--- title: Sophia and Jacob Are the Most Popular Baby Names of 2013 description: The Social Security Administration has identified Noah and Sophia as the most popular baby names of 2013. canonical: https://time.com/93978/most-popular-baby-names-2013/ author: Kelly Conniff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-05-09T15:12:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:55:16.123Z og:title: And the Most Popular Baby Names of 2013 Are... og:description: The Social Security Administration has identified Noah and Sophia as the most popular baby names of 2013. og:url: https://time.com/93978/most-popular-baby-names-2013/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd9e4759261df9eb1/69868ea9169ab0610c2793b2/1057840401.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4180 og:image:height: 2351 og:image:alt: Baby wearing name tag og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: And the Most Popular Baby Names of 2013 Are... twitter:description: The Social Security Administration has identified Noah and Sophia as the most popular baby names of 2013. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd9e4759261df9eb1/69868ea9169ab0610c2793b2/1057840401.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Noah Beats Jacob in Baby Name Battle of Biblical Proportions > Sponsored content. 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Sophia has held the top spot for girls for the third straight year, while a different version of the name — Sofia with an ‘f’ — climbs to the thirteenth spot. Noah beat out Jacob, which has reigned as the top boys name since 1999\. Noah’s ascension — which the agency points out is not related to the 2014 Russell Crowe film of the same name — is also notable because it’s the first boys name that isn’t Jacob or Michael to top the list since 1960\. Here’s the top 10 most popular names of 2013 for both genders: **BOYS** Noah Liam Jacob Mason William Ethan Michael Alexander Jayden Daniel **GIRLS** Sophia Emma Olivia Isabella Ava Mia Emily Abigail Madison Elizabeth The agency uses the list to identify popular trends in naming, and this year shows it’s all about reality TV. The name Jayceon grew in popularity thanks to rapper The Game (it’s his birth name), who stars on VHI’s reality show _Marrying the Game_. For girls, Dalyza has grown in popularity, possibly because of a character of the same name who appears on _Larrymania_, a Spanish-language TV series that airs on mun2. See the full list [here](http://www.socialsecurity.gov/oact/babynames/?utm%5Fsource=home&utm%5Fmedium=panel&utm%5Fcampaign=babynamesOAct). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/93978/most-popular-baby-names-2013/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/93978/most-popular-baby-names-2013/"},"headline":"Noah Beats Jacob in Baby Name Battle of Biblical Proportions","datePublished":"2014-05-09T15:12:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:55:16.123Z","description":"Noah and Sophia were the most popular baby names of 2013, according to the Social Security Administration's annual rankings. 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