Top 10 baby girl and boy names by year
based on the U.S. Social Security Administration statistics
Yearly the U.S. Social Security Administration publishes a list of the most popular baby names.
Emily was the most popular girl's name for 12 years in a row, replaced by Emma only in 2008. Last year, the top spot was conquered by Isabella and Emma fell to the second place. Jacob is the top boy's name for the 11th consecutive year!
| Popularity in 2004 (US) |
| Rank |
Baby Boys |
Baby Girls |
| 1 | Jacob |
Emily |
| 2 | Michael |
Emma |
| 3 | Joshua |
Madison |
| 4 | Matthew |
Olivia |
| 5 | Ethan |
Hannah |
| 6 | Andrew |
Abigail |
| 7 | Daniel |
Isabella |
| 8 | William |
Ashley |
| 9 | Joseph |
Samantha |
| 10 | Christopher |
Elizabeth |
More: Top 100 baby names in 2004
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| Popularity in 2005 (US) |
| Rank |
Baby Boys |
Baby Girls |
| 1 | Jacob |
Emily |
| 2 | Michael |
Emma |
| 3 | Joshua |
Madison |
| 4 | Matthew |
Abigail |
| 5 | Ethan |
Olivia |
| 6 | Andrew |
Isabella |
| 7 | Daniel |
Hannah |
| 8 | Anthony |
Samantha |
| 9 | Christopher |
Ava |
| 10 | Joseph |
Ashley |
More: Top 100 baby names in 2005
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| Popularity in 2006 (US) |
| Rank |
Baby Boys |
Baby Girls |
| 1 | Jacob |
Emily |
| 2 | Michael |
Emma |
| 3 | Joshua |
Madison |
| 4 | Ethan |
Isabella |
| 5 | Matthew |
Ava |
| 6 | Daniel |
Abigail |
| 7 | Christopher |
Olivia |
| 8 | Andrew |
Hannah |
| 9 | Anthony |
Sophia |
| 10 | William |
Samantha |
More: Top 100 baby names in 2006
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| Popularity in 2007 (US) |
| Rank |
Baby Boys |
Baby Girls |
| 1 | Jacob | Emily |
| 2 | Michael | Isabella |
| 3 | Ethan | Emma |
| 4 | Joshua | Ava |
| 5 | Daniel | Madison |
| 6 | Christopher | Sophia |
| 7 | Anthony | Olivia |
| 8 | William | Abigail |
| 9 | Matthew | Hannah |
| 10 | Andrew | Elizabeth |
More: Top 100 baby names in 2007
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| Popularity in 2008 (US) |
| Rank |
Baby Boys |
Baby Girls |
| 1 | Jacob | Emma |
| 2 | Michael | Isabella |
| 3 | Ethan | Emily |
| 4 | Joshua | Madison |
| 5 | Daniel | Ava |
| 6 | Alexander | Olivia |
| 7 | Anthony | Sophia |
| 8 | William | Abigail |
| 9 | Christopher | Elizabeth |
| 10 | Matthew | Chloe |
More: Top 100 baby names in 2008
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| Popularity in 2009 (US) |
| Rank |
Baby Boys |
Baby Girls |
| 1 | Jacob | Isabella |
| 2 | Ethan | Emma |
| 3 | Michael | Olivia |
| 4 | Alexander | Sophia |
| 5 | William | Ava |
| 6 | Joshua | Emily |
| 7 | Daniel | Madison |
| 8 | Jayden | Abigail |
| 9 | Noah | Chloe |
| 10 | Anthony | Mia |
More: Top 100 baby names in 2009
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