Sophia is the new most popular baby name for girls, while Jacob is the top name for baby boys for the 13th straight year.
The Social Security Administration released the top 1,000 baby
names of 2011 on Monday. Isabella, which had been the top girl name
for two years, dropped to second place. Emma, Olivia and Ava
rounded out the top five.
Mason jumped 10 spots to become the second most popular name for
newborn boys last year, knocking Michael out of the top five for
the first time in 63 years. Rounding out the top five boys' names:
William, Jayden and Noah.
Michael came in sixth, his lowest ranking since 1948.