The Twilight book series seems to have kept its enchantment over new parents in 2011, as Isabella and Jacob reigned as the most popular baby names for the second year in a row, reports Laura Oxley, communication director for the Arizona Department of Health Services.
The three most popular boys’ names from last year – Jacob, Anthony and Daniel – remained the top choices in 2011. Additionally, the eleven most popular girls’ names from last year – lead by Isabella, Sophia and Mia – remained the same for the second year running.
The only newcomer to the top 20 names for girls was “Evelyn,” rounding out the list at number 20. On the boys’ top 20, five new names came into play: Mason, Benjamin, Liam, Isaac and Matthew.
MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES IN 2011
Total resident boys born = 40,559
Rank Name Frequency
1 JACOB 386
2 ANTHONY 372
3 DANIEL 362
4 MICHAEL 337
5 ANGEL 329
6 ETHAN 328
7 NOAH 320
8 AIDEN 316
9 ALEXANDER 314
10 MASON 314
11 GABRIEL 302
12 JAYDEN 286
13 JULIAN 286
14 DAVID 283
15 BENJAMIN 268
16 JOSEPH 266
17 LIAM 263
18 ADRIAN 262
19 ISAAC 262
20 MATTHEW 257
Total resident girls born = 38,576
Rank Name Frequency
1 ISABELLA 505
2 SOPHIA 463
3 MIA 336
4 EMMA 316
5 OLIVIA 309
6 EMILY 277
7 ABIGAIL 241
8 AVA 239
9 MADISON 199
10 NATALIE 189
11 SAMANTHA 188
12 ELIZABETH 186
13 CHLOE 184
14 VICTORIA 167
15 ALEXIS 165
16 HAILEY 160
17 ADDISON 155
18 CAMILA 144
19 ELLA 143
20 EVELYN 141
The above reflects the data collection and data entry as of 12/14/2011.
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