Showing posts with label most popular names for babies born in 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label most popular names for babies born in 2011. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Whatever happened to Rumpelstiltskin and Rapunzel?

Straight from the records of the Social Security Administration, here are the top names given to new babies in the U.S. in 2011:

Girls:

1. Sophia
2. Isabella
3. Emma
4. Olivia
5. Ava
6. Emily
7. Abigail
8. Madison
9. Mia
10. Chloe
11. Elizabeth
12. Ella
13. Addison
14. Natalie
15. Lily
16. Grace
17. Samantha
18. Avery
19. Sofia
20. Aubrey


Boys:

1. Jacob
2. Mason
3. William
4. Jayden
5. Noah
6. Michael
7. Ethan
8. Alexander
9. Aiden
10. Daniel
11. Anthony
12. Matthew
13. Elijah
14. Joshua
15. Liam
16. Andrew
17. James
18. David
19. Benjamin
20. Logan

Jacob remained in the top spot from 2010, but Isabella moved down one position, having been replaced by Sophia. Thirteen of the boys’ names appear in the Bible, but only six of the girls’ names do. I looked carefully, but neither Judas nor Jezebel made the list.

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