Most Popular Baby Names of 2011
In 2011, the most popular baby names in the United States were Sophia for girls and Jacob for boys. Sophia was given to 21,863 girls and Jacob to 20,403 boys, according to Social Security card applications.
Across all names, the Social Security Administration recorded 3,658,318 births for names given to at least five babies that year, down from 3,696,271 in 2010. The tables below show the top 100 names for each sex with their rank change from the year before, followed by the biggest movers in the top 1,000.
New to the top 100 this year: Harper, Scarlett, Kennedy, London, Lydia, and Ellie.
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Top 100 baby names of 2011
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sophia | 21,863 | ↑ 1 |
| 2 | Isabella | 19,931 | ↓ 1 |
| 3 | Emma | 18,825 | – |
| 4 | Olivia | 17,335 | – |
| 5 | Ava | 15,518 | – |
| 6 | Emily | 14,277 | – |
| 7 | Abigail | 13,266 | – |
| 8 | Madison | 12,406 | – |
| 9 | Mia | 11,543 | ↑ 1 |
| 10 | Chloe | 11,007 | ↓ 1 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 10,109 | ↑ 1 |
| 12 | Ella | 9,597 | ↑ 1 |
| 13 | Addison | 9,312 | ↓ 2 |
| 14 | Natalie | 8,646 | – |
| 15 | Lily | 8,192 | ↑ 2 |
| 16 | Grace | 7,642 | ↑ 2 |
| 17 | Samantha | 7,400 | ↓ 2 |
| 18 | Avery | 7,346 | ↑ 5 |
| 19 | Sofia | 7,331 | ↑ 9 |
| 20 | Aubrey | 7,188 | ↑ 25 |
| 21 | Brooklyn | 7,178 | ↑ 13 |
| 22 | Lillian | 6,934 | – |
| 23 | Victoria | 6,896 | ↑ 9 |
| 24 | Evelyn | 6,709 | ↑ 15 |
| 25 | Hannah | 6,584 | ↓ 5 |
| 26 | Alexis | 6,538 | ↓ 10 |
| 27 | Charlotte | 6,431 | ↑ 19 |
| 28 | Zoey | 6,407 | ↑ 19 |
| 29 | Leah | 6,400 | ↓ 5 |
| 30 | Amelia | 6,374 | ↑ 11 |
| 31 | Zoe | 6,309 | – |
| 32 | Hailey | 6,282 | ↓ 13 |
| 33 | Nevaeh | 6,127 | ↓ 8 |
| 34 | Gabriella | 6,106 | ↓ 1 |
| 35 | Layla | 6,088 | ↑ 1 |
| 36 | Kaylee | 6,053 | ↓ 1 |
| 37 | Alyssa | 6,029 | ↓ 16 |
| 38 | Anna | 5,675 | ↓ 11 |
| 39 | Sarah | 5,571 | ↓ 13 |
| 40 | Allison | 5,472 | ↓ 2 |
| 41 | Savannah | 5,463 | ↑ 3 |
| 42 | Ashley | 5,403 | ↓ 13 |
| 43 | Audrey | 5,215 | ↑ 9 |
| 44 | Taylor | 5,195 | ↓ 7 |
| 45 | Brianna | 5,183 | ↓ 15 |
| 46 | Aaliyah | 5,129 | ↑ 10 |
| 47 | Riley | 5,045 | ↓ 7 |
| 48 | Camila | 4,972 | ↑ 13 |
| 49 | Khloe | 4,964 | ↓ 7 |
| 50 | Claire | 4,900 | ↑ 3 |
| 51 | Sophie | 4,732 | ↑ 8 |
| 52 | Arianna | 4,700 | ↑ 2 |
| 53 | Peyton | 4,679 | ↓ 2 |
| 54 | Harper | 4,676 | ↑ 66 |
| 55 | Alexa | 4,510 | ↓ 5 |
| 56 | Makayla | 4,460 | ↓ 13 |
| 57 | Kylie | 4,351 | – |
| 58 | Julia | 4,350 | ↓ 3 |
| 59 | Kayla | 4,336 | ↓ 10 |
| 60 | Bella | 4,280 | ↓ 12 |
| 61 | Katherine | 4,189 | ↑ 9 |
| 62 | Lauren | 4,100 | ↓ 4 |
| 63 | Gianna | 4,071 | ↑ 4 |
| 64 | Maya | 4,024 | ↑ 2 |
| 65 | Sydney | 3,974 | ↓ 5 |
| 66 | Serenity | 3,872 | ↑ 17 |
| 67 | Kimberly | 3,812 | ↑ 2 |
| 68 | Mackenzie | 3,799 | – |
| 69 | Autumn | 3,769 | ↑ 12 |
| 70 | Faith | 3,733 | ↑ 4 |
| 71 | Jocelyn | 3,731 | ↓ 6 |
| 72 | Jasmine | 3,710 | ↓ 10 |
| 73 | Lucy | 3,704 | ↑ 2 |
| 74 | Stella | 3,698 | ↑ 11 |
| 75 | Morgan | 3,672 | ↓ 12 |
| 76 | Alexandra | 3,630 | ↓ 12 |
| 77 | Trinity | 3,625 | ↓ 5 |
| 78 | Molly | 3,616 | ↑ 9 |
| 79 | Madelyn | 3,604 | ↓ 3 |
| 80 | Scarlett | 3,564 | ↑ 35 |
| 81 | Genesis | 3,513 | ↑ 8 |
| 82 | Andrea | 3,512 | ↓ 2 |
| 83 | Eva | 3,470 | ↑ 8 |
| 84 | Ariana | 3,456 | – |
| 85 | Madeline | 3,429 | ↓ 8 |
| 86 | Brooke | 3,372 | ↓ 13 |
| 87 | Caroline | 3,370 | ↑ 1 |
| 88 | Bailey | 3,318 | ↓ 10 |
| 89 | Melanie | 3,289 | ↓ 7 |
| 90 | Destiny | 3,273 | ↓ 19 |
| 91 | Kennedy | 3,248 | ↑ 20 |
| 92 | Maria | 3,221 | ↓ 6 |
| 93 | Naomi | 3,195 | ↑ 2 |
| 94 | London | 3,168 | ↑ 15 |
| 95 | Payton | 3,153 | ↓ 16 |
| 96 | Lydia | 3,092 | ↑ 14 |
| 97 | Ellie | 3,064 | ↑ 7 |
| 98 | Mariah | 2,995 | ↓ 1 |
| 99 | Aubree | 2,943 | ↑ 125 |
| 100 | Kaitlyn | 2,908 | ↓ 10 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 20,403 | – |
| 2 | Mason | 19,530 | ↑ 10 |
| 3 | William | 17,362 | ↑ 2 |
| 4 | Jayden | 17,019 | – |
| 5 | Noah | 16,883 | ↑ 2 |
| 6 | Michael | 16,823 | ↓ 3 |
| 7 | Ethan | 16,702 | ↓ 5 |
| 8 | Alexander | 15,717 | ↓ 2 |
| 9 | Aiden | 15,520 | – |
| 10 | Daniel | 15,307 | ↓ 2 |
| 11 | Anthony | 14,290 | ↓ 1 |
| 12 | Matthew | 14,184 | ↑ 4 |
| 13 | Elijah | 14,001 | ↑ 5 |
| 14 | Joshua | 13,797 | ↓ 3 |
| 15 | Liam | 13,450 | ↑ 15 |
| 16 | Andrew | 13,297 | ↓ 2 |
| 17 | James | 13,275 | ↑ 2 |
| 18 | David | 13,258 | ↓ 3 |
| 19 | Benjamin | 13,082 | ↑ 3 |
| 20 | Christopher | 13,027 | ↓ 7 |
| 21 | Logan | 12,999 | ↓ 4 |
| 22 | Joseph | 12,995 | ↓ 2 |
| 23 | Jackson | 12,408 | ↑ 2 |
| 24 | Gabriel | 12,367 | ↓ 3 |
| 25 | Ryan | 11,503 | ↓ 2 |
| 26 | Samuel | 11,366 | ↓ 2 |
| 27 | John | 11,068 | ↓ 1 |
| 28 | Nathan | 10,523 | ↓ 1 |
| 29 | Lucas | 10,405 | ↑ 6 |
| 30 | Christian | 10,334 | ↓ 1 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 10,254 | ↓ 3 |
| 32 | Caleb | 10,040 | – |
| 33 | Dylan | 9,792 | ↓ 2 |
| 34 | Landon | 9,761 | ↓ 1 |
| 35 | Isaac | 9,607 | ↑ 4 |
| 36 | Brayden | 9,025 | ↑ 4 |
| 37 | Gavin | 9,016 | ↑ 1 |
| 38 | Tyler | 8,851 | ↓ 4 |
| 39 | Luke | 8,706 | ↑ 2 |
| 40 | Evan | 8,661 | ↓ 4 |
| 41 | Carter | 8,608 | ↑ 7 |
| 42 | Nicholas | 8,601 | ↓ 5 |
| 43 | Isaiah | 8,555 | – |
| 44 | Owen | 8,341 | ↑ 3 |
| 45 | Jack | 8,185 | – |
| 46 | Jordan | 8,096 | – |
| 47 | Brandon | 7,821 | ↓ 3 |
| 48 | Wyatt | 7,687 | ↑ 9 |
| 49 | Jeremiah | 7,630 | ↑ 2 |
| 50 | Julian | 7,627 | ↑ 3 |
| 51 | Aaron | 7,624 | ↑ 4 |
| 52 | Angel | 7,536 | ↓ 10 |
| 53 | Cameron | 7,527 | ↑ 7 |
| 54 | Connor | 7,410 | ↓ 5 |
| 55 | Hunter | 7,380 | ↑ 3 |
| 56 | Adrian | 7,349 | – |
| 57 | Henry | 7,235 | ↑ 10 |
| 58 | Eli | 7,220 | ↑ 7 |
| 59 | Justin | 7,129 | ↓ 9 |
| 60 | Austin | 7,034 | ↑ 4 |
| 61 | Charles | 6,987 | ↑ 2 |
| 62 | Robert | 6,984 | ↓ 8 |
| 63 | Thomas | 6,929 | ↓ 1 |
| 64 | Zachary | 6,811 | ↓ 3 |
| 65 | Jose | 6,766 | ↓ 13 |
| 66 | Levi | 6,661 | ↑ 4 |
| 67 | Kevin | 6,568 | ↓ 8 |
| 68 | Sebastian | 6,551 | – |
| 69 | Chase | 6,203 | ↓ 3 |
| 70 | Ayden | 6,129 | ↑ 8 |
| 71 | Jason | 5,854 | ↓ 2 |
| 72 | Ian | 5,620 | – |
| 73 | Blake | 5,617 | ↑ 14 |
| 74 | Colton | 5,601 | ↓ 1 |
| 75 | Bentley | 5,587 | ↑ 25 |
| 76 | Xavier | 5,450 | ↓ 5 |
| 77 | Dominic | 5,438 | ↓ 3 |
| 78 | Oliver | 5,414 | ↑ 10 |
| 79 | Parker | 5,296 | ↑ 6 |
| 80 | Josiah | 5,274 | ↓ 3 |
| 81 | Adam | 5,215 | ↓ 1 |
| 82 | Cooper | 5,176 | ↓ 7 |
| 83 | Brody | 5,078 | – |
| 84 | Nathaniel | 4,980 | ↓ 3 |
| 85 | Carson | 4,927 | ↓ 3 |
| 86 | Jaxon | 4,738 | ↑ 13 |
| 87 | Tristan | 4,732 | ↓ 3 |
| 88 | Luis | 4,693 | ↓ 9 |
| 89 | Juan | 4,684 | ↓ 13 |
| 90 | Hayden | 4,603 | ↑ 6 |
| 91 | Carlos | 4,182 | ↓ 2 |
| 92 | Nolan | 4,169 | ↑ 12 |
| 93 | Jesus | 4,168 | ↓ 1 |
| 94 | Cole | 4,140 | ↓ 4 |
| 95 | Alex | 4,041 | ↓ 2 |
| 96 | Max | 3,956 | ↑ 2 |
| 97 | Bryson | 3,944 | ↑ 23 |
| 98 | Grayson | 3,940 | ↑ 24 |
| 99 | Diego | 3,824 | ↓ 13 |
| 100 | Jaden | 3,811 | ↓ 9 |
Biggest movers of 2011
Changes in rank within the top 1,000 compared with the year before.
Rising Girls
- Briella ↑ 392 #497
- Adele ↑ 285 #625
- Angelique ↑ 245 #381
- Arya ↑ 227 #715
- Journee ↑ 219 #720
- Charleigh ↑ 215 #781
- Emersyn ↑ 213 #705
- Charley ↑ 202 #626
- Aria ↑ 196 #157
- Emmalyn ↑ 195 #550
Falling Girls
- Shaniya ↓ 350 #917
- Brisa ↓ 346 #810
- Jadyn ↓ 244 #888
- Sherlyn ↓ 243 #867
- Jaden ↓ 224 #980
- Regan ↓ 210 #933
- Yesenia ↓ 179 #883
- Jaida ↓ 178 #718
- Campbell ↓ 177 #935
- Meghan ↓ 170 #736
New in the top 1,000 (Girls)
Bryn, Renata, Aviana, Samiyah, Braylee, Milania, Blake, Kensley, Avianna, Saanvi, Nahla, Aubrianna, Elliot, Jacey, Nova
Dropped out of the top 1,000 (Girls)
Allisson, Heidy, Azul, Ireland, Katrina, Ashlee, Belinda, Jacquelyn, Mayra, Shyla, Rubi, Tania, Laniyah, Makena, Lizeth
Rising Boys
- Brantley ↑ 416 #320
- Jaxen ↑ 296 #595
- Iker ↑ 267 #379
- Royce ↑ 212 #531
- Sylas ↑ 210 #625
- Bentlee ↑ 209 #636
- Jaxton ↑ 202 #597
- Carmelo ↑ 195 #584
- Maximiliano ↑ 172 #290
- Lennon ↑ 169 #747
Falling Boys
- Aaden ↓ 238 #799
- Jeramiah ↓ 200 #991
- Elian ↓ 180 #976
- Zackery ↓ 176 #914
- Valentin ↓ 166 #964
- Chace ↓ 163 #810
- Jaylon ↓ 158 #908
- Jean ↓ 151 #951
- Jaron ↓ 143 #980
- Malaki ↓ 143 #986
New in the top 1,000 (Boys)
Raylan, Bowen, Crosby, Harvey, Rylen, Amos, Cassius, Callan, Brenton, Nixon, Brysen, Elvis, Arlo, Braylin, Turner
Dropped out of the top 1,000 (Boys)
Bode, Dilan, Aedan, Humberto, Jadyn, Aarush, Carsen, Kadyn, Ameer, Antwan, Jayvion, Marley, Leroy, Yael, Devyn
Other years
Trend lists
Source: US Social Security Administration. Ranks are computed from birth counts for each sex; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are not published.