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Fri May 9, 2014, 07:27 PM May 2014

The Huffington Post-The Most Popular Baby Names Of 2013 In The U.S.

| by Pamela
Redmond Satran
Posted: 05/09/2014 9:27 am EDT Updated: 05/09/2014 9:59 am EDT



The latest Social Security data is in, and Noah has unseated Jacob to become the new Number 1 name for boys –- the first new top boys’ choice of the 21st century.

The boys’ side of the list claims all the hottest news, in a turnaround from the usual pattern in which girls' names dominate the trend shifts. Liam leapfrogs up to second place in only his second year on the Top 10, above father name William. And the boys' roster includes the only new entrant to the Top 10, longtime favorite Daniel, elbowing aside the trendier Aiden.

The girls’ Top 10 is comparatively stable, with Sophia and Emma maintaining their status of Number 1 and Number 2. Olivia and Isabella switched places at 3 and 4, while Mia moved up and the traditional Emily and Abigail slid down.


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