The new names are out! The #1 names in the nation now are Sophia (again) and Noah (new!).
Here are the full top 50 lists:
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Sophia, 21075 baby girls 2. Emma, 20788 3. Olivia, 18256 4. Isabella, 17490 5. Ava, 15129 6. Mia, 13066 7. Emily, 13044 8. Abigail, 12313 9. Madison, 10529 10. Elizabeth, 9345 11. Charlotte, 9232 12. Avery, 9121 13. Sofia, 9108 14. Chloe, 8714 15. Ella, 8370 16. Harper, 8222 17. Amelia, 7979 18. Aubrey, 7927 19. Addison, 7677 20. Evelyn, 7616 21. Natalie, 7430 22. Grace, 7296 23. Hannah, 7222 24. Zoey, 7187 25. Victoria, 7155 26. Lillian, 7017 27. Lily, 6935 28. Brooklyn, 6837 29. Samantha, 6453 30. Layla, 6440 31. Zoe, 5920 32. Audrey, 5567 33. Leah, 5554 34. Allison, 5405 35. Anna, 5315 36. Aaliyah, 5195 37. Savannah, 5192 38. Gabriella, 5173 39. Camila, 5127 40. Aria, 5085 41. Kaylee, 5079 42. Scarlett, 5031 43. Hailey, 4994 44. Arianna, 4956 45. Riley, 4902 46. Alexis, 4741 47. Nevaeh, 4716 48. Sarah, 4635 49. Claire, 4626 50. Sadie, 4614 | 1. Noah, 18090 baby boys 2. Liam, 18002 3. Jacob, 17976 4. Mason, 17591 5. William, 16495 6. Ethan, 16127 7. Michael, 15366 8. Alexander, 14771 9. Jayden, 14656 10. Daniel, 14140 11. Elijah, 13626 12. Aiden, 13527 13. James, 13416 14. Benjamin, 13373 15. Matthew, 13226 16. Jackson, 12488 17. Logan, 12270 18. David, 12226 19. Anthony, 12164 20. Joseph, 12095 21. Joshua, 11680 22. Andrew, 11568 23. Lucas, 11451 24. Gabriel, 11112 25. Samuel, 10957 26. Christopher, 10765 27. John, 10588 28. Dylan, 10058 29. Isaac, 10005 30. Ryan, 9808 31. Nathan, 9620 32. Carter, 9512 33. Caleb, 9500 34. Luke, 9497 35. Christian, 9261 36. Hunter, 8887 37. Henry, 8802 38. Owen, 8702 39. Landon, 8679 40. Jack, 8506 41. Wyatt, 8490 42. Jonathan, 8478 43. Eli, 7867 44. Isaiah, 7754 45. Sebastian, 7495 46. Jaxon, 7479 47. Julian, 7469 48. Brayden, 7384 49. Gavin, 7379 50. Levi, 7339 |
I know the big news is Noah, but check out Liam! 6th last year, 2nd this year.
And Michael bounced back a spot this year, surprisingly — up from 8th to 7th. Nope! Just noticed that the SSA also updated the 2012 rankings, and Michael was upgraded from 8th to 7th place for 2012. So, no bounce-back after all.
On the girls’ side, Charlotte hopped up from 19th to 11th.
Have you spotted any other interesting rises/drops so far?
More from the SSA’s news release:
Each year, the list reveals the effect of pop-culture on naming trends. This year’s winners for biggest jump in popularity in the Top 1,000 are Jayceon and Daleyza. The fastest riser for boys, Jayceon, gained popularity as it is the birth name of VH1’s cable reality series “Marrying The Game” star and award-winning rapper The Game. The show follows the life of Jayceon “The Game” Taylor, as a rapper and father of three. The show premiered in late 2012 and obviously had its effect on naming trends throughout 2013.
On the girls’ side, Daleyza, may have been influenced by a popular Spanish-language cable TV series, “Larrymania,” which airs on mun2. Daleyza is the young daughter of Larry Hernandez, an American regional Mexican singer and reality TV star. The name increased in popularity by more than 3,000 spots, so the show undoubtedly had an influence.
The second fastest riser for boys was Milan, and for girls, Marjorie.
Here are the announcement posts for 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, and 2006.
U.S. Baby Names 2013: Most popular names, Top girl-name debuts, Top boy-name debuts, Biggest girl-name changes, Biggest boy-name changes, Top first letters, Top lengths, Top girl names by letter, Top boy names by letter
Sources: SSA, Noah and Sophia Win Social Security’s Most Popular Baby Names for 2013 – SSA
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