The ‘babycenter’ has listed the most popular baby name for 2016. Boys and girls names where you can discover the hottest baby-naming trends.

The list also shows which names rose or fell the most this year. 400,000 parents shared their baby’s names the ‘babycenter’ this year.

Taking a look at the top 5 ‘girls’ names for 2016:

  1. Sophia---from the Greek for ‘wisdom’.
  2. Emma---an English name meaning ‘whole’ or ‘universal.’
  3. Olivia---first used by William Shakespeare for a character in Twelfth Night.
  4. Ava---the Hebrew form of Eve. It was popularized as a girls' name by actress Ava Gardner. Meaning ‘life’ or ‘living one’.
  5. Mia---its Latin origins mean ‘mine’ or ‘wished-for child.’

Now for the top 5 most popular ‘boys’ names for 2016:

  1. Jackson---originally a last name meaning ‘son of Jack.’
  2. Aiden---the name of the Celtic sun god, meaning ‘fiery.’ It was traditionally a boys' name but is now given to girls, too.
  3. Lucas---a form of Luke or Lucius, meaning ‘light-giving’ or ‘illumination.’
  4. Liam---meaning ‘strong-willed warrior’ and ‘protector.’ It's a shorter form of the Irish name Uilliam.
  5. Noah---A Hebrew name meaning ‘rest’ and ‘comfort.’

The list shows the top 100 girls and boys baby names for 2016. Take a look and see if you kids or ‘your name’ is on the list and find out where the name landed and the meaning.

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