Most Popular Baby Names of 2011: The List

Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor

Date: 14 May 2012 Time: 11:46 AM ET

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The Social Security Administration just released the most popular baby names of 2011, with Sophia bumping Isabella to a No. 2 spot for girls, and Jacob holding its top spot for the 13th year in a row.

The Social Security started compiling baby name lists in 1997, with the agency offering lists of baby names for eacy year going back to 1880.

Parents supply this information to the agency when applying for a child's social security number at the time of the child's birth, meaning the agency has a constant supply of data. [Read full story about 2011's most popular baby names]

Here are the top 50 most popular girl and boy names for 2011:

Rank	Boys' Names	Girls' Names
1	Jacob	Sophia
2	Mason	Isabella
3	William	Emma
4	Jayden	Olivia
5	Noah	Ava
6	Michael	Emily
7	Ethan	Abigail
8	Alexander	Madison
9	Aiden	Mia
10	Daniel	Chloe
11	Anthony	Elizabeth
12	Matthew	Ella
13	Elijah	Addison
14	Joshua	Natalie
15	Liam	Lily
16	Andrew	Grace
17	James	Samantha
18	David	Avery
19	Benjamin	Sofia
20	Logan	Aubrey
21	Christopher	Brooklyn
22	Joseph	Lillian
23	Jackson	Victoria
24	Gabriel	Evelyn
25	Ryan	Hannah
26	Samuel	Alexis
27	John	Charlotte
28	Nathan	Zoey
29	Lucas	Leah
30	Christian	Amelia
31	Jonathan	Zoe
32	Caleb	Hailey
33	Dylan	Layla
34	Landon	Gabriella
35	Isaac	Nevaeh
36	Gavin	Kaylee
37	Brayden	Alyssa
38	Tyler	Anna
39	Luke	Sarah
40	Evan	Allison
41	Carter	Savannah
42	Nicholas	Ashley
43	Isaiah	Audrey
44	Owen	Taylor
45	Jack	Brianna
46	Jordan	Aaliyah
47	Brandon	Riley
48	Wyatt	Camila
49	Julian	Khloe
50	Aaron	Claire

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