Most Popular Baby Names of 2010

In 2010, Isabella was the most popular name for girls, given to 22,936 babies, and Jacob topped the boys' list with 22,157. Isabella held on to number one for a second year in a row, and Jacob held on to number one for a 12th year in a row.

Social Security counted 1,777,595 girls and 1,918,676 boys born in 2010 under names given to at least five babies, spread across 19,841 different girls' names and 14,270 boys' names.

Top 100 names of 2010

Top girls' names, 2010
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2009
1	Isabella	22,936	same
2	Sophia	20,656	up 2
3	Emma	17,366	down 1
4	Olivia	17,040	down 1
5	Ava	15,444	same
6	Emily	14,281	same
7	Abigail	14,257	up 1
8	Madison	13,196	down 1
9	Chloe	11,765	same
10	Mia	10,650	same
11	Addison	10,334	up 1
12	Elizabeth	10,283	down 1
13	Ella	9,884	up 2
14	Natalie	8,789	up 2
15	Samantha	8,411	down 1
16	Alexis	8,279	down 3
17	Lily	7,992	up 1
18	Grace	7,692	down 1
19	Hailey	7,027	up 6
20	Hannah	6,999	up 3
21	Alyssa	6,993	down 2
22	Lillian	6,957	up 5
23	Avery	6,677	up 9
24	Leah	6,545	up 5
25	Nevaeh	6,446	up 9
26	Sarah	6,341	down 5
27	Anna	6,336	up 1
28	Sofia	6,328	up 8
29	Ashley	6,317	down 9
30	Brianna	6,281	down 6
31	Zoe	6,274	up 16
32	Victoria	6,236	down 1
33	Gabriella	6,185	same
34	Brooklyn	6,130	up 3
35	Kaylee	6,108	down 9
36	Layla	5,901	up 9
37	Taylor	5,900	down 15
38	Allison	5,868	down 8
39	Evelyn	5,843	up 1
40	Riley	5,543	down 2
41	Amelia	5,464	up 14
42	Khloe	5,412	up 53
43	Makayla	5,397	up 1
44	Savannah	5,386	down 5
45	Aubrey	5,367	down 4
46	Charlotte	5,358	up 22
47	Zoey	5,220	up 28
48	Bella	5,136	up 10
49	Kayla	5,060	down 14
50	Alexa	5,043	down 7
51	Peyton	4,973	down 9
52	Audrey	4,952	down 3
53	Claire	4,917	same
54	Arianna	4,848	down 2
55	Julia	4,677	down 5
56	Aaliyah	4,673	up 7
57	Kylie	4,606	up 5
58	Lauren	4,466	down 12
59	Sophie	4,416	up 6
60	Sydney	4,335	down 12
61	Camila	4,307	up 19
62	Jasmine	4,182	down 11
63	Morgan	4,077	down 6
64	Alexandra	4,021	up 5
65	Jocelyn	3,997	up 6
66	Maya	3,971	down 5
67	Gianna	3,960	up 9
68	Mackenzie	3,883	up 9
69	Kimberly	3,871	down 3
70	Katherine	3,870	down 10
71	Destiny	3,737	down 15
72	Trinity	3,708	up 2
73	Brooke	3,706	down 19
74	Faith	3,705	up 5
75	Lucy	3,634	up 26
76	Madelyn	3,621	down 17
77	Madeline	3,604	down 13
78	Bailey	3,598	up 7
79	Payton	3,589	up 5
80	Andrea	3,569	down 7
81	Autumn	3,529	same
82	Melanie	3,486	up 12
83	Serenity	3,486	up 10
84	Ariana	3,477	down 2
85	Stella	3,440	up 41
86	Maria	3,421	down 16
87	Molly	3,362	up 5
88	Caroline	3,360	down 1
89	Genesis	3,303	down 6
90	Kaitlyn	3,303	down 23
91	Eva	3,280	up 8
92	Jessica	3,200	down 14
93	Angelina	3,146	down 7
94	Gabrielle	3,144	up 2
95	Naomi	3,136	up 12
96	Valeria	3,116	down 24
97	Mariah	3,113	down 9
98	Natalia	3,047	up 5
99	Rachel	3,024	down 10
100	Paige	3,012	down 2

Top boys' names, 2010
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2009
1	Jacob	22,157	same
2	Ethan	18,020	same
3	Michael	17,387	same
4	Jayden	17,203	up 4
5	William	17,072	same
6	Alexander	16,769	down 2
7	Noah	16,481	up 2
8	Daniel	15,869	down 1
9	Aiden	15,547	up 3
10	Anthony	15,511	up 1
11	Joshua	15,467	down 5
12	Mason	14,858	up 22
13	Christopher	14,299	down 3
14	Andrew	14,269	up 2
15	David	14,222	down 1
16	Matthew	14,148	down 3
17	Logan	14,032	same
18	Elijah	13,920	up 3
19	James	13,901	down 1
20	Joseph	13,851	down 5
21	Gabriel	12,891	up 1
22	Benjamin	12,439	down 3
23	Ryan	11,981	down 3
24	Samuel	11,971	same
25	Jackson	11,823	up 2
26	John	11,568	same
27	Nathan	11,380	down 2
28	Jonathan	11,140	up 1
29	Christian	11,110	down 6
30	Liam	10,933	up 19
31	Dylan	10,520	down 1
32	Caleb	10,485	down 1
33	Landon	10,483	up 3
34	Tyler	10,458	down 6
35	Lucas	10,388	up 4
36	Evan	9,732	down 1
37	Nicholas	9,653	down 5
38	Gavin	9,626	down 5
39	Isaac	9,371	up 1
40	Brayden	9,122	up 8
41	Luke	8,850	up 6
42	Angel	8,776	down 5
43	Isaiah	8,589	down 2
44	Brandon	8,549	down 6
45	Jack	8,520	down 3
46	Jordan	8,253	down 1
47	Owen	8,177	up 4
48	Carter	8,164	up 2
49	Connor	8,051	up 3
50	Justin	7,856	down 4
51	Jeremiah	7,743	up 14
52	Jose	7,703	down 9
53	Julian	7,589	up 9
54	Robert	7,569	up 1
55	Aaron	7,470	down 1
56	Adrian	7,409	up 3
57	Wyatt	7,377	up 3
58	Hunter	7,334	down 2
59	Kevin	7,330	down 15
60	Cameron	7,199	down 2
61	Zachary	7,184	down 8
62	Thomas	7,136	down 5
63	Charles	7,106	up 1
64	Austin	6,909	down 1
65	Eli	6,571	up 25
66	Chase	6,448	down 5
67	Henry	6,408	up 4
68	Sebastian	6,366	up 2
69	Jason	6,279	down 3
70	Levi	6,027	up 15
71	Xavier	5,765	down 3
72	Ian	5,563	up 1
73	Colton	5,321	up 20
74	Dominic	5,300	up 7
75	Cooper	5,260	up 9
76	Juan	5,245	down 9
77	Josiah	5,210	up 9
78	Ayden	5,144	up 9
79	Luis	5,128	down 10
80	Adam	5,111	down 6
81	Nathaniel	5,110	down 6
82	Carson	5,098	up 6
83	Brody	5,056	down 6
84	Tristan	4,899	down 4
85	Parker	4,732	up 11
86	Diego	4,719	down 10
87	Blake	4,703	up 2
88	Oliver	4,666	up 10
89	Carlos	4,591	down 10
90	Cole	4,590	down 8
91	Jaden	4,523	up 10
92	Jesus	4,454	down 14
93	Alex	4,442	down 10
94	Aidan	4,311	down 22
95	Eric	4,201	same
96	Hayden	4,196	down 5
97	Bryan	3,938	down 5
98	Max	3,848	up 6
99	Jaxon	3,843	up 25
100	Bentley	3,776	up 414

Biggest climbers in 2010

The names that gained the most ground within the top 1,000 compared with 2009.

Girls

Maci: up 426 places, from 657th to 231st
Eloise: up 384 places, from 913th to 529th
Giuliana: up 329 places, from 707th to 378th
Sloane: up 293 places, from 886th to 593rd
Tiana: up 267 places, from 598th to 331st
Rosalie: up 243 places, from 833rd to 590th
Quinn: up 233 places, from 488th to 255th
Vera: up 224 places, from 897th to 673rd
Adalynn: up 223 places, from 669th to 446th
Kinley: up 221 places, from 453rd to 232nd

Boys

Bentley: up 414 places, from 514th to 100th
Kellan: up 258 places, from 624th to 366th
Knox: up 245 places, from 704th to 459th
Aarav: up 239 places, from 816th to 577th
Royce: up 198 places, from 941st to 743rd
Prince: up 177 places, from 692nd to 515th
Jean: up 159 places, from 959th to 800th
Clay: up 154 places, from 948th to 794th
Amare: up 148 places, from 657th to 509th
Enzo: up 146 places, from 592nd to 446th

New to the top 1,000 in 2010

Girls

Tenley, 460th (its first time ever)
Farrah, 551st (back after dropping out)
Jordynn, 689th (its first time ever)
Elin, 726th (its first time ever)
Emmalyn, 745th (its first time ever)
Sawyer, 788th (its first time ever)
Gracelynn, 840th (its first time ever)
Alayah, 847th (its first time ever)
Jemma, 852nd (its first time ever)
Lilyanna, 869th (its first time ever)

Boys

Channing, 645th (back after dropping out)
Iker, 646th (its first time ever)
Bently, 667th (its first time ever)
Callen, 698th (its first time ever)
Brantley, 736th (back after dropping out)
Tatum, 752nd (its first time ever)
Bode, 775th (back after dropping out)
Hank, 806th (back after dropping out)
Kyron, 822nd (its first time ever)
Benson, 823rd (back after dropping out)

How spread out were names in 2010?

The ten most popular girls' names went to 8.9% of the girls counted in 2010, and the top ten boys' names to 9% of the boys. In 1990, those shares were 16% for girls and 19.5% for boys.

Source: Social Security Administration, national baby name data, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.