The most popular baby names of 2013 just released

nicrenn · December 2013

Enjoy!

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/03/parenting-baby-names-family/3656093/

https://www.parade.com/237336/ashleighschmitz/can-you-guess-the-most-popular-baby-names-of-2013/

tsmith312 · December 2013

OH good the name we picked out wasn't on the list !!

ju0725 · December 2013

Mines on the list, doesn't bother me.

amdecker1016 · December 2013

Dang it! Number 5! Oh well! Her name is Mia and i am not changing it!!

tsmith312 · December 2013

CHalePhoto said:

We're naming DD Sophie, but DH wants to put Sophia on her bc, so she'll have a more 'grown up' option as an adult. I hate that it's #1, but oh well.

I love Sophie !! That was defiantly on our list !!

mrsdahamm · December 2013

CHalePhoto said:
We're naming DD Sophie, but DH wants to put Sophia on her bc, so she'll have a more 'grown up' option as an adult. I hate that it's #1, but oh well.

I'm right there with ya! Our little boy is Jackson ... I'm bummed it's #1, but not changing it.

Npironi · December 2013

Ugh i dont have a name yet

that makes me sad lol

Aturl · December 2013

Other DS who is 5 is named Jackson! Never knew that name would be so popular for so long too!

nicrenn · December 2013

DH and I both felt that for us personally 2 things were most important for our kids names - 1) real, not made up names with the correct spellings, and 2) names that are not so popular that they are just one among 3 others in their class. I'm relieved that our future girl name isn't on the top 100, (especially since we can't use it yet) but I am a just a little bit disapointed that our boy name for this LO has cracked the top 100 (even though it was just barely so we'll still use it). I know that plenty of people don't care how popular their name is if they like it and want to use it, so I am probably a bit more concerned about this than most. I will admit to abandoning several beautiful names that were on my list since I was a kid myself because they became too popular. I guess it's because I did enjoy growing up with a name that was not very common, so I think that is why I want it for my kids.

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bumpuser9058414 · December 2013

amymheidecker said:

Dang it! Number 5! Oh well! Her name is Mia and i am not changing it!!

My DD is Mia and in 2008 it was #15 I think. I didn't even care if it was popular, I had wanted it since I was like 14. For what it's worth, she was the only Mia in her old daycare and in her new center so it's not like it matters. We were considering Aiden for this guy, it's #2, I think I know two in real life. For me I'd rather have it be too popular than too unique/weird.

AriaAmante143 · December 2013

I'm sure the name we've picked is on the list somewhere, but it's not Top 10 this year. I'm kind of surprised.

ETA: Its in the Top 40. Honestly I'm ok with that.

pepperedmoth · December 2013

Bopping along happily in the 300s, just where I like it.....phew! ;-)

JAck5209 · December 2013

Our current DD is Olivia and the popularity doesn't bother me one bit. I survived the 80's with the name Jessica so I bet she'll be just fine. lol

BrideNamedMeg · December 2013

That can't be the "official" (aka social security) list right? That one won't come out until mid March at least as 2013 isn't over yet!

SomersIsles · December 2013

Wow I was so in love with the name Jackson but DH despised it. I still love it. I had no idea it was even popular!

nicrenn · December 2013

That can't be the "official" (aka social security) list right? That one won't come out until mid March at least as 2013 isn't over yet!

@Bridenamedmeg The link referenced in the articles is from babycenter. They say they compiled it from names submitted from half a million parents in 2013. I used the Social Security website when researching and choosing names and found that this list mirrors it very closely in past years, so it will give you a pretty good idea if you don't want to wait until after your baby is born to consult the "official" list.

JKS21 · December 2013

We have a Mason and knew it was popular... we loved it before it became more popular (Kardashians?)... but I don't care if it's on the list

We only know of 1 or 2 other Masons and we aren't even close to those people - and the kids are all older. So whatevs

If you like it, you like it!

babylimas · December 2013

Despite having traditional names, neither of my kids are on there. My daughter was #750 last year (but not in the top 1000 the year she was born) and Graham was #312.

nik1513 · December 2013

Our boy's name is #30 and our fave girl's name (if baby #2 is a girl) is #25. I'm ok with those numbers! I don't think I would change our name choice based on the list.

pattipants · December 2013

@nicrenn, I, too, have abandoned names that became too popular. I always wanted to name a daughter Evelyn (nickname Evey, like my dad's cousin), but it's too popular now

Last year our boy name was #141, I believe, and has continued to be on the rise for the past few years

BrideNamedMeg · December 2013

nicrenn said:

That can't be the "official" (aka social security) list right? That one won't come out until mid March at least as 2013 isn't over yet!

@Bridenamedmeg The link referenced in the articles is from babycenter. They say they compiled it from names submitted from half a million parents in 2013. I used the Social Security website when researching and choosing names and found that this list mirrors it very closely in past years, so it will give you a pretty good idea if you don't want to wait until after your baby is born to consult the "official" list.

I'm sure there's lots over overlap, but I would be beyond shocked if Jackson ends up in the #1 spot for 2013 on the SSA list. It was 22 in 2012.

Andreabills · December 2013

We are using a family name, Avadelle Grace, but shortening it to Ava which is number 6. That being said, I am a teacher and have only had 1 Ava in 8 years in the classroom. Hopefully it's a regional thing and in my part of Texas it won't be that popular.

nicrenn · December 2013

@pattipants Sorry to hear you had to give up Evelyn. I love that name and the nickname too

miramirror · December 2013

pattipants said:

@nicrenn, I, too, have abandoned names that became too popular. I always wanted to name a daughter Evelyn (nickname Evey, like my dad's cousin), but it's too popular now Last year our boy name was #141, I believe, and has continued to be on the rise for the past few years

I would recommend spending a little bit of time on the blog at babynamewizard.com before abandoning a name I loved (and that had a family connection) because of popularity. As the woman who writes that blog points out, there is now a much greater diversity of names than there were even 30 years ago. So, there are just fewer babies born named the #1 name now than there were in the 1980s. Even if you use a top 10 name, the chances that your kid will be Jessica A. or Jennifer B. or whatever is just so much lower than it was a generation back.

Of course, there will always be naming pockets--you may randomly know six little Henry's. But the overall numbers are in our favor.

MoniqueSigala · December 2013

Yess! I'm so happy neither of my names are in the list. I'm all about unique and uncommon names. I know the names I've picked haven't been popular in quite a while and Iike that.