Lifestyle | baby names 10 Most Popular Names for Girls, Boys Sophia and Jackson take the No. 1 spots for their respective genders By Jenn Gidman Posted Dec 7, 2016 10:03 AM CST Copied Sophia and Jackson are the top baby names of 2016. (Getty Images) Lots of monikers ending in "a" and "n" top BabyCenter's 2016 list of top baby names, with Sophia taking the top spot for girls, while Jackson ascends to No. 1 for the little guys. Almost 400,000 parents sent in their picks for the year, which People notes included a 64% rise in popularity for Hillary but just 5% for Donald. The top 10 for each gender: Females Sophia Emma Olivia Ava Mia Isabella Riley Aria Zoe Charlotte Males Jackson Aiden Lucas Liam Noah Ethan Mason Caden Oliver Elijah Check out BabyCenter's complete list of top names. (You can buy your baby a name—if you've got $30,000 lying around.) Read These Next Trumps ends trade talks with Canada. Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. Supreme Court is a yes on age checks for porn sites. Report an error