Decade hub

2010s baby names

A name can be popular in the 2010s without belonging to the 2010s. This hub separates the two: the biggest names of the decade, and the names whose recorded history is concentrated inside it.

The decade of distributed favorites

The complete 2010–2019 profile contains 36,304,973 recorded births: 17,501,836 girls and 18,803,137 boys, across 60,123 distinct recorded names. Emma led girls with 195,070 births, while Noah led boys with 183,378.

Diversity rises to 73.1153, with an effective number of names of 3,120.38 and a concentration score of 0.1092. The top ten combinations account for 4.7539% of births and the top 100 account for 26.7478%. That combination of a high diversity score and a smaller top-name share describes a decade whose recognizable favorites sit inside a broad naming field.

Harper leads female ownership with an ownership score of 89.61, 85,193 births, and 61.2622% of its recorded lifetime in the decade; it ranks 16th by popularity. Bentley leads male ownership with a score of 90.90, 43,956 births, and a 73.2270% decade share, despite ranking 92nd by popularity. William, Michael, and James are popular-but-timeless examples at popularity ranks 4, 7, and 9, showing why a large count alone cannot identify the name most characteristic of an era.

The classroom year is 2014, with 3,707,226 births in the independent check. Its thirty seats divide into fourteen girls and sixteen boys, all with different names; the repeated-name count is zero and the largest roster share is 3.33%. Abigail is the formal most-repeated name at one seat, so even a roster built from a high-volume year need not produce duplicates at this size.

Sophia is the strongest clean family: Sophia (181,174) and Sofia (82,402) combine to 263,576 births. The two spellings are established alternatives of the same name and both far exceed the minimum threshold. The combined figure makes visible a pattern that separate rankings would divide without pretending that a spelling family is an SSA category or a statement about individual identity.

This is a descriptive view of the SSA national files for 2010–2019, with rare name-year counts below five omitted and sex recorded rather than gender. It cannot tell us whether media, geography, migration, religion, economics, or any other factor caused a name's trajectory. Ownership is a versioned concentration measure, and the family grouping is a reviewed editorial lens rather than a causal or demographic conclusion.

Girls' popularity champion
Emma 195,070 births
Boys' popularity champion
Noah 183,378 births
Total recorded births
36,304,973
Female births
17,501,836
Male births
18,803,137
Distinct recorded names
60,123
Top-10 birth share
4.8%
Top-100 birth share
26.7%
Diversity score
73.1of 100 · 3,120 effective names
Concentration score
0.1of 100

Methodology: how every number on this page is computed

Decade ownership

Popularity measures size. Ownership measures identity. Some names remain popular for generations. Others overwhelmingly belong to one decade. The ownership score ranks names by how concentrated their recorded history is inside 2010–2019, weighted against how visible they actually were — adjusted so that rare names cannot win on a technicality.

It is a descriptive statistic about SSA birth records, not a verdict about culture. Read the full methodology.

Girls, ranked by ownership

The 25 highest ownership scores in the female eligible set.

Girls, ranked by ownership — 2010s decade ownership rankings
Rank Name Ownership score 2010s births Lifetime births Decade share of lifetime Peak year Status
1 Harper 89.6 85,193 139,063 61.3% 2016 declining
2 Khloe 88.8 33,835 49,923 67.8% 2010 declining
3 Aubree 86.6 32,655 49,558 65.9% 2013 declining
4 Zoey 82.5 64,974 115,332 56.3% 2012 declining
5 Paisley 79.4 37,582 65,369 57.5% 2015 stable
6 Aria 79.1 52,264 95,674 54.6% 2018 stable
7 London 78.8 26,625 44,455 59.9% 2013 declining
8 Kinley 78.1 13,351 19,959 66.9% 2012 declining
9 Scarlett 77.4 58,287 111,687 52.2% 2017 stable
10 Ava 76.9 155,879 344,097 45.3% 2007 declining
11 Londyn 76.8 17,005 27,245 62.4% 2014 declining
12 Adalyn 76.4 18,846 31,014 60.8% 2015 declining
13 Avery 76.3 82,921 170,006 48.8% 2014 declining
14 Adalynn 76.1 20,400 34,210 59.6% 2018 declining
15 Aubrey 75.3 65,935 133,515 49.4% 2012 declining
16 Mila 75.3 44,114 84,489 52.2% 2018 stable
17 Layla 74.6 63,242 129,136 49.0% 2019 stable
18 Bella 74.5 43,218 83,721 51.6% 2010 declining
19 Addison 74.1 71,021 148,893 47.7% 2007 declining
20 Sophia 73.6 181,174 439,108 41.3% 2012 stable
21 Piper 73.6 33,092 62,718 52.8% 2015 declining
22 Brooklyn 73.5 60,337 125,197 48.2% 2011 declining
23 Hadley 73.3 25,483 46,595 54.7% 2014 stable
24 Isabella 72.9 170,605 417,001 40.9% 2010 declining
25 Serenity 72.3 38,921 77,550 50.2% 2013 declining

Boys, ranked by ownership

The 25 highest ownership scores in the male eligible set.

Boys, ranked by ownership — 2010s decade ownership rankings
Rank Name Ownership score 2010s births Lifetime births Decade share of lifetime Peak year Status
1 Bentley 90.9 43,956 60,027 73.2% 2012 declining
2 Jaxon 82.9 69,196 113,651 60.9% 2016 declining
3 Brantley 82.5 22,470 31,634 71.0% 2014 declining
4 Jaxson 80.0 42,401 68,535 61.9% 2015 declining
5 Jase 78.7 16,817 23,905 70.3% 2013 endangered
6 Easton 78.1 46,805 79,440 58.9% 2016 declining
7 Liam 77.3 174,017 358,536 48.5% 2024 stable
8 Aiden 77.1 129,675 257,765 50.3% 2009 declining
9 Iker 76.6 13,452 18,921 71.1% 2015 declining
10 Jayden 76.2 126,104 253,989 49.6% 2009 declining
11 Ayden 75.4 49,636 89,180 55.7% 2012 declining
12 Mason 74.3 157,911 342,583 46.1% 2011 declining
13 Jayceon 74.1 9,915 13,545 73.2% 2014 declining
14 Grayson 73.6 66,408 128,994 51.5% 2017 declining
15 Kayden 73.1 40,361 73,606 54.8% 2014 stable
16 Greyson 71.8 33,204 60,231 55.1% 2017 declining
17 Ryker 71.6 23,879 41,204 58.0% 2018 declining
18 Ryder 71.5 36,070 66,639 54.1% 2015 stable
19 Jace 71.5 47,476 91,544 51.9% 2013 declining
20 Carter 70.8 95,261 206,833 46.1% 2015 declining
21 Brayden 70.5 66,017 136,548 48.3% 2010 declining
22 Lincoln 70.0 52,017 104,918 49.6% 2017 declining
23 Jax 69.9 15,305 25,085 61.0% 2015 declining
24 Kingston 69.8 25,651 46,406 55.3% 2021 declining
25 Declan 69.4 31,107 58,547 53.1% 2019 stable

Most owned by the 2010s

Top 25 by ownership score across both sexes; each row is tagged with its sex comparison set.

Most owned by the 2010s — 2010s decade ownership rankings
Rank Name Sex Ownership score 2010s births Lifetime births Decade share of lifetime Peak year Status
1 Bentley M 90.9 43,956 60,027 73.2% 2012 declining
1 Harper F 89.6 85,193 139,063 61.3% 2016 declining
2 Khloe F 88.8 33,835 49,923 67.8% 2010 declining
3 Aubree F 86.6 32,655 49,558 65.9% 2013 declining
2 Jaxon M 82.9 69,196 113,651 60.9% 2016 declining
3 Brantley M 82.5 22,470 31,634 71.0% 2014 declining
4 Zoey F 82.5 64,974 115,332 56.3% 2012 declining
4 Jaxson M 80.0 42,401 68,535 61.9% 2015 declining
5 Paisley F 79.4 37,582 65,369 57.5% 2015 stable
6 Aria F 79.1 52,264 95,674 54.6% 2018 stable
7 London F 78.8 26,625 44,455 59.9% 2013 declining
5 Jase M 78.7 16,817 23,905 70.3% 2013 endangered
6 Easton M 78.1 46,805 79,440 58.9% 2016 declining
8 Kinley F 78.1 13,351 19,959 66.9% 2012 declining
9 Scarlett F 77.4 58,287 111,687 52.2% 2017 stable
7 Liam M 77.3 174,017 358,536 48.5% 2024 stable
8 Aiden M 77.1 129,675 257,765 50.3% 2009 declining
10 Ava F 76.9 155,879 344,097 45.3% 2007 declining
11 Londyn F 76.8 17,005 27,245 62.4% 2014 declining
9 Iker M 76.6 13,452 18,921 71.1% 2015 declining
12 Adalyn F 76.4 18,846 31,014 60.8% 2015 declining
13 Avery F 76.3 82,921 170,006 48.8% 2014 declining
10 Jayden M 76.2 126,104 253,989 49.6% 2009 declining
14 Adalynn F 76.1 20,400 34,210 59.6% 2018 declining
11 Ayden M 75.4 49,636 89,180 55.7% 2012 declining

Popular but timeless

2010s births at or above the median of the pooled eligible set (both sexes) and adjusted concentration at or below its 25th percentile: big names whose recorded history spans many decades.

Popular but timeless — 2010s decade ownership rankings
Rank Name Sex Ownership score 2010s births Lifetime births Decade share of lifetime Peak year Status
485 William M 32.4 159,981 4,199,696 3.8% 1947 declining
516 Michael M 31.3 145,220 4,426,753 3.3% 1957 endangered
538 James M 30.4 139,689 5,250,638 2.7% 1947 stable
429 Daniel M 34.3 133,952 1,982,812 6.8% 1985 declining
416 Matthew M 34.6 125,101 1,654,075 7.6% 1983 declining
552 David M 29.8 116,740 3,676,654 3.2% 1955 endangered
523 Joseph M 30.9 115,722 2,669,490 4.3% 1956 declining
437 Anthony M 33.9 112,151 1,488,042 7.5% 1990 declining
419 Joshua M 34.5 106,273 1,248,929 8.5% 1989 declining
440 Andrew M 33.8 105,086 1,329,454 7.9% 1987 declining
599 John M 27.8 102,800 5,182,633 2.0% 1947 endangered
530 Christopher M 30.7 102,156 2,069,596 4.9% 1984 endangered
633 Elizabeth F 31.1 94,103 1,688,757 5.6% 1990 stable
421 Ryan M 34.5 91,006 964,123 9.4% 1985 declining
390 Jack M 35.9 85,695 756,943 11.3% 1927 stable
454 Jonathan M 33.4 79,888 870,866 9.2% 1988 declining
409 Aaron M 34.9 70,488 614,462 11.5% 1989 declining
637 Thomas M 26.3 70,027 2,358,576 3.0% 1952 stable
640 Charles M 26.3 70,024 2,434,659 2.9% 1947 stable
541 Nicholas M 30.3 66,811 926,047 7.2% 1995 declining
679 Robert M 24.0 62,654 4,849,730 1.3% 1947 endangered
494 Tyler M 32.1 59,369 603,970 9.8% 1994 endangered
600 Samantha F 32.2 56,929 592,847 9.6% 1990 endangered
519 Jose M 31.2 55,186 592,512 9.3% 2002 stable
574 Brandon M 28.8 54,128 770,509 7.0% 1992 endangered

Unexpected results

Names whose popularity rank exceeds their ownership rank by 20 or more within their sex set — popular, but far less tied to the 2010s than their size suggests.

Unexpected results — 2010s decade ownership rankings
Rank Name Sex Ownership score 2010s births Lifetime births Decade share of lifetime Peak year Status
148 Milania F 54.7 2,606 3,424 76.1% 2014 declining
146 Tinley F 54.7 2,710 3,663 74.0% 2016 declining
128 Neymar M 51.3 2,426 2,897 83.7% 2014 declining
258 Avalyn F 47.0 2,336 3,697 63.2% 2017 declining
211 Reyansh M 44.9 2,193 3,088 71.0% 2017 declining
157 Addilynn F 54.0 3,033 4,524 67.0% 2016 declining
272 Vivaan M 41.4 1,914 2,759 69.4% 2015 declining
282 Aubriella F 46.0 2,490 4,266 58.4% 2018 stable
228 Bryleigh F 48.8 2,802 4,689 59.8% 2015 declining
285 Avalynn F 45.9 2,537 4,416 57.5% 2020 declining
278 Karter F 46.1 2,607 4,587 56.8% 2015 stable
172 Emmalynn F 52.9 3,073 4,780 64.3% 2015 declining
201 Elin F 50.4 3,032 5,052 60.0% 2011 declining
310 Hadleigh F 44.8 2,493 4,467 55.8% 2016 stable
171 Urijah M 47.8 2,579 3,693 69.8% 2009 declining
236 Jordynn F 48.3 2,930 5,120 57.2% 2010 declining
204 Aubrielle F 50.4 3,070 5,158 59.5% 2017 declining
325 Ariadne F 44.3 2,589 4,824 53.7% 2016 declining
243 Kinslee F 47.9 2,983 5,342 55.8% 2017 declining
336 Aubrianna F 43.8 2,494 4,628 53.9% 2012 declining
348 Royal F 43.3 2,366 4,322 54.7% 2016 declining
320 Brysen M 39.1 2,108 3,680 57.3% 2017 declining
269 Kamdyn M 41.6 2,280 3,798 60.0% 2016 declining
91 Bentlee M 55.0 3,199 4,202 76.1% 2012 declining
297 Hadlee F 45.3 2,785 5,234 53.2% 2016 stable

The 2014 classroom

Apportion 30 seats from the actual 2014 national birth records and every seat carries a different name — no name was common enough in 2014 to guarantee a duplicate in a class of 30.

A statistical reconstruction of an average classroom, not an actual class record.

See the full 30-student roster

Spelling families

Conventional rankings separate spelling variants. This view groups manually reviewed variants to show their combined demographic footprint.

  • Sophia family 263,576 births across 2 spellings — combined #1
  • Jackson family 227,861 births across 3 spellings — combined #1
  • Aiden family 213,566 births across 4 spellings — combined #1
  • Jayden family 168,734 births across 4 spellings — combined #3
  • Zoe family 123,068 births across 2 spellings — combined #7
  • Grayson family 99,612 births across 2 spellings — combined #28

Explore all 6 spelling families

How these numbers are made

Every figure on this page is computed offline from SSA birth records with methodology decade-hub/v1.0.0, then served as a precomputed profile. Nothing is recalculated in your browser.

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Data coverage
Decade 2010–2019; lifetime data through 2025
Completeness
Complete decade
Methodology version
decade-hub/v1.0.0
Source version
ssa-national-2025
Generated
2026-08-14T03:32:54.323Z