Noah beats Jacob as top US male baby name
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NOAH overtook Jacob to become the most popular US baby name for boys in 2013, ending Jacob’s 14-year run at the top. Sophia was the most popular baby name for girls for the third straight year.
The Social Security Administration announced the most popular baby names yesterday. Noah was followed by Liam, Jacob, Mason and William. Sophia was followed by Emma, Olivia, Isabella and Ava.
The rise of Noah and Liam highlights a trend toward more smooth-sounding baby names, said Laura Wattenberg, creator of Babynamewizard.com.
She also noted that the most popular baby names aren’t nearly as popular as they used to be. For example, a little more than 18,000 babies born last year were named Noah. In 1950, when James was No. 1, there were more than 86,000 newborns with that name.
About 21,000 babies were named Sophia last year. In 1950, over 80,000 were named Linda, the top name.
Jacob first rose to No. 1 in 1999. In the 45 years before that, Michael was king for all but one. Mary dominated the first half of the 20th century. But in the past two decades, Emily, Emma, Isabella and Jessica have all spent time at the top.
The administration’s website provides the top 1,000 baby names annually from 1880.
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