Once upon a time, the U.S. Social Security Administration put out annual twin name rankings (that is, rankings of the pairs of baby names given most frequently to sets of U.S. twins).
It all started in 2005 with simple, single-list rankings. Things got more interesting in 2009, when the SSA began splitting the rankings into gender-specific sub-rankings. Then in 2012, nothing. The updates stopped coming.
Now we have seven years’ worth of official twin name data from the U.S. government…and that’s it.
I used to keep these rankings in my directory, but they are so out-of-date now that I think it’s best to archive them in a single blog post, for easy reference. So, without further ado, here are the top baby names for twins born in the United States from 2005 to 2011 (in reverse order):
Top twin names, 2011
| Girl-girl twins, 2011 | Boy-boy twins, 2011 | Girl-boy twins, 2011 |
| 1. Olivia, Sophia (50 sets) 2. Gabriella, Isabella (39) 3. Ella, Emma (33) 4. Faith, Hope (33) 5. Makayla, Makenzie (31) 6. Heaven, Nevaeh (29) 7. Isabella, Sophia (29) 8. Mackenzie, Madison (24) 9. Hailey, Hannah (18) 10. Abigail, Olivia (17) 11. Ava, Emma (17) 12. Ava, Olivia (17) 13. Ava, Mia (16) 14. Emma, Olivia (16) 15. Addison, Avery (15) 16. Ava, Ella (15) 17. Arianna, Brianna (14) 18. Isabella, Olivia (14) 19. London, Paris (14) 20. Madison, Makenzie (14) 21. Faith, Grace (13) 22. Haylee, Kaylee (13) 23. Samantha, Sophia (13) 24. Abigail, Emily (12) 25. Anna, Emma (12) 26. Chloe, Zoey (12) 27. Elizabeth, Emma (12) 28. Emily, Evelyn (12) 29. Reagan, Riley (12) 30. Abigail, Emma (11) 31. Abigail, Sophia (11) 32. Sarah, Sophia (11) 33. Elizabeth, Katherine (10) 34. Emily, Olivia (10) 35. Emma, Sophia (10) 36. Jayla, Kayla (10) 37. Madison, Mckenzie (10) 38. Madison, Morgan (10) 39. Mia, Mya (10) 40. Natalie, Nicole (10) 41. Serenity, Trinity (10) 42. Abigail, Isabella (9) 43. Addison, Olivia (9) 44. Autumn, Summer (9) 45. Ava, Sophia (9) 46. Ella, Olivia (9) 47. Emma, Sophie (9) 48. Gabriella, Sophia (9) 49. Mackenzie, Makayla (9) 50. Valentina, Valeria (9) | 1. Daniel, David (58 sets) 2. Jacob, Joshua (55) 3. Isaac, Isaiah (47) 4. Jayden, Jordan (41) 5. Ethan, Evan (39) 6. Elijah, Isaiah (38) 7. Matthew, Michael (33) 8. Jayden, Jaylen (26) 9. Ethan, Nathan (25) 10. Jayden, Kayden (25) 11. Landon, Logan (25) 12. Logan, Lucas (24) 13. Caleb, Joshua (23) 14. James, John (23) 15. Jeremiah, Josiah (21) 16. Logan, Luke (21) 17. Alexander, Benjamin (20) 18. Andrew, Matthew (20) 19. Chance, Chase (20) 20. Hayden, Hunter (20) 21. Alexander, Nicholas (19) 22. Gabriel, Michael (19) 23. Jacob, Joseph (19) 24. Andrew, Benjamin (18) 25. Andrew, Anthony (17) 26. Benjamin, Samuel (17) 27. Ayden, Jayden (16) 28. Christian, Christopher (16) 29. Brandon, Bryan (15) 30. Jacob, Lucas (15) 31. Liam, Logan (15) 32. Nathan, Noah (15) 33. Alexander, Andrew (14) 34. Alexander, Anthony (14) 35. Elijah, Ethan (14) 36. Nathan, Nicholas (14) 37. Aiden, Ethan (13) 38. Aiden, Noah (13) 39. Jason, Justin (13) 40. Logan, Mason (13) 41. Maddox, Mason (13) 42. Nicholas, Noah (13) 43. Benjamin, William (12) 44. Garrett, Gavin (12) 45. Henry, William (12) 46. Jayden, Joshua (12) 47. Jeremiah, Jeremy (12) 48. Jonah, Noah (12) 49. Jordan, Justin (12) 50. Matthew, Nathan (12) | 1. Madison, Mason (50 sets) 2. Olivia, Owen (18) 3. Jayda, Jayden (17) 4. Emma, Ethan (14) 5. Isabella, Isaiah (14) 6. Addison, Aiden (13) 7. Emily, Ethan (13) 8. Ava, Aiden (12) 9. Ella, Ethan (12) 10. Jada, Jaden (12) 11. Taylor, Tyler (12) 12. Abigail, Andrew (11) 13. Landon, London (11) 14. Mason, Morgan (11) 15. Olivia, Oliver (11) 16. Zoey, Zachary (11) 17. Isabella, Alexander (10) 18. Olivia, Ethan (10) 19. Madison, Michael (10) 20. Abigail, Benjamin (9) 21. Sophia, Alexander (9) 22. Emily, Matthew (9) 23. Emma, John (9) 24. Mackenzie, Mason (9) 25. Michelle, Michael (9) 26. Adriana, Adrian (8) 27. Charlotte, Henry (8) 28. Elizabeth, William (8) 29. Isabella, Isaac (8) 30. Jayla, Jayden (8) 31. Sophia, Samuel (8) 32. Addison, Jackson (7) 33. Emma, Andrew (7) 34. Ava, Jackson (7) 35. Brooklyn, Blake (7) 36. Chloe, Caleb (7) 37. Chloe, Colton (7) 38. Chloe, Connor (7) 39. Emma, Jack (7) 40. Emma, Jacob (7) 41. Isabella, Jacob (7) 42. Jada, Jordan (7) 43. Natalie, Nathan (7) 44. Sophia, Robert (7) 45. Trinity, Tristan (7) 46. Zoey, Zane (7) 47. Abigail, Alexander (6) 48. Abigail, Jacob (6) 49. Abigail, Zachary (6) 50. Addison, Austin (6) |
Similarities in the 2011 rankings:
- #5 and #49 on the girl-girl list are “Makayla, Makenzie” and “Mackenzie, Makayla.”
- #8, #20 and #37 on the girl-girl list are “Mackenzie, Madison,” “Madison, Makenzie” and “Madison, Mckenzie.”
- #3 and #10 on the girl-boy list are “Jayda, Jayden” and “Jada, Jaden.”
Top twin names, 2010
| Girl-girl twins, 2010 | Boy-boy twins, 2010 | Girl-boy twins, 2010 |
| 1. Ella, Emma (44 sets) 2. Olivia, Sophia (42) 3. Gabriella, Isabella (34) 4. Faith, Hope (32) 5. Ava, Emma (28) 6. Isabella, Sophia (25) 7. Madison, Morgan (24) 8. Ava, Ella (21) 9. Ava, Olivia (21) 10. Mackenzie, Madison (21) 11. Abigail, Isabella (20) 12. Abigail, Emma (19) 13. Hailey, Hannah (19) 14. Makayla, Makenzie (19) 15. Addison, Avery (17) 16. Elizabeth, Emily (17) 17. Ava, Mia (16) 18. Heaven, Nevaeh (16) 19. Abigail, Emily (14) 20. Emma, Olivia (14) 21. London, Paris (14) 22. Chloe, Claire (13) 23. Mia, Mya (13) 24. Anna, Emma (12) 25. Arianna, Brianna (12) 26. Isabella, Olivia (12) 27. Abigail, Lillian (11) 28. Addison, Ava (11) 29. Emma, Isabella (11) 30. Samantha, Sophia (11) 31. Ella, Olivia (10) 32. Emma, Hannah (10) 33. Emma, Mia (10) 34. Faith, Grace (10) 35. Madison, Makenzie (10) 36. Madison, Olivia (10) 37. Abigail, Olivia (9) 38. Anabella, Isabella (9) 39. Chloe, Zoe (9) 40. Elizabeth, Isabella (9) 41. Elizabeth, Victoria (9) 42. Jada, Jade (9) 43. Julia, Sophia (9) 44. Kayla, Kylie (9) 45. Madison, Megan (9) 46. Mia, Sophia (9) 47. Natalie, Olivia (9) 48. Paige, Payton (9) 49. Serenity, Trinity (9) 50. Valentina, Valeria (9) | 1. Jacob, Joshua (69 sets) 2. Ethan, Evan (54) 3. Jayden, Jordan (52) 4. Daniel, David (50) 5. Matthew, Michael (35) 6. Landon, Logan (32) 7. Elijah, Isaiah (31) 8. Jacob, Joseph (30) 9. Jayden, Jaylen (27) 10. Isaac, Isaiah (26) 11. Caleb, Joshua (25) 12. Andrew, Matthew (22) 13. James, John (22) 14. Alexander, Nicholas (21) 15. Jeremiah, Josiah (21) 16. Joseph, Joshua (21) 17. Nathan, Nicholas (21) 18. Jonathan, Joshua (20) 19. Logan, Lucas (20) 20. Ethan, Nathan (19) 21. Aiden, Ethan (18) 22. Jeremiah, Joshua (18) 23. Alexander, Andrew (17) 24. Alexander, Benjamin (17) 25. Logan, Luke (17) 26. Jacob, Lucas (16) 27. Jonathan, Joseph (16) 28. Nathan, Noah (16) 29. Andrew, Anthony (15) 30. Brandon, Bryan (15) 31. Daniel, Michael (15) 32. Daniel, Samuel (15) 33. Isaiah, Jeremiah (15) 34. Jaden, Jordan (15) 35. Jayden, Kayden (15) 36. John, Joseph (15) 37. Matthew, Ryan (15) 38. Aiden, Austin (14) 39. Benjamin, Samuel (14) 40. Christopher, Nicholas (14) 41. Taylor, Tyler (14) 42. Benjamin, William (13) 43. Hayden, Hunter (13) 44. Santiago, Sebastian (13) 45. Alexander, Anthony (12) 46. Alexander, William (12) 47. Brandon, Brian (12) 48. Carter, Cooper (12) 49. Evan, Owen (12) 50. Evan, Ryan (12) | 1. Madison, Mason (32 sets) 2. Emma, Ethan (28) 3. Taylor, Tyler (26) 4. Madison, Michael (19) 5. Jayda, Jayden (17) 6. Madison, Matthew (17) 7. Sophia, Samuel (17) 8. Addison, Aiden (14) 9. Olivia, Owen (13) 10. Zoe, Zachary (13) 11. Addison, Jackson (12) 12. Ava, Aiden (12) 13. Emily, Ethan (12) 14. Emma, Ryan (12) 15. Isabella, Isaac (12) 16. Natalie, Nathan (12) 17. Abigail, Benjamin (11) 18. Emma, Andrew (11) 19. Isabella, Isaiah (11) 20. Jada, Jaden (11) 21. Brianna, Brian (10) 22. Emma, Jack (10) 23. Emma, Aiden (9) 24. Ella, Eli (9) 25. Olivia, Jacob (9) 26. Lily, Logan (9) 27. Michelle, Michael (9) 28. Naomi, Noah (9) 29. Abigail, Alexander (8) 30. Abigail, Andrew (8) 31. Brianna, Brandon (8) 32. Chloe, Christian (8) 33. Elizabeth, William (8) 34. Emily, Matthew (8) 35. Emma, Jacob (8) 36. Emma, William (8) 37. Sarah, Jacob (8) 38. Lilly, Logan (8) 39. Sophia, Nicholas (8) 40. Sophia, Noah (8) 41. Olivia, Oliver (8) 42. Sophia, William (8) 43. Abigail, Jacob (7) 44. Addison, Austin (7) 45. Sophia, Alexander (7) 46. Ella, Jackson (7) 47. Emma, Evan (7) 48. Emma, James (7) 49. Jayla, Jaylen (7) 50. Zoey, Zachary (7) |
Similarities in the 2010 rankings:
- #10 and #35 on the girl-girl list are “Mackenzie, Madison” and “Madison, Makenzie.”
- #3 and #34 on the boy-boy list are “Jayden, Jordan” and “Jaden, Jordan.”
- #30 and #47 on the boy-boy list are “Brandon, Bryan” and “Brandon, Brian.”
- #5 and #20 on the girl-boy list are “Jayda, Jayden” and “Jada, Jaden.”
- #10 and #50 on the girl-boy list are “Zoe, Zachary” and “Zoey, Zachary.”
- #26 and #38 on the girl-boy list are “Lily, Logan” and “Lilly, Logan.”
Top twin names, 2009
| Girl-girl twins, 2009 | Boy-boy twins, 2009 | Girl-boy twins, 2009 |
| 1. Isabella, Sophia (41 sets) 2. Faith, Hope (40) 3. Olivia, Sophia (29) 4. Ella, Emma (28) 5. Hailey, Hannah (27) 6. Ava, Emma (25) 7. Heaven, Nevaeh (25) 8. Madison, Morgan (24) 9. Mackenzie, Madison (23) 10. Ava, Olivia (21) 11. Isabella, Olivia (20) 12. Makayla, Makenzie (20) 13. Ava, Ella (19) 14. Faith, Grace (17) 15. Gabriella, Isabella (16) 16. Abigail, Olivia (15) 17. Emma, Sophia (15) 18. London, Paris (15) 19. Elizabeth, Emily (14) 20. Valeria, Vanessa (14) 21. Emily, Emma (12) 22. Emma, Grace (12) 23. Gabriella, Isabella (12) 24. Abigail, Allison (11) 25. Abigail, Emma (11) 26. Addison, Ava (11) 27. Anna, Emma (11) 28. Ava, Mia (11) 29. Ava, Sophia (11) 30. Abigail, Emily (10) 31. Addison, Emma (10) 32. Chloe, Sophie (10) 33. Grace, Hope (10) 34. Natalie, Nicole (10) 35. Savannah, Sierra (10) 36. Allison, Ashley (9) 37. Ella, Lily (9) 38. Emily, Natalie (9) 39. Emily, Olivia (9) 40. Emma, Hannah (9) 41. Emma, Lily (9) 42. Haylee, Kaylee (9) 43. Jennifer, Jessica (9) 44. Madison, Mckenzie (9) 45. Abigail, Elizabeth (8) 46. Addison, Avery (8) 47. Adriana, Andrea (8) 48. Alexandra, Elizabeth (8) 49. Ashley, Emily (8) 50. Ava, Grace (8) | 1. Jacob, Joshua (55 sets) 2. Matthew, Michael (52) 3. Daniel, David (50) 4. Jayden, Jordan (41) 5. Jayden, Jaylen (38) 6. Elijah, Isaiah (36) 7. Isaac, Isaiah (36) 8. Ethan, Evan (31) 9. Logan, Lucas (31) 10. Logan, Luke (27) 11. Caleb, Joshua (24) 12. Landon, Logan (24) 13. Andrew, Matthew (23) 14. Nathan, Nicholas (23) 15. Brandon, Bryan (22) 16. Alexander, Benjamin (21) 17. Hayden, Hunter (21) 18. Alexander, Nicholas (20) 19. Gabriel, Michael (20) 20. Christian, Christopher (19) 21. Jordan, Justin (19) 22. Benjamin, Samuel (18) 23. James, John (18) 24. Jeremiah, Joshua (18) 25. John, Joseph (18) 26. Joseph, Joshua (18) 27. Jeremiah, Josiah (17) 28. Aiden, Ethan (16) 29. Jacob, Noah (16) 30. Alexander, Anthony (15) 31. Caleb, Jacob (15) 32. Ethan, Noah (15) 33. Jacob, Joseph (15) 34. James, William (15) 35. Andrew, Anthony (14) 36. Jacob, Zachary (14) 37. Nathan, Noah (14) 38. Aiden, Ashton (13) 39. Alexander, Michael (13) 40. Andrew, William (13) 41. Christopher, Nicholas (13) 42. Dylan, Logan (13) 43. Michael, Nicholas (13) 44. Thomas, William (13) 45. Aidan, Ethan (12) 46. Aiden, Jayden (12) 47. Alexander, Alexis (12) 48. Benjamin, Jacob (12) 49. Chance, Chase (12) 50. Jayden, Kayden (12) | 1. Madison, Mason (34 sets) 2. Taylor, Tyler (30) 3. Addison, Aiden (18) 4. Emily, Ethan (16) 5. Emma, Evan (16) 6. Ella, Ethan (15) 7. Emma, Ethan (14) 8. Jayda, Jayden (13) 9. Jada, Jaden (12) 10. Aidan, Nadia (11) 11. Aiden, Ava (11) 12. Emma, William (11) 13. Madison, Matthew (11) 14. Anna, William (10) 15. Emily, Evan (10) 16. Emma, Jacob (10) 17. Emma, Noah (10) 18. Isabella, Isaiah (10) 19. Madison, Michael (10) 20. Addison, Andrew (9) 21. Chloe, Connor (9) 22. Emma, Jack (9) 23. Nicholas, Sophia (9) 24. Noah, Sophia (9) 25. Olivia, Owen (9) 26. Zachary, Zoe (9) 27. Zachary, Zoey (9) 28. Brian, Brianna (8) 29. Caleb, Chloe (8) 30. Ethan, Isabella (8) 31. Grace, John (8) 32. Isabella, Michael (8) 33. Jacob, Jillian (8) 34. Jada, Jayden (8) 35. James, Julia (8) 36. Landon, London (8) 37. Lily, Luke (8) 38. Olivia, William (8) 39. Samuel, Sophia (8) 40. Sophia, William (8) 41. Abigail, Alexander (7) 42. Abigail, Benjamin (7) 43. Alexander, Ava (7) 44. Andrea, Andrew (7) 45. Andrew, Emily (7) 46. Ava, John (7) 47. Ava, Noah (7) 48. Emily, Ryan (7) 49. Emma, James (7) 50. Hannah, Noah (7) |
Observations on the 2009 rankings:
- #9 and #44 on the girl-girl list are “Mackenzie, Madison” and “Madison, Mckenzie.”
- #15 and #23 on the girl-girl list are both “Gabriella, Isabella.” There was probably supposed to be a spelling difference somewhere, but the SSA had the pairings listed identically.
- #8, #9 and #34 on the girl-boy list are “Jayda, Jayden,” “Jada, Jaden” and “Jada, Jayden.”
- #10 on the girl-boy list is “Aidan, Nadia” — the only pair of anagram names I’ve spotted on these twin lists (besides Heaven/Nevaeh, of course).
- #26 and #27 on the girl-boy list are “Zachary, Zoe” and “Zachary, Zoey.”
Top twin names, 2008
(Gender combinations not specified.)
1. Jacob, Joshua (69 sets born in 2008)
2. Daniel, David (59)
3. Jayden, Jordan (56)
4. Ethan, Evan (50)
5. Taylor, Tyler (43)
6. Gabriella, Isabella (42)
7. Isaac, Isaiah (40)
8. Madison, Morgan (38)
9. Elijah, Isaiah (36)
10. Ella, Emma (35)
11. Landon, Logan (34)
12. Logan, Lucas (34)
13. Matthew, Michael (33)
14. Faith, Hope (29)
15. Isabella, Sophia (28)
16. Olivia, Sophia (28)
17. James, John (27)
18. Madison, Mason (27)
19. Brandon, Bryan (25)
20. Hailey, Hannah (25)
21. Mackenzie, Madison (25)
22. Nathan, Nicholas (25)
23. Addison, Aiden (24)
24. Caleb, Joshua (24)
25. Christian, Christopher (24)
26. Emma, Ethan (24)
27. Jayden, Jaylen (24)
28. Ava, Emma (23)
29. Ava, Olivia (23)
30. Joseph, Joshua (23)
31. Andrew, Matthew (22)
32. Makayla, Makenzie (22)
33. Benjamin, Samuel (21)
34. Brandon, Brian (21)
35. Abigail, Emma (20)
36. Jacob, Matthew (20)
37. Jordan, Justin (20)
38. Nathan, Noah (20)
39. Alexander, Andrew (19)
40. Emily, Ethan (19)
41. Ethan, Nathan (19)
42. Gabriel, Michael (19)
43. Hayden, Hunter (19)
44. Jacob, Joseph (19)
45. Addison, Avery (17)
46. Faith, Grace (17)
47. Jayda, Jayden (17)
48. Joshua, Justin (17)
49. Joshua, Matthew (17)
50. Alexander, Nicholas (16)
51. Emma, Sophie (16)
52. Jada, Jaden (16)
53. Logan, Luke (16)
54. Aaron, Andrew (15)
55. Andrew, Anthony (15)
56. Anna, Emma (15)
57. Autumn, Summer (15)
58. Isabella, Olivia (15)
59. Jacob, Jordan (15)
60. Jacob, Lucas (15)
61. Kyle, Ryan (15)
62. Nicholas, Noah (15)
63. Valeria, Vanessa (15)
64. Abigail, Benjamin (14)
65. Aiden, Ava (14)
66. Alexander, Benjamin (14)
67. Alexander, Christopher (14)
68. Ashley, Emily (14)
69. Benjamin, William (14)
70. Christopher, Matthew (14)
71. Daniel, Michael (14)
72. Dylan, Tyler (14)
73. Emma, Sophia (14)
74. Hannah, Sarah (14)
75. Heaven, Nevaeh (14)
76. Jake, Luke (14)
77. Jennifer, Jessica (14)
78. Mackenzie, Makayla (14)
79. Matthew, William (14)
80. Natalie, Nathan (14)
81. Ryan, Tyler (14)
82. Samuel, Sophia (14)
83. Samuel, William (14)
84. Addison, Emma (13)
85. Adrian, Adriana (13)
86. Aiden, Austin (13)
87. Alexander, Alexis (13)
88. Ava, Mia (13)
89. Benjamin, Jacob (13)
90. Benjamin, Matthew (13)
91. Caleb, Christian (13)
92. Caleb, Jacob (13)
93. Elijah, Ethan (13)
94. Jada, Jayden (13)
95. James, William (13)
96. John, William (13)
97. Lily, Logan (13)
98. Mark, Matthew (13)
99. Matthew, Nicholas (13)
100. Maxwell, Samuel (13)
Similarities in the 2008 rankings:
- #19 and #34 are “Brandon, Bryan,” and “Brandon, Brian.”
- #32 and #78 are “Makayla, Makenzie” and “Mackenzie, Makayla.”
- #47, #52 and #94 are “Jayda, Jayden,” “Jada, Jaden” and “Jada, Jayden.”
Top twin names, 2007
(Gender combinations not specified.)
1. Jacob, Joshua (69 sets born in 2007)
2. Matthew, Michael (55)
3. Daniel, David (52)
4. Isaac, Isaiah (39)
5. Ella, Emma (38)
6. Madison, Morgan (36)
7. Taylor, Tyler (36)
8. Landon, Logan (35)
9. Brandon, Bryan (34)
10. Christian, Christopher (33)
11. Gabriella, Isabella (33)
12. Andrew, Matthew (32)
13. Faith, Hope (32)
14. Joseph, Joshua (31)
15. Ethan, Evan (30)
16. Jacob, Joseph (30)
17. Mackenzie, Madison (29)
18. Alexander, Benjamin (27)
19. Caleb, Joshua (26)
20. Hailey, Hannah (26)
21. Isabella, Sophia (26)
22. Madison, Matthew (26)
23. Emily, Ethan (25)
24. Joshua, Matthew (25)
25. Nathan, Nicholas (25)
26. Andrew, Anthony (24)
27. Jayden, Jordan (24)
28. Madison, Mason (24)
29. Elijah, Isaiah (23)
30. Alexander, Nicholas (22)
31. Jeremiah, Joshua (22)
32. Emma, Ethan (21)
33. Olivia, Sophia (21)
34. Ava, Emma (20)
35. Haley, Hannah (20)
36. Hayden, Hunter (20)
37. Jacob, Zachary (20)
38. Logan, Luke (20)
39. Natalie, Nathan (20)
40. Benjamin, Samuel (19)
41. Christopher, Nicholas (19)
42. Nathan, Noah (19)
43. Alexander, Christopher (18)
44. James, John (18)
45. John, William (18)
46. Jordan, Justin (18)
47. Megan, Morgan (18)
48. Alexander, Anthony (17)
49. Andrew, William (17)
50. Christopher, Matthew (17)
51. Isabella, Olivia (17)
52. Jacob, Jordan (17)
53. Joseph, Michael (17)
54. Alexander, Andrew (16)
55. Andrew, Jacob (16)
56. Elijah, Ethan (16)
57. Jacob, Matthew (16)
58. Jacob, Samuel (16)
59. James, Joseph (16)
60. Jordan, Joshua (16)
61. Matthew, Ryan (16)
62. Nicholas, Noah (16)
63. Ava, Olivia (15)
64. Emma, Grace (15)
65. Emma, Hannah (15)
66. Jason, Justin (15)
67. Jennifer, Jessica (15)
68. Makayla, Makenzie (15)
69. Natalie, Nicole (15)
70. Zachary, Zoe (15)
71. Ava, Sophia (14)
72. Benjamin, Jacob (14)
73. Emma, Olivia (14)
74. Ethan, Nathan (14)
75. Gabriel, Michael (14)
76. Grace, Olivia (14)
77. Jacob, Justin (14)
78. Jacob, Tyler (14)
79. Jaden, Jordan (14)
80. Jonathan, Joshua (14)
81. Jose, Juan (14)
82. Logan, Lucas (14)
83. Mark, Matthew (14)
84. Robert, William (14)
85. Samuel, Sophia (14)
86. Abigail, Emily (13)
87. Abigail, Emma (13)
88. Alexander, William (13)
89. Anna, Emma (13)
90. Ashley, Emily (13)
91. Ava, Ella (13)
92. Cameron, Christian (13)
93. Emily, Sarah (13)
94. Emma, Jacob (13)
95. Emma, William (13)
96. Grace, Hannah (13)
97. Hannah, Sarah (13)
98. Jayden, Jaylen (13)
99. Joseph, Nicholas (13)
100. Joshua, Zachary (13)
101. Madison, Megan (13)
102. Parker, Preston (13)
Similarities in the 2007 rankings:
- #20 and #35 are “Hailey, Hannah” and “Haley, Hannah.”
- #27 and #79 are “Jayden, Jordan” and “Jaden, Jordan.”
Top twin names, 2006
(Gender combinations not specified.)
1. Jacob, Joshua (67 sets born in 2006)
2. Matthew, Michael (54)
3. Daniel, David (52)
4. Ella, Emma (38)
5. Isaac, Isaiah (38)
6. Madison, Morgan (36)
7. Landon, Logan (35)
8. Taylor, Tyler (35)
9. Brandon, Bryan (34)
10. Christian, Christopher (33)
11. Gabriella, Isabella (33)
12. Andrew, Matthew (32)
13. Faith, Hope (31)
14. Ethan, Evan (30)
15. Jacob, Joseph (30)
16. Joseph, Joshua (29)
17. Mackenzie, Madison (29)
18. Alexander, Benjamin (27)
19. Hailey, Hannah (27)
20. Madison, Matthew (26)
21. Caleb, Joshua (25)
22. Emily, Ethan (25)
23. Isabella, Sophia (25)
24. Joshua, Matthew (25)
25. Nathan, Nicholas (25)
26. Andrew, Anthony (24)
27. Jayden, Jordan (24)
28. Madison, Mason (24)
29. Elijah, Isaiah (22)
30. Jeremiah, Joshua (22)
31. Alexander, Nicholas (21)
32. Emma, Ethan (21)
33. Olivia, Sophia (21)
34. Ava, Emma (20)
35. Hayden, Hunter (20)
36. Logan, Luke (20)
37. Natalie, Nathan (20)
38. Christopher, Nicholas (19)
39. Haley, Hannah (19)
40. Jacob, Zachary (19)
41. John, William (19)
42. Nathan, Noah (19)
43. Benjamin, Samuel (18)
44. James, John (18)
45. Jordan, Justin (18)
46. Megan, Morgan (18)
47. Alexander, Anthony (17)
48. Isabella, Olivia (17)
49. Jacob, Jordan (17)
50. Joseph, Michael (17)
51. Nicholas, Noah (17)
52. Alexander, Andrew (16)
53. Alexander, Christopher (16)
54. Andrew, Jacob (16)
55. Christopher, Matthew (16)
56. Elijah, Ethan (16)
57. Jacob, Samuel (16)
58. James, Joseph (16)
59. Matthew, Ryan (16)
60. Ava, Olivia (15)
61. Emma, Grace (15)
62. Emma, Hannah (15)
63. Jacob, Matthew (15)
64. Jaden, Jordan (15)
65. Jason, Justin (15)
66. Jordan, Joshua (15)
67. Makayla, Makenzie (15)
68. Zachary, Zoe (15)
69. Abigail, Emily (14)
70. Andrew, William (14)
71. Benjamin, Jacob (14)
72. Emma, Olivia (14)
73. Ethan, Nathan (14)
74. Gabriel, Michael (14)
75. Hannah, Sarah (14)
76. Jacob, Justin (14)
77. Jacob, Tyler (14)
78. Jennifer, Jessica (14)
79. Jonathan, Joshua (14)
80. Jose, Juan (14)
81. Mark, Matthew (14)
82. Natalie, Nicole (14)
83. Samuel, Sophia (14)
84. Abigail, Emma (13)
85. Alexander, William (13)
86. Anna, Emma (13)
87. Ashley, Emily (13)
88. Ava, Sophia (13)
89. Cameron, Christian (13)
90. Emily, Sarah (13)
91. Emma, Jacob (13)
92. Grace, Hannah (13)
93. Grace, Olivia (13)
94. Jayden, Jaylen (13)
95. Joseph, Nicholas (13)
96. Joshua, Zachary (13)
97. Logan, Lucas (13)
98. Madison, Megan (13)
99. Parker, Preston (13)
100. Robert, William (13)
Similarities in the 2006 rankings:
- #19 and #39 are “Hailey, Hannah” and “Haley, Hannah.”
- #27 and #64 are “Jayden, Jordan” and “Jaden, Jordan.”
Top twin names, 2005
(Gender combinations not specified.)
1. Jacob, Joshua (78 sets born in 2005)
2. Matthew, Michael (70)
3. Daniel, David (63)
4. Faith, Hope (49)
5. Ethan, Evan (43)
6. Taylor, Tyler (42)
7. Isaac, Isaiah (37)
8. Joseph, Joshua (37)
9. Nathan, Nicholas (37)
10. Madison, Mason (33)
11. Hailey, Hannah (32)
12. Madison, Morgan (32)
13. Alexander, Andrew (29)
14. Elijah, Isaiah (28)
15. Jordan, Justin (28)
16. Mackenzie, Madison (27)
17. Alexander, Nicholas (25)
18. Caleb, Joshua (25)
19. Emma, Ethan (25)
20. Jonathan, Joshua (25)
21. Emily, Ethan (24)
22. Alexander, Benjamin (23)
23. Andrew, Matthew (23)
24. Benjamin, Samuel (23)
25. James, John (23)
26. Matthew, Nicholas (23)
27. Brandon, Brian (22)
28. Ella, Emma (22)
29. Alexander, Zachary (21)
30. Dylan, Tyler (21)
31. Hannah, Sarah (21)
32. Madison, Matthew (21)
33. Christian, Christopher (20)
34. Faith, Grace (20)
35. Jacob, Jordan (20)
36. Jacob, Matthew (20)
37. Jaden, Jordan (20)
38. Alexander, Anthony (19)
39. Brandon, Bryan (19)
40. Emily, Sarah (19)
41. Ethan, Nathan (19)
42. Jacob, Joseph (19)
43. Jordan, Joshua (19)
44. Landon, Logan (19)
45. Olivia, Sophia (19)
46. Ashley, Emily (18)
47. Elizabeth, Emily (18)
48. Elizabeth, Katherine (18)
49. Jeremy, Joshua (18)
50. John, Joseph (18)
51. Nathan, Noah (18)
52. Nicholas, Noah (18)
53. Nicholas, Zachary (18)
54. Alexander, Christopher (17)
55. Christopher, Michael (17)
56. Jacob, Zachary (17)
57. Jason, Justin (17)
58. Abigail, Allison (16)
59. Amy, Emily (16)
60. Andrew, Nicholas (16)
61. Benjamin, William (16)
62. Christopher, Nicholas (16)
63. Ella, Ethan (16)
64. Gabriella, Isabella (16)
65. Isabella, Sophia (16)
66. Jeremiah, Joshua (16)
67. Megan, Morgan (16)
68. Samuel, Sophia (16)
69. Aidan, Ava (15)
70. Alexander, Alexis (15)
71. Andrew, Anthony (15)
72. Andrew, Ethan (15)
73. Andrew, William (15)
74. Ava, Olivia (15)
75. Caleb, Jacob (15)
76. Jacob, Nicholas (15)
77. Jacob, Ryan (15)
78. Jake, Luke (15)
79. Jayden, Jordan (15)
80. John, William (15)
81. Mark, Matthew (15)
82. Natalie, Nathan (15)
83. Nathaniel, Nicholas (15)
84. Ryan, Tyler (15)
85. Abigail, Emily (14)
86. Anna, Emma (14)
87. Anthony, Michael (14)
88. Anthony, Nicholas (14)
89. Austin, Justin (14)
90. Benjamin, Jacob (14)
91. Brian, Brianna (14)
92. Christopher, Matthew (14)
93. Daniel, Samuel (14)
94. Gabriel, Michael (14)
95. Haley, Hannah (14)
96. Jada, Jaden (14)
97. Jayden, Jaylen (14)
98. Jonathan, Joseph (14)
99. Kyle, Ryan (14)
100. Logan, Lucas (14)
101. Logan, Luke (14)
102. Matthew, Ryan (14)
103. Parker, Payton (14)
104. Parker, Peyton (14)
105. Reagan, Riley (14)
106. Tanner, Tyler (14)
Similarities in the 2005 rankings:
- #11 and #95 are “Hailey, Hannah” and “Haley, Hannah.”
- #27 and #39 are “Brandon, Brian” and “Brandon, Bryan.”
- #37 and #79 are “Jaden, Jordan” and “Jayden, Jordan.”
- #103 and #104 are “Parker, Payton” and “Parker, Peyton.”
Sources:
- Popular names for twins, 2011 – SSA (via Archive.org)
- Popular names for twins, 2010 – SSA (via Archive.org)
- Popular names for twins, 2009 – SSA (via Archive.org)
- Popular names for twins, 2008 – SSA (via Archive.org)
- Popular names for twins, 2007 – SSA (via Archive.org)
- Popular names for twins, 2006 – SSA (via Archive.org)
- Popular names for twins, 2005 – SSA (via Archive.org)
Image: Adapted from FraternalTwins by MultipleParent under CC BY-SA 3.0.
[Latest update: Mar. 2024]
