The 2010s Baby Name Report

36,295,576 babies, 54,957 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of the 2010s

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
👑 #1 girls: Emma 👑 #1 boys: Noah 12,374 debuts

Top girls

  1. Emma195,028
  2. Olivia184,528
  3. Sophia181,132
  4. Isabella170,559
  5. Ava155,844
  6. Mia129,088
  7. Abigail118,713
  8. Emily117,626
  9. Charlotte102,470
  10. Madison98,419

Top boys

  1. Noah183,330
  2. Liam173,981
  3. Jacob163,266
  4. William159,945
  5. Mason157,875
  6. Ethan149,082
  7. Michael145,171
  8. Alexander142,142
  9. James139,652
  10. Elijah137,093

Full top-50 rankings for the 2010s →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Oaklynn #32,102 → #1,346 (+30,756)
  2. Bexley #30,467 → #1,508 (+28,959)
  3. Oaklyn #24,841 → #1,269 (+23,572)
  4. Riaan #21,855 → #1,552 (+20,303)
  5. Renesmee #22,067 → #1,859 (+20,208)
  6. Marceline #21,098 → #1,754 (+19,344)
  7. Collins #19,965 → #730 (+19,235)
  8. Everley #20,559 → #1,775 (+18,784)
  9. Novah #18,307 → #1,804 (+16,503)
  10. Everlee #17,338 → #975 (+16,363)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Katlin #1,913 → #10,201 (−8,288)
  2. Cortney #1,656 → #7,075 (−5,419)
  3. Ciarra #1,701 → #6,967 (−5,266)
  4. Kirstin #1,536 → #6,647 (−5,111)
  5. Beyonce #1,320 → #6,249 (−4,929)
  6. Halee #1,696 → #6,454 (−4,758)
  7. Darian #1,631 → #6,351 (−4,720)
  8. Baby #1,480 → #5,886 (−4,406)
  9. Meaghan #1,269 → #5,538 (−4,269)
  10. Shanna #1,665 → #5,707 (−4,042)

✨ Never recorded before the 2010s

Daleyza (8069) Cataleya (5435) Kehlani (3198) Khaleesi (3064) Neymar (2426) Zendaya (2056) Kataleya (1921) Dalary (1816) Jionni (1146) Kiaan (1077)

12,374 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in the 2010s.

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What were the most popular baby names in the 2010s?
Emma was the #1 girl name and Noah the #1 boy name in the 2010s, out of 36,295,576 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in the 2010s?
Oaklynn made the biggest jump in the 2010s, climbing 30,756 spots to #1,346.
How many new baby names appeared in the 2010s?
12,374 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in the 2010s.