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Annual List of Most Popular Baby Names Released By Social Security Administration

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- The Social Security Administration has released its annual list of the most popular baby names from the year prior.

In 2015, the top 10 most popular baby boy and girl names in the U.S. were:

BOYS

1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Mason
4. Jacob
5. William
6. Ethan
7. James
8. Alexander
9. Michael
10. Benjamin

GIRLS

1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Sophia
4. Ava
5. Isabella
6. Mia
7. Abigail
8. Emily
9. Charlotte
10. Harper

In Maryland, the top 10 lists were only a bit different. The top 10 most popular baby boy and girl names in Maryland were (names that appear in bold appear on the Maryland list but not the national list):

BOYS

1. Noah
2. Logan
3. James
4. Mason
5. Jacob
6. William
7. Liam
8. Michael
9. Ethan
10. Benjamin

GIRLS

1. Olivia
2. Ava
3. Sophia
4. Emma
5. Charlotte
6. Madison
7. Isabella
8. Abigail
9. Mia
10. Elizabeth

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