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US baby names · 2010

Most popular baby names of 2010

In 2010, Social Security card applications recorded 1,777,595 girls and 1,918,676 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 19,841 distinct girls’ names and 14,270 boys’ names.

The most common names were Isabella (22,936 girls) and Jacob (22,157 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 8.9% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 9.0% of boys. Compared with 2009, 124,416 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 2009, 4 girls’ names and 4 boys’ names in 2010 are newcomers (girls: Lucy, Stella, Naomi; boys: Jaden, Max, Jaxon). Of these names, 45 of the 100 girls’ names and 57 of the 100 boys’ names are still in the top 100 in 2025.

Ranks follow SSA’s order: most births first, with ties listed alphabetically. Each sparkline shows the name’s full history from 1880 to 2025, so you can see whether a 2010 favourite was rising, at its peak or already fading.

SSA names.zip · Social Security card applications · retrieved 2026-10-05
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Top 100 girls’ names, 2010

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Isabella22,936
#2Sophia20,656
#3Emma17,366
#4Olivia17,040
#5Ava15,444
#6Emily14,281
#7Abigail14,257
#8Madison13,196
#9Chloe11,765
#10Mia10,650
#11Addison10,334
#12Elizabeth10,283
#13Ella9,884
#14Natalie8,789
#15Samantha8,411
#16Alexis8,279
#17Lily7,992
#18Grace7,692
#19Hailey7,027
#20Hannah6,999
#21Alyssa6,993
#22Lillian6,957
#23Avery6,677
#24Leah6,545
#25Nevaeh6,446
#26Sarah6,341
#27Anna6,336
#28Sofia6,328
#29Ashley6,317
#30Brianna6,281
#31Zoe6,274
#32Victoria6,236
#33Gabriella6,185
#34Brooklyn6,130
#35Kaylee6,108
#36Layla5,901
#37Taylor5,900
#38Allison5,868
#39Evelyn5,843
#40Riley5,543
#41Amelia5,464
#42Khloe5,412
#43Makayla5,397
#44Savannah5,386
#45Aubrey5,367
#46Charlotte5,358
#47Zoey5,220
#48Bella5,136
#49Kayla5,060
#50Alexa5,043
#51Peyton4,973
#52Audrey4,952
#53Claire4,917
#54Arianna4,848
#55Julia4,677
#56Aaliyah4,673
#57Kylie4,606
#58Lauren4,466
#59Sophie4,416
#60Sydney4,335
#61Camila4,307
#62Jasmine4,182
#63Morgan4,077
#64Alexandra4,021
#65Jocelyn3,997
#66Maya3,971
#67Gianna3,960
#68Mackenzie3,883
#69Kimberly3,871
#70Katherine3,870
#71Destiny3,737
#72Trinity3,708
#73Brooke3,706
#74Faith3,705
#75Lucy3,634
#76Madelyn3,621
#77Madeline3,604
#78Bailey3,598
#79Payton3,589
#80Andrea3,569
#81Autumn3,529
#82Melanie3,486
#83Serenity3,486
#84Ariana3,477
#85Stella3,440
#86Maria3,421
#87Molly3,362
#88Caroline3,360
#89Genesis3,303
#90Kaitlyn3,303
#91Eva3,280
#92Jessica3,200
#93Angelina3,146
#94Gabrielle3,144
#95Naomi3,136
#96Valeria3,116
#97Mariah3,113
#98Natalia3,047
#99Rachel3,024
#100Paige3,012

Top 100 boys’ names, 2010

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Jacob22,157
#2Ethan18,020
#3Michael17,387
#4Jayden17,203
#5William17,072
#6Alexander16,769
#7Noah16,481
#8Daniel15,869
#9Aiden15,547
#10Anthony15,511
#11Joshua15,467
#12Mason14,858
#13Christopher14,299
#14Andrew14,269
#15David14,222
#16Matthew14,148
#17Logan14,032
#18Elijah13,920
#19James13,901
#20Joseph13,851
#21Gabriel12,891
#22Benjamin12,439
#23Ryan11,981
#24Samuel11,971
#25Jackson11,823
#26John11,568
#27Nathan11,380
#28Jonathan11,140
#29Christian11,110
#30Liam10,933
#31Dylan10,520
#32Caleb10,485
#33Landon10,483
#34Tyler10,458
#35Lucas10,388
#36Evan9,732
#37Nicholas9,653
#38Gavin9,626
#39Isaac9,371
#40Brayden9,122
#41Luke8,850
#42Angel8,776
#43Isaiah8,589
#44Brandon8,549
#45Jack8,520
#46Jordan8,253
#47Owen8,177
#48Carter8,164
#49Connor8,051
#50Justin7,856
#51Jeremiah7,743
#52Jose7,703
#53Julian7,589
#54Robert7,569
#55Aaron7,470
#56Adrian7,409
#57Wyatt7,377
#58Hunter7,334
#59Kevin7,330
#60Cameron7,199
#61Zachary7,184
#62Thomas7,136
#63Charles7,106
#64Austin6,909
#65Eli6,571
#66Chase6,448
#67Henry6,408
#68Sebastian6,366
#69Jason6,279
#70Levi6,027
#71Xavier5,765
#72Ian5,563
#73Colton5,321
#74Dominic5,300
#75Cooper5,260
#76Juan5,245
#77Josiah5,210
#78Ayden5,144
#79Luis5,128
#80Adam5,111
#81Nathaniel5,110
#82Carson5,098
#83Brody5,056
#84Tristan4,899
#85Parker4,732
#86Diego4,719
#87Blake4,703
#88Oliver4,666
#89Carlos4,591
#90Cole4,590
#91Jaden4,523
#92Jesus4,454
#93Alex4,442
#94Aidan4,311
#95Eric4,201
#96Hayden4,196
#97Bryan3,938
#98Max3,848
#99Jaxon3,843
#100Bentley3,776