Most Popular Baby Names in 2011

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?

The Baby Namescape feature compiles the top baby names by  state, city and even hospital.

A hospital close to La Cañada, Pasadena's Huntington Hospital, has the following names recorded.

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