Most Popular Baby Names of 2011

In 2011, Sophia was the most popular name for girls, given to 21,863 babies, and Jacob topped the boys' list with 20,403. Sophia took the top spot from Isabella, and Jacob held on to number one for a 13th year in a row.

Social Security counted 1,759,066 girls and 1,899,252 boys born in 2011 under names given to at least five babies, spread across 19,590 different girls' names and 14,360 boys' names.

Top 100 names of 2011

Top girls' names, 2011
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2010
1	Sophia	21,863	up 1
2	Isabella	19,931	down 1
3	Emma	18,825	same
4	Olivia	17,335	same
5	Ava	15,518	same
6	Emily	14,277	same
7	Abigail	13,266	same
8	Madison	12,406	same
9	Mia	11,543	up 1
10	Chloe	11,007	down 1
11	Elizabeth	10,109	up 1
12	Ella	9,597	up 1
13	Addison	9,312	down 2
14	Natalie	8,646	same
15	Lily	8,192	up 2
16	Grace	7,642	up 2
17	Samantha	7,400	down 2
18	Avery	7,346	up 5
19	Sofia	7,331	up 9
20	Aubrey	7,188	up 25
21	Brooklyn	7,178	up 13
22	Lillian	6,934	same
23	Victoria	6,896	up 9
24	Evelyn	6,709	up 15
25	Hannah	6,584	down 5
26	Alexis	6,538	down 10
27	Charlotte	6,431	up 19
28	Zoey	6,407	up 19
29	Leah	6,400	down 5
30	Amelia	6,374	up 11
31	Zoe	6,309	same
32	Hailey	6,282	down 13
33	Nevaeh	6,127	down 8
34	Gabriella	6,106	down 1
35	Layla	6,088	up 1
36	Kaylee	6,053	down 1
37	Alyssa	6,029	down 16
38	Anna	5,675	down 11
39	Sarah	5,571	down 13
40	Allison	5,472	down 2
41	Savannah	5,463	up 3
42	Ashley	5,403	down 13
43	Audrey	5,215	up 9
44	Taylor	5,195	down 7
45	Brianna	5,183	down 15
46	Aaliyah	5,129	up 10
47	Riley	5,045	down 7
48	Camila	4,972	up 13
49	Khloe	4,964	down 7
50	Claire	4,900	up 3
51	Sophie	4,732	up 8
52	Arianna	4,700	up 2
53	Peyton	4,679	down 2
54	Harper	4,676	up 66
55	Alexa	4,510	down 5
56	Makayla	4,460	down 13
57	Kylie	4,351	same
58	Julia	4,350	down 3
59	Kayla	4,336	down 10
60	Bella	4,280	down 12
61	Katherine	4,189	up 9
62	Lauren	4,100	down 4
63	Gianna	4,071	up 4
64	Maya	4,024	up 2
65	Sydney	3,974	down 5
66	Serenity	3,872	up 17
67	Kimberly	3,812	up 2
68	Mackenzie	3,799	same
69	Autumn	3,769	up 12
70	Faith	3,733	up 4
71	Jocelyn	3,731	down 6
72	Jasmine	3,710	down 10
73	Lucy	3,704	up 2
74	Stella	3,698	up 11
75	Morgan	3,672	down 12
76	Alexandra	3,630	down 12
77	Trinity	3,625	down 5
78	Molly	3,616	up 9
79	Madelyn	3,604	down 3
80	Scarlett	3,564	up 35
81	Genesis	3,513	up 8
82	Andrea	3,512	down 2
83	Eva	3,470	up 8
84	Ariana	3,456	same
85	Madeline	3,429	down 8
86	Brooke	3,372	down 13
87	Caroline	3,370	up 1
88	Bailey	3,318	down 10
89	Melanie	3,289	down 7
90	Destiny	3,273	down 19
91	Kennedy	3,248	up 20
92	Maria	3,221	down 6
93	Naomi	3,195	up 2
94	London	3,168	up 15
95	Payton	3,153	down 16
96	Lydia	3,092	up 14
97	Ellie	3,064	up 7
98	Mariah	2,995	down 1
99	Aubree	2,943	up 125
100	Kaitlyn	2,908	down 10

Top boys' names, 2011
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2010
1	Jacob	20,403	same
2	Mason	19,530	up 10
3	William	17,362	up 2
4	Jayden	17,019	same
5	Noah	16,883	up 2
6	Michael	16,823	down 3
7	Ethan	16,702	down 5
8	Alexander	15,717	down 2
9	Aiden	15,520	same
10	Daniel	15,307	down 2
11	Anthony	14,290	down 1
12	Matthew	14,184	up 4
13	Elijah	14,001	up 5
14	Joshua	13,797	down 3
15	Liam	13,450	up 15
16	Andrew	13,297	down 2
17	James	13,275	up 2
18	David	13,258	down 3
19	Benjamin	13,082	up 3
20	Christopher	13,027	down 7
21	Logan	12,999	down 4
22	Joseph	12,995	down 2
23	Jackson	12,408	up 2
24	Gabriel	12,367	down 3
25	Ryan	11,503	down 2
26	Samuel	11,366	down 2
27	John	11,068	down 1
28	Nathan	10,523	down 1
29	Lucas	10,405	up 6
30	Christian	10,334	down 1
31	Jonathan	10,254	down 3
32	Caleb	10,040	same
33	Dylan	9,792	down 2
34	Landon	9,761	down 1
35	Isaac	9,607	up 4
36	Brayden	9,025	up 4
37	Gavin	9,016	up 1
38	Tyler	8,851	down 4
39	Luke	8,706	up 2
40	Evan	8,661	down 4
41	Carter	8,608	up 7
42	Nicholas	8,601	down 5
43	Isaiah	8,555	same
44	Owen	8,341	up 3
45	Jack	8,185	same
46	Jordan	8,096	same
47	Brandon	7,821	down 3
48	Wyatt	7,687	up 9
49	Jeremiah	7,630	up 2
50	Julian	7,627	up 3
51	Aaron	7,624	up 4
52	Angel	7,536	down 10
53	Cameron	7,527	up 7
54	Connor	7,410	down 5
55	Hunter	7,380	up 3
56	Adrian	7,349	same
57	Henry	7,235	up 10
58	Eli	7,220	up 7
59	Justin	7,129	down 9
60	Austin	7,034	up 4
61	Charles	6,987	up 2
62	Robert	6,984	down 8
63	Thomas	6,929	down 1
64	Zachary	6,811	down 3
65	Jose	6,766	down 13
66	Levi	6,661	up 4
67	Kevin	6,568	down 8
68	Sebastian	6,551	same
69	Chase	6,203	down 3
70	Ayden	6,129	up 8
71	Jason	5,854	down 2
72	Ian	5,620	same
73	Blake	5,617	up 14
74	Colton	5,601	down 1
75	Bentley	5,587	up 25
76	Xavier	5,450	down 5
77	Dominic	5,438	down 3
78	Oliver	5,414	up 10
79	Parker	5,296	up 6
80	Josiah	5,274	down 3
81	Adam	5,215	down 1
82	Cooper	5,176	down 7
83	Brody	5,078	same
84	Nathaniel	4,980	down 3
85	Carson	4,927	down 3
86	Jaxon	4,738	up 13
87	Tristan	4,732	down 3
88	Luis	4,693	down 9
89	Juan	4,684	down 13
90	Hayden	4,603	up 6
91	Carlos	4,182	down 2
92	Nolan	4,169	up 12
93	Jesus	4,168	down 1
94	Cole	4,140	down 4
95	Alex	4,041	down 2
96	Max	3,956	up 2
97	Bryson	3,944	up 23
98	Grayson	3,940	up 24
99	Diego	3,824	down 13
100	Jaden	3,811	down 9

Biggest climbers in 2011

The names that gained the most ground within the top 1,000 compared with 2010.

Girls

Briella: up 392 places, from 889th to 497th
Adele: up 285 places, from 910th to 625th
Angelique: up 245 places, from 626th to 381st
Arya: up 227 places, from 942nd to 715th
Journee: up 219 places, from 939th to 720th
Charleigh: up 215 places, from 996th to 781st
Emersyn: up 213 places, from 918th to 705th
Charley: up 202 places, from 828th to 626th
Aria: up 196 places, from 353rd to 157th
Emmalyn: up 195 places, from 745th to 550th

Boys

Brantley: up 416 places, from 736th to 320th
Jaxen: up 296 places, from 891st to 595th
Iker: up 267 places, from 646th to 379th
Royce: up 212 places, from 743rd to 531st
Sylas: up 210 places, from 835th to 625th
Bentlee: up 209 places, from 845th to 636th
Jaxton: up 202 places, from 799th to 597th
Carmelo: up 195 places, from 779th to 584th
Maximiliano: up 172 places, from 462nd to 290th
Lennon: up 169 places, from 916th to 747th

New to the top 1,000 in 2011

Girls

Bryn, 744th (back after dropping out)
Renata, 762nd (back after dropping out)
Aviana, 766th (its first time ever)
Samiyah, 789th (back after dropping out)
Braylee, 801st (its first time ever)
Milania, 816th (its first time ever)
Blake, 817th (back after dropping out)
Kensley, 830th (its first time ever)
Avianna, 835th (its first time ever)
Saanvi, 847th (its first time ever)

Boys

Raylan, 698th (its first time ever)
Bowen, 722nd (its first time ever)
Crosby, 741st (its first time ever)
Harvey, 849th (back after dropping out)
Rylen, 852nd (its first time ever)
Amos, 859th (back after dropping out)
Cassius, 873rd (back after dropping out)
Callan, 886th (its first time ever)
Brenton, 898th (back after dropping out)
Nixon, 900th (its first time ever)

How spread out were names in 2011?

The ten most popular girls' names went to 8.9% of the girls counted in 2011, and the top ten boys' names to 9% of the boys. In 1991, those shares were 14.9% for girls and 18.4% 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.