Top Names of 2011

The most popular names recorded in 2011 were Sophia for girls and Jacob for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Sophia21,861
2Isabella19,930
3Emma18,822
4Olivia17,334
5Ava15,514
6Emily14,277
7Abigail13,261
8Madison12,406
9Mia11,542
10Chloe11,007
11Elizabeth10,106
12Ella9,597
13Addison9,311
14Natalie8,646
15Lily8,192
16Grace7,640
17Samantha7,398
18Avery7,344
19Sofia7,331
20Aubrey7,187
21Brooklyn7,178
22Lillian6,932
23Victoria6,895
24Evelyn6,709
25Hannah6,584
26Alexis6,537
27Charlotte6,430
28Zoey6,407
29Leah6,400
30Amelia6,374
31Zoe6,309
32Hailey6,282
33Nevaeh6,126
34Gabriella6,106
35Layla6,087
36Kaylee6,052
37Alyssa6,029
38Anna5,672
39Sarah5,569
40Allison5,472
41Savannah5,462
42Ashley5,403
43Audrey5,214
44Taylor5,193
45Brianna5,183
46Aaliyah5,127
47Riley5,043
48Camila4,971
49Khloe4,963
50Claire4,900

Boys

#NameBabies
1Jacob20,401
2Mason19,528
3William17,359
4Jayden17,017
5Noah16,881
6Michael16,822
7Ethan16,696
8Alexander15,716
9Aiden15,518
10Daniel15,304
11Anthony14,289
12Matthew14,179
13Elijah13,997
14Joshua13,796
15Liam13,449
16Andrew13,296
17James13,272
18David13,254
19Benjamin13,079
20Christopher13,026
21Logan12,997
22Joseph12,994
23Jackson12,407
24Gabriel12,361
25Ryan11,503
26Samuel11,366
27John11,065
28Nathan10,522
29Lucas10,405
30Christian10,334
31Jonathan10,253
32Caleb10,039
33Dylan9,790
34Landon9,761
35Isaac9,606
36Brayden9,024
37Gavin9,016
38Tyler8,851
39Luke8,706
40Evan8,661
41Carter8,608
42Nicholas8,601
43Isaiah8,553
44Owen8,341
45Jack8,184
46Jordan8,096
47Brandon7,820
48Wyatt7,686
49Jeremiah7,629
50Julian7,627