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Freakonomics Baby Name Predictions, 2015

 

The table below shows the 23 boys’ names and 23 girls’ names which the authors of the book “Freakonomics,”  Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, predict will be the most popular baby names of 2015.

This table shows the popularity ranking of the names for each year, based on data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Our discussion of Levitt’s and Dubner’s predictions can be found on our Freakonomics Watch page.

 

Boy's Names:

Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Jackson
44
36
33
32
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aidan
43
44
54
59
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carter
77
75
80
65
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liam
103
98
89
75
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cooper
120
113
95
92
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oliver
209
173
140
118
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asher
288
252
233
206
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maximilian
355
348
315
300
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bennett
391
369
372
361
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Anderson
498
399
347
326
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Johan
546
528
498
450
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Will
496
533
558
587
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aldo
601
587
429
569
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beckett
*
758
667
480
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Finnegan
888
779
653
647
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reagan
689
792
849
972
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Keyon
855
882
907
965
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Harper
*
953
880
860
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ansel
*
*
*
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flannery
*
*
*
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
McGregor
*
*
*
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sander
*
*
*
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sumner
*
*
*
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

* Indicates name not in Top 1000

Girl's Names:

Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Emma
2
2
3
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ava
9
5
4
5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Grace
14
17
20
21
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ella
23
21
21
19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Avery
67
52
48
38
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maya
73
57
62
72
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Isabel
89
87
86
96
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sophie
135
125
82
74
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kate
142
139
136
139
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quinn
306
282
579
516
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fiona
374
333
352
347
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annika
327
335
380
402
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Phoebe
425
366
338
348
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maeve
696
645
619
638
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ansley
655
704
697
719
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lara
834
815
941
931
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aviva
*
*
*
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Clementine
*
*
*
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eleanora
*
*
*
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Linden
*
*
*
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marie-Claire
*
*
*
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Philippa
*
*
*
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Waverly
*
*
*
*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

* Indicates name not in Top 1000

 

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