Emma and Noah Are the Most Popular Baby Names of 2014

The Social Security Administration just released its data on the most popular baby names for last year, and there aren’t any big surprises.

The most popular name for boys was Noah, for the second year in a row. Almost 1% of all the boys born in the U.S. last year got the name.

The most popular name for girls was Emma. The last time it was number one was 2008, but it’s never dropped lower than number three since. More than 1% of all the girls born in the U.S. last year got the name.

The top 10 names for boys in 2014 were: Noah . . . Liam . . . Mason . . . Jacob . . . William . . . Ethan . . . Michael . . . Alexander . . . James . . . and Daniel.

The top 10 names for girls were: Emma . . . Olivia . . . Sophia . . . Isabella . . . Ava . . . Mia . . . Emily . . . Abigail . . . Madison . . . and Charlotte.

The boys’ names that had the biggest jumps in popularity from 2013 to 2014 were Bode, Axl, and Gannon . . . for girls, the biggest jumps were Aranza, Montserrat, and Maisie.

The boys’ names with the biggest drops in popularity were Bently, Damion, and Amare . . . for girls, it was Miley, Karly, and Britney.