By year

The top names of 2013

Sophia led the girls and Noah the boys, out of 3,646,327 babies in the public record for that year.

Girls, 2013

#NameBabiesShare
1Sophia21,2551.21%
2Emma20,9731.20%
3Olivia18,4541.05%
4Isabella17,6891.01%
5Ava15,2710.87%
6Mia13,1660.75%
7Emily13,1440.75%
8Abigail12,4290.71%
9Madison10,6050.60%
10Elizabeth9,4760.54%
11Charlotte9,3140.53%
12Avery9,1850.52%
13Sofia9,1690.52%
14Chloe8,8010.50%
15Ella8,4610.48%
16Harper8,2840.47%
17Amelia8,0520.46%
18Aubrey7,9850.46%
19Addison7,7400.44%
20Evelyn7,6700.44%
21Natalie7,4920.43%
22Grace7,3870.42%
23Hannah7,3070.42%
24Zoey7,2580.41%
25Victoria7,2150.41%
26Lillian7,0850.40%
27Lily7,0040.40%
28Brooklyn6,9060.39%
29Samantha6,5160.37%
30Layla6,4900.37%
31Zoe5,9780.34%
32Leah5,6180.32%
33Audrey5,6050.32%
34Allison5,4460.31%
35Anna5,3980.31%
36Savannah5,2590.30%
37Aaliyah5,2460.30%
38Gabriella5,2170.30%
39Camila5,1470.29%
40Kaylee5,1270.29%
41Aria5,1180.29%
42Scarlett5,0540.29%
43Hailey5,0310.29%
44Arianna5,0050.29%
45Riley4,9410.28%
46Nevaeh4,7860.27%
47Alexis4,7850.27%
48Sarah4,7150.27%
49Sadie4,6630.27%
50Claire4,6610.27%

Boys, 2013

#NameBabiesShare
1Noah18,2910.97%
2Jacob18,2010.96%
3Liam18,1530.96%
4Mason17,7300.94%
5William16,6690.88%
6Ethan16,2600.86%
7Michael15,5440.82%
8Alexander14,9230.79%
9Jayden14,8040.78%
10Daniel14,3260.76%
11Elijah13,8290.73%
12Aiden13,6490.72%
13James13,5960.72%
14Benjamin13,5150.71%
15Matthew13,3640.71%
16Jackson12,6100.67%
17David12,4000.66%
18Logan12,3660.65%
19Anthony12,2950.65%
20Joseph12,2780.65%
21Joshua11,8610.63%
22Andrew11,6840.62%
23Lucas11,5580.61%
24Gabriel11,2450.59%
25Samuel11,1410.59%
26Christopher10,8780.58%
27John10,7390.57%
28Isaac10,1340.54%
29Dylan10,1270.54%
30Ryan9,8950.52%
31Nathan9,7210.51%
32Caleb9,6120.51%
33Carter9,5900.51%
34Luke9,5880.51%
35Christian9,3520.49%
36Hunter8,9880.48%
37Henry8,8850.47%
38Owen8,7660.46%
39Landon8,7520.46%
40Jack8,5770.45%
41Jonathan8,5770.45%
42Wyatt8,5670.45%
43Eli7,9520.42%
44Isaiah7,9030.42%
45Jaxon7,5630.40%
46Sebastian7,5530.40%
47Julian7,5210.40%
48Brayden7,4550.39%
49Levi7,4490.39%
50Gavin7,4220.39%

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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