Most Popular Baby Names of 2010
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Isabella and Jacob were the most popular baby names of 2010 in the US: 22,936 girls were named Isabella and 22,157 boys were named Jacob, about 1 in 78 girls and 1 in 87 boys born that year. It was Isabella's 2nd year in a row at #1 for girls (since 2009), and it was Jacob's 12th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 1999).
Social Security records list 1,777,595 girls and 1,918,676 boys born in 2010, with 19,832 different girl names and 14,263 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 2009
- The girls' top 10 had the same names as in 2009; Aiden and Anthony joined the boys' top 10.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Khloe (#95 to #42), Stella (#126 to #85) and Zoey (#75 to #47).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Bentley (#514 to #100), Eli (#90 to #65) and Jaxon (#124 to #99).
- 4 girl names and 4 boy names left the top 100, among them Mya (#97 to #101) and Brian (#94 to #101).
- 1,511 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 2010
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 2009, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 2010
| # | Name | Babies | In 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isabella | 22,936 | #1 |
| 2 | Sophia | 20,656 | #4 |
| 3 | Emma | 17,366 | #2 |
| 4 | Olivia | 17,040 | #3 |
| 5 | Ava | 15,444 | #5 |
| 6 | Emily | 14,281 | #6 |
| 7 | Abigail | 14,257 | #8 |
| 8 | Madison | 13,196 | #7 |
| 9 | Chloe | 11,765 | #9 |
| 10 | Mia | 10,650 | #10 |
| 11 | Addison | 10,334 | #12 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 10,283 | #11 |
| 13 | Ella | 9,884 | #15 |
| 14 | Natalie | 8,789 | #16 |
| 15 | Samantha | 8,411 | #14 |
| 16 | Alexis | 8,279 | #13 |
| 17 | Lily | 7,992 | #18 |
| 18 | Grace | 7,692 | #17 |
| 19 | Hailey | 7,027 | #25 |
| 20 | Hannah | 6,999 | #23 |
| 21 | Alyssa | 6,993 | #19 |
| 22 | Lillian | 6,957 | #27 |
| 23 | Avery | 6,677 | #32 |
| 24 | Leah | 6,545 | #29 |
| 25 | Nevaeh | 6,446 | #34 |
| 26 | Sarah | 6,341 | #21 |
| 27 | Anna | 6,336 | #28 |
| 28 | Sofia | 6,328 | #36 |
| 29 | Ashley | 6,317 | #20 |
| 30 | Brianna | 6,281 | #24 |
| 31 | Zoe | 6,274 | #47 |
| 32 | Victoria | 6,236 | #31 |
| 33 | Gabriella | 6,185 | #33 |
| 34 | Brooklyn | 6,130 | #37 |
| 35 | Kaylee | 6,108 | #26 |
| 36 | Layla | 5,901 | #45 |
| 37 | Taylor | 5,900 | #22 |
| 38 | Allison | 5,868 | #30 |
| 39 | Evelyn | 5,843 | #40 |
| 40 | Riley | 5,543 | #38 |
| 41 | Amelia | 5,464 | #55 |
| 42 | Khloe | 5,412 | #95 |
| 43 | Makayla | 5,397 | #44 |
| 44 | Savannah | 5,386 | #39 |
| 45 | Aubrey | 5,367 | #41 |
| 46 | Charlotte | 5,358 | #68 |
| 47 | Zoey | 5,220 | #75 |
| 48 | Bella | 5,136 | #58 |
| 49 | Kayla | 5,060 | #35 |
| 50 | Alexa | 5,043 | #43 |
| 51 | Peyton | 4,973 | #42 |
| 52 | Audrey | 4,952 | #49 |
| 53 | Claire | 4,917 | #53 |
| 54 | Arianna | 4,848 | #52 |
| 55 | Julia | 4,677 | #50 |
| 56 | Aaliyah | 4,673 | #63 |
| 57 | Kylie | 4,606 | #62 |
| 58 | Lauren | 4,466 | #46 |
| 59 | Sophie | 4,416 | #65 |
| 60 | Sydney | 4,335 | #48 |
| 61 | Camila | 4,307 | #80 |
| 62 | Jasmine | 4,182 | #51 |
| 63 | Morgan | 4,077 | #57 |
| 64 | Alexandra | 4,021 | #69 |
| 65 | Jocelyn | 3,997 | #71 |
| 66 | Maya | 3,971 | #61 |
| 67 | Gianna | 3,960 | #76 |
| 68 | Mackenzie | 3,883 | #77 |
| 69 | Kimberly | 3,871 | #66 |
| 70 | Katherine | 3,870 | #60 |
| 71 | Destiny | 3,737 | #56 |
| 72 | Trinity | 3,708 | #74 |
| 73 | Brooke | 3,706 | #54 |
| 74 | Faith | 3,705 | #79 |
| 75 | Lucy | 3,634 | #101 |
| 76 | Madelyn | 3,621 | #59 |
| 77 | Madeline | 3,604 | #64 |
| 78 | Bailey | 3,598 | #85 |
| 79 | Payton | 3,589 | #84 |
| 80 | Andrea | 3,569 | #73 |
| 81 | Autumn | 3,529 | #81 |
| 82 | Melanie | 3,486 | #94 |
| 82 | Serenity | 3,486 | #93 |
| 84 | Ariana | 3,477 | #82 |
| 85 | Stella | 3,440 | #126 |
| 86 | Maria | 3,421 | #70 |
| 87 | Molly | 3,362 | #92 |
| 88 | Caroline | 3,360 | #87 |
| 89 | Genesis | 3,303 | #83 |
| 89 | Kaitlyn | 3,303 | #67 |
| 91 | Eva | 3,280 | #99 |
| 92 | Jessica | 3,200 | #78 |
| 93 | Angelina | 3,146 | #86 |
| 94 | Gabrielle | 3,144 | #96 |
| 95 | Naomi | 3,136 | #107 |
| 96 | Valeria | 3,116 | #72 |
| 97 | Mariah | 3,113 | #88 |
| 98 | Natalia | 3,047 | #103 |
| 99 | Rachel | 3,024 | #89 |
| 100 | Paige | 3,012 | #98 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 2010
| # | Name | Babies | In 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 22,157 | #1 |
| 2 | Ethan | 18,020 | #2 |
| 3 | Michael | 17,387 | #3 |
| 4 | Jayden | 17,203 | #8 |
| 5 | William | 17,072 | #5 |
| 6 | Alexander | 16,769 | #4 |
| 7 | Noah | 16,481 | #9 |
| 8 | Daniel | 15,869 | #7 |
| 9 | Aiden | 15,547 | #12 |
| 10 | Anthony | 15,511 | #11 |
| 11 | Joshua | 15,467 | #6 |
| 12 | Mason | 14,858 | #34 |
| 13 | Christopher | 14,299 | #10 |
| 14 | Andrew | 14,269 | #16 |
| 15 | David | 14,222 | #14 |
| 16 | Matthew | 14,148 | #13 |
| 17 | Logan | 14,032 | #17 |
| 18 | Elijah | 13,920 | #21 |
| 19 | James | 13,901 | #18 |
| 20 | Joseph | 13,851 | #15 |
| 21 | Gabriel | 12,891 | #22 |
| 22 | Benjamin | 12,439 | #19 |
| 23 | Ryan | 11,981 | #20 |
| 24 | Samuel | 11,971 | #24 |
| 25 | Jackson | 11,823 | #27 |
| 26 | John | 11,568 | #26 |
| 27 | Nathan | 11,380 | #25 |
| 28 | Jonathan | 11,140 | #29 |
| 29 | Christian | 11,110 | #23 |
| 30 | Liam | 10,933 | #49 |
| 31 | Dylan | 10,520 | #30 |
| 32 | Caleb | 10,485 | #31 |
| 33 | Landon | 10,483 | #36 |
| 34 | Tyler | 10,458 | #28 |
| 35 | Lucas | 10,388 | #39 |
| 36 | Evan | 9,732 | #35 |
| 37 | Nicholas | 9,653 | #32 |
| 38 | Gavin | 9,626 | #33 |
| 39 | Isaac | 9,371 | #40 |
| 40 | Brayden | 9,122 | #48 |
| 41 | Luke | 8,850 | #47 |
| 42 | Angel | 8,776 | #37 |
| 43 | Isaiah | 8,589 | #41 |
| 44 | Brandon | 8,549 | #38 |
| 45 | Jack | 8,520 | #42 |
| 46 | Jordan | 8,253 | #45 |
| 47 | Owen | 8,177 | #51 |
| 48 | Carter | 8,164 | #50 |
| 49 | Connor | 8,051 | #52 |
| 50 | Justin | 7,856 | #46 |
| 51 | Jeremiah | 7,743 | #65 |
| 52 | Jose | 7,703 | #43 |
| 53 | Julian | 7,589 | #62 |
| 54 | Robert | 7,569 | #55 |
| 55 | Aaron | 7,470 | #54 |
| 56 | Adrian | 7,409 | #59 |
| 57 | Wyatt | 7,377 | #60 |
| 58 | Hunter | 7,334 | #56 |
| 59 | Kevin | 7,330 | #44 |
| 60 | Cameron | 7,199 | #58 |
| 61 | Zachary | 7,184 | #53 |
| 62 | Thomas | 7,136 | #57 |
| 63 | Charles | 7,106 | #64 |
| 64 | Austin | 6,909 | #63 |
| 65 | Eli | 6,571 | #90 |
| 66 | Chase | 6,448 | #61 |
| 67 | Henry | 6,408 | #71 |
| 68 | Sebastian | 6,366 | #70 |
| 69 | Jason | 6,279 | #66 |
| 70 | Levi | 6,027 | #85 |
| 71 | Xavier | 5,765 | #68 |
| 72 | Ian | 5,563 | #73 |
| 73 | Colton | 5,321 | #93 |
| 74 | Dominic | 5,300 | #81 |
| 75 | Cooper | 5,260 | #84 |
| 76 | Juan | 5,245 | #67 |
| 77 | Josiah | 5,210 | #86 |
| 78 | Ayden | 5,144 | #87 |
| 79 | Luis | 5,128 | #69 |
| 80 | Adam | 5,111 | #74 |
| 81 | Nathaniel | 5,110 | #75 |
| 82 | Carson | 5,098 | #88 |
| 83 | Brody | 5,056 | #77 |
| 84 | Tristan | 4,899 | #80 |
| 85 | Parker | 4,732 | #96 |
| 86 | Diego | 4,719 | #76 |
| 87 | Blake | 4,703 | #89 |
| 88 | Oliver | 4,666 | #98 |
| 89 | Carlos | 4,591 | #79 |
| 90 | Cole | 4,590 | #82 |
| 91 | Jaden | 4,523 | #101 |
| 92 | Jesus | 4,454 | #78 |
| 93 | Alex | 4,442 | #83 |
| 94 | Aidan | 4,311 | #72 |
| 95 | Eric | 4,201 | #95 |
| 96 | Hayden | 4,196 | #91 |
| 97 | Bryan | 3,938 | #92 |
| 98 | Max | 3,848 | #104 |
| 99 | Jaxon | 3,843 | #124 |
| 100 | Bentley | 3,776 | #514 |
Open a name to see how many people with it are alive today and how its popularity changed. See the year before, 2009, or the year after, 2011, the top 100 of the whole 2010s, or let the random name generator pick names from the 2010s. For more on how the top names changed, read Most Popular Names by Decade.