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Most Popular Names in the United States

Here is a list of the top baby names for boys and girls in the United States. This list is based off of the official Social Security Administration data. You can also take a look at the top baby names by state.



Most Popular Names For 2011

Name
Origin
Meaning
101  Chase
Origin:   French
Meaning:  Hunter; huntsman
102  Ayden
Origin:   Irish
Meaning:  Fiery. Alternate Spelling: Aiden.
103  Gabriella
Origin:   Hebrew
Meaning:  God is my strength; heroine of God
104  Layla
Origin:   African
Meaning:  Born at night
105  Nevaeh
Origin:   Unknown
Meaning:  Ne-Vay-Uh Heaven spelled backwards.
106  Kaylee
Origin:   English
Meaning:  Pure; Innocent
107  Alyssa
Origin:   English
Meaning:  Noble; Truth
108  Jason
Origin:   Greek
Meaning:  Healer
109  Anna
Origin:   English
Meaning:  Favor; Grace
110  Ian
Origin:   Scottish
Meaning:  Gift from God; God is gracious
111  Blake
Origin:   Scottish
Meaning:  Dark; Dark-haired; Can also mean the reverse - Fair; Pale
112  Colton
Origin:   English
Meaning:  Town of colt-breeding; swarthy person; coal town or settlement
113  Bentley
Origin:   English
Meaning:  From the moors; bent grass meadow
114  Sarah
Origin:   Hebrew
Meaning:  Princess; princess
115  Allison
Origin:   English
Meaning:  son of the noble
116  Savannah
Origin:   Spanish
Meaning:  From the open plain; treeless plain
117  Dominic
Origin:   Latin
Meaning:  Of the Lord; lord
118  Xavier
Origin:   French
Meaning:  January; enlightened
119  Oliver
Origin:   French
Meaning:  Olive tree
120  Ashley
Origin:   English
Meaning:  ash meadow
121  Parker
Origin:   English
Meaning:  Keeper of the forest; Forest ranger; Cultivated land; park keeper
122  Josiah
Origin:   Hebrew
Meaning:  Jehovah has healed; Jehovah helps
123  Audrey
Origin:   Anglo Saxon
Meaning:  Noble strength
124  Adam
Origin:   Literary
Meaning:  Appeared in As You Like It
125  Taylor
Origin:   French
Meaning:  A tailor; tailor; to cut
126  Brianna
Origin:   Irish
Meaning:  Strong; high, noble, exalted
127  Cooper
Origin:   English
Meaning:  Barrel maker; barrel maker
128  Aaliyah
Origin:   Hebrew
Meaning:  To ascend; rising, ascending
129  Brody
Origin:   Irish
Meaning:  From the muddy place; ditch
130  Riley
Origin:   Irish
Meaning:  Island meadow
131  Camila
Origin:   French
Meaning:  Free-born; Noble
132  Nathaniel
Origin:   Literary
Meaning:  Appeared in Love's Labour Lost
133  Khloe
Origin:   Unknown
Meaning:  Variant of Chloe
134  Carson
Origin:   Scottish
Meaning:  Surname; son of the marsh-dwellers
135  Claire
Origin:   French
Meaning:  Bright; Shining; Clear
136  Jaxon
Origin:   English
Meaning:  God is gracious; son of Jack
137  Sophie
Origin:   Greek
Meaning:  Wisdom. Variant of Sophia; wisdom
138  Tristan
Origin:   French
Meaning:  Outcry
139  Luis
Origin:   Spanish
Meaning:  Famous warrior
140  Juan
Origin:   Hebrew
Meaning:  Gift from God
141  Arianna
Origin:   Latin
Meaning:  Very holy one
142  Peyton
Origin:   Irish
Meaning:  Noble one
143  Harper
Origin:   English
Meaning:  Harpist, minstrel
144  Hayden
Origin:   English
Meaning:  From the hay meadow; hedged valley
145  Alexa
Origin:   English
Meaning:  Protector of mankind
146  Makayla
Origin:   Hebrew
Meaning:  who resembles God
147  Julia
Origin:   Latin
Meaning:  Softhaired; Youthful; Downy-haired; Gentle; youthful; Jove's child
148  Kylie
Origin:   Gaelic
Meaning:  Handsome; Near the chapel; Narrow; Narrow channel; Strait
149  Kayla
Origin:   English
Meaning:  Keeper of the keys
150  Bella
Origin:   French
Meaning:  Beautiful
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