Social Security Administration Releases List of 2017’s Most Popular Baby Names
Every year, the Social Security Administration releases a list of the most popular names for boys and girls. This year, they even broke it down by state.
The top ten boy and girl names in Texas last year were:
(You can see a full list of the 100 most popular baby names in Texas here. Remember to select Texas on the left-hand side of the screen, as it typically defaults to Illinois.)
I took a look back at previous years and found that Noah has been the #1 boy name in Texas since 2014. It came in 3rd in 2013.
Emma came in 2nd in 2013, and was #1 from 2014 onward.
My name came in at number 26 last year, just opposite Zoe on the girls' side. I guess that means I'd have been a Zoe if I'd been born a girl. I could live with that.
What do you think about the top 10? Did your baby's name make the list? Or did you give your baby a more unique name?