Most popular baby names of 2011

In 2011, the most popular names for US babies were Jacob for boys (20,401 babies, 1.1% of boys) and Sophia for girls (21,861 babies, 1.2% of girls). The rest of the top five were Mason, William, Jayden and Noah for boys and Isabella, Emma, Olivia and Ava for girls. SSA recorded 14,360 different boy names and 19,588 different girl names that year.

Top 100 boy names, 2011
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Jacob	20,401	–
2	Mason	19,528	▲ 10
3	William	17,359	▲ 2
4	Jayden	17,017	–
5	Noah	16,881	▲ 2
6	Michael	16,822	▼ 3
7	Ethan	16,696	▼ 5
8	Alexander	15,716	▼ 2
9	Aiden	15,518	–
10	Daniel	15,304	▼ 2
11	Anthony	14,289	▼ 1
12	Matthew	14,179	▲ 4
13	Elijah	13,997	▲ 5
14	Joshua	13,796	▼ 3
15	Liam	13,449	▲ 15
16	Andrew	13,296	▼ 2
17	James	13,272	▲ 2
18	David	13,254	▼ 3
19	Benjamin	13,079	▲ 3
20	Christopher	13,026	▼ 7
21	Logan	12,997	▼ 4
22	Joseph	12,994	▼ 2
23	Jackson	12,407	▲ 2
24	Gabriel	12,361	▼ 3
25	Ryan	11,503	▼ 2
26	Samuel	11,366	▼ 2
27	John	11,065	▼ 1
28	Nathan	10,522	▼ 1
29	Lucas	10,405	▲ 6
30	Christian	10,334	▼ 1
31	Jonathan	10,253	▼ 3
32	Caleb	10,039	–
33	Dylan	9,790	▼ 2
34	Landon	9,761	▼ 1
35	Isaac	9,606	▲ 4
36	Brayden	9,024	▲ 4
37	Gavin	9,016	▲ 1
38	Tyler	8,851	▼ 4
39	Luke	8,706	▲ 2
40	Evan	8,661	▼ 4
41	Carter	8,608	▲ 7
42	Nicholas	8,601	▼ 5
43	Isaiah	8,553	–
44	Owen	8,341	▲ 3
45	Jack	8,184	–
46	Jordan	8,096	–
47	Brandon	7,820	▼ 3
48	Wyatt	7,686	▲ 9
49	Jeremiah	7,629	▲ 2
50	Julian	7,627	▲ 3
51	Aaron	7,623	▲ 4
52	Angel	7,536	▼ 10
53	Cameron	7,527	▲ 7
54	Connor	7,410	▼ 5
55	Hunter	7,379	▲ 3
56	Adrian	7,349	–
57	Henry	7,234	▲ 10
58	Eli	7,219	▲ 7
59	Justin	7,127	▼ 9
60	Austin	7,034	▲ 4
61	Charles	6,985	▲ 2
62	Robert	6,984	▼ 8
63	Thomas	6,928	▼ 1
64	Zachary	6,810	▼ 3
65	Jose	6,763	▼ 13
66	Levi	6,661	▲ 4
67	Kevin	6,568	▼ 8
68	Sebastian	6,551	–
69	Chase	6,201	▼ 3
70	Ayden	6,128	▲ 8
71	Jason	5,854	▼ 2
72	Ian	5,619	–
73	Blake	5,616	▲ 14
74	Colton	5,601	▼ 1
75	Bentley	5,584	▲ 25
76	Xavier	5,449	▼ 5
77	Dominic	5,438	▼ 3
78	Oliver	5,413	▲ 10
79	Parker	5,296	▲ 6
80	Josiah	5,272	▼ 3
81	Adam	5,215	▼ 1
82	Cooper	5,176	▼ 7
83	Brody	5,078	–
84	Nathaniel	4,978	▼ 3
85	Carson	4,927	▼ 3
86	Jaxon	4,737	▲ 13
87	Tristan	4,731	▼ 3
88	Luis	4,693	▼ 9
89	Juan	4,682	▼ 13
90	Hayden	4,603	▲ 6
91	Carlos	4,182	▼ 2
92	Jesus	4,168	–
93	Nolan	4,168	▲ 11
94	Cole	4,140	▼ 4
95	Alex	4,041	▼ 2
96	Max	3,956	▲ 2
97	Bryson	3,943	▲ 23
98	Grayson	3,940	▲ 24
99	Diego	3,823	▼ 13
100	Jaden	3,810	▼ 9

Top 100 girl names, 2011
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Sophia	21,861	▲ 1
2	Isabella	19,930	▼ 1
3	Emma	18,822	–
4	Olivia	17,334	–
5	Ava	15,514	–
6	Emily	14,277	–
7	Abigail	13,261	–
8	Madison	12,406	–
9	Mia	11,542	▲ 1
10	Chloe	11,007	▼ 1
11	Elizabeth	10,106	▲ 1
12	Ella	9,597	▲ 1
13	Addison	9,311	▼ 2
14	Natalie	8,646	–
15	Lily	8,192	▲ 2
16	Grace	7,640	▲ 2
17	Samantha	7,398	▼ 2
18	Avery	7,344	▲ 5
19	Sofia	7,331	▲ 9
20	Aubrey	7,187	▲ 25
21	Brooklyn	7,178	▲ 13
22	Lillian	6,932	–
23	Victoria	6,895	▲ 9
24	Evelyn	6,709	▲ 15
25	Hannah	6,584	▼ 5
26	Alexis	6,537	▼ 10
27	Charlotte	6,430	▲ 19
28	Zoey	6,407	▲ 19
29	Leah	6,400	▼ 5
30	Amelia	6,374	▲ 11
31	Zoe	6,309	–
32	Hailey	6,282	▼ 13
33	Nevaeh	6,126	▼ 8
34	Gabriella	6,106	▼ 1
35	Layla	6,087	▲ 2
36	Kaylee	6,052	▼ 1
37	Alyssa	6,029	▼ 16
38	Anna	5,672	▼ 11
39	Sarah	5,569	▼ 13
40	Allison	5,472	▼ 2
41	Savannah	5,462	▲ 3
42	Ashley	5,403	▼ 13
43	Audrey	5,214	▲ 9
44	Taylor	5,193	▼ 8
45	Brianna	5,183	▼ 15
46	Aaliyah	5,127	▲ 10
47	Riley	5,043	▼ 7
48	Camila	4,971	▲ 13
49	Khloe	4,963	▼ 7
50	Claire	4,900	▲ 3
51	Sophie	4,732	▲ 8
52	Arianna	4,699	▲ 2
53	Peyton	4,678	▼ 2
54	Harper	4,676	▲ 66
55	Alexa	4,510	▼ 5
56	Makayla	4,460	▼ 13
57	Kylie	4,351	–
58	Julia	4,350	▼ 3
59	Kayla	4,336	▼ 10
60	Bella	4,278	▼ 12
61	Katherine	4,189	▲ 9
62	Lauren	4,100	▼ 4
63	Gianna	4,071	▲ 4
64	Maya	4,023	▲ 2
65	Sydney	3,973	▼ 5
66	Serenity	3,870	▲ 17
67	Kimberly	3,812	▲ 2
68	Mackenzie	3,799	–
69	Autumn	3,768	▲ 12
70	Faith	3,733	▲ 4
71	Jocelyn	3,731	▼ 6
72	Jasmine	3,709	▼ 10
73	Lucy	3,703	▲ 2
74	Stella	3,698	▲ 11
75	Morgan	3,672	▼ 12
76	Alexandra	3,630	▼ 12
77	Trinity	3,624	▼ 5
78	Molly	3,615	▲ 9
79	Madelyn	3,604	▼ 3
80	Scarlett	3,564	▲ 35
81	Genesis	3,513	▲ 8
82	Andrea	3,512	▼ 2
83	Eva	3,469	▲ 8
84	Ariana	3,456	–
85	Madeline	3,428	▼ 8
86	Brooke	3,371	▼ 13
87	Caroline	3,370	▲ 1
88	Bailey	3,317	▼ 10
89	Melanie	3,289	▼ 7
90	Destiny	3,273	▼ 19
91	Kennedy	3,248	▲ 20
92	Maria	3,220	▼ 6
93	Naomi	3,195	▲ 2
94	London	3,168	▲ 15
95	Payton	3,151	▼ 16
96	Lydia	3,090	▲ 14
97	Ellie	3,064	▲ 7
98	Mariah	2,995	▼ 1
99	Aubree	2,942	▲ 125
100	Kaitlyn	2,908	▼ 10

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 2011. 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.