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Popular baby names in Estonia, 2013

Flag of Estonia
Flag of Estonia

Estonia’s top baby names of 2013 were published in the newspaper Postimees at the end of 2012.

The paper didn’t explicitly mention the source of the information (the Ministry of the Interior?) but reported that the country’s most popular names from January to November, 2013, were Maria and Rasmus.

Here are Estonia’s projected top 15 girl names and top 15 boy names of 2013:

Girl Names

  1. Maria*
  2. Sofia
  3. Laura
  4. Anna*
  5. Mia/Miia
  6. Milana
  7. Lisandra
  8. Mirtel
  9. Viktoria
  10. Liisa
  11. Arina
  12. Darja
  13. Aleksandra
  14. Sandra
  15. Adeele/Adele

Boy Names

  1. Rasmus
  2. Artjom*
  3. Martin
  4. Robin
  5. Oliver
  6. Markus
  7. Nikita*
  8. Romet
  9. Sebastian
  10. Sander
  11. Kristofer
  12. Robert
  13. Oskar
  14. Maksim
  15. Daniel

(The names with asterisks (*) are particularly popular among Russian-speakers in Estonia.)

Names that increased in popularity last year include Rasmus, Gregor and Mia.

Kevin, Kristjan and Kristina, on the other hand, decreased in popularity “significantly.”

Mirtel, 8th on the girls’ list, was rare until Estonian actress Mirtel Pohla came along.

The name Lenna was similarly uncommon until Estonian singer Lenna Kuurmaa hit the scene, and now Lenna is “quite popular,” though not in the top 15.

Robin, 4th on the boys’ list, is a curious one. It’s not an Estonian name, but simply the English male name Robin. And yet it’s trending in Estonia right now. (The last time Robin was trendy in the U.S. was a half century ago, and most of those baby Robins were female.) Could the inspiration be “Blurred Lines” singer Robin Thicke? I know it’s a long shot, but that’s all I can think of.

Postimees also published the following list of Estonia’s most popular baby names from 1992 to 2004. (They did say the Ministry of the Interior was the source for this one.)

Top Girl Names, 1992–2004Top Boy Names, 1992–2004
1. Anna
2. Laura
3. Kristina
4. Maria
5. Diana
6. Sandra
7. Anastassia
8. Jekaterina
9. Karina
10. Alina
11. Kristiina
12. Aleksandra
13. Viktoria
14. Darja
15. Liis
16. Anastasia
17. Kätlin
18. Julia
19. Valeria		1. Martin
2. Sander
3. Aleksandr
4. Kristjan
5. Kevin
6. Nikita
7. Markus
8. Artur
9. Maksim
10. Karl
11. Dmitri
12. Daniil
13. Siim
14. Rasmus
15. Aleksei
16. Andrei
17. Artjom
18. Mihkel
19. Ilja

I’m guessing 2004 was picked as an endpoint because Estonia enacted a name law in early 2005 that regulates baby name orthography (to start weeding out foreign letters such as x, y and c). The full list has 677 names; at the bottom are names like Sirje, Raina, Raneli and Patricia.

Sources: And This Year’s Most Popular Baby Names Are…, These are the days of Rasmus, Artjom, Maria and Sofia

Image: Adapted from Flag of Estonia (public domain)

Popular twin names in the U.S., 2005 to 2011

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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, 2011Boy-boy twins, 2011Girl-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, 2010Boy-boy twins, 2010Girl-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, 2009Boy-boy twins, 2009Girl-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:

Image: Adapted from FraternalTwins by MultipleParent under CC BY-SA 3.0.

[Latest update: Mar. 2024]

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Alabama (AL) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 317 baby girls
2. Ava, 240
3. Olivia, 226
4. Isabella, 197
5. Madison, 191
6. Abigail, 183
7. Elizabeth, 182
8. Ella, 181
9. Chloe, 169
10. Harper, 166
11. Sophia, 164
12. Anna, 152
13. Addison, 146
14. Brooklyn, 128
15. Emily, 127
16. Lily, 125
17. Aubrey, 123
18. Mary, 123
19. Lillian, 120
20. Avery, 119		1. William, 436 baby boys
2. James, 317
3. Mason, 300
4. John, 277
5. Jacob, 260
6. Elijah, 256
7. Aiden, 247
8. Michael, 230
9. Jayden, 226
10. Noah, 219
11. Jackson, 218
12. Ethan, 211
13. Samuel, 195
14. Christopher, 194
15. Brayden, 191
16. Joshua, 189
17. Caleb, 186
18. Landon, 175
19. Matthew, 174
20. Andrew, 169

Alaska (AK) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 57 baby girls
2. Sophia, 55
3. Olivia, 49
4. Abigail, 38
5. Ava, 32
6. Chloe, 30
7. Elizabeth, 30
8. Lillian, 30
9. Isabella, 29
10. Emily, 27
11. Grace, 26
12. Madison, 26
13. Ella, 25
14. Harper, 25
15. Hannah, 24
16. Evelyn, 23
17. Layla, 23
18. Amelia, 22
19. Lily, 22
20. Mia, 21		1. James, 51 baby boys
2. Ethan, 47
3. Liam, 44
4. Gabriel, 42
5. Jacob, 41
6. Mason, 41
7. Noah, 41
8. William, 41
9. Michael, 39
10. Elijah, 38
11. Robert, 37
12. Joseph, 35
13. Tyler, 33
14. Jack, 32
15. Benjamin, 31
16. Caleb, 31
17. Carter, 31
18. David, 31
19. Alexander, 30
20. Joshua, 30

Arizona (AZ) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Sophia, 579 baby girls
2. Isabella, 483
3. Emma, 387
4. Mia, 368
5. Olivia, 348
6. Emily, 306
7. Ava, 288
8. Abigail, 259
9. Sofia, 207
10. Madison, 206
11. Victoria, 194
12. Natalie, 189
13. Camila, 188
14. Elizabeth, 183
15. Zoey, 180
16. Aaliyah, 176
17. Ella, 173
18. Zoe, 168
19. Charlotte, 166
20. Chloe, 160		1. Jacob, 390 baby boys
2. Liam, 376
3. Daniel, 374
4. Ethan, 372
5. Anthony, 366
6. Alexander, 364
7. Noah, 355
8. Michael, 351
9. Mason, 349
10. Aiden, 343
11. David, 335
12. Jayden, 315
13. Julian, 292
14. Matthew, 287
15. Elijah, 284
16. Andrew, 275
17. Isaac, 275
18. Gabriel, 274
19. Joseph, 273
20. Joshua, 266

Arkansas (AR) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 185 baby girls
2. Sophia, 162
3. Ava, 138
4. Isabella, 135
5. Olivia, 132
6. Addison, 125
7. Harper, 118
8. Abigail, 111
9. Madison, 108
10. Zoey, 108
11. Chloe, 100
12. Emily, 93
13. Brooklyn, 91
14. Lillian, 88
15. Ella, 85
16. Aubrey, 81
17. Elizabeth, 81
18. Lily, 81
19. Avery, 77
20. Kaylee, 74		1. William, 215 baby boys
2. Mason, 154
3. James, 153
4. Jacob, 152
5. Elijah, 151
6. Ethan, 146
7. Hunter, 146
8. Aiden, 137
9. Jayden, 133
10. Gabriel, 131
11. Jackson, 131
12. Noah, 127
13. Michael, 121
14. Bentley, 116
15. Eli, 116
16. Brayden, 115
17. Landon, 112
18. Liam, 108
19. Samuel, 103
20. John, 102

California (CA) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Sophia, 3617 baby girls
2. Isabella, 3087
3. Emma, 2429
4. Emily, 2409
5. Mia, 2311
6. Olivia, 1892
7. Sofia, 1671
8. Abigail, 1635
9. Samantha, 1444
10. Camila, 1409
11. Ava, 1402
12. Victoria, 1299
13. Natalie, 1287
14. Chloe, 1091
15. Elizabeth, 1087
16. Evelyn, 1037
17. Genesis, 1033
18. Ashley, 998
19. Madison, 988
20. Zoe, 982		1. Jacob, 2955 baby boys
2. Jayden, 2852
3. Daniel, 2662
4. Ethan, 2661
5. Matthew, 2627
6. Noah, 2496
7. Anthony, 2411
8. Alexander, 2408
9. Nathan, 2227
10. David, 2139
11. Andrew, 2129
12. Aiden, 1990
13. Michael, 1986
14. Angel, 1922
15. Isaac, 1845
16. Julian, 1845
17. Mason, 1825
18. Adrian, 1784
19. Jonathan, 1721
20. Christopher, 1717

Colorado (CO) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 337 baby girls
2. Sophia, 331
3. Olivia, 312
4. Isabella, 258
5. Ava, 229
6. Abigail, 218
7. Emily, 201
8. Avery, 191
9. Evelyn, 173
10. Mia, 171
11. Elizabeth, 168
12. Harper, 161
13. Madison, 160
14. Ella, 157
15. Lily, 152
16. Charlotte, 151
17. Grace, 151
18. Addison, 142
19. Amelia, 136
20. Zoey, 123		1. Liam, 353 baby boys
2. Alexander, 296
3. Jacob, 287
4. William, 283
5. Noah, 263
6. Elijah, 251
7. Ethan, 250
8. Logan, 243
9. Jackson, 240
10. Mason, 233
11. Isaac, 228
12. Samuel, 228
13. Aiden, 226
14. Gabriel, 218
15. Daniel, 215
16. Jayden, 213
17. Benjamin, 212
18. Michael, 208
19. Wyatt, 203
20. James, 198

Connecticut (CT) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 246 baby girls
2. Olivia, 234
3. Isabella, 232
4. Sophia, 226
5. Ava, 184
6. Mia, 169
7. Emily, 148
8. Charlotte, 127
9. Abigail, 118
10. Madison, 113
11. Avery, 103
12. Ella, 102
13. Sofia, 102
14. Gabriella, 100
15. Julia, 95
16. Lily, 93
17. Gianna, 88
18. Grace, 88
19. Samantha, 84
20. Elizabeth, 82		1. Mason, 230 baby boys
2. Jacob, 213
3. Michael, 207
4. Liam, 203
5. Ethan, 191
6. Jayden, 187
7. Anthony, 185
8. Matthew, 180
9. Noah, 176
10. Ryan, 173
11. William, 172
12. James, 166
13. Alexander, 162
14. Joseph, 162
15. Benjamin, 156
16. Daniel, 155
17. Logan, 151
18. John, 148
19. Aiden, 147
20. Nicholas, 144

Delaware (DE) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Sophia, 67 baby girls
2. Emma, 63
3. Isabella, 63
4. Ava, 51
5. Olivia, 51
6. Emily, 38
7. Madison, 37
8. Aubrey, 31
9. Lillian, 31
10. Abigail, 29
11. Amelia, 28
12. Layla, 28
13. Zoey, 28
14. Grace, 27
15. Mia, 27
16. Addison, 26
17. Riley, 26
18. Natalie, 25
19. Avery, 24
20. Ella, 22		1. Michael, 60 baby boys
2. Anthony, 55
3. Mason, 53
4. Liam, 52
5. Alexander, 51
6. Christopher, 51
7. Ethan, 50
8. William, 49
9. Elijah, 48
10. Logan, 48
11. John, 47
12. Jacob, 45
13. Jayden, 45
14. Daniel, 44
15. Noah, 44
16. Jackson, 42
17. Aiden, 41
18. James, 41
19. Joseph, 41
20. Joshua, 41

Florida (FL) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Isabella, 1578 baby girls
2. Sophia, 1363
3. Emma, 1064
4. Olivia, 905
5. Mia, 850
6. Emily, 770
7. Ava, 769
8. Abigail, 706
9. Madison, 701
10. Sofia, 587
11. Victoria, 560
12. Elizabeth, 513
13. Chloe, 507
14. Gabriella, 505
15. Lily, 471
16. Samantha, 414
17. Layla, 405
18. Ella, 397
19. Aaliyah, 395
20. Brianna, 378		1. Jayden, 1151 baby boys
2. Jacob, 1068
3. Ethan, 1023
4. Michael, 1018
5. Mason, 995
6. Noah, 984
7. Liam, 977
8. Alexander, 941
9. Elijah, 927
10. Aiden, 874
11. Matthew, 869
12. Daniel, 862
13. Anthony, 822
14. Joshua, 815
15. Christopher, 814
16. Gabriel, 792
17. David, 734
18. William, 715
19. Lucas, 694
20. Christian, 683

Georgia (GA) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 613 baby girls
2. Ava, 545
3. Isabella, 497
4. Madison, 491
5. Olivia, 483
6. Sophia, 448
7. Emily, 395
8. Abigail, 373
9. Chloe, 367
10. Elizabeth, 343
11. Addison, 327
12. Ella, 292
13. Aubrey, 290
14. Taylor, 279
15. Hannah, 261
16. London, 250
17. Harper, 242
18. Khloe, 238
19. Layla, 235
20. Zoey, 233		1. William, 776 baby boys
2. Mason, 587
3. Jacob, 555
4. Michael, 534
5. Jayden, 527
6. Ethan, 525
7. Joshua, 522
8. Elijah, 520
9. Noah, 519
10. Aiden, 499
11. James, 492
12. Jackson, 472
13. Christopher, 458
14. John, 435
15. Christian, 429
16. David, 414
17. Caleb, 412
18. Alexander, 402
19. Daniel, 402
20. Matthew, 388

Hawaii (HI) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Sophia, 94 baby girls
2. Emma, 62
3. Isabella, 59
4. Ava, 54
5. Mia, 52
6. Chloe, 47
7. Olivia, 46
8. Lily, 36
9. Madison, 36
10. Abigail, 31
11. Aria, 31
12. Emily, 28
13. Khloe, 28
14. Alana, 27
15. Samantha, 27
16. Ella, 26
17. Zoe, 26
18. Brooklyn, 25
19. Maya, 25
20. Peyton, 25		1. Ethan, 85 baby boys
2. Noah, 78
3. Mason, 73
4. Elijah, 71
5. Logan, 63
6. Jacob, 57
7. Liam, 56
8. James, 52
9. Daniel, 49
10. Jayden, 49
11. Aiden, 48
12. David, 48
13. Gabriel, 48
14. Micah, 48
15. Joshua, 47
16. Michael, 46
17. Caleb, 43
18. Samuel, 41
19. William, 41
20. Benjamin, 40

Idaho (ID) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Olivia, 116 baby girls
2. Sophia, 112
3. Emma, 98
4. Ava, 72
5. Elizabeth, 71
6. Abigail, 70
7. Chloe, 70
8. Emily, 61
9. Brooklyn, 60
10. Hannah, 60
11. Zoey, 60
12. Madison, 59
13. Ella, 56
14. Avery, 54
15. Isabella, 53
16. Lily, 53
17. Evelyn, 52
18. Amelia, 50
19. Grace, 50
20. Hailey, 49		1. Liam, 130 baby boys
2. William, 90
3. Mason, 79
4. Samuel, 79
5. Logan, 77
6. Wyatt, 76
7. Ethan, 75
8. Michael, 73
9. Carter, 72
10. Hunter, 70
11. Jacob, 70
12. Aiden, 67
13. Andrew, 67
14. Jackson, 67
15. Benjamin, 64
16. Gabriel, 64
17. Isaac, 64
18. Henry, 63
19. Noah, 63
20. Cooper, 61

Illinois (IL) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Sophia, 955 baby girls
2. Olivia, 814
3. Isabella, 810
4. Emma, 771
5. Ava, 598
6. Emily, 594
7. Mia, 547
8. Abigail, 463
9. Sofia, 422
10. Elizabeth, 387
11. Ella, 378
12. Charlotte, 375
13. Madison, 374
14. Amelia, 369
15. Avery, 354
16. Grace, 342
17. Samantha, 331
18. Chloe, 322
19. Brooklyn, 318
20. Aubrey, 316		1. Jacob, 758 baby boys
2. Alexander, 740
3. Noah, 740
4. Michael, 701
5. Ethan, 678
6. Mason, 659
7. Liam, 658
8. Anthony, 657
9. Jayden, 652
10. Daniel, 644
11. William, 636
12. Aiden, 588
13. Benjamin, 566
14. Nathan, 513
15. Logan, 498
16. Matthew, 491
17. James, 481
18. David, 479
19. Lucas, 473
20. Jackson, 471

Indiana (IN) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 470 baby girls
2. Sophia, 445
3. Olivia, 412
4. Ava, 380
5. Isabella, 316
6. Lillian, 269
7. Addison, 263
8. Abigail, 260
9. Avery, 239
10. Elizabeth, 236
11. Madison, 233
12. Ella, 228
13. Chloe, 225
14. Emily, 216
15. Harper, 214
16. Amelia, 200
17. Zoey, 200
18. Aubrey, 198
19. Mia, 193
20. Brooklyn, 190		1. Liam, 497 baby boys
2. Mason, 441
3. Elijah, 416
4. Noah, 390
5. Jacob, 389
6. William, 371
7. Jackson, 361
8. Ethan, 343
9. Carter, 310
10. Alexander, 292
11. James, 291
12. Samuel, 284
13. Logan, 282
14. Andrew, 279
15. Lucas, 279
16. Wyatt, 276
17. Landon, 275
18. Aiden, 270
19. Michael, 269
20. Benjamin, 267

Iowa (IA) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 243 baby girls
2. Sophia, 223
3. Olivia, 186
4. Harper, 159
5. Ava, 156
6. Ella, 135
7. Avery, 123
8. Addison, 122
9. Emily, 112
10. Lillian, 110
11. Elizabeth, 108
12. Isabella, 107
13. Chloe, 101
14. Charlotte, 98
15. Brooklyn, 96
16. Grace, 96
17. Natalie, 94
18. Zoey, 94
19. Aubrey, 93
20. Madison, 93		1. Liam, 198 baby boys
2. Mason, 196
3. Carter, 176
4. William, 164
5. Owen, 160
6. Noah, 148
7. Jacob, 143
8. Henry, 139
9. Logan, 135
10. Jackson, 132
11. Wyatt, 129
12. Ethan, 127
13. Alexander, 126
14. Benjamin, 124
15. Elijah, 121
16. Aiden, 120
17. Landon, 118
18. Samuel, 115
19. Bentley, 114
20. James, 113

Kansas (KS) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 238 baby girls
2. Sophia, 190
3. Olivia, 177
4. Isabella, 167
5. Ava, 149
6. Elizabeth, 144
7. Avery, 135
8. Abigail, 123
9. Harper, 112
10. Madison, 111
11. Ella, 110
12. Brooklyn, 108
13. Chloe, 105
14. Emily, 103
15. Lillian, 100
16. Addison, 99
17. Mia, 95
18. Zoey, 95
19. Lily, 89
20. Charlotte, 88		1. Mason, 202 baby boys
2. Liam, 198
3. William, 186
4. Noah, 173
5. Jackson, 164
6. Jacob, 160
7. Elijah, 144
8. Alexander, 136
9. Henry, 136
10. Logan, 136
11. Gabriel, 129
12. Ethan, 127
13. James, 126
14. Michael, 126
15. Aiden, 124
16. Benjamin, 123
17. Wyatt, 122
18. Isaac, 119
19. Samuel, 114
20. Landon, 113

Kentucky (KY) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 352 baby girls
2. Isabella, 280
3. Sophia, 262
4. Ava, 256
5. Abigail, 221
6. Olivia, 209
7. Addison, 208
8. Chloe, 193
9. Aubrey, 184
10. Madison, 181
11. Ella, 171
12. Brooklyn, 157
13. Harper, 156
14. Emily, 151
15. Kaylee, 145
16. Zoey, 141
17. Aubree, 134
18. Avery, 132
19. Lillian, 128
20. Elizabeth, 121		1. William, 347 baby boys
2. Mason, 335
3. James, 301
4. Jacob, 269
5. Noah, 265
6. Liam, 248
7. Elijah, 246
8. Ethan, 242
9. Jackson, 242
10. Aiden, 233
11. Bentley, 229
12. Landon, 220
13. Brayden, 218
14. Hunter, 214
15. Logan, 211
16. Jayden, 189
17. Samuel, 188
18. Gabriel, 187
19. Jaxon, 186
20. Christopher, 184

Louisiana (LA) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 318 baby girls
2. Ava, 283
3. Isabella, 229
4. Olivia, 218
5. Chloe, 209
6. Sophia, 204
7. Madison, 186
8. Aubrey, 179
9. Abigail, 155
10. Brooklyn, 147
11. Ella, 147
12. Addison, 144
13. Avery, 139
14. Khloe, 131
15. Mia, 131
16. Zoey, 129
17. Emily, 126
18. Lily, 126
19. Layla, 125
20. Elizabeth, 122		1. Mason, 312 baby boys
2. Jayden, 256
3. William, 248
4. Noah, 240
5. Liam, 227
6. Michael, 213
7. Ethan, 211
8. Joshua, 211
9. Aiden, 209
10. Elijah, 205
11. Landon, 204
12. Jacob, 197
13. James, 193
14. Jackson, 190
15. Christopher, 186
16. Luke, 179
17. Andrew, 178
18. John, 176
19. Ayden, 174
20. Joseph, 173

Maine (ME) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 101 baby girls
2. Sophia, 78
3. Abigail, 74
4. Ava, 71
5. Olivia, 71
6. Natalie, 54
7. Emily, 51
8. Chloe, 49
9. Amelia, 48
10. Avery, 48
11. Isabella, 47
12. Grace, 46
13. Lillian, 46
14. Ella, 45
15. Madison, 43
16. Charlotte, 42
17. Lily, 41
18. Aubrey, 40
19. Brooklyn, 37
20. Zoey, 35		1. Mason, 100 baby boys
2. Liam, 98
3. Noah, 74
4. Owen, 69
5. Jacob, 67
6. Benjamin, 65
7. Logan, 65
8. Wyatt, 63
9. Carter, 62
10. Jackson, 60
11. William, 58
12. Ethan, 54
13. Hunter, 53
14. James, 53
15. Bentley, 52
16. Alexander, 51
17. Samuel, 51
18. Aiden, 47
19. Lucas, 47
20. Isaac, 45

Maryland (MD) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Sophia, 358 baby girls
2. Emma, 316
3. Ava, 309
4. Olivia, 304
5. Isabella, 297
6. Madison, 258
7. Abigail, 254
8. Emily, 222
9. Chloe, 199
10. Elizabeth, 185
11. Mia, 180
12. Aubrey, 168
13. Grace, 163
14. Lillian, 149
15. Lily, 147
16. Charlotte, 143
17. Natalie, 140
18. Harper, 139
19. Hannah, 134
20. Zoe, 134		1. Mason, 362 baby boys
2. Michael, 331
3. Jacob, 326
4. Noah, 326
5. Ethan, 315
6. Liam, 310
7. William, 303
8. Joshua, 292
9. Daniel, 289
10. Alexander, 274
11. Aiden, 270
12. James, 266
13. Andrew, 255
14. Matthew, 246
15. Ryan, 240
16. Christopher, 237
17. Jackson, 233
18. Logan, 232
19. David, 231
20. Benjamin, 229

Massachusetts (MA) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 504 baby girls
2. Sophia, 503
3. Olivia, 449
4. Isabella, 405
5. Ava, 355
6. Emily, 306
7. Abigail, 280
8. Charlotte, 271
9. Mia, 253
10. Grace, 226
11. Madison, 225
12. Ella, 209
13. Lily, 194
14. Hannah, 191
15. Avery, 188
16. Elizabeth, 184
17. Amelia, 183
18. Sofia, 171
19. Chloe, 170
20. Julia, 169		1. Benjamin, 441 baby boys
2. Mason, 402
3. Ryan, 402
4. William, 400
5. Jacob, 388
6. Michael, 362
7. Noah, 354
8. Liam, 347
9. Nathan, 342
10. Ethan, 340
11. Joseph, 337
12. Matthew, 330
13. Alexander, 322
14. John, 320
15. James, 318
16. Logan, 314
17. Lucas, 308
18. Jack, 292
19. Samuel, 291
20. Anthony, 287

Michigan (MI) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 643 baby girls
2. Sophia, 635
3. Ava, 557
4. Olivia, 523
5. Isabella, 473
6. Madison, 403
7. Abigail, 344
8. Ella, 333
9. Aubrey, 320
10. Brooklyn, 305
11. Lillian, 297
12. Grace, 295
13. Emily, 288
14. Addison, 284
15. Chloe, 272
16. Lily, 266
17. Amelia, 262
18. Charlotte, 257
19. Mia, 253
20. Avery, 250		1. Mason, 651 baby boys
2. Liam, 562
3. Noah, 560
4. Jacob, 545
5. Carter, 505
6. Ethan, 474
7. Michael, 448
8. Logan, 423
9. Lucas, 419
10. Alexander, 416
11. Aiden, 415
12. William, 414
13. Elijah, 413
14. Jackson, 397
15. Benjamin, 394
16. Landon, 370
17. Andrew, 355
18. Owen, 349
19. James, 346
20. Blake, 343

Minnesota (MN) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 367 baby girls
2. Olivia, 366
3. Sophia, 327
4. Ava, 322
5. Avery, 281
6. Evelyn, 237
7. Ella, 221
8. Isabella, 220
9. Grace, 219
10. Abigail, 216
11. Harper, 202
12. Amelia, 201
13. Aubrey, 187
14. Emily, 185
15. Addison, 182
16. Lillian, 175
17. Elizabeth, 174
18. Charlotte, 172
19. Lily, 164
20. Claire, 151		1. Mason, 363 baby boys
2. William, 350
3. Ethan, 330
4. Liam, 328
5. Henry, 314
6. Owen, 311
7. Benjamin, 268
8. Noah, 266
9. Jackson, 265
10. Logan, 253
11. Alexander, 251
12. Jack, 248
13. Wyatt, 240
14. Carter, 236
15. Samuel, 236
16. Lucas, 235
17. Isaac, 222
18. Jacob, 222
19. Elijah, 214
20. Oliver, 211

Mississippi (MS) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 159 baby girls
2. Madison, 149
3. Ava, 148
4. Olivia, 118
5. Chloe, 111
6. Aubrey, 107
7. Isabella, 104
8. Brooklyn, 101
9. Elizabeth, 98
10. Mary, 89
11. Zoey, 86
12. Anna, 84
13. Addison, 83
14. Kaylee, 83
15. Taylor, 83
16. Avery, 80
17. Aubree, 79
18. Emily, 79
19. Sophia, 78
20. Abigail, 76		1. William, 225 baby boys
2. Mason, 205
3. John, 169
4. James, 167
5. Jayden, 164
6. Aiden, 151
7. Brayden, 148
8. Elijah, 146
9. Noah, 142
10. Joshua, 140
11. Jacob, 137
12. Christopher, 133
13. Ethan, 130
14. Michael, 124
15. Christian, 122
16. Landon, 116
17. Ayden, 112
18. Matthew, 106
19. Jordan, 104
20. Jackson, 101

Missouri (MO) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 469 baby girls
2. Sophia, 416
3. Olivia, 340
4. Ava, 310
5. Isabella, 299
6. Abigail, 245
7. Avery, 237
8. Harper, 237
9. Lillian, 235
10. Addison, 221
11. Ella, 215
12. Elizabeth, 212
13. Chloe, 210
14. Madison, 210
15. Zoey, 204
16. Amelia, 197
17. Brooklyn, 197
18. Emily, 195
19. Aubrey, 180
20. Lily, 173		1. Mason, 436 baby boys
2. William, 421
3. Liam, 408
4. Jackson, 343
5. Jacob, 324
6. Ethan, 315
7. Noah, 309
8. Aiden, 296
9. Elijah, 294
10. Landon, 292
11. Logan, 286
12. Carter, 282
13. Wyatt, 282
14. Michael, 281
15. Alexander, 278
16. James, 275
17. Benjamin, 264
18. Hunter, 254
19. Lucas, 252
20. Samuel, 248

Montana (MT) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 58 baby girls
2. Olivia, 57
3. Ava, 53
4. Harper, 44
5. Sophia, 44
6. Isabella, 42
7. Zoey, 39
8. Emily, 38
9. Lily, 38
10. Grace, 37
11. Ella, 36
12. Abigail, 34
13. Madison, 34
14. Elizabeth, 33
15. Chloe, 32
16. Mia, 30
17. Addison, 27
18. Hannah, 27
19. Khloe, 26
20. Amelia, 25		1. Liam, 67 baby boys
2. William, 62
3. Wyatt, 58
4. Mason, 55
5. James, 54
6. Jacob, 47
7. Gabriel, 43
8. Michael, 42
9. Hunter, 40
10. Logan, 39
11. Cooper, 38
12. Lucas, 37
13. Noah, 37
14. Owen, 37
15. Benjamin, 36
16. Brody, 36
17. Joseph, 36
18. Caleb, 35
19. Ethan, 35
20. Jackson, 35

Nebraska (NE) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 157 baby girls
2. Olivia, 137
3. Sophia, 129
4. Harper, 105
5. Ava, 88
6. Ella, 76
7. Avery, 73
8. Isabella, 69
9. Addison, 67
10. Emily, 67
11. Lillian, 67
12. Charlotte, 64
13. Elizabeth, 63
14. Evelyn, 61
15. Grace, 61
16. Mia, 61
17. Chloe, 59
18. Lily, 59
19. Brooklyn, 58
20. Zoey, 58		1. Liam, 153 baby boys
2. William, 134
3. Mason, 123
4. Jackson, 112
5. Owen, 106
6. Benjamin, 99
7. Noah, 98
8. Samuel, 98
9. Jacob, 96
10. Logan, 92
11. Carter, 91
12. Elijah, 88
13. Ethan, 85
14. James, 84
15. Gabriel, 81
16. Wyatt, 78
17. Aiden, 77
18. Henry, 77
19. Easton, 74
20. Joseph, 74

Nevada (NV) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Sophia, 195 baby girls
2. Isabella, 180
3. Emma, 147
4. Olivia, 144
5. Mia, 138
6. Emily, 120
7. Ava, 105
8. Madison, 98
9. Chloe, 94
10. Abigail, 89
11. Sofia, 86
12. Lily, 71
13. Victoria, 68
14. Elizabeth, 67
15. Natalie, 66
16. Samantha, 63
17. Addison, 62
18. Aaliyah, 61
19. Genesis, 61
20. Bella, 60		1. Alexander, 181 baby boys
2. Anthony, 179
3. Daniel, 169
4. Jayden, 168
5. Jacob, 167
6. Ethan, 152
7. Mason, 150
8. Liam, 146
9. Noah, 132
10. Aiden, 130
11. William, 118
12. Angel, 116
13. Christopher, 116
14. David, 116
15. Elijah, 116
16. Logan, 115
17. Joshua, 112
18. Julian, 111
19. Michael, 109
20. Nathan, 108

New Hampshire (NH) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 100 baby girls
2. Sophia, 100
3. Olivia, 90
4. Isabella, 74
5. Ava, 63
6. Charlotte, 55
7. Emily, 53
8. Abigail, 48
9. Ella, 48
10. Madison, 47
11. Grace, 45
12. Hannah, 44
13. Lily, 43
14. Zoey, 42
15. Amelia, 41
16. Avery, 37
17. Aubrey, 36
18. Lillian, 36
19. Addison, 35
20. Chloe, 35		1. Mason, 99 baby boys
2. Jackson, 87
3. Jacob, 80
4. Liam, 79
5. Noah, 75
6. Benjamin, 70
7. Logan, 70
8. William, 70
9. Lucas, 67
10. Owen, 67
11. Carter, 59
12. Joseph, 58
13. Michael, 57
14. Samuel, 55
15. Ethan, 54
16. Alexander, 51
17. Matthew, 51
18. Cameron, 50
19. James, 50
20. Ryan, 50

New Jersey (NJ) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Sophia, 641 baby girls
2. Isabella, 578
3. Emma, 526
4. Olivia, 524
5. Ava, 471
6. Mia, 451
7. Emily, 433
8. Madison, 385
9. Abigail, 343
10. Gianna, 273
11. Samantha, 257
12. Gabriella, 253
13. Sofia, 252
14. Victoria, 245
15. Ella, 243
16. Sarah, 239
17. Ashley, 231
18. Chloe, 224
19. Leah, 222
20. Charlotte, 219		1. Michael, 643 baby boys
2. Anthony, 584
3. Joseph, 561
4. Jayden, 554
5. Matthew, 545
6. Ryan, 532
7. Jacob, 516
8. Ethan, 511
9. Daniel, 483
10. Mason, 483
11. Alexander, 462
12. Nicholas, 419
13. Dylan, 406
14. Liam, 402
15. Christopher, 400
16. Aiden, 382
17. Benjamin, 380
18. David, 380
19. Noah, 370
20. John, 368

New Mexico (NM) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Sophia, 161 baby girls
2. Isabella, 129
3. Emma, 90
4. Mia, 86
5. Aaliyah, 76
6. Nevaeh, 74
7. Abigail, 73
8. Emily, 70
9. Olivia, 67
10. Madison, 62
11. Sofia, 62
12. Ava, 60
13. Serenity, 54
14. Natalie, 52
15. Zoey, 51
16. Gabriella, 47
17. Savannah, 47
18. Aubrey, 46
19. Evelyn, 46
20. Camila, 45		1. Noah, 126 baby boys
2. Jacob, 125
3. Elijah, 112
4. Jayden, 105
5. Daniel, 103
6. Ethan, 98
7. Gabriel, 97
8. Josiah, 96
9. Matthew, 96
10. Aiden, 89
11. Caleb, 89
12. Isaiah, 89
13. Joshua, 89
14. David, 87
15. Jeremiah, 87
16. Andrew, 86
17. Michael, 85
18. Anthony, 84
19. Adrian, 83
20. Isaac, 83

New York (NY) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Sophia, 1406 baby girls
2. Isabella, 1270
3. Emma, 1226
4. Olivia, 1135
5. Ava, 968
6. Emily, 920
7. Madison, 842
8. Mia, 839
9. Abigail, 757
10. Chloe, 666
11. Leah, 621
12. Ella, 607
13. Sarah, 546
14. Gabriella, 543
15. Sofia, 522
16. Samantha, 507
17. Elizabeth, 494
18. Victoria, 494
19. Grace, 481
20. Charlotte, 465		1. Michael, 1384 baby boys
2. Jacob, 1335
3. Jayden, 1270
4. Ethan, 1253
5. Mason, 1219
6. Joseph, 1218
7. Matthew, 1200
8. Ryan, 1136
9. Liam, 1095
10. Daniel, 1094
11. Alexander, 1080
12. Anthony, 1067
13. Aiden, 1038
14. Noah, 966
15. David, 964
16. Dylan, 887
17. Lucas, 870
18. Christopher, 840
19. James, 839
20. Nicholas, 830

North Carolina (NC) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 654 baby girls
2. Sophia, 591
3. Ava, 505
4. Olivia, 469
5. Isabella, 449
6. Madison, 443
7. Abigail, 430
8. Elizabeth, 369
9. Emily, 367
10. Chloe, 315
11. Ella, 315
12. Addison, 314
13. Aubrey, 299
14. Harper, 273
15. Hannah, 263
16. Mia, 255
17. Avery, 254
18. Lily, 250
19. Lillian, 249
20. Natalie, 240		1. William, 706 baby boys
2. Mason, 683
3. Jacob, 576
4. Elijah, 574
5. Noah, 520
6. Jayden, 503
7. James, 502
8. Ethan, 488
9. Jackson, 482
10. Michael, 463
11. Aiden, 449
12. Liam, 448
13. Christopher, 429
14. Joshua, 419
15. Alexander, 412
16. Gabriel, 406
17. Landon, 387
18. Caleb, 379
19. Logan, 376
20. Samuel, 371

North Dakota (ND) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 64 baby girls
2. Olivia, 60
3. Sophia, 59
4. Harper, 52
5. Ava, 51
6. Ella, 43
7. Avery, 41
8. Zoey, 41
9. Grace, 36
10. Aubrey, 35
11. Brooklyn, 35
12. Isabella, 31
13. Nora, 31
14. Abigail, 30
15. Addison, 29
16. Hailey, 29
17. Emily, 26
18. Kinley, 26
19. Lily, 26
20. Chloe, 25		1. Liam, 60 baby boys
2. Mason, 60
3. Ethan, 56
4. James, 51
5. Noah, 51
6. Jacob, 48
7. Jackson, 47
8. Eli, 46
9. Elijah, 46
10. Carter, 45
11. Isaac, 44
12. William, 44
13. Wyatt, 43
14. Aiden, 42
15. Jack, 41
16. Jaxon, 40
17. Gavin, 39
18. Gabriel, 36
19. Samuel, 36
20. Alexander, 35

Ohio (OH) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Sophia, 830 baby girls
2. Emma, 820
3. Ava, 778
4. Olivia, 631
5. Isabella, 601
6. Lillian, 445
7. Addison, 434
8. Madison, 423
9. Ella, 421
10. Abigail, 416
11. Aubrey, 399
12. Avery, 385
13. Emily, 377
14. Chloe, 358
15. Elizabeth, 349
16. Brooklyn, 337
17. Zoey, 329
18. Harper, 326
19. Grace, 323
20. Lily, 297		1. Mason, 847 baby boys
2. Liam, 758
3. William, 672
4. Noah, 657
5. Michael, 629
6. Jacob, 617
7. Ethan, 611
8. Carter, 602
9. Jackson, 590
10. Logan, 555
11. Elijah, 513
12. James, 509
13. Aiden, 505
14. Alexander, 504
15. Andrew, 495
16. Benjamin, 489
17. Owen, 478
18. Lucas, 448
19. Landon, 443
20. Luke, 426

Oklahoma (OK) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 280 baby girls
2. Sophia, 207
3. Isabella, 194
4. Olivia, 175
5. Abigail, 174
6. Emily, 158
7. Elizabeth, 149
8. Addison, 147
9. Ava, 137
10. Harper, 131
11. Madison, 130
12. Brooklyn, 126
13. Zoey, 125
14. Avery, 122
15. Chloe, 120
16. Mia, 106
17. Ella, 104
18. Aubrey, 102
19. Nevaeh, 101
20. Lillian, 99		1. Elijah, 215 baby boys
2. Noah, 195
3. Mason, 193
4. Jacob, 188
5. Aiden, 186
6. Ethan, 186
7. Liam, 185
8. Wyatt, 180
9. Jaxon, 179
10. William, 174
11. Alexander, 170
12. Bentley, 164
13. Hunter, 164
14. Michael, 157
15. Gabriel, 156
16. James, 156
17. Samuel, 156
18. Jackson, 153
19. Logan, 146
20. Eli, 144

Oregon (OR) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Sophia, 263 baby girls
2. Emma, 262
3. Olivia, 186
4. Isabella, 169
5. Abigail, 161
6. Emily, 154
7. Amelia, 146
8. Ava, 132
9. Addison, 128
10. Elizabeth, 126
11. Ella, 125
12. Evelyn, 118
13. Natalie, 117
14. Lillian, 114
15. Mia, 112
16. Chloe, 111
17. Avery, 105
18. Grace, 105
19. Madison, 105
20. Audrey, 104		1. Liam, 241 baby boys
2. Mason, 196
3. Alexander, 195
4. William, 184
5. Henry, 179
6. Ethan, 173
7. Samuel, 172
8. Daniel, 170
9. Benjamin, 169
10. Logan, 165
11. Jackson, 161
12. Jacob, 160
13. Wyatt, 157
14. Noah, 156
15. Elijah, 150
16. Owen, 146
17. Isaac, 144
18. Oliver, 144
19. Lucas, 142
20. Anthony, 134

Pennsylvania (PA) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 869 baby girls
2. Sophia, 856
3. Ava, 769
4. Olivia, 762
5. Isabella, 707
6. Madison, 526
7. Abigail, 497
8. Emily, 484
9. Mia, 413
10. Aubrey, 399
11. Ella, 389
12. Addison, 386
13. Lily, 368
14. Grace, 358
15. Charlotte, 341
16. Chloe, 340
17. Elizabeth, 338
18. Avery, 322
19. Lillian, 313
20. Hannah, 309		1. Mason, 861 baby boys
2. Liam, 779
3. Jacob, 757
4. Michael, 726
5. Noah, 694
6. Ryan, 613
7. Ethan, 606
8. Logan, 604
9. Benjamin, 571
10. John, 559
11. Joseph, 557
12. William, 555
13. Jayden, 540
14. Aiden, 537
15. Jackson, 527
16. James, 516
17. Matthew, 509
18. Carter, 498
19. Anthony, 492
20. Alexander, 490

Rhode Island (RI) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Sophia, 105 baby girls
2. Ava, 94
3. Emma, 90
4. Isabella, 81
5. Olivia, 78
6. Mia, 51
7. Emily, 44
8. Lily, 38
9. Elizabeth, 37
10. Abigail, 36
11. Charlotte, 36
12. Ella, 35
13. Grace, 35
14. Madison, 32
15. Chloe, 31
16. Gabriella, 31
17. Samantha, 30
18. Amelia, 29
19. Avery, 29
20. Aubrey, 27		1. Mason, 95 baby boys
2. Michael, 72
3. Jacob, 69
4. Ethan, 65
5. Noah, 63
6. Benjamin, 62
7. Logan, 62
8. Anthony, 60
9. Joseph, 58
10. Alexander, 57
11. Liam, 57
12. William, 57
13. Gabriel, 55
14. Jackson, 54
15. Jayden, 54
16. Samuel, 47
17. James, 46
18. Owen, 46
19. Ryan, 46
20. Andrew, 45

South Carolina (SC) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 254 baby girls
2. Madison, 245
3. Olivia, 232
4. Isabella, 217
5. Ava, 215
6. Sophia, 197
7. Elizabeth, 178
8. Abigail, 172
9. Emily, 164
10. Addison, 148
11. Chloe, 141
12. Aubrey, 135
13. Ella, 132
14. Anna, 122
15. Harper, 120
16. Layla, 117
17. Nevaeh, 117
18. Caroline, 110
19. Zoey, 110
20. Serenity, 104		1. William, 401 baby boys
2. Mason, 314
3. James, 277
4. Elijah, 268
5. Jayden, 240
6. Joshua, 224
7. Jacob, 221
8. Noah, 221
9. Aiden, 219
10. Jackson, 215
11. Ethan, 213
12. Christopher, 210
13. Michael, 209
14. John, 202
15. Joseph, 187
16. Gabriel, 181
17. Daniel, 170
18. Caleb, 167
19. Landon, 167
20. Liam, 166

South Dakota (SD) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 62 baby girls
2. Harper, 57
3. Sophia, 52
4. Olivia, 49
5. Ava, 45
6. Ella, 43
7. Isabella, 37
8. Zoey, 35
9. Addison, 34
10. Avery, 34
11. Brooklyn, 34
12. Amelia, 32
13. Grace, 32
14. Abigail, 29
15. Chloe, 29
16. Natalie, 29
17. Elizabeth, 28
18. Hannah, 28
19. Emily, 27
20. Layla, 27		1. Liam, 72 baby boys
2. Mason, 65
3. Jacob, 59
4. Owen, 54
5. William, 53
6. Noah, 52
7. Logan, 51
8. Jack, 46
9. Carter, 45
10. Michael, 43
11. Bentley, 40
12. Ethan, 40
13. Cooper, 39
14. Eli, 39
15. Isaac, 39
16. Jackson, 39
17. Easton, 38
18. Blake, 35
19. Henry, 35
20. James, 35

Tennessee (TN) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 499 baby girls
2. Olivia, 388
3. Ava, 385
4. Isabella, 360
5. Sophia, 359
6. Abigail, 310
7. Madison, 299
8. Chloe, 289
9. Addison, 261
10. Emily, 250
11. Aubrey, 221
12. Ella, 221
13. Harper, 210
14. Lillian, 209
15. Elizabeth, 196
16. Brooklyn, 192
17. Lily, 192
18. Hannah, 191
19. Amelia, 177
20. Avery, 173		1. William, 576 baby boys
2. Mason, 482
3. Elijah, 449
4. James, 412
5. Jacob, 384
6. Jackson, 373
7. Ethan, 360
8. Noah, 341
9. Landon, 331
10. Liam, 329
11. Aiden, 326
12. Michael, 325
13. John, 302
14. Samuel, 300
15. Jayden, 291
16. Brayden, 287
17. Joshua, 285
18. Andrew, 278
19. Joseph, 266
20. Bentley, 261

Texas (TX) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Sophia, 2323 baby girls
2. Isabella, 2083
3. Emma, 1951
4. Mia, 1595
5. Emily, 1487
6. Olivia, 1311
7. Ava, 1238
8. Abigail, 1224
9. Sofia, 1132
10. Camila, 983
11. Victoria, 944
12. Elizabeth, 911
13. Madison, 896
14. Natalie, 878
15. Avery, 834
16. Zoe, 822
17. Genesis, 819
18. Aubrey, 750
19. Evelyn, 742
20. Chloe, 732		1. Jacob, 1944 baby boys
2. Jayden, 1869
3. Ethan, 1737
4. Noah, 1676
5. Daniel, 1631
6. Jose, 1612
7. David, 1530
8. Aiden, 1516
9. Matthew, 1461
10. Alexander, 1456
11. Michael, 1415
12. Mason, 1406
13. Christopher, 1391
14. Anthony, 1390
15. Angel, 1377
16. William, 1373
17. Joshua, 1349
18. Elijah, 1276
19. Liam, 1236
20. Jonathan, 1190

Utah (UT) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 265 baby girls
2. Olivia, 240
3. Sophia, 207
4. Ava, 172
5. Lily, 172
6. Elizabeth, 170
7. Abigail, 165
8. Brooklyn, 159
9. Lucy, 156
10. Claire, 134
11. Harper, 133
12. Charlotte, 132
13. Chloe, 132
14. Amelia, 130
15. Ella, 129
16. Ruby, 126
17. Emily, 123
18. Paisley, 122
19. Avery, 121
20. Evelyn, 121		1. William, 278 baby boys
2. Liam, 260
3. Mason, 221
4. Ethan, 215
5. Jacob, 212
6. Samuel, 200
7. Jackson, 187
8. James, 184
9. Luke, 173
10. Jack, 171
11. Carter, 169
12. Ryker, 168
13. Isaac, 167
14. Logan, 166
15. Lincoln, 160
16. Owen, 156
17. Alexander, 155
18. Benjamin, 155
19. Henry, 146
20. Oliver, 144

Vermont (VT) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Ava, 36 baby girls
2. Olivia, 34
3. Emma, 33
4. Sophia, 32
5. Ella, 28
6. Isabella, 27
7. Lillian, 26
8. Madison, 23
9. Addison, 21
10. Emily, 20
11. Abigail, 19
12. Chloe, 18
13. Amelia, 17
14. Aubrey, 17
15. Charlotte, 17
16. Evelyn, 17
17. Layla, 17
18. Lily, 17
19. Anna, 15
20. Avery, 15		1. Mason, 43 baby boys
2. Noah, 41
3. Liam, 40
4. Owen, 37
5. Logan, 34
6. Jacob, 32
7. Aiden, 28
8. Benjamin, 28
9. Jackson, 28
10. Wyatt, 28
11. Henry, 25
12. Oliver, 25
13. Cameron, 24
14. Carter, 23
15. Bentley, 22
16. Colton, 22
17. Ethan, 22
18. Matthew, 22
19. Parker, 22
20. Samuel, 22

Virginia (VA) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Sophia, 512 baby girls
2. Emma, 511
3. Olivia, 493
4. Abigail, 398
5. Isabella, 385
6. Ava, 383
7. Madison, 362
8. Emily, 319
9. Charlotte, 306
10. Chloe, 261
11. Elizabeth, 260
12. Hannah, 249
13. Ella, 244
14. Avery, 243
15. Lillian, 236
16. Addison, 228
17. Lily, 220
18. Grace, 219
19. Harper, 214
20. Amelia, 209		1. William, 641 baby boys
2. Mason, 543
3. Liam, 497
4. Jacob, 480
5. Elijah, 476
6. Noah, 466
7. James, 457
8. Ethan, 428
9. Jackson, 423
10. Michael, 421
11. Alexander, 402
12. Aiden, 379
13. Andrew, 366
14. Benjamin, 360
15. Jayden, 359
16. Matthew, 358
17. Joshua, 354
18. Christopher, 341
19. John, 333
20. Ryan, 328

Washington (WA) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Sophia, 473 baby girls
2. Emma, 450
3. Olivia, 429
4. Isabella, 323
5. Ava, 304
6. Emily, 304
7. Abigail, 275
8. Elizabeth, 247
9. Mia, 229
10. Ella, 224
11. Evelyn, 219
12. Chloe, 206
13. Natalie, 206
14. Charlotte, 201
15. Avery, 199
16. Madison, 198
17. Amelia, 194
18. Grace, 192
19. Zoey, 188
20. Lillian, 185		1. Mason, 410 baby boys
2. Liam, 407
3. Ethan, 393
4. Alexander, 350
5. Benjamin, 335
6. Noah, 326
7. Jacob, 316
8. Daniel, 313
9. Michael, 306
10. James, 302
11. Logan, 300
12. William, 299
13. Elijah, 293
14. Aiden, 287
15. Jackson, 285
16. Samuel, 281
17. Henry, 280
18. Lucas, 277
19. Wyatt, 276
20. Gabriel, 262

Washington, D.C. (DC) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Sophia, 50 baby girls
2. Emma, 41
3. Olivia, 40
4. Charlotte, 38
5. Genesis, 34
6. Sofia, 34
7. Ava, 33
8. Chloe, 32
9. Madison, 32
10. Zoe, 32
11. Naomi, 30
12. Claire, 27
13. Anna, 26
14. Eleanor, 26
15. Elizabeth, 26
16. Mia, 26
17. Ella, 25
18. Madeleine, 25
19. Victoria, 25
20. Abigail, 24		1. William, 94 baby boys
2. Alexander, 67
3. Henry, 65
4. John, 64
5. James, 59
6. Daniel, 57
7. Benjamin, 52
8. Samuel, 52
9. David, 51
10. Jacob, 51
11. Anthony, 48
12. Christopher, 48
13. Elijah, 45
14. Michael, 44
15. Noah, 44
16. Ryan, 44
17. Ethan, 42
18. Dylan, 39
19. Liam, 38
20. Christian, 37

West Virginia (WV) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 170 baby girls
2. Sophia, 120
3. Isabella, 113
4. Ava, 102
5. Olivia, 99
6. Aubrey, 91
7. Madison, 90
8. Brooklyn, 85
9. Addison, 84
10. Abigail, 74
11. Aubree, 73
12. Emily, 72
13. Chloe, 70
14. Lillian, 70
15. Nevaeh, 67
16. Alexis, 65
17. Zoey, 60
18. Elizabeth, 56
19. Harper, 55
20. Ella, 54		1. Mason, 155 baby boys
2. Liam, 143
3. Bentley, 126
4. Jacob, 124
5. Hunter, 119
6. Landon, 117
7. Aiden, 114
8. Brayden, 108
9. Levi, 108
10. Noah, 107
11. Braxton, 95
12. Eli, 95
13. Colton, 90
14. William, 90
15. Elijah, 88
16. Jackson, 87
17. Wyatt, 86
18. Carter, 85
19. Ethan, 83
20. Michael, 82

Wisconsin (WI) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 363 baby girls
2. Sophia, 322
3. Olivia, 313
4. Ava, 311
5. Isabella, 234
6. Emily, 205
7. Ella, 197
8. Evelyn, 196
9. Grace, 195
10. Amelia, 191
11. Harper, 185
12. Natalie, 182
13. Abigail, 180
14. Aubrey, 174
15. Charlotte, 171
16. Addison, 170
17. Lillian, 168
18. Lily, 160
19. Elizabeth, 145
20. Chloe, 140		1. Mason, 426 baby boys
2. Liam, 350
3. Jackson, 294
4. Ethan, 293
5. Owen, 289
6. Logan, 282
7. Noah, 279
8. William, 278
9. Carter, 258
10. Henry, 249
11. Jacob, 249
12. Alexander, 235
13. Benjamin, 235
14. Wyatt, 230
15. Samuel, 219
16. Elijah, 217
17. Jack, 215
18. Isaac, 213
19. Lucas, 213
20. Aiden, 208

Wyoming (WY) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Emma, 40 baby girls
2. Sophia, 32
3. Madison, 29
4. Elizabeth, 26
5. Olivia, 23
6. Ava, 22
7. Chloe, 22
8. Addison, 21
9. Ella, 21
10. Grace, 19
11. Hannah, 19
12. Lillian, 19
13. Abigail, 18
14. Avery, 18
15. Paisley, 18
16. Harper, 17
17. Isabella, 17
18. Mia, 17
19. Lily, 16
20. Brooklyn, 15		1. Liam, 41 baby boys
2. Mason, 36
3. Logan, 33
4. William, 33
5. Wyatt, 29
6. Hunter, 28
7. Jacob, 28
8. Levi, 28
9. Owen, 28
10. Carter, 27
11. Ethan, 26
12. Isaac, 25
13. Jaxon, 25
14. Noah, 25
15. Braxton, 22
16. Connor, 22
17. Jace, 22
18. Landon, 22
19. Gavin, 21
20. Aiden, 20

And, as a bonus…

Puerto Rico (PR) Top Baby Names, 2012

1. Mia, 298 baby girls
2. Kamila, 236
3. Camila, 214
4. Alondra, 189
5. Amanda, 189
6. Andrea, 173
7. Victoria, 170
8. Isabella, 167
9. Valeria, 155
10. Sofia, 154		1. Sebastian, 404 baby boys
2. Ian, 360
3. Luis, 358
4. Angel, 335
5. Adrian, 296
6. Jayden, 275
7. Dylan, 228
8. Diego, 221
9. Jose, 217
10. Carlos, 204

What state are you in? Do these lists seem about right to you, or are the baby names in your neighborhood very different from these?

Source: Popular Names by State – SSA

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Biggest changes in girl name popularity, 2010

For the last few years, the SSA has re-ordered the top 500 (or so) baby names according to rank change.

I decided to do the same sort of analysis, but change two things. First, I focused on the number of babies instead of on rankings. Second, I looked at the entire list, not just the top 500.

Needless to say, these lists and the SSA’s lists look pretty different. :)

The girl names that increased and decreased the most in terms of usage are below. The boy names will be in the next post.

Biggest Increases, 2009 to 2010

  1. Sophia, +3608 babies (rank change: 4th to 2nd)
  2. Khloe, +1926 (95th to 42nd)
  3. Zoey, +1183 (75th to 47th)
  4. Charlotte, +1143 (68th to 45th)
  5. Zoe, +1080 (47th to 31st)
  6. Maci, +892 (655th to 232nd)
  7. Stella, +856 (126th to 85th)
  8. Scarlett, +781 (170th to 114th)
  9. Amelia, +739 (55th to 41st)
  10. Harper, +703 (172nd to 119th)
  11. Layla, +668 (45th to 37th)
  12. Ellie, +662 (145th to 104th)
  13. Kinley, +660 (452nd to 231st)
  14. Quinn, +637 (487th to 253rd)
  15. Tenley, +609 (2985th to 458th)
  16. Sofia, +602 (36th to 26th)
  17. Annabelle, +572 (156th to 117th)
  18. Bella, +566 (58th to 48th)
  19. Camila, +555 (80th to 61st)
  20. Hadley, +544 (363rd to 216th)

Biggest Decreases, 2009 to 2010

  1. Madison, -2111 babies (rank change: 7th to 8th)
  2. Alexis, -1712 (13th to 16th)
  3. Taylor, -1700 (22nd to 36th)
  4. Ashley, -1517 (20th to 27th)
  5. Sarah, -1502 (21st to 30th)
  6. Samantha, -1282 (15th to 15th)
  7. Kaylee, -1145 (26th to 35th)
  8. Emily, -1123 (6th to 6th)
  9. Brooke, -1106 (54th to 72nd)
  10. Brianna, -1101 (24th to 29th)
  11. Alyssa, -1001 (19th to 20th)
  12. Valeria, -977 (72nd to 94th)
  13. Kaitlyn, -926 (67th to 90th)
  14. Madelyn, -898 (59th to 76th)
  15. Destiny, -885 (57th to 71st)
  16. Mia, -841 (10th to 10th)
  17. Elizabeth, -834 (11th to 12th)
  18. Marley, -830 (149th to 234th)
  19. Kayla, -795 (35th to 43rd)
  20. Lauren, -755 (46th to 58th)

Did you notice that a few of the above (Samantha, Emily, Mia) were big winners/losers according to the numbers, and yet their rankings stayed the same? Tricky.