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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 2011, 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 2011 and what is climbing now.

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The 2011 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Sophia21,863
  2. 2Isabella19,931
  3. 3Emma18,825
  4. 4Olivia17,335
  5. 5Ava15,518
  6. 6Emily14,277
  7. 7Abigail13,266
  8. 8Madison12,406
  9. 9Mia11,543
  10. 10Chloe11,007
  11. 11Elizabeth10,109
  12. 12Ella9,597
  13. 13Addison9,312
  14. 14Natalie8,646
  15. 15Lily8,192
  16. 16Grace7,642
  17. 17Samantha7,400
  18. 18Avery7,346
  19. 19Sofia7,331
  20. 20Aubrey7,188
  21. 21Brooklyn7,178
  22. 22Lillian6,934
  23. 23Victoria6,896
  24. 24Evelyn6,709
  25. 25Hannah6,584
  26. 26Alexis6,538
  27. 27Charlotte6,431
  28. 28Zoey6,407
  29. 29Leah6,400
  30. 30Amelia6,374
  31. 31Zoe6,309
  32. 32Hailey6,282
  33. 33Nevaeh6,127
  34. 34Gabriella6,106
  35. 35Layla6,088
  36. 36Kaylee6,053
  37. 37Alyssa6,029
  38. 38Anna5,675
  39. 39Sarah5,571
  40. 40Allison5,472
  41. 41Savannah5,463
  42. 42Ashley5,403
  43. 43Audrey5,215
  44. 44Taylor5,195
  45. 45Brianna5,183
  46. 46Aaliyah5,129
  47. 47Riley5,045
  48. 48Camila4,972
  49. 49Khloe4,964
  50. 50Claire4,900
  51. 51Sophie4,732
  52. 52Arianna4,700
  53. 53Peyton4,679
  54. 54Harper4,676
  55. 55Alexa4,510
  56. 56Makayla4,460
  57. 57Kylie4,351
  58. 58Julia4,350
  59. 59Kayla4,336
  60. 60Bella4,280
  61. 61Katherine4,189
  62. 62Lauren4,100
  63. 63Gianna4,071
  64. 64Maya4,024
  65. 65Sydney3,974
  66. 66Serenity3,872
  67. 67Kimberly3,812
  68. 68Mackenzie3,799
  69. 69Autumn3,769
  70. 70Faith3,733
  71. 71Jocelyn3,731
  72. 72Jasmine3,710
  73. 73Lucy3,704
  74. 74Stella3,698
  75. 75Morgan3,672
  76. 76Alexandra3,630
  77. 77Trinity3,625
  78. 78Molly3,616
  79. 79Madelyn3,604
  80. 80Scarlett3,564
  81. 81Genesis3,513
  82. 82Andrea3,512
  83. 83Eva3,470
  84. 84Ariana3,456
  85. 85Madeline3,429
  86. 86Brooke3,372
  87. 87Caroline3,370
  88. 88Bailey3,318
  89. 89Melanie3,289
  90. 90Destiny3,273
  91. 91Kennedy3,248
  92. 92Maria3,221
  93. 93Naomi3,195
  94. 94London3,168
  95. 95Payton3,153
  96. 96Lydia3,092
  97. 97Ellie3,064
  98. 98Mariah2,995
  99. 99Aubree2,943
  100. 100Kaitlyn2,908

US babies given each name in 2011.

Boys100

  1. 1Jacob20,403
  2. 2Mason19,530
  3. 3William17,362
  4. 4Jayden17,019
  5. 5Noah16,883
  6. 6Michael16,823
  7. 7Ethan16,702
  8. 8Alexander15,717
  9. 9Aiden15,520
  10. 10Daniel15,307
  11. 11Anthony14,290
  12. 12Matthew14,184
  13. 13Elijah14,001
  14. 14Joshua13,797
  15. 15Liam13,450
  16. 16Andrew13,297
  17. 17James13,275
  18. 18David13,258
  19. 19Benjamin13,082
  20. 20Christopher13,027
  21. 21Logan12,999
  22. 22Joseph12,995
  23. 23Jackson12,408
  24. 24Gabriel12,367
  25. 25Ryan11,503
  26. 26Samuel11,366
  27. 27John11,068
  28. 28Nathan10,523
  29. 29Lucas10,405
  30. 30Christian10,334
  31. 31Jonathan10,254
  32. 32Caleb10,040
  33. 33Dylan9,792
  34. 34Landon9,761
  35. 35Isaac9,607
  36. 36Brayden9,025
  37. 37Gavin9,016
  38. 38Tyler8,851
  39. 39Luke8,706
  40. 40Evan8,661
  41. 41Carter8,608
  42. 42Nicholas8,601
  43. 43Isaiah8,555
  44. 44Owen8,341
  45. 45Jack8,185
  46. 46Jordan8,096
  47. 47Brandon7,821
  48. 48Wyatt7,687
  49. 49Jeremiah7,630
  50. 50Julian7,627
  51. 51Aaron7,624
  52. 52Angel7,536
  53. 53Cameron7,527
  54. 54Connor7,410
  55. 55Hunter7,380
  56. 56Adrian7,349
  57. 57Henry7,235
  58. 58Eli7,220
  59. 59Justin7,129
  60. 60Austin7,034
  61. 61Charles6,987
  62. 62Robert6,984
  63. 63Thomas6,929
  64. 64Zachary6,811
  65. 65Jose6,766
  66. 66Levi6,661
  67. 67Kevin6,568
  68. 68Sebastian6,551
  69. 69Chase6,203
  70. 70Ayden6,129
  71. 71Jason5,854
  72. 72Ian5,620
  73. 73Blake5,617
  74. 74Colton5,601
  75. 75Bentley5,587
  76. 76Xavier5,450
  77. 77Dominic5,438
  78. 78Oliver5,414
  79. 79Parker5,296
  80. 80Josiah5,274
  81. 81Adam5,215
  82. 82Cooper5,176
  83. 83Brody5,078
  84. 84Nathaniel4,980
  85. 85Carson4,927
  86. 86Jaxon4,738
  87. 87Tristan4,732
  88. 88Luis4,693
  89. 89Juan4,684
  90. 90Hayden4,603
  91. 91Carlos4,182
  92. 92Nolan4,169
  93. 93Jesus4,168
  94. 94Cole4,140
  95. 95Alex4,041
  96. 96Max3,956
  97. 97Bryson3,944
  98. 98Grayson3,940
  99. 99Diego3,824
  100. 100Jaden3,811

US babies given each name in 2011.

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What was the most popular girl name in 2011?
Sophia was the #1 girl name in the US in 2011, given to 21,863 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 2011?
Jacob was the #1 boy name in the US in 2011, given to 20,403 babies.

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