America's most popular baby names.

By Erin Thompson

Social Secu­rity Public

Affairs Spe­cial­ist in Toledo

Each year, Social Secu­rity announces the top baby names for boys and girls, based on Social Secu­rity card appli­ca­tions for babies born in the pre­vi­ous year.

If you have chil­dren or you’re friends or rel­a­tives with those who do, chances are you might know a few babies with the “in” names. This year, the most pop­u­lar babies in the playpen are Jacob and Sophia, fol­lowed by Mason and Isabella. You can visit them in their online “crib” at www.socialsecurity.gov/babynames.

At the web­site, you also can see other lists of pop­u­lar baby names. For exam­ple, you can search for the 1,000 most pop­u­lar names of a decade, the five most pop­u­lar names of the past cen­tury, or search for the most pop­u­lar names in your state.

You can even get pop­u­lar baby names for twins. Plug in any name — includ­ing your own — to see where it comes in on the list. But Jacob and Sophia’s page isn’t just about baby names.

Find out about get­ting a Social Secu­rity num­ber for your baby and what every par­ent should know about Social Secu­rity. Learn about ben­e­fits for chil­dren and grand­chil­dren, and plan your family’s finan­cial future.

You also can link to infor­ma­tion about hav­ing a healthy preg­nancy, tak­ing care of your new­born, and child­proof­ing your home.

Need to read up on child­hood immu­niza­tions, food stamps, or other nutri­tion assis­tance pro­grams for fam­i­lies with chil­dren? The links are there, along with more infor­ma­tion than there are gifts at a baby shower.

When peo­ple think about Social Secu­rity, they often think of the retire­ment years. But Social Secu­rity is there through­out your life — from the day a child is named. Social Security’s pop­u­lar Baby Names page has a lot to offer. See for your­self at www.socialsecurity.gov/babynames today.

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