Top Baby Names In Florida For 2018

In Florida, the top baby names for boys and girls born in 2018 were Liam and Isabella. Topping the list of baby names nationwide were Liam and Emma.

The name Emma is enjoying its fifth year as Americans’ favorite name for girls this year, while Liam has been a preferred name for boys for the second year in a row. When Liam made it to the top of the list in 2017, it overtook Noah, which had been the No. 1 name for boys since 2013.

These are Florida's top 10 baby names for boys in 2018:

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Lucas
4. Elijah
5. Logan
6. Ethan
7. Michael
8. Alexander
9. Benjamin
10. Jacob

Here are Florida's top 10 baby names for girls in 2018:

1. Isabella
2. Emma
3. Olivia
4. Sophia
5. Mia
6. Ava
7. Amelia
8. Charlotte
9. Mila
10. Victoria

The Social Security Administration began compiling the list in 1997, with names dating back to 1880. The agency also notes that popular culture influences baby names.

According to the agency, Jacob and Abigail — two names that have been longtimers on the list — dropped out of the top 10 for the first time since 1992 and 2000, respectively.

Nationally, these were the top 10 baby names for boys in 2018:

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. William
4. James
5. Oliver
6. Benjamin
7. Elijah
8. Lucas
9. Mason
10. Logan

For girls, these were the top 10 baby names in 2018 across the nation:

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

In 2018, as Meghan Markle married Prince Harry and became the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan was the fastest rising girls' name that year.

The Social Security Administration is already anticipating what will happen with the name Archie — given the couple's newborn son by that name — in 2019. Archie already had a gain in popularity in 2018, making it to the top 1,000 for the first time since 1988.

You can read more about the top baby names here.

— By Feroze Dhanoa and Elizabeth Janney