Top 100 Baby Names

Eight of the best sites for lists of the top 100 names for babies. Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page.

1. Social Security Administration Top Baby Names - The ultimate list of popular baby names, ranked by the government, which keeps track of these things. Get the top 100 baby names of the past year or for any other year dating back to 1880 (when John & Mary headed the list, but Minnie and Bertha ranked highly as well). Plus, get the top 100 baby names by state, and the top 1000 names by decade (Jacob & Emily so far in the ’00s). (www.ssa.gov)

2. Jacob, Emily Top Baby Names but Katrina Takes a Fall in Wake of Hurricane - May 11, 2007 article on the recently released top 100 baby names from the Social Security Administration shows Jacob and Emily still reign, but only 850 baby girls got the name Katrina. (www.sun-sentinel.com)

3. Top 100 Baby Names of 2006 - The latest top 100 list of baby boy and girl names, ranked by the names of this site’s members’ children. Emma and Aiden are tops; Bailey, Makayla and Julian are falling fast. (www.babycenter.com)

4. Think Baby Names - Top 100 baby names in the United States, Canada, Ireland, Sweden, England and Wales, Scotland and Australia. (www.thinkbabynames.com)

5. Top 100 Baby Names & Meanings - If you want to pick a baby name based on the meaning of the name as well as how it sounds, this Top 100 list offers meanings to go with the names. Example: Madison means “son of Maud” which is interesting considering that Madison is actually a popular name for girls. (www.top100-baby-names.com)

6. Babycenter Top 100 Baby Names of 2005 - A list of the top 100 boys and girls baby names, based on the names of the site members’ children. New to the list in 2005: Ben, Drew, Kyra, Cadence, Camryn, Addison, Alana, Layla, Mckenna and Lucy. (www.babycenter.com)

7. 1 Stop Baby Name Software - Why settle for just the top 100 baby names when you can get 40,000 more first names and their meanings? (www.1stopbabynames.com)

8. Top 100 Baby Boy Names - Top boy names, their origins and their meanings. For example, Logan is Scottish Gaelic and means “small cove.” (www.mytopbabyboynames.com)