received 15 boxes of presidential records that had been stored at Mar-a-Lago — 14 of which, it would later be revealed, contained classified documents. The documents were found mixed in with an assortment of other material, including newspapers, magazines, photos and personal correspondence.
In total, the boxes were found to contain 184 documents with classified markings, including 67 marked confidential, 92 secret and 25 top secret. Agents who inspected the boxes also found special markings suggesting they included information from highly sensitive human sources or the collection of electronic "signals" authorized by a court under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Feb. 9, 2022
The special agent in charge of NARA's Office of the Inspector General sent a referral to the Justice Department via email after a preliminary review of the boxes revealed numerous classified documents.
"Of most significant concern," they wrote, according to a heavily-redacted affidavit released last week, "was that highly classified records were unfoldered, intermixed with other records, and otherwise unproperly (sic) identified."
After an initial review of the NARA referral, the FBI opened a criminal investigation into the matter.
Feb. 18, 2022
Trump's Save America PAC released a statement insisting the return of the documents had been as "routine" and "no big deal."
Trump insisted the "papers were given easily and without conflict and on a very friendly basis," and added, "It was a great honor to work with NARA to help formally preserve the Trump Legacy."
Feb. 19, 2022
NARA revealed in a letter to a congressional oversight committee that classified information was found in the 15 recovered boxes and confirmed the Justice Department referral.
Trump's Save America PAC released another statement insisting, "The National Archives did not 'find' anything," but "were given, upon request, Presidential Records in an ordinary and routine process to ensure the preservation of my legacy and in accordance with the Presidential Records Act."
April 12, 2022
NARA informed Trump of its intent to provide the documents to the FBI, at the request of the Justice Department. A Trump representative requested an extension until April 29.
April 29, 2022
The Justice Department sent a letter to Trump's lawyers seeking immediate access to the material, citing "important national security interest."
"Access to the materials is not only necessary for purposes of our ongoing criminal investigation, but the Executive Branch must also conduct an assessment of the potential damage resulting from the apparent manner in which these materials were stored and transported and take any necessary remedial steps," the department wrote.
Trump's lawyers requested an additional extension.
May 10, 2022
NARA informed Trump's lawyers that it would provide the FBI access to the records as soon as May 12.
May 11, 2022
The Justice Department issued a subpoena for additional records.
June 3, 2022
Three FBI agents and a DOJ attorney went to Mar-a-Lago to collect additional material offered by a Trump attorney in response to the subpoena. They were given "a single Redweld envelope, double-wrapped in tape, containing the documents," according to an Aug. 30 filing.
That envelope, it was later found, contained 38 documents with classification markings, including five documents marked confidential, 16 marked secret and 17 marked top secret.
During the visit, the filing said, "Counsel for the former President offered no explanation as to why boxes of government records, including 38 documents with classification markings, remained at the Premises nearly five months after the production of the Fifteen Boxes and nearly one-and-a-half years after the end of the Administration."
Trump's lawyers also told investigators that all of the records that had come from the White House were stored in one location — a Mar-a-Lago storage room. Investigators were permitted to visit the room, but were "explicitly prohibited" from opening or looking inside any of the boxes, they reported, "giving no opportunity for the government to confirm that no documents with classification markings remained."
The Justice Department was also given a signed certification letter stating that a "diligent search" had been completed and that no documents remained.
June 8, 2022
The Justice Department sent a letter to Trump's lawyer requesting that the storage room be secured, and that "all of the boxes that were moved from the White House to Mar-a-Lago (along with any other items in that room) be preserved in that room in their current condition until farther notice."
Aug. 5, 2022
The Justice Department filed an application for a search and seizure warrant of Mar-a-Lago, citing "probable cause" that additional presidential records and records containing classified information remained in various parts of the club.
"There is also probable cause to believe that evidence of obstruction" would be found, read the heavily-redacted copy of the affidavit laying out the FBI's rationale for the search.
The Justice Department also revealed in the Aug. 30 filing that it had found evidence "that government records were likely concealed and removed from the Storage Room and that efforts were likely taken to obstruct the government's investigation."
U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart in South Florida approved the application that same day.
Aug. 8, 2022
The FBI executed the search at Mar-a-Lago, seizing 36 items of evidence, including boxes and containers holding more than 100 classified records, an order pardoning Trump ally Roger Stone and information about the "President of France."
Agents found classified documents both in the storage room as well as in the former president's office — including three classified documents found not in boxes, but in office desks.
They included items so sensitive that, "In some instances, even the FBI counterintelligence personnel and DOJ attorneys conducting the review required additional clearances before they were permitted to review certain documents."
"That the FBI, in a matter of hours, recovered twice as many documents with classification markings as the 'diligent search' that the former President's counsel and other representatives had weeks to perform calls into serious question the representations made in the June 3 certification and casts doubt on the extent of cooperation in this matter," the Justice Department wrote.
Trump and his allies, meanwhile, cast the search as a weaponization of the criminal justice system aimed at damaging him politically as he prepares for another potential White House run.
Aug. 12, 2022
Judge Reinhart unsealed the warrant that authorized the FBI to search Mar-a-Lago, which details that federal agents were investigating potential violations of three federal laws, including the Espionage Act.
Aug. 26, 2022
A highly redacted version of the affidavit laying out the FBI's rationale for searching Mar-a-Lago was released.
Aug. 30, 2022
The Justice Department responded to Trump's request for a special master in a filing that included new details about the investigation, including an assertion that classified documents were "likely concealed and removed" from a storage room at Mar-a-Lago as part of an effort to obstruct the probe.
It included a photograph of some the material found at the club, including cover pages of paperclip-bound documents — some marked as "TOP SECRET//SCI" with bright yellow borders and one marked as "SECRET//SCI" with a rust-colored border — splayed out on a carpet at Mar-a-Lago.
"Terrible the way the FBI, during the Raid of Mar-a-Lago, threw documents haphazardly all over the floor (perhaps pretending it was me that did it!), and then started taking pictures of them for the public to see," Trump responded. "Thought they wanted them kept Secret?"
A timeline of the investigation into Trump's Mar-a-Lago docs
The search of former President Donald Trump' s Mar-a-Lago club for classified documents and other government records may have come as a surprise to the public. But new legal filings show the investigation that triggered the unprecedented action was months in the making. The documents make clear that Trump had ample opportunity to return the material the government requested — and then subpoenaed — and reveal the sheer quantity of highly sensitive documents he was keeping at the club.
Timeline: Key dates in the investigation into Trump's Mar-a-Lago docs
Jan. 20, 2021
Then-President Donald Trump left the White House for Florida ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. According to the General Services Administration, members of Trump's transition team were responsible for packing items into boxes, putting boxes on pallets and shrink-wrapping those pallets so they could be transported.
Prior to shipping, GSA said it "required the outgoing transition team to certify in writing that the items being shipped were required to wind down the Office of the Former President and would be utilized as the Office transitioned to its new location in Florida."
GSA did not examine the contents of the boxes and "had no knowledge of the contents prior to shipping," according to an agency spokesperson. GSA was also not responsible for the former president's personal belongings, which were transported by a private moving company.
Under the Presidential Records Act, presidential records are considered federal property — not private — and are supposed to be turned over to the National Archives and Records Administration. Multiple federal laws govern the handling of classified and sensitive government documents, including statutes that make it a crime to remove such material and retain it at an unauthorized location.
May 2021
After NARA realized that documents from Trump's presidency seemed to be missing from the material that it received as he left office, the agency requested the records from Trump on or about May 6, 2021, according to a heavily redacted affidavit made public Aug. 26, 2022.
December 2021
NARA "continued to make requests" for records it believed to be missing for several months, according to the affidavit. Around late December 2021, a Trump representative informed the agency that an additional 12 boxes of records that should have been turned over had been found at the former president's Mar-a-Lago club and residence and were ready to be retrieved.
Jan. 18, 2022
NARA received 15 boxes of presidential records that had been stored at Mar-a-Lago — 14 of which, it would later be revealed, contained classified documents. The documents were found mixed in with an assortment of other material, including newspapers, magazines, photos and personal correspondence.
In total, the boxes were found to contain 184 documents with classified markings, including 67 marked confidential, 92 secret and 25 top secret. Agents who inspected the boxes also found special markings suggesting they included information from highly sensitive human sources or the collection of electronic "signals" authorized by a court under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Feb. 9, 2022
The special agent in charge of NARA's Office of the Inspector General sent a referral to the Justice Department via email after a preliminary review of the boxes revealed numerous classified documents.
"Of most significant concern," they wrote, according to a heavily-redacted affidavit released last week, "was that highly classified records were unfoldered, intermixed with other records, and otherwise unproperly (sic) identified."
After an initial review of the NARA referral, the FBI opened a criminal investigation into the matter.
Feb. 18, 2022
Trump's Save America PAC released a statement insisting the return of the documents had been as "routine" and "no big deal."
Trump insisted the "papers were given easily and without conflict and on a very friendly basis," and added, "It was a great honor to work with NARA to help formally preserve the Trump Legacy."
Feb. 19, 2022
NARA revealed in a letter to a congressional oversight committee that classified information was found in the 15 recovered boxes and confirmed the Justice Department referral.
Trump's Save America PAC released another statement insisting, "The National Archives did not 'find' anything," but "were given, upon request, Presidential Records in an ordinary and routine process to ensure the preservation of my legacy and in accordance with the Presidential Records Act."
April 12, 2022
NARA informed Trump of its intent to provide the documents to the FBI, at the request of the Justice Department. A Trump representative requested an extension until April 29.
April 29, 2022
The Justice Department sent a letter to Trump's lawyers seeking immediate access to the material, citing "important national security interest."
"Access to the materials is not only necessary for purposes of our ongoing criminal investigation, but the Executive Branch must also conduct an assessment of the potential damage resulting from the apparent manner in which these materials were stored and transported and take any necessary remedial steps," the department wrote.
Trump's lawyers requested an additional extension.
May 10, 2022
NARA informed Trump's lawyers that it would provide the FBI access to the records as soon as May 12.
May 11, 2022
The Justice Department issued a subpoena for additional records.
June 3, 2022
Three FBI agents and a DOJ attorney went to Mar-a-Lago to collect additional material offered by a Trump attorney in response to the subpoena. They were given "a single Redweld envelope, double-wrapped in tape, containing the documents," according to an Aug. 30 filing.
That envelope, it was later found, contained 38 documents with classification markings, including five documents marked confidential, 16 marked secret and 17 marked top secret.
During the visit, the filing said, "Counsel for the former President offered no explanation as to why boxes of government records, including 38 documents with classification markings, remained at the Premises nearly five months after the production of the Fifteen Boxes and nearly one-and-a-half years after the end of the Administration."
Trump's lawyers also told investigators that all of the records that had come from the White House were stored in one location — a Mar-a-Lago storage room. Investigators were permitted to visit the room, but were "explicitly prohibited" from opening or looking inside any of the boxes, they reported, "giving no opportunity for the government to confirm that no documents with classification markings remained."
The Justice Department was also given a signed certification letter stating that a "diligent search" had been completed and that no documents remained.
June 8, 2022
The Justice Department sent a letter to Trump's lawyer requesting that the storage room be secured, and that "all of the boxes that were moved from the White House to Mar-a-Lago (along with any other items in that room) be preserved in that room in their current condition until farther notice."
Aug. 5, 2022
The Justice Department filed an application for a search and seizure warrant of Mar-a-Lago, citing "probable cause" that additional presidential records and records containing classified information remained in various parts of the club.
"There is also probable cause to believe that evidence of obstruction" would be found, read the heavily-redacted copy of the affidavit laying out the FBI's rationale for the search.
The Justice Department also revealed in the Aug. 30 filing that it had found evidence "that government records were likely concealed and removed from the Storage Room and that efforts were likely taken to obstruct the government's investigation."
U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart in South Florida approved the application that same day.
Aug. 8, 2022
The FBI executed the search at Mar-a-Lago, seizing 36 items of evidence, including boxes and containers holding more than 100 classified records, an order pardoning Trump ally Roger Stone and information about the "President of France."
Agents found classified documents both in the storage room as well as in the former president's office — including three classified documents found not in boxes, but in office desks.
They included items so sensitive that, "In some instances, even the FBI counterintelligence personnel and DOJ attorneys conducting the review required additional clearances before they were permitted to review certain documents."
"That the FBI, in a matter of hours, recovered twice as many documents with classification markings as the 'diligent search' that the former President's counsel and other representatives had weeks to perform calls into serious question the representations made in the June 3 certification and casts doubt on the extent of cooperation in this matter," the Justice Department wrote.
Trump and his allies, meanwhile, cast the search as a weaponization of the criminal justice system aimed at damaging him politically as he prepares for another potential White House run.
Aug. 12, 2022
Judge Reinhart unsealed the warrant that authorized the FBI to search Mar-a-Lago, which details that federal agents were investigating potential violations of three federal laws, including the Espionage Act.
Aug. 26, 2022
A highly redacted version of the affidavit laying out the FBI's rationale for searching Mar-a-Lago was released.
Aug. 30, 2022
The Justice Department responded to Trump's request for a special master in a filing that included new details about the investigation, including an assertion that classified documents were "likely concealed and removed" from a storage room at Mar-a-Lago as part of an effort to obstruct the probe.
It included a photograph of some the material found at the club, including cover pages of paperclip-bound documents — some marked as "TOP SECRET//SCI" with bright yellow borders and one marked as "SECRET//SCI" with a rust-colored border — splayed out on a carpet at Mar-a-Lago.
"Terrible the way the FBI, during the Raid of Mar-a-Lago, threw documents haphazardly all over the floor (perhaps pretending it was me that did it!), and then started taking pictures of them for the public to see," Trump responded. "Thought they wanted them kept Secret?"
Luke Combs repays young concertgoers who stacked firewood to afford tickets
Luke Combs celebrated Labor Day weekend by doling out refunds left and right to concertgoers.
On Friday, the country artist shared a heartwarming moment onstage with a couple of young fans who stacked firewood in order to afford tickets to his show at the Savings Amphitheater in Bangor, Maine. Combs spoke to the children in the crowd after spotting their sign, which said they piled five cords of lumber to pay for the concert and that one of them had just turned 12.
The country singer announced his Middle of Somewhere Tour in April and revealed that he was keeping the tickets at pre-pandemic prices, despite the rising costs of putting on a show. Addressing his decision in an interview with Billboard, Combs explained that he wanted to take on the financial burden of touring so his fans didn't have to. "It's going to cost me a lot, but all I wanted to do is make a living doing music. And I make enough money to not have to worry about anything and be really comfortable, so I never wanna get greedy.”
Photos: Luke Combs' career highlights so far
FILE - In this June 7, 2017 file photo, Luke Combs arrives at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Combs took to social media to express his sadness after the mass shooting Sunday, Oct. 1, in Las Vegas at the Route 91 Harvest Festival. He performed earlier in the evening. (Photo by Sanford Myers/Invision/AP, File)
Artist Luke Combs poses on the red carpet of the "American Currents: The Music of 2017" exhibit opening at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Laura Roberts/Invision/AP)
Artist Luke Combs performs on the Bud Light Stage at Beale Street Music Festival on Sunday, May 6, 2018 in Memphis, Tenn. (Photo by Laura Roberts/Invision/AP)
American country singer, Luke Combs performs at the Xfinity Center, Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Mansfield, Mass., as the opener for Jason Aldean's "High Noon Neon Tour". (Photo by Robert E. Klein/Invision/AP)
Artist Luke Combs performs at the 2018 CMA Music Festival at Nissan Stadium on Friday, June 8, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Laura Roberts/Invision/AP)
FILE - In this April 15, 2018 file photo, Luke Combs arrives at the 53rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. A year after his major label debut, which spawned three top country radio hits including the multiplatinum No. 1 “Hurricane,” Combs’ unassuming appeal has given him mainstream success at a breakneck pace. His debut album is the most streamed country album of the year. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Nicole Hocking, left, and Luke Combs arrive at the 52nd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Luke Bryan, from left, Luke Combs and Chris Janson perform "What Makes You Country" at the 52nd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Musician Luke Combs poses in the press room with the new artist of the year award at the 52nd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Kane Brown, from left, Meghan Trainor and Luke Combs present the award for best country album at the 61st annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Luke Combs, left, and Nicole Hocking arrive at the CMT Music Awards on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Sanford Myers)
Leon Bridges, left, and Luke Combs accept the award for CMT performance of the year for "Beautiful Crazy" at the CMT Music Awards on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Luke Combs speaks at "Luke Combs Joins the Grand Ole Opry Family," at Grand Ole Opry, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Al Wagner/Invision/AP)
Vince Gill, left, and Joe Diffie, right, welcome Luke Combs to the Grand Ole Opry at "Luke Combs Joins the Grand Ole Opry Family," Tuesday, July 16, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Al Wagner/Invision/AP)
Country singer Luke Combs, left, performs alongside Sheryl Crow at the All for the Hall Benefit at The Novo, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, in Los Angeles. The event was a fundraiser for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Luke Combs arrives at 67th Annual BMI Country Awards ceremony at BMI Music Row offices on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Al Wagner/Invision/AP)
Singer-songwriter Luke Combs speaks in the press room after winning awards for male vocalist of the year and song of the year at the 53rd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Luke Combs, right, and Nicole Hocking arrive at the 53rd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Luke Combs performs before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
