By year

The top names of 2010

Isabella led the girls and Jacob the boys, out of 3,696,271 babies in the public record for that year.

Girls, 2010

#NameBabiesShare
1Isabella22,9361.29%
2Sophia20,6561.16%
3Emma17,3660.98%
4Olivia17,0400.96%
5Ava15,4440.87%
6Emily14,2810.80%
7Abigail14,2570.80%
8Madison13,1960.74%
9Chloe11,7650.66%
10Mia10,6500.60%
11Addison10,3340.58%
12Elizabeth10,2830.58%
13Ella9,8840.56%
14Natalie8,7890.49%
15Samantha8,4110.47%
16Alexis8,2790.47%
17Lily7,9920.45%
18Grace7,6920.43%
19Hailey7,0270.40%
20Hannah6,9990.39%
21Alyssa6,9930.39%
22Lillian6,9570.39%
23Avery6,6770.38%
24Leah6,5450.37%
25Nevaeh6,4460.36%
26Sarah6,3410.36%
27Anna6,3360.36%
28Sofia6,3280.36%
29Ashley6,3170.36%
30Brianna6,2810.35%
31Zoe6,2740.35%
32Victoria6,2360.35%
33Gabriella6,1850.35%
34Brooklyn6,1300.34%
35Kaylee6,1080.34%
36Layla5,9010.33%
37Taylor5,9000.33%
38Allison5,8680.33%
39Evelyn5,8430.33%
40Riley5,5430.31%
41Amelia5,4640.31%
42Khloe5,4120.30%
43Makayla5,3970.30%
44Savannah5,3860.30%
45Aubrey5,3670.30%
46Charlotte5,3580.30%
47Zoey5,2200.29%
48Bella5,1360.29%
49Kayla5,0600.28%
50Alexa5,0430.28%

Boys, 2010

#NameBabiesShare
1Jacob22,1571.15%
2Ethan18,0200.94%
3Michael17,3870.91%
4Jayden17,2030.90%
5William17,0720.89%
6Alexander16,7690.87%
7Noah16,4810.86%
8Daniel15,8690.83%
9Aiden15,5470.81%
10Anthony15,5110.81%
11Joshua15,4670.81%
12Mason14,8580.77%
13Christopher14,2990.75%
14Andrew14,2690.74%
15David14,2220.74%
16Matthew14,1480.74%
17Logan14,0320.73%
18Elijah13,9200.73%
19James13,9010.72%
20Joseph13,8510.72%
21Gabriel12,8910.67%
22Benjamin12,4390.65%
23Ryan11,9810.62%
24Samuel11,9710.62%
25Jackson11,8230.62%
26John11,5680.60%
27Nathan11,3800.59%
28Jonathan11,1400.58%
29Christian11,1100.58%
30Liam10,9330.57%
31Dylan10,5200.55%
32Caleb10,4850.55%
33Landon10,4830.55%
34Tyler10,4580.55%
35Lucas10,3880.54%
36Evan9,7320.51%
37Nicholas9,6530.50%
38Gavin9,6260.50%
39Isaac9,3710.49%
40Brayden9,1220.48%
41Luke8,8500.46%
42Angel8,7760.46%
43Isaiah8,5890.45%
44Brandon8,5490.45%
45Jack8,5200.44%
46Jordan8,2530.43%
47Owen8,1770.43%
48Carter8,1640.43%
49Connor8,0510.42%
50Justin7,8560.41%

United States national data, Social Security Administration. The file counts Social Security applications, so its early decades undercount; the share column is a name's part of the names recorded for that sex that year, not of all births. How we use it.

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