The most popular baby names in the U.S. in 2010, according to the SSA, were Isabella and Jacob.
Here are the top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names:
Girl names
- Isabella (same as in 2009)
- Sophia (up 2 spots)
- Emma (down 1 spot)
- Olivia (down 1 spot)
- Ava (same)
- Emily (same)
- Abigail (up 1 spot)
- Madison (down 1 spot)
- Chloe (same)
- Mia (same)
Boy names
- Jacob (same as in 2009)
- Ethan (same)
- Michael (same)
- Jayden (up 4 spots)
- William (same)
- Alexander (down 2 spots)
- Noah (up 2 spots)
- Daniel (down 1 spot)
- Aiden (up 3 spots)
- Anthony (up 1 spot)
Jayden won’t stop ’til it reaches the top, apparently!
The top ten girl names haven’t changed overall, while the top ten boy names now include Aiden and Anthony (as opposed to Joshua and Christopher).
More analysis to come. In the meanwhile, leave a comment with your thoughts/observations. See anything interesting on the new list?
Update: Here’s more from the SSA’s press release:
This year’s winners for biggest jump in popularity in the Top 500 are related to each other. Maci and Bentley had the biggest jumps in popularity. Maci Bookout and her infant son, Bentley, were prominently featured on the show “Teen Mom” and its predecessor, “16 and Pregnant.”
If you remember last year’s baby name craze around the “Twilight” novels and movies, it should come as no surprise that “Twilight” scores again this year. The second fastest riser on the boys’ list is Kellan, the name of actor Kellan Lutz, best known for playing Emmett Cullen in the “Twilight” series. Coming in third is Knox, one of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s toddler twins.
On the girls’ side, Tiana, the name of the main character in the Disney movie, “The Princess and the Frog” and Disney’s first African-American princess, is one of the biggest chart hoppers.
Sources: SSA, Isabella and Jacob Again Reign Supreme on Social Security’s Most Popular Baby Names List – SSA
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I like Jayden, and to be honest, I’m really tired of Jacob’s dominance. But considering there were 22,000 Jacob’s born last year, it’ll stay on top for a while still..
Interesting stuff, hmmm, Finley rose over 100 spots for boys and girls. Sawyer debuted for girls. Eloise made a huge climb for girls. Adele made the list, inspired by the currently popular soul singer Adele maybe? Most of the girls name debuting or climbing a lot seem to be very feminine and italian inspired too.
Most of the biggest climbers for boys started with the letter K.
Quinn is I think the most gender neutral name on the list, only 40 babies make a difference.
Popular celebrity baby names like Theo, Bodhi, Tatum debuted for boys.