Baby names: Sophia and Jacob are the most popular

Baby names: Sophia and Jacob are the most popular (Alberta Times) A list released by the Social Security Administration on the 14th showed that the more traditional Sophia...

(Alberta Times)

A list released by the Social Security Administration on the 14th showed that the more traditional Sophia was the most popular name for baby girls, while Jacob has topped the list of baby boy names for 13 consecutive years.

As a reality TV star, Kadasha's pregnancy was widely reported. She gave birth to Mason in December 2009, causing "Mason" to jump from 34th to 12th in 2010. Last year, 19,393 boys were named Mason in the United States. The top five most popular names for baby boys also include William, Jayden and Noah. Michael ranked sixth, the lowest ranking for this name since 1948. Isabella, which topped the list of baby girl names for two consecutive years, dropped to second place last year. The top five most popular names for baby girls also include Emma, ​​Olivia and Eva. The Social Security Administration website lists the 1,000 most popular names for boys and girls in the United States since 1880. The most popular names that year were John and Mary. John is now ranked 27th, and Mary has dropped to 112th. Popular names for baby girls fluctuate greatly, often changing from year to year, while baby boy names are more stable. For example, William has been a popular name for baby boys for over 100 years, never falling behind the top 20. Sophia only entered the top 100 popular names for baby girls in 1997, and Isabella remained outside the top 100 from 1949 to 1990. The Social Security Administration also tracks which names are growing in popularity and which are fading. The fastest popular name for baby girls is Briella, which jumped 394 places and is currently ranked 497th. The fastest-growing name for baby boys is Brantley, which advanced 416 places and currently ranks 320th. President Obama's first name, Barack, and Republican presidential candidate Romney's first name, Mitt, have never made the list.