If you’re looking for baby name inspiration, it’s worth looking back at what parents were searching for during the 2010s. Baby name site Nameberry tracked the names getting the most views on its site throughout the decade, and the results are a fascinating mix of classic, biblical and modern picks. Can you guess what the most popular baby names of the 2010s were? Take a look below and find out.
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The Nameberry most popular names list is based on which names received the most page views on the site over the decade. These aren’t necessarily the names most commonly given to babies born in the 2010s — they’re the names expectant parents were searching for and researching most, which often hints at naming trends still to come.
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The Most Popular Girls’ Names of the Decade
The most popular girls’ name, Charlotte, likely climbed the charts thanks to Prince William and Kate’s daughter. Three A names made the top 10 — Amelia, Ava and Aurora — alongside classic favourites like Penelope and Eleanor, which held their place across the whole decade.
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Nameberry’s Top 100 Girl Names of the 2010s
Abigail
Ada
Adelaide
Adeline
Alice
Amara
Amelia
Anna
Arabella
Aria
Astrid
Audrey
Aurelia
Aurora
Ava
Beatrice
Caroline
Charlotte
Chloe
Claire
Clara
Clementine
Cora
Cordelia
Daisy
Eleanor
Elise
Eliza
Elizabeth
Ella
Ellie
Elodie
Eloise
Elsie
Emilia
Emily
Emma
Emmeline
Esme
Evangeline
Evelyn
Everly
Evie
Freya
Gemma
Genevieve
Grace
Hannah
Harlow
Harper
Hazel
Imogen
Iris
Isabel
Isabella
Isla
Ivy
Jane
Josephine
Julia
Juliet
Khaleesi
Lila
Lily
Lucy
Luna
Lydia
Mabel
Madeline
Mae
Maeve
Maisie
Margaret
Matilda
Maya
Mia
Mila
Molly
Nora
Olivia
Ophelia
Penelope
Phoebe
Poppy
Quinn
Rose
Ruby
Sadie
Scarlett
Seraphina
Sienna
Sophia
Stella
Thea
Violet
Willa
Willow
Wren
Zara
Zoe
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The Most Popular Boys’ Names of the Decade
The number one boys’ name was Asher, with other biblical choices making the top 10 too, including Jasper, Ezra and Silas. Many of the top boys’ names have traditional roots — Atticus and Milo trace back to Rome and Greece respectively, Declan is Irish, and Wyatt comes from an English surname.
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Nameberry’s Top Boy Names of the 2010s
Alexander
Andrew
Archer
Archie
Arlo
Arthur
Aryan
Asher
Atticus
August
Austin
Axel
Beckett
Benjamin
Bodhi
Caleb
Callum
Cassius
Charles
Charlie
Daniel
Dashiell
David
Declan
Eli
Elijah
Elliot
Emmett
Ethan
Everett
Ezra
Felix
Finn
Gabriel
George
Gideon
Graham
Grayson
Griffin
Harrison
Harry
Henry
Hudson
Hugo
Isaac
Isaiah
Jack
Jackson
Jacob
James
Jasper
Jayden
John
Jonah
Joseph
Josiah
Jude
Julian
Kai
Knox
Lachlan
Leo
Levi
Liam
Louis
Luca
Lucas
Luke
Matthew
Miles
Milo
Nathan
Nathaniel
Nicholas
Noah
Nolan
Oliver
Oscar
Owen
Rhett
Roman
Ronan
Rowan
Ryker
Samuel
Sawyer
Sebastian
Silas
Simon
Soren
Theo
Theodore
Thomas
Tobias
Wesley
William
Wyatt
Xavier
Zachary
Zane
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Which are your favourites from this list of the most popular baby names of the decade? Leave a comment below and let us know — we’d love to hear from you!
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