Popular Names of 2010

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2010, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025.

Table 1. Female names, 2010
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Isabella	22,936	7
2	Sophia	20,656	5
3	Emma	17,366	3
4	Olivia	17,040	1
5	Ava	15,444	11
6	Emily	14,281	34
7	Abigail	14,257	41
8	Madison	13,196	40
9	Chloe	11,765	23
10	Mia	10,650	6
11	Addison	10,334	84
12	Elizabeth	10,283	17
13	Ella	9,884	29
14	Natalie	8,789	89
15	Samantha	8,411	151
16	Alexis	8,279	554
17	Lily	7,992	18
18	Grace	7,692	38
19	Hailey	7,027	104
20	Hannah	6,999	56

Table 2. Male names, 2010
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Jacob	22,157	43
2	Ethan	18,020	24
3	Michael	17,387	21
4	Jayden	17,203	70
5	William	17,072	9
6	Alexander	16,769	30
7	Noah	16,481	2
8	Daniel	15,869	22
9	Aiden	15,547	62
10	Anthony	15,511	46
11	Joshua	15,467	66
12	Mason	14,858	39
13	Christopher	14,299	68
14	Andrew	14,269	73
15	David	14,222	35
16	Matthew	14,148	32
17	Logan	14,032	53
18	Elijah	13,920	7
19	James	13,901	6
20	Joseph	13,851	29

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As recorded on the Social Security card application. Names given to fewer than five babies of a sex in a year are not published, so the file is a floor.