Top Baby Names of 2013

Most popular names for boys and girls in 2013.

What the Data Says About 2013

The Social Security Administration's national 2013 file shows 1,454,412 births concentrated in the top 100 boy and top 100 girl names, the segment of U.S. baby-name data released to the public for that year. The #1 boy name of 2013 was Noah, with 18,287 births registered nationally. The #1 girl name of 2013 was Sophia, with 21,253 births nationally. The top 100 boys captured 856,486 births compared with 597,926 for the top 100 girls — consistent with the historical SSA pattern in which a smaller pool of boy names dominates a larger share of annual births while girl names are more evenly distributed.

2013 sits within a specific era of U.S. naming trends. 2013 reflects the contemporary naming landscape — shorter names, -a endings for girls, classic revivals for boys, and a steadily flattening distribution in which no single name dominates the way they did mid-century. Noah and Sophia leading 2013 fits this broader cultural signature.

These rankings come directly from Social Security Administration card applications and represent approximately 96% of all U.S. births in 2013. Names with fewer than five occurrences nationally in 2013 are excluded from SSA's public file to protect privacy, meaning the true number of unique names given in 2013 is significantly larger than any public top-100 list can show. Each spelling variation is counted separately — Sophia and Sofia, Aiden and Ayden — so rankings reflect only the specific spelling filed on the SS card, not combined name pools. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute naming advice.

Top 100 Boys' Names Boy

Rank Name Births
1 Noah 18,287
2 Jacob 18,196
3 Liam 18,153
4 Mason 17,727
5 William 16,665
6 Ethan 16,259
7 Michael 15,540
8 Alexander 14,922
9 Jayden 14,798
10 Daniel 14,323
11 Elijah 13,826
12 Aiden 13,646
13 James 13,595
14 Benjamin 13,513
15 Matthew 13,360
16 Jackson 12,609
17 David 12,396
18 Logan 12,365
19 Anthony 12,293
20 Joseph 12,276
21 Joshua 11,855
22 Andrew 11,682
23 Lucas 11,558
24 Gabriel 11,244
25 Samuel 11,139
26 Christopher 10,878
27 John 10,736
28 Isaac 10,133
29 Dylan 10,127
30 Ryan 9,893
31 Nathan 9,721
32 Caleb 9,612
33 Carter 9,589
34 Luke 9,587
35 Christian 9,350
36 Hunter 8,985
37 Henry 8,883
38 Owen 8,766
39 Landon 8,751
40 Jack 8,577
41 Jonathan 8,575
42 Wyatt 8,567
43 Eli 7,949
44 Isaiah 7,903
45 Jaxon 7,562
46 Sebastian 7,552
47 Julian 7,519
48 Brayden 7,455
49 Levi 7,447
50 Gavin 7,421
51 Aaron 7,319
52 Oliver 7,275
53 Jordan 7,219
54 Nicholas 7,147
55 Evan 7,119
56 Connor 7,116
57 Charles 7,025
58 Jeremiah 6,989
59 Cameron 6,870
60 Adrian 6,854
61 Thomas 6,797
62 Robert 6,721
63 Tyler 6,659
64 Austin 6,499
65 Colton 6,488
66 Jace 6,398
67 Angel 6,369
68 Dominic 6,335
69 Josiah 6,314
70 Brandon 6,234
71 Ayden 6,083
72 Kevin 5,945
73 Zachary 5,774
74 Parker 5,672
75 Blake 5,649
76 Jose 5,627
77 Grayson 5,557
78 Chase 5,554
79 Jason 5,517
80 Ian 5,432
81 Bentley 5,394
82 Adam 5,251
83 Xavier 4,997
84 Cooper 4,898
85 Justin 4,873
86 Nolan 4,745
87 Hudson 4,671
88 Easton 4,649
89 Jase 4,555
90 Carson 4,538
91 Nathaniel 4,537
92 Jaxson 4,463
93 Kayden 4,433
94 Brody 4,337
95 Lincoln 4,039
96 Tristan 4,015
97 Luis 4,007
98 Damian 3,974
99 Camden 3,897
100 Juan 3,891

Top 100 Girls' Names Girl

Rank Name Births
1 Sophia 21,253
2 Emma 20,966
3 Olivia 18,453
4 Isabella 17,679
5 Ava 15,271
6 Mia 13,166
7 Emily 13,142
8 Abigail 12,429
9 Madison 10,604
10 Elizabeth 9,474
11 Charlotte 9,311
12 Avery 9,185
13 Sofia 9,169
14 Chloe 8,798
15 Ella 8,461
16 Harper 8,284
17 Amelia 8,051
18 Aubrey 7,984
19 Addison 7,740
20 Evelyn 7,668
21 Natalie 7,488
22 Grace 7,385
23 Hannah 7,306
24 Zoey 7,256
25 Victoria 7,214
26 Lillian 7,083
27 Lily 7,002
28 Brooklyn 6,906
29 Samantha 6,516
30 Layla 6,489
31 Zoe 5,978
32 Leah 5,617
33 Audrey 5,605
34 Allison 5,445
35 Anna 5,396
36 Savannah 5,258
37 Aaliyah 5,245
38 Gabriella 5,216
39 Camila 5,147
40 Kaylee 5,126
41 Aria 5,118
42 Scarlett 5,053
43 Hailey 5,030
44 Arianna 5,005
45 Riley 4,941
46 Alexis 4,785
47 Nevaeh 4,783
48 Sarah 4,715
49 Sadie 4,663
50 Claire 4,660
51 Peyton 4,579
52 Serenity 4,471
53 Aubree 4,453
54 Ariana 4,420
55 Genesis 4,306
56 Penelope 4,292
57 Alyssa 4,212
58 Bella 4,189
59 Taylor 4,145
60 Alexa 4,106
61 Kylie 4,036
62 Mackenzie 4,024
63 Caroline 3,983
64 Autumn 3,964
65 Kennedy 3,961
66 Lucy 3,948
67 Ashley 3,942
68 Madelyn 3,940
69 Violet 3,935
70 Stella 3,916
71 Brianna 3,914
72 Maya 3,826
73 Skylar 3,789
74 Ellie 3,764
75 Julia 3,753
76 Sophie 3,752
77 Katherine 3,723
78 Mila 3,680
79 Khloe 3,678
80 Paisley 3,605
81 Annabelle 3,559
82 Alexandra 3,509
83 Nora 3,508
84 Melanie 3,474
85 London 3,462
86 Naomi 3,454
87 Gianna 3,442
88 Eva 3,433
89 Faith 3,419
90 Madeline 3,371
91 Nicole 3,351
92 Lauren 3,349
93 Ruby 3,319
94 Makayla 3,295
95 Lydia 3,261
96 Kayla 3,260
97 Piper 3,191
98 Sydney 3,177
99 Jocelyn 3,151
100 Morgan 3,116

Nearby Year & Decade Rankings

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

Source: SSA Baby Names Methodology — names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are excluded to protect privacy.

Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details.