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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 2010, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 2010s. Then see which names rose and fell after 2010 and what is climbing now.

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The 2010 lists

Girls100

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

US babies given each name in 2010.

Boys100

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

US babies given each name in 2010.

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What was the most popular girl name in 2010?
Isabella was the #1 girl name in the US in 2010, given to 22,936 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 2010?
Jacob was the #1 boy name in the US in 2010, given to 22,157 babies.

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