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Are you looking for an all-American baby name for your baby girl or baby boy? We've gathered today's hottest, most popular baby names in America, and touch upon everything from current naming trends to pop culture to inspire you.
Social Security ... For Names!Each year, the Social Security Administration releases a list of the most popular baby names, based on applications for Social Security cards that they receive. It's a good representation of the most popular names in the prior year in the United States! Top Names for GirlsEmma, Isabella, Emily, Madison and Ava are the top 5 names nationwide, but when you break it down state-by-state you can see that there are even more names that made it into the top spots! For example, in Hawaii, we see Chloe, Mia and Sophia in the top 5, and in Kentucky, we see Olivia, Abigail and Addison added. New Mexico has Nevaeh in its top 5 and Wyoming has Taylor as its third most popular girl name. Other popular girls' names that made it into the nationwide top 100 are Audrey, Ella, Trinity, Riley, Payton, Savannah, Zoe, Kimberly, Bailey, Morgan, Sydney, Lily, Brianna, Katelyn, Ariana, Madeline and Layla. Click here to see the complete Top 100 Girl Baby Name list from the Social Security Administration. Top Names for BoysThe most popular names in the United States for boys are Jacob, Michael, Ethan, Joshua and Daniel. But if you visit the state-by-state data, as we did with the girls' names, you can sense more trends on the state level. Like in Alabama, William is the most popular name, along with James, John and Christopher. In Connecticut, Alexander takes the top spot, and shares the spotlight with the name Noah. Jayden is popular in Louisiana, and in Minnesota, Logan is the third most popular boys' name. New Hampshire parents like the name Owen enough to get it into their #2 spot, and New Jersey parents put the name Matthew in theirs! From the top 100 list for boys, we find: Jack, Carter, Blake, Ayden, Julian, Wyatt, Charles, Luis, Carson, Sean, Cole, Cooper, Dominic, Brody, Colton and Jordan. Click here to see the complete Top 100 Boy Baby Name list from the Social Security Administration. Lights, Camera ... Names!Actors and actresses light up the screen and become part of our lives as we watch them work on the big and small screen. Many of them have names that you might hear in your own hometown (or child's classroom) and many more have unique and interesting names, often being part of a large show-business family that chooses unusual names for their babies. If you want your baby to stand out in a crowd, check out these celebrity names. Here are the names of some the hottest film and television actresses for inspiration for your baby girl's name: Angelina (Jolie) Brea (Grant) Charlize (Theron) Dakota (Fanning) Halle (Berry) Helena (Bonham Carter) Keira (Knightley) Miley (Cyrus) Reese (Witherspoon) Thora (Birch) Uma (Thurman)
And, for your little boy, some of the more popular actors: Ashton (Kutcher) Christian (Bale) Clive (Owen) Colin (Farrell) Hugh (Jackmen) Johnny (Depp) Jude (Law) Leonardo (DiCaprio) Liam (Neeson) Orlando (Bloom) Taylor (Lautner) Zac (Efron) Check out more Celebrity Baby Name ideas here. American Sports StarsIn the world of sports, many talented athletes gain recognition from their spectacular feats on the playing field. Here is a list of some of the more popular ones today: Boys sports names Alex (Rodriguez) Andre (Agassi) Brett (Favre) Derek (Jeter) LeBron (James) Tiger (Woods)
Girls sports names Anna (Kournikova) Danica (Patrick) Maria (Sharapova) Nastia (Liukin) Natalie (Gulbis) Check out 55 Sporty Baby Name Ideas here. From popular culture, including Hollywood, television and sports, to the current popular trends in the United States, you will find a large selection of popular American names to choose from! Get more baby name ideas:Popular American Baby Names by State Comments (5)
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written by Kim Grundy, May 19, 2009
I love the name Kiera for a girl and Owen for a boy.
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written by Giselle Khanpradie, May 25, 2009
i am just confused as to what is best suited for my baby
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written by Alicia Boone , May 31, 2009
I like Emma and Olivia for a girl and Hayden for a boy .
I love some of the most popular names
written by Caitlin, June 06, 2009
I love Olivia, Abigail, Isabella and Emma but my favourite has gotta be Ava if I ever have a baby girl, I will name her this. Lots of people like them, that's obviously wehy they're popular x
why? written by M. K-Ann, October 28, 2009
why would someone name their child miley? the little girl would get teased in school.
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