Born in 2011 · Gen Z
Baby names of 2011
The Social Security name files, which cover every name given to at least 5 babies, list 3,658,318 babies born in 2011: 1,759,066 girls and 1,899,252 boys. Sophia and Jacob were the most popular names, and 9.0% of all babies got a top-10 name, down from 11.3% in 2001. The name most tied to 2011 is Addyson: among girls, it was 10× as common that year as in the decades around it.
Quick facts
- Generation
- Gen Z
- Born 1997–2012
- Babies on record
- 3,658,318
- 1,759,066 girls · 1,899,252 boys
- Different names
- 19,590
- for girls, plus 14,360 for boys (5+ babies each)
- Top-10 names
- 9.0%
- of babies got one · girls 8.9%, boys 9.0%
Top 10 names of 2011
- Sophia was the #1 name for girls every year from 2011 to 2013.
- Jacob was the #1 name for boys every year from 1999 to 2012.
How many babies got a top-10 name?
In 2011, 9.0% of babies were given one of that year's 10 most popular names. Across all years, that share fell from 29.0% in 1935 to 7.5% in 2025.
Names that sound like 2011
These names were far more common in 2011 than in the decades around it: the multiplier compares each name's share of 2011 babies with its average share 6–25 years before and after.
| Name | Sex | Rank | Vs. nearby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addyson | Girl | #210 | 10× |
| Khloe | Girl | #49 | 8.2× |
| Braylon | Boy | #234 | 6.7× |
| Kaydence | Girl | #262 | 6.4× |
| Bentley | Boy | #75 | 6.4× |
| Kinley | Girl | #195 | 6.0× |
| London | Girl | #94 | 5.6× |
| Rylan | Boy | #146 | 5.4× |
| Ayden | Boy | #70 | 5.2× |
| Jayden | Boy | #4 | 5.0× |
Names that peaked in 2011
Each of these reached its highest share of US babies in 2011, the high point in records going back to 1880. Rank is for 2011.
| Name | Sex | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mason | Boy | #2 |
| Aiden | Boy | #9 |
| Lily | Girl | #15 |
| Brooklyn | Girl | #21 |
| Sophie | Girl | #51 |
| Max | Boy | #96 |
| Lilly | Girl | #103 |
| Rylan | Boy | #146 |
| Brooklynn | Girl | #129 |
| Aliyah | Girl | #133 |
New to the top 1,000 in 2011
Names that made the national top 1,000 for the first time in 2011 (records go back to 1880).
Girls
- Aviana356 babies
- Braylee338 babies
- Milania328 babies
- Kensley319 babies
- Avianna316 babies
- Saanvi312 babies
- Nahla306 babies
- Aubrianna303 babies
Boys
- Raylan331 babies
- Bowen315 babies
- Crosby306 babies
- Rylen251 babies
- Callan234 babies
- Nixon226 babies
- Brysen225 babies
- Braylin220 babies
Where are they now?
Top-100 names of 2011 that have since dropped out of the top 1,000. Ranks are for 2011 and 2025.
Girls
- Alexa #55 in 2011 , now #1,029 in 2025
Boys
Every top-100 boys' name from 2011 is still in the 2025 top 1,000.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data