Most common twin names in 2011 (USA) | ||
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Rank | Names | Nr. |
1 | Daniel, David | 58 |
2 | Jacob, Joshua | 55 |
3 | Madison, Mason | 50 |
4 | Olivia, Sophia | 50 |
5 | Isaac, Isaiah | 47 |
6 | Jayden, Jordan | 41 |
7 | Ethan, Evan | 39 |
8 | Gabriella, Isabella | 39 |
9 | Elijah, Isaiah | 38 |
10 | Ella, Emma | 33 |
11 | Faith, Hope | 33 |
12 | Matthew, Michael | 33 |
13 | Makayla, Makenzie | 31 |
14 | Heaven, Nevaeh | 29 |
15 | Isabella, Sophia | 29 |
16 | Jayden, Jaylen | 26 |
17 | Ethan, Nathan | 25 |
18 | Jayden, Kayden | 25 |
19 | Landon, Logan | 25 |
20 | Logan, Lucas | 24 |
21 | Mackenzie, Madison | 24 |
22 | Caleb, Joshua | 23 |
23 | James, John | 23 |
24 | Jeremiah, Josiah | 21 |
25 | Logan, Luke | 21 |
26 | Alexander, Benjamin | 20 |
27 | Andrew, Matthew | 20 |
28 | Chance, Chase | 20 |
29 | Hayden, Hunter | 20 |
30 | Alexander, Nicholas | 19 |
31 | Gabriel, Michael | 19 |
32 | Jacob, Joseph | 19 |
33 | Andrew, Benjamin | 18 |
34 | Hailey, Hannah | 18 |
35 | Olivia, Owen | 18 |
36 | Abigail, Olivia | 17 |
37 | Andrew, Anthony | 17 |
38 | Ava, Emma | 17 |
39 | Ava, Olivia | 17 |
40 | Benjamin, Samuel | 17 |
41 | Jayda, Jayden | 17 |
42 | Ava, Mia | 16 |
43 | Ayden, Jayden | 16 |
44 | Christian, Christopher | 16 |
45 | Emma, Olivia | 16 |
46 | Addison, Avery | 15 |
47 | Ava, Ella | 15 |
48 | Brandon, Bryan | 15 |
49 | Jacob, Lucas | 15 |
50 | Liam, Logan | 15 |
51 | Nathan, Noah | 15 |
52 | Alexander, Andrew | 14 |
53 | Alexander, Anthony | 14 |
54 | Arianna, Brianna | 14 |
55 | Elijah, Ethan | 14 |
56 | Emma, Ethan | 14 |
57 | Isabella, Isaiah | 14 |
58 | Isabella, Olivia | 14 |
59 | London, Paris | 14 |
60 | Madison, Makenzie | 14 |
61 | Nathan, Nicholas | 14 |
62 | Addison, Aiden | 13 |
63 | Aiden, Ethan | 13 |
64 | Aiden, Noah | 13 |
65 | Emily, Ethan | 13 |
66 | Faith, Grace | 13 |
67 | Haylee, Kaylee | 13 |
68 | Jason, Justin | 13 |
69 | Logan, Mason | 13 |
70 | Maddox, Mason | 13 |
71 | Nicholas, Noah | 13 |
72 | Samantha, Sophia | 13 |
73 | Abigail, Emily | 12 |
74 | Aiden, Ava | 12 |
75 | Anna, Emma | 12 |
76 | Benjamin, William | 12 |
77 | Chloe, Zoey | 12 |
78 | Elizabeth, Emma | 12 |
79 | Ella, Ethan | 12 |
80 | Emily, Evelyn | 12 |
81 | Garrett, Gavin | 12 |
82 | Henry, William | 12 |
83 | Jada, Jaden | 12 |
84 | Jayden, Joshua | 12 |
85 | Jeremiah, Jeremy | 12 |
86 | Jonah, Noah | 12 |
87 | Jordan, Justin | 12 |
88 | Matthew, Nathan | 12 |
89 | Reagan, Riley | 12 |
90 | Taylor, Tyler | 12 |
91 | Abigail, Andrew | 11 |
92 | Abigail, Emma | 11 |
93 | Abigail, Sophia | 11 |
94 | Landon, London | 11 |
95 | Mason, Morgan | 11 |
96 | Oliver, Olivia | 11 |
97 | Sarah, Sophia | 11 |
98 | Zachary, Zoey | 11 |
99 | Alexander, Isabella | 10 |
100 | Elizabeth, Katherine | 10 |
101 | Emily, Olivia | 10 |
102 | Emma, Sophia | 10 |
103 | Ethan, Olivia | 10 |
104 | Jayla, Kayla | 10 |
105 | Madison, Mckenzie | 10 |
106 | Madison, Michael | 10 |
107 | Madison, Morgan | 10 |
108 | Mia, Mya | 10 |
109 | Natalie, Nicole | 10 |
110 | Serenity, Trinity | 10 |
We parents all strive to select the perfect name for our babies, but parents of twins or multiples may find particularly challenging to make the right choice for two, three or more children. Naming one baby is hard enough, but in this case, you've got twice the work to do!
To help you get started, we offer a few popular strategies for choosing names for twins. They are not rules, but they can help you discover new ideas, weight every option, and then select the one that you really like.
You can also find inspiration from the list of the most popular names for twins compiled by the U.S. Social Security Administration. See the list with the top 50 twin names by gender, or the table on the right with the most popular 100 twin names in 2011 (combined list).
In 2010 the most popular names were:
1. Jacob, Joshua
2. Ethan, Evan
3. Jayden, Jordan
4. Daniel, David
5. Ella, Emma
6. Olivia, Sophia
7. Matthew, Michael
8. Gabriella, Isabella
9. Faith, Hope
10. Landon, Logan
See also: top 100 U.S. twin names for 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004.
Please remember that a name identifies a person for life. Growing up is hard enough, don't give your kids weird names. Regardless of what option you choose to name your twins, you should take the time to sit down and put some serious thought into your decision.
Top 100 twin names for 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 and top 50 twin names by gender
More US name statistics:
Name graphs
Popular surnames
Popular twin names
Top US baby names in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Other countries:
England and Wales,
Scotland,
Northern Ireland,
Ireland,
Canada,
Australia,
New Zealand,
Hungary,
Austria,
Italy,
Spain,
Norway,
Sweden,
Finland,
Denmark,
Netherlands,
Belgium