What Are The Top Baby Names In America?

Jacob and Sophia top the 2012 list of most popular baby names in America.

It's the 14th straight year Jacob has topped Social Security's list of names for boys.  It's the second year for Sophia.  Elizabeth and Liam are new to the top 10 list.

The list of top 10 names is...

Boys:                 Girls:

1. Jacob             1. Sophia
2. Mason       2. Emma
3. Ethan         3. Isabella
4. Noah          4. Olivia
5. William       5. Ava
6. Liam          6. Emily
7. Jayden       7. Abigail
8. Michael       8. Mia
9. Alexander   9. Madison
10. Aiden       10. Elizabeth

Social Security started compiling the baby name lists in 1997. The complete list is posted online at socialsecurity.gov.