Popular Names of 2011

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2011, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025. Aiden peaked among human males this year, at 9th.

Table 1. Female names, 2011
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Sophia	21,863	5
2	Isabella	19,931	7
3	Emma	18,825	3
4	Olivia	17,335	1
5	Ava	15,518	11
6	Emily	14,277	34
7	Abigail	13,266	41
8	Madison	12,406	40
9	Mia	11,543	6
10	Chloe	11,007	23
11	Elizabeth	10,109	17
12	Ella	9,597	29
13	Addison	9,312	84
14	Natalie	8,646	89
15	Lily	8,192	18
16	Grace	7,642	38
17	Samantha	7,400	151
18	Avery	7,346	37
19	Sofia	7,331	9
20	Aubrey	7,188	146

Table 2. Male names, 2011
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Jacob	20,403	43
2	Mason	19,530	39
3	William	17,362	9
4	Jayden	17,019	70
5	Noah	16,883	2
6	Michael	16,823	21
7	Ethan	16,702	24
8	Alexander	15,717	30
9	Aiden	15,520	62
10	Daniel	15,307	22
11	Anthony	14,290	46
12	Matthew	14,184	32
13	Elijah	14,001	7
14	Joshua	13,797	66
15	Liam	13,450	1
16	Andrew	13,297	73
17	James	13,275	6
18	David	13,258	35
19	Benjamin	13,082	11
20	Christopher	13,027	68

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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.