Politics & Government
Locally: Most Popular Baby Names in 2011
Find out the most popular baby names in your area. A few picks may surprise you.

Legions of babies named Sophia and Jacob are populating the U.S. as the two names are the most popular on birth certificates across the nation, according to The U.S. Department of Social Security.
Those names are followed by Isabella, Emma, Olivia, Ava, Emily, Abigail, Madison, Mia and Chloe for girls; for boys are Mason, William, Jayden, Noah, Michael, Ethan, Alexander, Aiden, and Daniel.
But what about the top names for the San Gabriel Valley area?
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The Baby Namescape feature compiles the top baby names by state, city and even hospital.
The closest hospital to Altadena, Pasadena's Huntington Hospital, has the following names recorded.
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Pasadena – Huntington Hospital
Girls:
Sophia, Isabella, Amelia, Emma, Emily, Abigail, Victoria, Madison, Zoe, Elizabeth
Boys:
Ethan, Ian, Liam, Christopher, Samuel, Jacob, Jayden, Noah, Matthew, Anthony
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