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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