Most popular baby names of 2010

In 2010, the most popular names for US babies were Jacob for boys (22,154 babies, 1.2% of boys) and Isabella for girls (22,935 babies, 1.3% of girls). The rest of the top five were Ethan, Michael, Jayden and William for boys and Sophia, Emma, Olivia and Ava for girls. SSA recorded 14,268 different boy names and 19,837 different girl names that year.

Top 100 boy names, 2010
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Jacob	22,154	–
2	Ethan	18,017	–
3	Michael	17,381	–
4	Jayden	17,200	▲ 4
5	William	17,071	–
6	Alexander	16,767	▼ 2
7	Noah	16,478	▲ 2
8	Daniel	15,865	▼ 1
9	Aiden	15,546	▲ 3
10	Anthony	15,508	▲ 1
11	Joshua	15,463	▼ 5
12	Mason	14,857	▲ 22
13	Christopher	14,296	▼ 3
14	Andrew	14,268	▲ 2
15	David	14,223	▼ 1
16	Matthew	14,145	▼ 3
17	Logan	14,030	–
18	Elijah	13,919	▲ 3
19	James	13,898	▼ 1
20	Joseph	13,851	▼ 5
21	Gabriel	12,886	▲ 1
22	Benjamin	12,438	▼ 3
23	Ryan	11,981	▼ 3
24	Samuel	11,971	–
25	Jackson	11,823	▲ 2
26	John	11,567	–
27	Nathan	11,378	▼ 2
28	Jonathan	11,140	▲ 1
29	Christian	11,109	▼ 6
30	Liam	10,932	▲ 19
31	Dylan	10,518	▼ 1
32	Caleb	10,484	▼ 1
33	Landon	10,483	▲ 3
34	Tyler	10,456	▼ 6
35	Lucas	10,386	▲ 4
36	Evan	9,732	▼ 1
37	Nicholas	9,652	▼ 5
38	Gavin	9,626	▼ 5
39	Isaac	9,371	▲ 1
40	Brayden	9,119	▲ 8
41	Luke	8,849	▲ 6
42	Angel	8,776	▼ 5
43	Isaiah	8,587	▼ 2
44	Brandon	8,548	▼ 6
45	Jack	8,520	▼ 3
46	Jordan	8,253	▼ 1
47	Owen	8,177	▲ 4
48	Carter	8,164	▲ 2
49	Connor	8,051	▲ 3
50	Justin	7,855	▼ 4
51	Jeremiah	7,742	▲ 14
52	Jose	7,701	▼ 9
53	Julian	7,588	▲ 9
54	Robert	7,564	▲ 1
55	Aaron	7,468	▼ 1
56	Adrian	7,409	▲ 3
57	Wyatt	7,377	▲ 3
58	Hunter	7,333	▼ 2
59	Kevin	7,328	▼ 15
60	Cameron	7,199	▼ 2
61	Zachary	7,184	▼ 8
62	Thomas	7,135	▼ 5
63	Charles	7,105	▲ 1
64	Austin	6,908	▼ 1
65	Eli	6,570	▲ 25
66	Chase	6,447	▼ 5
67	Henry	6,406	▲ 4
68	Sebastian	6,365	▲ 2
69	Jason	6,278	▼ 3
70	Levi	6,025	▲ 15
71	Xavier	5,765	▼ 3
72	Ian	5,561	▲ 1
73	Colton	5,320	▲ 20
74	Dominic	5,300	▲ 7
75	Cooper	5,260	▲ 9
76	Juan	5,245	▼ 9
77	Josiah	5,209	▲ 9
78	Ayden	5,143	▲ 9
79	Luis	5,127	▼ 10
80	Adam	5,110	▼ 6
81	Nathaniel	5,109	▼ 6
82	Carson	5,098	▲ 6
83	Brody	5,053	▼ 6
84	Tristan	4,898	▼ 4
85	Parker	4,732	▲ 11
86	Diego	4,719	▼ 10
87	Blake	4,703	▲ 2
88	Oliver	4,664	▲ 10
89	Carlos	4,591	▼ 10
90	Cole	4,590	▼ 8
91	Jaden	4,523	▲ 10
92	Jesus	4,454	▼ 14
93	Alex	4,439	▼ 10
94	Aidan	4,309	▼ 22
95	Eric	4,200	–
96	Hayden	4,196	▼ 5
97	Bryan	3,937	▼ 5
98	Max	3,848	▲ 6
99	Jaxon	3,843	▲ 25
100	Bentley	3,776	▲ 414

Top 100 girl names, 2010
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Isabella	22,935	–
2	Sophia	20,655	▲ 2
3	Emma	17,364	▼ 1
4	Olivia	17,037	▼ 1
5	Ava	15,442	–
6	Emily	14,281	–
7	Abigail	14,257	▲ 1
8	Madison	13,194	▼ 1
9	Chloe	11,763	–
10	Mia	10,649	–
11	Addison	10,332	▲ 1
12	Elizabeth	10,280	▼ 1
13	Ella	9,883	▲ 2
14	Natalie	8,789	▲ 2
15	Samantha	8,410	▼ 1
16	Alexis	8,278	▼ 3
17	Lily	7,992	▲ 1
18	Grace	7,689	▼ 1
19	Hailey	7,025	▲ 6
20	Hannah	6,998	▲ 3
21	Alyssa	6,993	▼ 2
22	Lillian	6,957	▲ 5
23	Avery	6,677	▲ 9
24	Leah	6,543	▲ 5
25	Nevaeh	6,441	▲ 9
26	Sarah	6,341	▼ 5
27	Anna	6,335	▲ 1
28	Sofia	6,328	▲ 8
29	Ashley	6,317	▼ 9
30	Brianna	6,281	▼ 6
31	Zoe	6,274	▲ 16
32	Victoria	6,236	▼ 1
33	Gabriella	6,183	–
34	Brooklyn	6,129	▲ 3
35	Kaylee	6,107	▼ 9
36	Taylor	5,900	▼ 14
37	Layla	5,899	▲ 8
38	Allison	5,867	▼ 8
39	Evelyn	5,843	▲ 1
40	Riley	5,543	▼ 2
41	Amelia	5,464	▲ 14
42	Khloe	5,411	▲ 53
43	Makayla	5,397	▲ 1
44	Savannah	5,383	▼ 5
45	Aubrey	5,365	▼ 4
46	Charlotte	5,358	▲ 22
47	Zoey	5,219	▲ 28
48	Bella	5,135	▲ 10
49	Kayla	5,060	▼ 14
50	Alexa	5,043	▼ 7
51	Peyton	4,971	▼ 9
52	Audrey	4,952	▼ 3
53	Claire	4,916	–
54	Arianna	4,848	▼ 2
55	Julia	4,677	▼ 5
56	Aaliyah	4,672	▲ 7
57	Kylie	4,606	▲ 5
58	Lauren	4,466	▼ 12
59	Sophie	4,416	▲ 6
60	Sydney	4,335	▼ 12
61	Camila	4,305	▲ 19
62	Jasmine	4,182	▼ 11
63	Morgan	4,076	▼ 6
64	Alexandra	4,020	▲ 5
65	Jocelyn	3,996	▲ 6
66	Maya	3,971	▼ 5
67	Gianna	3,960	▲ 9
68	Mackenzie	3,883	▲ 9
69	Kimberly	3,871	▼ 3
70	Katherine	3,869	▼ 10
71	Destiny	3,737	▼ 15
72	Trinity	3,706	▲ 2
73	Brooke	3,705	▼ 19
74	Faith	3,704	▲ 5
75	Lucy	3,634	▲ 26
76	Madelyn	3,621	▼ 17
77	Madeline	3,604	▼ 13
78	Bailey	3,598	▲ 7
79	Payton	3,589	▲ 5
80	Andrea	3,569	▼ 7
81	Autumn	3,526	–
82	Melanie	3,486	▲ 12
83	Serenity	3,484	▲ 10
84	Ariana	3,477	▼ 2
85	Stella	3,440	▲ 41
86	Maria	3,420	▼ 16
87	Molly	3,362	▲ 5
88	Caroline	3,360	▼ 1
89	Genesis	3,303	▼ 6
90	Kaitlyn	3,301	▼ 23
91	Eva	3,280	▲ 8
92	Jessica	3,200	▼ 14
93	Angelina	3,146	▼ 7
94	Gabrielle	3,144	▲ 2
95	Naomi	3,136	▲ 12
96	Valeria	3,116	▼ 24
97	Mariah	3,113	▼ 9
98	Natalia	3,046	▲ 5
99	Rachel	3,023	▼ 10
100	Paige	3,012	▼ 2

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 2010. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.