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The most frequent name for American presidents is James. Six of forty-three commander-in-chiefs have been named James. Next most common are John and William with four each. Three of our presidents have been named George, making it the fourth most popular presidential name. The rest are a wide variety of the common (Zachary Taylor, Harry Truman) and the unusual (Rutherford B. Hayes, Lyndon Johnson, Millard Fillmore).
James Madison - 4th
John Adams - 2nd
William Henry Harrison - 9th
George Washington - 1st
Andrew Jackson - 7th
Franklin Pierce - 14th
Abraham Lincoln - 16th
Benjamin Harrison - 23rd
Calvin Coolidge - 30th
Chester A. Arthur - 21st
Dwight D. Eisenhower - 34th
Gerald Ford - 38th
Grover Cleveland - 22nd, 24th
Harry S. Truman - 33rd
Herbert Hoover - 31st
Lyndon B. Johnson - 36th
Martin Van Buren - 8th Millard Fillmore - 13th
Richard Nixon - 37th
Ronald Reagan - 40th
Rutherford B. Hayes - 19th
Theodore Roosvelt - 26th
Thomas Jefferson - 3rd
Warren Harding - 29th
Woodrow Wilson - 28th
Ulysses S. Grant - 18th
Zachary Taylor - 12th
James
James Monroe - 5th
James Knox Polk - 11th
James Buchanan - 15th
James A. Garfield - 20th
James (Jimmy) Carter - 39th
John
John Quincy Adams - 6th
John Tyler - 10th
John F. Kennedy - 35th
William
William McKinley - 25th
William Howard Taft - 27th
William (Bill) Clinton - 42nd
George
George Bush - 41st
George W. Bush - 43rd
Andrew
Andrew Johnson - 17th
Franklin
Franklin D. Roosevelt - 32nd
Abraham
Benjamin
Calvin
Chester
Dwight
Gerald
Grover
Harry
Herbert
Lyndon
Martin
Millard
Richard
Ronald
Rutherford
Theodore
Thomas
Warren
Woodrow
Ulysses
Zachary