Two New Arrivals: Our New Blog and Top Ten Baby Names for 2014
Reading Time: 2 MinutesLast Updated: August 19, 2021
Look who’s talking — Social Security is proud to introduce its newborn blog! We’re calling our new bundle of joy Social Security Matters, because this is where we’ll discuss the information that matters to you about our programs and benefits! We’re kicking off our blog with our Annual highly anticipated top 10 baby names for 2014.
See the top ten most popular baby names of 2014…
Since 1997 we have been releasing the most requested baby names, based on requests for Social Security numbers for newborns. We reveal the top 10 names for boys and girls each year, and our records date back to the 1880s. This is one of our most popular web pages with over 2.9 million visits in 2014.
What makes a baby name popular is hard to pin down. Trends in new baby names often follow popular culture, influenced by favorite characters in books or movies, as well as religious meanings.
See the top ten most popular baby names of 2014, find out how the names have changed over time, and view our extensive list — customizable by decade, state, and U.S. territory — at www.socialsecurity.gov/babynames.
Whether a movie star or your beloved grandmother inspires the choice for the name you give your child, know that Social Security is here for them, and you, through all life’s challenges.
Social Security has a wide range of resources for families with children.
We issue a unique Social Security number to identify each American child soon after birth. Making sure your child has a Social Security number is vital to accessing our services and claiming him or her as a dependent on your tax return.
Their Social Security number will also be important after your children are old enough to begin working. The number helps us keep track of how much they earn, how much they have paid in Social Security tax, and, ultimately, how much they will receive in Social Security benefits when they become eligible.
To learn more about the importance of Social Security numbers, visit www.socialsecurity.gov/ssnumber.
If your child has a severe disability, we also have programs and benefits to help supplement the additional costs of caring for a child with special needs.
You can find many of our publications about Social Security numbers, benefits, disability benefits, and health insurance at www.socialsecurity.gov/people/kids.
Although popular baby names change over the decades, Social Security has, and always will, live up to its name, as we have for 80 years by providing a measure of financial security to children and their families.
See below if your name is one of the most popular.
Tell us, in this blog’s comment section, what popular or unique name you gave your baby.
Don’t forget to check back often to join the conversation — and learn more about why Social Security Matters to you!
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Doug Walker, Deputy Commissioner, Communications
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maryann
my first son, his name is Alexzavior. he is 13. since he was born i have had 2 people come to me to ask if i was ok with them using it. we call him lex for short. my 2nd son is angelo. my 3rd is my daughter ahnnalee. all A names.
Gail
My son is Mitchell Ace short for Asa, a family name. I wanted to name my second son Drew Duece my my husband said no. No sense of humor.
Mrs. W.
Instead of Junior, dad wanted Michael Angelo. It was voted down, but dad still called him that anyway. Oh well.
Joyce
LOL! My daughter’s first son is Stephen Tyler (+ last name). She wanted to name next son, Mick Jagger. Daddy said no. They did name him Michael Jamison. I wondered if she would call him Mick. She doesn’t.
Linda
One of my granddaughters has the name Elora Beth taken from a movie – I Love It!!!
Robin W.
We named our daughter Alexann. I wanted Ann, but Dad had sister and aunt named Ann. We both liked Alexandra, so I came up with Alexann — sneaky way to get my Ann. We googled once and discovered 12 other girls in U.S. named Alexann — I was surprised. She always gets compliments on her name.
Fabulous
Nice! Unique, but not crazy.
sambainsac
I cannot thank you enough for posting the annual list of popular baby names. It was essential 15 years ago when I named my kids. I like to avoid trends, and wanted to steer clear of the last names for first names trend, the customized spelling of a common name (which always ends up looking like the parents do not know how to read) trend and the naming your child after an object trend. So I opted for old tried but true names that did not show up on the top 500 list of names.
There were a couple names that I liked that I am glad I did not pick as they are now showing up popular like Avery, Lilly, Lucy, Vivian, and Levi.
And 15 years later, my kids are still the only ones with their names in their classes. They occasionally meet others with their classic names but all of the time….and their names are easy to spell and read by all.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to name my children classic names that are not top of mind or top of the list.
Joyce
LOL – I liked your analysis of trends. Naming babies after cars, towns, states. . . The list goes on. And – I used to see “misspelled” names and think, it’s too bad their parents didn’t know how to spell the name when they put it on the birth certificate. Now I realize they meant to do that! (Maybe not always?) LOL
Renee
I have 6 Grands and 1 Great Grand. Grands are Lanee Euleeah, Nessa Imani, Savonna Enna, Anthony Tobias, Bryden Kayvon, Donovan Doyle, 1 Great , Rylei Alexandria. Love them all
Shaunty C.
My baby’s name is DaeChase.
Mark W.
If I have a child, I will raise him/her without a number. As a sovereign child, he/she has more rights.
Joyce
You mean no social security number? That will be very difficult, when he/she gets old enough to have a bank account, get a job, or many other things.
Jennifer
I have a William Lucas, Ryleigh Shae, and
Lucious Gabriel
Ayanna
I would love to know how popular my name is (Ayanna). As a child I always thought I had a strange name because my sister’s had what I considered normal name such as Katrina, Kim, Denise, Annette and a few other but they gave me Ayanna. Way back then I felt as if I was the only Ayanna in the world and today I feel as if several people now have the name Ayanna and I realize I loved being the only Ayanna. Sooooo how popular is my name?
Ion F.
Ayanna was in the top 500 from 1977 to 2005. Look for “popularity of a name” http://www.socialsecurity.gov/oact/babynames/#&ht=2