Most Popular Baby Names in 2013

In this article we'll look at what the most popular baby names were for the year 2013. These names are taken directly from the Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

The table below shows the top 250 most popular baby names in 2013, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name.

You can also use the links below to research more about the most popular baby names.

Top 1000 most popular boy names: 1-250 | 251-500 | 501-750 | 751-1000

Top 1000 most popular girl names: 1-250 | 251-500 | 501-750 | 751-1000

Boys Girls
Rank Name Count Name Count
1 Noah 18,266 Sophia 21,232
2 Jacob 18,176 Emma 20,950
3 Liam 18,144 Olivia 18,439
4 Mason 17,709 Isabella 17,654
5 William 16,651 Ava 15,256
6 Ethan 16,249 Mia 13,157
7 Michael 15,518 Emily 13,131
8 Alexander 14,912 Abigail 12,411
9 Jayden 14,774 Madison 10,600
10 Daniel 14,303 Elizabeth 9,459
11 Elijah 13,806 Charlotte 9,305
12 Aiden 13,630 Avery 9,178
13 James 13,579 Sofia 9,164
14 Benjamin 13,501 Chloe 8,791
15 Matthew 13,342 Ella 8,454
16 Jackson 12,600 Harper 8,282
17 David 12,372 Amelia 8,041
18 Logan 12,357 Aubrey 7,973
19 Anthony 12,275 Addison 7,732
20 Joseph 12,256 Evelyn 7,665
21 Joshua 11,845 Natalie 7,480
22 Andrew 11,671 Grace 7,382
23 Lucas 11,550 Hannah 7,301
24 Gabriel 11,239 Zoey 7,248
25 Samuel 11,126 Victoria 7,208
26 Christopher 10,864 Lillian 7,075
27 John 10,716 Lily 6,994
28 Isaac 10,122 Brooklyn 6,899
29 Dylan 10,121 Samantha 6,509
30 Ryan 9,883 Layla 6,483
31 Nathan 9,716 Zoe 5,974
32 Caleb 9,602 Leah 5,610
33 Luke 9,577 Audrey 5,601
34 Carter 9,575 Allison 5,442
35 Christian 9,335 Anna 5,383
36 Hunter 8,970 Savannah 5,249
37 Henry 8,882 Aaliyah 5,237
38 Owen 8,763 Gabriella 5,213
39 Landon 8,744 Camila 5,144
40 Jack 8,575 Kaylee 5,125
41 Jonathan 8,564 Aria 5,114
42 Wyatt 8,561 Scarlett 5,051
43 Eli 7,940 Hailey 5,024
44 Isaiah 7,890 Arianna 4,998
45 Jaxon 7,553 Riley 4,938
46 Sebastian 7,550 Alexis 4,777
47 Julian 7,513 Nevaeh 4,767
48 Brayden 7,446 Sarah 4,705
49 Levi 7,434 Claire 4,657
50 Gavin 7,419 Sadie 4,654
51 Aaron 7,313 Peyton 4,577
52 Oliver 7,272 Serenity 4,461
53 Jordan 7,207 Aubree 4,451
54 Nicholas 7,142 Ariana 4,417
55 Evan 7,118 Genesis 4,300
56 Connor 7,107 Penelope 4,289
57 Charles 7,020 Alyssa 4,206
58 Jeremiah 6,973 Bella 4,179
59 Cameron 6,862 Taylor 4,139
60 Adrian 6,847 Alexa 4,101
61 Thomas 6,792 Kylie 4,030
62 Robert 6,715 Mackenzie 4,017
63 Tyler 6,649 Caroline 3,982
64 Austin 6,490 Autumn 3,959
65 Colton 6,484 Kennedy 3,956
66 Jace 6,392 Lucy 3,948
67 Angel 6,364 Madelyn 3,938
68 Dominic 6,324 Ashley 3,937
69 Josiah 6,304 Violet 3,933
70 Brandon 6,226 Stella 3,911
71 Ayden 6,074 Brianna 3,908
72 Kevin 5,936 Maya 3,822
73 Zachary 5,766 Skylar 3,788
74 Parker 5,669 Ellie 3,762
75 Blake 5,646 Julia 3,750
76 Jose 5,623 Sophie 3,749
77 Grayson 5,553 Katherine 3,720
78 Chase 5,541 Mila 3,677
79 Jason 5,507 Khloe 3,674
80 Ian 5,429 Paisley 3,601
81 Bentley 5,384 Annabelle 3,557
82 Adam 5,244 Nora 3,508
83 Xavier 4,988 Alexandra 3,506
84 Cooper 4,895 Melanie 3,472
85 Justin 4,871 London 3,457
86 Nolan 4,744 Naomi 3,449
87 Hudson 4,670 Gianna 3,442
88 Easton 4,644 Eva 3,432
89 Jase 4,552 Faith 3,412
90 Carson 4,533 Madeline 3,370
91 Nathaniel 4,530 Nicole 3,350
92 Jaxson 4,460 Lauren 3,349
93 Kayden 4,430 Ruby 3,316
94 Brody 4,331 Makayla 3,289
95 Lincoln 4,038 Kayla 3,258
96 Tristan 4,013 Lydia 3,258
97 Luis 4,002 Piper 3,190
98 Damian 3,970 Sydney 3,174
99 Camden 3,895 Jocelyn 3,150
100 Juan 3,889 Morgan 3,115
101 Vincent 3,856 Kimberly 3,102
102 Bryson 3,810 Molly 3,082
103 Ryder 3,786 Jasmine 3,056
104 Asher 3,715 Reagan 3,039
105 Micah 3,697 Bailey 3,014
106 Carlos 3,682 Eleanor 3,011
107 Jesus 3,669 Alice 2,937
108 Maxwell 3,641 Trinity 2,922
109 Mateo 3,588 Rylee 2,899
110 Alex 3,551 Hadley 2,829
111 Max 3,517 Maria 2,818
112 Leo 3,506 Andrea 2,815
113 Elias 3,495 Mariah 2,765
114 Cole 3,451 Isabelle 2,761
115 Miles 3,413 Brooke 2,753
116 Silas 3,411 Mya 2,701
117 Bryce 3,350 Brielle 2,688
118 Eric 3,265 Mary 2,659
119 Brantley 3,193 Vivian 2,650
120 Sawyer 3,165 Quinn 2,649
121 Declan 3,114 Natalia 2,631
122 Kaiden 3,106 Liliana 2,616
123 Braxton 3,102 Payton 2,616
124 Timothy 3,059 Lilly 2,612
125 Colin 3,040 Eliana 2,607
126 Santiago 3,030 Jade 2,586
127 Antonio 3,023 Cora 2,585
128 Giovanni 2,987 Paige 2,574
129 Hayden 2,967 Valentina 2,564
130 Diego 2,919 Kendall 2,516
131 Leonardo 2,909 Clara 2,505
132 Jonah 2,899 Elena 2,391
133 Bryan 2,891 Jordyn 2,386
134 Miguel 2,887 Kaitlyn 2,378
135 Steven 2,884 Delilah 2,343
136 Roman 2,883 Isabel 2,339
137 Kaleb 2,868 Rachel 2,316
138 Ivan 2,859 Destiny 2,309
139 Wesley 2,836 Amy 2,237
140 Richard 2,798 Gabrielle 2,214
141 Jaden 2,783 Mckenzie 2,213
142 Ezra 2,753 Brooklynn 2,160
143 Victor 2,730 Katelyn 2,147
144 Joel 2,723 Laila 2,142
145 Edward 2,709 Ariel 2,136
146 Aidan 2,672 Aurora 2,129
147 Jayce 2,669 Angelina 2,115
148 Preston 2,661 Aliyah 2,113
149 Greyson 2,647 Adriana 2,097
150 Brian 2,644 Ivy 2,097
151 Kaden 2,632 Juliana 2,096
152 Ashton 2,619 Vanessa 2,094
153 Alan 2,605 Sara 2,089
154 Patrick 2,596 Lyla 2,083
155 Kyle 2,587 Willow 2,075
156 Jesse 2,564 Reese 2,060
157 George 2,557 Hazel 2,055
158 Riley 2,555 Eden 2,043
159 Marcus 2,529 Elise 2,017
160 Jeremy 2,524 Josephine 2,010
161 Jude 2,515 Kinsley 1,979
162 Harrison 2,511 Ximena 1,959
163 Weston 2,486 Londyn 1,952
164 Ryker 2,483 Jessica 1,949
165 Alejandro 2,467 Gracie 1,946
166 Jake 2,443 Makenzie 1,936
167 Axel 2,428 Isla 1,912
168 Theodore 2,428 Michelle 1,890
169 Grant 2,419 Valerie 1,879
170 Maddox 2,418 Catherine 1,866
171 Emmanuel 2,395 Kylee 1,865
172 Cayden 2,387 Melody 1,863
173 Emmett 2,360 Adalynn 1,844
174 Brady 2,332 Jayla 1,839
175 Malachi 2,328 Alexia 1,830
176 Bradley 2,326 Valeria 1,816
177 Gael 2,307 Rebecca 1,801
178 Oscar 2,241 Izabella 1,785
179 Tucker 2,241 Adalyn 1,779
180 Abel 2,236 Margaret 1,774
181 Jameson 2,234 Alaina 1,758
182 Abraham 2,216 Alana 1,758
183 Caden 2,214 Luna 1,746
184 Mark 2,208 Alivia 1,744
185 Sean 2,200 Kate 1,737
186 Ezekiel 2,193 Summer 1,732
187 Kenneth 2,174 Norah 1,724
188 Gage 2,154 Ryleigh 1,723
189 Everett 2,148 Kendra 1,722
190 Nicolas 2,129 Lila 1,701
191 Kingston 2,129 Julianna 1,697
192 Zayden 2,117 Jennifer 1,691
193 King 2,107 Hayden 1,685
194 Bennett 2,075 Stephanie 1,675
195 Calvin 2,063 Emery 1,674
196 Avery 2,050 Angela 1,649
197 Tanner 2,049 Fiona 1,639
198 Paul 2,035 Daisy 1,630
199 Kai 1,978 Presley 1,629
200 Maximus 1,931 Harmony 1,621
201 Luca 1,901 Eliza 1,620
202 Rylan 1,894 Melissa 1,592
203 Graham 1,883 Keira 1,570
204 Omar 1,882 Emilia 1,563
205 Derek 1,874 Giselle 1,563
206 Peter 1,852 Alayna 1,562
207 Jayceon 1,846 Alexandria 1,562
208 Devin 1,844 Kinley 1,560
209 Jorge 1,844 Arabella 1,530
210 Peyton 1,844 Marley 1,530
211 Collin 1,832 Emerson 1,524
212 Andres 1,796 Adelyn 1,506
213 Jaiden 1,763 Lola 1,493
214 Cody 1,753 Brynn 1,486
215 Zane 1,743 Leila 1,469
216 Amir 1,724 Mckenna 1,469
217 Corbin 1,707 Aniyah 1,463
218 Francisco 1,700 Genevieve 1,463
219 Conner 1,699 Allie 1,460
220 Xander 1,697 Athena 1,459
221 Eduardo 1,690 Gabriela 1,445
222 Javier 1,683 Daniela 1,438
223 Jax 1,682 Esther 1,437
224 Myles 1,636 Cecilia 1,432
225 Griffin 1,623 Rose 1,427
226 Damien 1,617 Callie 1,420
227 Iker 1,616 Adrianna 1,416
228 Garrett 1,615 Jenna 1,416
229 Simon 1,611 Haley 1,409
230 Zander 1,596 Hope 1,393
231 Seth 1,593 Leilani 1,390
232 Travis 1,583 Maggie 1,385
233 Charlie 1,561 Adeline 1,377
234 Cristian 1,535 Jaylah 1,365
235 Trevor 1,533 Amaya 1,364
236 Zion 1,526 Ana 1,343
237 Chance 1,516 Maci 1,339
238 Lorenzo 1,514 Jacqueline 1,330
239 Dean 1,511 Juliet 1,329
240 Gunner 1,509 Charlie 1,327
241 Elliot 1,503 Camille 1,325
242 Lukas 1,490 Katie 1,325
243 Cash 1,482 Lucia 1,325
244 Elliott 1,479 Tessa 1,323
245 Israel 1,472 Miranda 1,299
246 Manuel 1,470 Lexi 1,297
247 Jasper 1,465 Jada 1,294
248 Keegan 1,458 Makenna 1,290
249 Spencer 1,457 Delaney 1,277
250 Finn 1,456 Cassidy 1,273

What's in a (Popular) Name?

How do we know which baby names are hot each year? It's simple! The Social Security Administration collects data as parents register their newborns for a Social Security card. So, instead of waiting for the 10-year census, we get an annual update on the trending names!

Popular Baby Names vs. Popular First Names: Any Differences?

If you're wondering why the most popular baby names and the most popular first names aren't the same, remember: first names include everyone, not just babies. With 16.5% of the population over 65, names popular in their generation, like 'Israel' or 'Lexi', still top the charts. As the birth rate declines, we won't see baby names like 'Noah' or 'Sophia' topping the overall popular names list until the Baby Boomer generation decreases significantly.

What Factors Influence Baby Name Popularity?

Ever wondered how a name like 'Mason' or 'Abigail' hits the charts? It's not an exact science, but here are some cool factors:

Celebrity Influence

Americans adore their stars! A favorite celeb can influence baby names, so if you see more little 'Liams' or 'Emmas' running around, you might have a Hollywood A-lister to thank!

Character-Inspired Names

Bookworms and movie buffs often name their kids after beloved characters. If 'William' or 'Emily' sound familiar, check out the latest bestseller or box-office hit!

Following the Trend

We humans are trend-followers. So, if a friend's baby 'Ethan' or 'Madison' has a cute ring to it, don't be surprised if it catches on!

The Power of Recall

Names heard repeatedly stick in our minds. So if 'Daniel' or 'Isabella' are on repeat, you'll likely see them in the baby name charts.

Family Tradition

Some names like 'Michael' or 'Sofia' stand the test of time, thanks to the tradition of naming babies after older relatives.

Religion and Politics

Religious texts and political figures inspire many parents. Evergreen choices like 'Alexander' or 'Mia' show the lasting impact of religion and politics on baby names.

So, while we can't always predict why a name like 'Jayden' or 'Lillian' becomes popular, these factors give us some fun insights into the ever-changing landscape of baby names!

Historical Data for Baby Names

If you're interested to see how the trends and popularity of baby names have changed, you can use the links below to view the historical data by decade.

Most popular first names, 1880-present | since 1950 | since 1960 | since 1970 | since 1980 | since 1990 | since 2000 | since 2010

Most popular boy names, 1880-present | since 1950 | since 1960 | since 1970 | since 1980 | since 1990 | since 2000 | since 2010

Most popular girl names, 1880-present | since 1950 | since 1960 | since 1970 | since 1980 | since 1990 | since 2000 | since 2010

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and excludes any names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area.

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