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Popular Baby Names for Girls

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The most popular baby names for girls in the U.S. are tallied every year by the Social Security Administration, but the government list counts each spelling separately, masking the true popularity of baby names with many variations such as Lily or Isabella. Here, the 25 baby names that in all their different forms are the most popular names for girls.

  • Abigail

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    Abigail, an Old Testament name -- she was the wife of David, renowned for her beauty, wisdom, and prophetic powers -- that became a term for a maid in the early nineteenth century, leading to a fal... Read More 

  • Addison

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    Addison, a TV-generated name (Dr. Addison Shephard, Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice ) took off in hot pursuit of predecessor Madison, sounding sharper and more modern--at least until its own ra... Read More 

  • Alexis

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    Alexis, a one-time Russian boys' name, has surpassed sister Alexandra in popularity -- it's just outside the Top 20, with more than six thousand babies named Alexis last year. Alexis zoomed to po... Read More 

  • Alyssa

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    Alyssa is a long-running popular name (currently in the Top 40), related to the flower alyssum as well as to the classic Alice and variants. Alyssa Milano helped give it a bounce back when she was... Read More 

  • Ava

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    Ava was given a huge popularity boost -- Ava's currently at Number 5 -- when dozens of high-profile stars such as Reese Witherspoon and Hugh Jackman chose Ava for their daughters. This Glamour Girl... Read More 

  • Avery

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    Though this unisex name has been around for a few decades, Avery has now definitely heated up for girls, partly as an alternative to the epidemic Ava. Avery has had a meteoric rise, moving up from ... Read More 

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  • Chloe

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    Chloe, a lovely Greek name found in old romantic poetry, has been shooting up the charts for several years, now sitting at Number 10, and is also mega-popular throughout Great Britain, Australia, a... Read More 

  • Elizabeth

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    Elizabeth, one of the premiere classic girls' names, is just outside the Top 10, even though there are actually fewer babies getting the name these days. Elizabeth has so much going for it -- rich ... Read More 

  • Ella

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    Following in the path of Emma and Isabella/Bella, Ella has been shooting up the charts since the millennium: it rose from Number 265 in 2000 to a high of Number 12 this past year. Ella has long be... Read More 

  • Emily

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    Emily may have dropped in the standings to Number 6, but it was the most popular name for over a decade because it appeals as a girls' name on many levels: Emily is feminine, classic, simple, prett... Read More 

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