CafeMom Reveals the Top Baby Names of 2010


top baby names 2010
top baby names 2010

No need to wait for the report from social security, CafeMom has the top baby name trends of 2010. After surveying over 47,000 new moms who birthed and named babies this year, we can definitively tell you what new trends are dominating the list, and what names are on their way out.

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Who are the biggest trend setters in the baby name world? Not surprisingly, celebrities and what they choose to name their babes play a big role. But more important than the newest baby Stefani/Rossdale: You. Plugging in and chatting it up is making the baby name trends rise and fall more dramatically in the past few years than in the past decades as moms become more informed of their options.

Check out our top 50 boy and girl baby names and see how you made it all happen.

Celebrity:

Judging by baby names, Matthew McConaughey is hot, and Will Smith is not. Levi rose significantly on this year's list, but Jayden dropped like a hot potato. Do you think the Karate Kid remake had anything to do with that? On the girlie side, Zoe/Zoey made a huge leap and leave us wondering if Avatar star, Zoe Saldana, had anything to do with it, or the massive overexposure of Rachel Zoe. And the biggest gain obviously connected to a celebrity is the meteoric rise of Mason, which is also the name of Kourtney Kardashian's little boy who is constantly in the reality spotlight. Of course Twilight played a big part as well as Jacob remains high on the list of most popular baby names this year, and Isabella is being propped up by the close Bella association.

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Savvy Moms:

But the most obvious trends in baby names this year comes from moms who are looking to be different than the other parents on the playground. Creative spellings (Madelyn) are popping up, and hip, cool, names of 2006, like Max and Sam, are slipping down the charts as new trends like Logan show up on the list. (The big exception being Isabella -- she continues her reign.) Being connected, whether through a mom's group in your neighborhood or online, means you hear all the names floating around and decide for yourself if it's awesome or overused.

Without further ado, here are the top 50 boy and girl names for 2010:

  1. Logan

  2. Jacob

  3. Aiden

  4. Ethan

  5. Noah

  6. Mason

  7. Liam

  8. Alexander

  9. Caleb

  10. Landon

  11. Lucas

  12. Tyler

  13. Hunter

  14. Matthew

  15. Brayden

  16. Gabriel

  17. Jackson

  18. Elijah

  19. Gavin

  20. Nathan

  21. Evan

  22. Connor

  23. Jayden

  24. Michael

  25. Andrew

  26. Wyatt

  27. Benjamin

  28. James

  29. Ryan

  30. Joshua

  31. Jack

  32. Zachary

  33. Isaiah

  34. Christian

  35. Dylan

  36. Austin

  37. Owen

  38. Christopher

  39. Joseph

  40. Tristan

  41. Parker

  42. Carter

  43. William

  44. Robert

  45. Anthony

  46. Nicholas

  47. Jordan

  48. Alex

  49. Cameron

  50. Eli

Girls

  1. Isabella

  2. Sophia

  3. Emma

  4. Chloe

  5. Olivia

  6. Madison

  7. Ava

  8. Abigail

  9. Addison

  10. Lily

  11. Elizabeth

  12. Emily

  13. Samantha

  14. Hannah

  15. Kaylee

  16. Alexis

  17. Hailey

  18. Ella

  19. Alyssa

  20. Sophie

  21. Lilly

  22. Natalie

  23. Zoey

  24. Zoe

  25. Bella

  26. Kylie

  27. Mia

  28. Riley

  29. Peyton

  30. Charlotte

  31. Layla

  32. Grace

  33. Savannah

  34. Audrey

  35. Makayla

  36. Trinity

  37. Taylor

  38. Leah

  39. Aubrey

  40. Sofia

  41. Autumn

  42. Amelia

  43. Lillian

  44. Sarah

  45. Stella

  46. Mackenzie

  47. Avery

  48. Madelyn

  49. Gabriella

  50. Brianna

Is your baby's name on this list?


Image via mamabrooke1424/CafeMom

Written by April Peveteaux for CafeMom's blog, The Stir.

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