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Baby Names from 2010

3,695,739 registered births | 1,918,412 boys | 1,777,327 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 2010

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Jacob
22,154 births
2 Ethan
18,017 births
3 Michael
17,381 births
4 Jayden
17,200 births
5 William
17,071 births
6 Alexander
16,767 births
7 Noah
16,478 births
8 Daniel
15,865 births
9 Aiden
15,546 births
10 Anthony
15,508 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Isabella
22,935 births
2 Sophia
20,655 births
3 Emma
17,364 births
4 Olivia
17,037 births
5 Ava
15,442 births
6 Emily
14,281 births
7 Abigail
14,257 births
8 Madison
13,194 births
9 Chloe
11,763 births
10 Mia
10,649 births
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Top Unisex Names of 2010

Angel
8,776 boys 1,610 girls
Jordan
8,253 boys 1,728 girls
Alexis
1,621 boys 8,278 girls
Riley
3,649 boys 5,543 girls
Avery
1,697 boys 6,677 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

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Notable Risers & Fallers in 2010

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

B Easton
#254 → #145 (+109)
G Alice
#257 → #173 (+84)
B Axel
#264 → #187 (+77)
G Ryleigh
#242 → #186 (+56)
G Scarlett
#170 → #115 (+55)
G Brielle
#245 → #191 (+54)
G Khloe
#95 → #42 (+53)
G Harper
#173 → #120 (+53)

Biggest Fallers

G Malia
#192 → #301 (-109)
G Marley
#149 → #234 (-85)
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New to the Top 200 in 2010

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Bentley #100 Easton #145 Valentina #152 Jaxson #172 Sawyer #173 Eden #179 Roman #186 Ryleigh #186 Axel #187 Brielle #191 Addyson #192 Drake #196 Elise #196 Penelope #200
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What Life Was Like in 2010

Economy & Leadership

President
Barack Obama
Avg. Home Price
$157,200
Avg. Income
$49,445
Gas Price
$2.79/gal
Minimum Wage
$7.25/hr
US Population
308.7 million

Entertainment

#1 Song
Tik Tok - Kesha
#1 Movie
Toy Story 3
#1 TV Show
American Idol / NCIS

Sports

Super Bowl
New Orleans Saints 31, Indianapolis Colts 17 (Super Bowl XLIV)
World Series
San Francisco Giants over Texas Rangers (4-1)

Major Events

  • • Deepwater Horizon oil spill
  • • Earthquake devastates Haiti
  • • Affordable Care Act signed
  • • Instagram launches
  • • iPad released
  • • Arab Spring begins

Culture & Style

Fashion Trend
Hipster aesthetic peaks — skinny jeans, flannel, thick-rimmed glasses, infinity scarves, beards
Tech Milestone
iPad launches; Instagram created; first generation of kids grow up with smartphones; Netflix shifts to streaming
Generation
Gen Z (born 1997-2012)

Popular Slang of 2010

"YOLO" "swag" "epic" "legit" "bro"
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Did You Know? Fun Facts from 2010

1

The iPad created a whole new device category

2

Instagram launched with zero users — it would reach 1 billion

3

YOLO became a lifestyle philosophy (for better or worse)

4

Sophia rocketed to the #1 girl name

5

Jacob was still #1 for boys — its 12th year running

Someone born in 2010 is 16 years old today.

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