Kids & Family
What Are America's Top Baby Names?
These are the official, registered names from the Social Security Administration. Did your baby's name make the list?
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by Brooklyn Lowery
The numbers are in, the letters are arranged and the official list of the country’s most popular baby names of 2014 is out.
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The Social Security Administration released the 2014 results on Friday. Again in 2014, Noah was the most popular name for boys in the country, but there was a change at the top for girls -- Emma moved up from the No. 2 spot in 2013 to claim No. 1 in 2014.
Lots of organizations release lists of top names, but the Social Security Administration data are based on ”a 100% sample of our records on Social Security card applications as of the end of February 2015.”
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Check out the top 10 nationally and in California. Did you choose one of these names if you had a baby in 2014? Tell us in the comments!
National list
Boys, Girls:
- Noah, Emma
- Liam, Olivia
- Mason, Sophia
- Jacob, Isabella
- William, Ava
- Ethan, Mia
- Michael, Emily
- Alexander, Abigail
- James, Madison
- Daniel, Charlotte
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