Popular Baby Name Stats in USA by State

Popular names of the period 2010s

Rank	Name	Number	Name	Number
	Males		Females
1	Noah	183,172	Emma	194,917
2	Liam	173,888	Olivia	184,432
3	Jacob	163,114	Sophia	181,032
4	William	159,833	Isabella	170,417
5	Mason	157,787	Ava	155,761
6	Ethan	149,000	Mia	128,986
7	Michael	145,020	Abigail	118,634
8	Alexander	142,043	Emily	117,556
9	James	139,564	Charlotte	102,409
10	Elijah	136,937	Madison	98,351

Here are some insights about the popularity of names for male and female babies born during the 2010s based on the provided data:

Male Names: The most popular name for boys during the 2010s was “Noah,” followed by “Liam” and “Jacob.” These names consistently remained at the top of the rankings throughout the decade.
Female Names: The most popular name for girls during the 2010s was “Emma,” followed by “Olivia” and “Sophia.” These names also maintained their popularity consistently during the decade.
Gender Differences: The data shows that the top names for boys and girls differ. While names like “Noah,” “Liam,” and “William” were popular for boys, names like “Emma,” “Olivia,” and “Sophia” were popular for girls.
Traditional Names: Traditional names such as “James,” “William,” “Michael,” and “Alexander” remained popular choices for boys during the 2010s. Similarly, classic names like “Elizabeth,” “Emily,” “Charlotte,” and “Grace” were popular for girls.
Modern Names: The data also reveals a rise in the popularity of more modern names, such as “Mason,” “Ethan,” “Aiden,” “Elijah,” “Madison,” “Avery,” and “Brooklyn” for both boys and girls.
Influence of Pop Culture: Pop culture influences can be seen in the rise of names like “Aria,” “Harper,” “Scarlett,” “Luna,” “Hazel,” and “Mila” for girls. These names might have been inspired by popular TV shows, movies, or celebrity influence.
Diversity: The data reflects a diverse range of names, including those of different cultural origins. Names like “Gabriel,” “Elijah,” “Isaiah,” “Nevaeh,” “Aaliyah,” “Mohammed,” and “Xavier” showcase this diversity.
Unisex Names: Some names on the list, such as “Jordan,” “Taylor,” “Alex,” “Emerson,” and “Rowan,” can be considered gender-neutral or unisex names, as they are used for both boys and girls.

It’s important to note that these insights are based on the given data and may not capture the entirety of naming trends during the 2010s. Naming trends can vary across different regions, cultures, and time periods, and individual preferences play a significant role in the choice of names.

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Names are restricted to cases where the year of birth, sex, and state of birth are on record, and where the given name is at least 2 characters long.
National name data is restricted to births in the 50 States and District of Columbia. We also provide popular names for births in U. S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands). The data on births in U. S. territories are not included in our national data.
Name data are tabulated from the “First Name” field of the Social Security Card Application. Hyphens and spaces are removed, thus Julie-Anne, Julie Anne, and Julieanne will be counted as a single entry.
Name data are not edited. For example, the sex associated with a name may be incorrect. Entries such as “Unknown” and “Baby” are not removed from the lists.
Different spellings of similar names are not combined. For example, the names Caitlin, Caitlyn, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Kaitlynn, Katelyn, and Katelynn are considered separate names and each has its own rank.
When two different names are tied with the same frequency for a given year of birth, we break the tie by assigning rank in alphabetical order.
Some names are applied to both males and females (for example, Micah). Our rankings are done by sex, so that a name such as Micah will have a different rank for males as compared to females. When you seek the popularity of a specific name (see “Popularity of a Name”), you can specify the sex. If you do not specify the sex, we provide rankings for the more popular name-sex combination.
To safeguard privacy, we exclude from our tabulated lists of names those that would indicate, or would allow the ability to determine, names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area. If a name has less than 5 occurrences for a year of birth in any state, the sum of the state counts for that year will be less than the national count.