CEBU, Philippines - Coming from nearly a million parents who made this poll possible, let this popular given name list inspire you! Topping the list for the most popular girls’ names for the year is Sophia, meaning wisdom. The name Emma (whole or universal) comes second. Olivia (peace of the olive tree) comes in third followed by Isabella (consecrated to God) fourth, then Ava (pleasant sound) fifth. Lily (pure – taken from the lily flower) makes it to sixth, Zoë (life) seventh, then Chloe (young green shoot), Mia (dear or darling) and Madison (gift of God) completes the top 10!
For the boys, the name Aiden meaning little fire makes it to the top of the list, followed by Jackson (son of Jack) second and Ethan (strong, firm and impetuous) third. Liam (will, desire and helmet, protection) comes next, then Mason (bricklayer or stoneworker), Noah (rest or comfort), Lucas (light or illumination), Jacob (to follow or to be behind), Jayden (thankful) and Jack (God is gracious) makes tenth.
The rest of the popular names for girls include (11) Emily, (12) Ella, (13) Madelyn, (14) Abigail, (15) Aubrey, (16) Addison, (17) Avery, (18) Layla, (19) Hailey, (20) Amelia, (21) Hannah, (22) Charlotte, (23) Kaitlyn, (24) Harper, (25) Kaylee, (26) Sophie, (27) Mackenzie, (28) Peyton, (29) Riley, (30) Grace, (31) Brooklyn, (32) Sarah, (33) Aaliyah, (34) Anna, (35) Arianna, (36) Ellie, (37) Natalie, (38) Isabelle, (39) Lillian, (40) Evelyn, (41) Elizabeth, (42) Lyla, (43) Lucy, (44) Claire, (45) Makayla, (46) Kylie, (47) Audrey, (48) Maya, (49) Leah, (50) Gabriella, (51) Annabelle, (52) Savannah, (53) Nora, (54) Reagan, (55) Scarlett, (56) Samantha, (57) Alyssa, (58) Allison, (59) Elena, (60) Stella, (61) Alexis, (62) Victoria, (63) Aria, (64) Molly, (65) Maria, (66) Bailey, (67) Sydney, (68) Bella, (69) Mila, (70) Taylor, (71) Kayla, (72) Eva, (73) Jasmine, (74) Gianna, (75) Alexandra, (76) Julia, (77) Eliana, (78) Kennedy, (79) Brianna, (80) Ruby, (81) Lauren, (82) Alice, (83) Violet, (84) Kendall, (85) Morgan, (86) Caroline, (87) Piper, (88) Brooke, (89) Elise, (90) Alexa, (91) Sienna, (92) Reese, (93) Clara, (94) Paige, (95) Kate, (96) Nevaeh, (97) Sadie, (98) Quinn, (99) Isla and (100) Eleanor.
To complete the 100 most popular names for boys are (11) Logan, (12) Ryan, (13) Caleb, (14) Benjamin, (15) William, (16) Michael, (17) Alexander, (18) Elijah, (19) Matthew, (20) Dylan, (21) James, (22) Owen, (23) Connor, (24) Brayden, (25) Carter, (26) Landon, (27) Joshua, (28) Luke, (29) Daniel, (30) Gabriel, (31) Nicholas, (32) Nathan, (33) Oliver, (34) Henry, (35) Andrew, (36) Gavin, (37) Cameron, (38) Eli, (39) Max, (40) Isaac, (41) Evan, (42) Samuel, (43) Grayson, (44) Tyler, (45) Zachary, (46) Wyatt, (47) Joseph, (48) Charlie, (49) Hunter, (50) David, (51) Anthony, (52) Christian, (53) Colton, (54) Thomas, (55) Dominic, (56) Austin, (57) John, (58) Sebastian, (59) Cooper, (60) Levi, (61) Parker, (62) Isaiah, (63) Chase, (64) Blake, (65) Aaron, (66) Alex, (67) Adam, (68) Tristan, (69) Julian, (70) Jonathan, (71) Christopher, (72) Jace, (73) Nolan, (74) Miles, (75) Jordan, (76) Carson, (77) Colin, (78) Ian, (79) Riley, (80) Xavier, (81) Hudson, (82) Adrian, (83) Cole, (84) Brody, (85) Leo, (86) Jake, (87) Bentley, (88) Sean, (89) Jeremiah, (90) Asher, (91) Nathaniel, (92) Micah, (93) Jason, (94) Ryder, (95) Declan, (96) Hayden, (97) Brandon, (98) Easton, (99) Lincoln and (100) Harrison. (Helpful Resource: www.babycentre.com | www.behindthename.com) (FREEMAN)