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Top baby names of 2011

In 2011, Sophia and Jacob were the most popular names in the United States. 3,657,935 births in the Social Security records that year.

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Most popular girl names in 2011
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	Sophia	21,863	1 in 167	1 places up
2	Isabella	19,931	1 in 184	1 places down
3	Emma	18,825	1 in 194	= same rank
4	Olivia	17,335	1 in 211	= same rank
5	Ava	15,518	1 in 236	= same rank
6	Emily	14,277	1 in 256	= same rank
7	Abigail	13,266	1 in 276	= same rank
8	Madison	12,406	1 in 295	= same rank
9	Mia	11,543	1 in 317	1 places up
10	Chloe	11,007	1 in 332	1 places down
11	Elizabeth	10,109	1 in 362	1 places up
12	Ella	9,597	1 in 381	1 places up
13	Addison	9,312	1 in 393	2 places down
14	Natalie	8,646	1 in 423	= same rank
15	Lily	8,192	1 in 447	2 places up
16	Grace	7,642	1 in 479	2 places up
17	Samantha	7,400	1 in 494	2 places down
18	Avery	7,346	1 in 498	5 places up
19	Sofia	7,331	1 in 499	9 places up
20	Aubrey	7,188	1 in 509	25 places up
21	Brooklyn	7,178	1 in 510	13 places up
22	Lillian	6,934	1 in 528	= same rank
23	Victoria	6,896	1 in 530	9 places up
24	Evelyn	6,709	1 in 545	15 places up
25	Hannah	6,584	1 in 556	5 places down
26	Alexis	6,538	1 in 559	10 places down
27	Charlotte	6,431	1 in 569	19 places up
28	Zoey	6,407	1 in 571	19 places up
29	Leah	6,400	1 in 572	5 places down
30	Amelia	6,374	1 in 574	11 places up
31	Zoe	6,309	1 in 580	= same rank
32	Hailey	6,282	1 in 582	13 places down
33	Nevaeh	6,127	1 in 597	8 places down
34	Gabriella	6,106	1 in 599	1 places down
35	Layla	6,088	1 in 601	1 places up
36	Kaylee	6,053	1 in 604	1 places down
37	Alyssa	6,029	1 in 607	16 places down
38	Anna	5,675	1 in 645	11 places down
39	Sarah	5,571	1 in 657	13 places down
40	Allison	5,472	1 in 668	2 places down
41	Savannah	5,463	1 in 670	3 places up
42	Ashley	5,403	1 in 677	13 places down
43	Audrey	5,215	1 in 701	9 places up
44	Taylor	5,195	1 in 704	7 places down
45	Brianna	5,183	1 in 706	15 places down
46	Aaliyah	5,129	1 in 713	10 places up
47	Riley	5,045	1 in 725	7 places down
48	Camila	4,972	1 in 736	13 places up
49	Khloe	4,964	1 in 737	7 places down
50	Claire	4,900	1 in 747	3 places up

Most popular boy names in 2011
Rank	Name	Births	Share	Change
1	Jacob	20,403	1 in 179	= same rank
2	Mason	19,530	1 in 187	10 places up
3	William	17,362	1 in 211	2 places up
4	Jayden	17,019	1 in 215	= same rank
5	Noah	16,883	1 in 217	2 places up
6	Michael	16,823	1 in 217	3 places down
7	Ethan	16,702	1 in 219	5 places down
8	Alexander	15,717	1 in 233	2 places down
9	Aiden	15,520	1 in 236	= same rank
10	Daniel	15,307	1 in 239	2 places down
11	Anthony	14,290	1 in 256	1 places down
12	Matthew	14,184	1 in 258	4 places up
13	Elijah	14,001	1 in 261	5 places up
14	Joshua	13,797	1 in 265	3 places down
15	Liam	13,450	1 in 272	15 places up
16	Andrew	13,297	1 in 275	2 places down
17	James	13,275	1 in 276	2 places up
18	David	13,258	1 in 276	3 places down
19	Benjamin	13,082	1 in 280	3 places up
20	Christopher	13,027	1 in 281	7 places down
21	Logan	12,999	1 in 281	4 places down
22	Joseph	12,995	1 in 281	2 places down
23	Jackson	12,408	1 in 295	2 places up
24	Gabriel	12,367	1 in 296	3 places down
25	Ryan	11,503	1 in 318	2 places down
26	Samuel	11,366	1 in 322	2 places down
27	John	11,068	1 in 330	1 places down
28	Nathan	10,523	1 in 348	1 places down
29	Lucas	10,405	1 in 352	6 places up
30	Christian	10,334	1 in 354	1 places down
31	Jonathan	10,254	1 in 357	3 places down
32	Caleb	10,040	1 in 364	= same rank
33	Dylan	9,792	1 in 374	2 places down
34	Landon	9,761	1 in 375	1 places down
35	Isaac	9,607	1 in 381	4 places up
36	Brayden	9,025	1 in 405	4 places up
37	Gavin	9,016	1 in 406	1 places up
38	Tyler	8,851	1 in 413	4 places down
39	Luke	8,706	1 in 420	2 places up
40	Evan	8,661	1 in 422	4 places down
41	Carter	8,608	1 in 425	7 places up
42	Nicholas	8,601	1 in 425	5 places down
43	Isaiah	8,555	1 in 428	= same rank
44	Owen	8,341	1 in 439	3 places up
45	Jack	8,185	1 in 447	= same rank
46	Jordan	8,096	1 in 452	= same rank
47	Brandon	7,821	1 in 468	3 places down
48	Wyatt	7,687	1 in 476	9 places up
49	Jeremiah	7,630	1 in 479	2 places up
50	Julian	7,627	1 in 480	3 places up

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