16 years ago
Baby Names from 2010
3,695,739 registered births | 1,918,412 boys | 1,777,327 girls
Top 10 Baby Names of 2010
Top 10 Boy Names
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.
Notable Risers & Fallers in 2010
Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.
New to the Top 200 in 2010
Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.
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"
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.