By year

The top names of 2011

Sophia led the girls and Jacob the boys, out of 3,658,318 babies in the public record for that year.

Girls, 2011

#NameBabiesShare
1Sophia21,8631.24%
2Isabella19,9311.13%
3Emma18,8251.07%
4Olivia17,3350.99%
5Ava15,5180.88%
6Emily14,2770.81%
7Abigail13,2660.75%
8Madison12,4060.71%
9Mia11,5430.66%
10Chloe11,0070.63%
11Elizabeth10,1090.57%
12Ella9,5970.55%
13Addison9,3120.53%
14Natalie8,6460.49%
15Lily8,1920.47%
16Grace7,6420.43%
17Samantha7,4000.42%
18Avery7,3460.42%
19Sofia7,3310.42%
20Aubrey7,1880.41%
21Brooklyn7,1780.41%
22Lillian6,9340.39%
23Victoria6,8960.39%
24Evelyn6,7090.38%
25Hannah6,5840.37%
26Alexis6,5380.37%
27Charlotte6,4310.37%
28Zoey6,4070.36%
29Leah6,4000.36%
30Amelia6,3740.36%
31Zoe6,3090.36%
32Hailey6,2820.36%
33Nevaeh6,1270.35%
34Gabriella6,1060.35%
35Layla6,0880.35%
36Kaylee6,0530.34%
37Alyssa6,0290.34%
38Anna5,6750.32%
39Sarah5,5710.32%
40Allison5,4720.31%
41Savannah5,4630.31%
42Ashley5,4030.31%
43Audrey5,2150.30%
44Taylor5,1950.30%
45Brianna5,1830.29%
46Aaliyah5,1290.29%
47Riley5,0450.29%
48Camila4,9720.28%
49Khloe4,9640.28%
50Claire4,9000.28%

Boys, 2011

#NameBabiesShare
1Jacob20,4031.07%
2Mason19,5301.03%
3William17,3620.91%
4Jayden17,0190.90%
5Noah16,8830.89%
6Michael16,8230.89%
7Ethan16,7020.88%
8Alexander15,7170.83%
9Aiden15,5200.82%
10Daniel15,3070.81%
11Anthony14,2900.75%
12Matthew14,1840.75%
13Elijah14,0010.74%
14Joshua13,7970.73%
15Liam13,4500.71%
16Andrew13,2970.70%
17James13,2750.70%
18David13,2580.70%
19Benjamin13,0820.69%
20Christopher13,0270.69%
21Logan12,9990.68%
22Joseph12,9950.68%
23Jackson12,4080.65%
24Gabriel12,3670.65%
25Ryan11,5030.61%
26Samuel11,3660.60%
27John11,0680.58%
28Nathan10,5230.55%
29Lucas10,4050.55%
30Christian10,3340.54%
31Jonathan10,2540.54%
32Caleb10,0400.53%
33Dylan9,7920.52%
34Landon9,7610.51%
35Isaac9,6070.51%
36Brayden9,0250.48%
37Gavin9,0160.47%
38Tyler8,8510.47%
39Luke8,7060.46%
40Evan8,6610.46%
41Carter8,6080.45%
42Nicholas8,6010.45%
43Isaiah8,5550.45%
44Owen8,3410.44%
45Jack8,1850.43%
46Jordan8,0960.43%
47Brandon7,8210.41%
48Wyatt7,6870.40%
49Jeremiah7,6300.40%
50Julian7,6270.40%

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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