Twin Name Data 2011

General Name Discussion
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I was poking around the US social security site and came across this data on twins born in the US in 2011 and had to share. (I have bolded a few combos that I felt were quite over the top matchy. But then again, I’m not into obvious twin name matching at all.) Enjoy!

Boy/Boy Twins
Rank Combo Number of sets
1 [name]Daniel[/name], [name]David[/name] 58
2 [name]Jacob[/name], [name]Joshua[/name] 55
3 [name]Isaac[/name], [name]Isaiah[/name] 47
4 [name]Jayden[/name], [name]Jordan[/name] 41
5 [name]Ethan[/name], [name]Evan[/name] 39
6 [name]Elijah[/name], [name]Isaiah[/name] 38
7 [name]Matthew[/name], [name]Michael[/name] 33
8 [name]Jayden[/name], [name]Jaylen[/name] 26
9 [name]Ethan[/name], [name]Nathan[/name] 25
10 [name]Jayden[/name], [name]Kayden[/name] 25
11 [name]Landon[/name], [name]Logan[/name] 25
12 [name]Logan[/name], [name]Lucas[/name] 24
13 [name]Caleb[/name], [name]Joshua[/name] 23
14 [name]James[/name], [name]John[/name] 23
15 [name]Jeremiah[/name], [name]Josiah[/name] 21
16 [name]Logan[/name], [name]Luke[/name] 21
17 [name]Alexander[/name], [name]Benjamin[/name] 20
18 [name]Andrew[/name], [name]Matthew[/name] 20
19 [name]Chance[/name], [name]Chase[/name] 20
20 [name]Hayden[/name], [name]Hunter[/name] 20
21 [name]Alexander[/name], [name]Nicholas[/name] 19
22 [name]Gabriel[/name], [name]Michael[/name] 19
23 [name]Jacob[/name], [name]Joseph[/name] 19
24 [name]Andrew[/name], [name]Benjamin[/name] 18
25 [name]Andrew[/name], [name]Anthony[/name] 17
26 [name]Benjamin[/name], [name]Samuel[/name] 17
27 [name]Ayden[/name], [name]Jayden[/name] 16
28 [name]Christian[/name], [name]Christopher[/name] 16
29 [name]Brandon[/name], [name]Bryan[/name] 15
30 [name]Jacob[/name], [name]Lucas[/name] 15
31 [name]Liam[/name], [name]Logan[/name] 15
32 [name]Nathan[/name], [name]Noah[/name] 15
33 [name]Alexander[/name], [name]Andrew[/name] 14
34 [name]Alexander[/name], [name]Anthony[/name] 14
35 [name]Elijah[/name], [name]Ethan[/name] 14
36 [name]Nathan[/name], [name]Nicholas[/name] 14
37 [name]Aiden[/name], [name]Ethan[/name] 13
38 [name]Aiden[/name], [name]Noah[/name] 13
39 [name]Jason[/name], [name]Justin[/name] 13
40 [name]Logan[/name], [name]Mason[/name] 13
41 [name]Maddox[/name], [name]Mason[/name] 13
42 [name]Nicholas[/name], [name]Noah[/name] 13
43 [name]Benjamin[/name], [name]William[/name] 12
44 [name]Garrett[/name], [name]Gavin[/name] 12
45 [name]Henry[/name], [name]William[/name] 12
46 [name]Jayden[/name], [name]Joshua[/name] 12
47 [name]Jeremiah[/name], [name]Jeremy[/name] 12
48 [name]Jonah[/name], [name]Noah[/name] 12
49 [name]Jordan[/name], [name]Justin[/name] 12
50 [name]Matthew[/name], [name]Nathan[/name] 12

Girl/Girl Twins
Rank Combo Number of sets
1 [name]Olivia[/name], [name]Sophia[/name] 50
2 [name]Gabriella[/name], [name]Isabella[/name] 39
3 [name]Ella[/name], [name]Emma[/name] 33
4 [name]Faith[/name], [name]Hope[/name] 33
5 [name]Makayla[/name], [name]Makenzie[/name] 31
6 [name]Heaven[/name], [name]Nevaeh[/name] 29
7 [name]Isabella[/name], [name]Sophia[/name] 29
8 [name]Mackenzie[/name], [name]Madison[/name] 24
9 [name]Hailey[/name], [name]Hannah[/name] 18
10 [name]Abigail[/name], [name]Olivia[/name] 17
11 [name]Ava[/name], [name]Emma[/name] 17
12 [name]Ava[/name], [name]Olivia[/name] 17
13 [name]Ava[/name], [name]Mia[/name] 16
14 [name]Emma[/name], [name]Olivia[/name] 16
15 [name]Addison[/name], [name]Avery[/name] 15
16 [name]Ava[/name], [name]Ella[/name] 15
17 [name]Arianna[/name], [name]Brianna[/name] 14
18 [name]Isabella[/name], [name]Olivia[/name] 14
19 [name]London[/name], [name]Paris[/name] 14
20 [name]Madison[/name], [name]Makenzie[/name] 14
21 [name]Faith[/name], [name]Grace[/name] 13
22 [name]Haylee[/name], [name]Kaylee[/name] 13
23 [name]Samantha[/name], [name]Sophia[/name] 13
24 [name]Abigail[/name], [name]Emily[/name] 12
25 [name]Anna[/name], [name]Emma[/name] 12
26 [name]Chloe[/name], [name]Zoey[/name] 12
27 [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Emma[/name] 12
28 [name]Emily[/name], [name]Evelyn[/name] 12
29 [name]Reagan[/name], [name]Riley[/name] 12
30 [name]Abigail[/name], [name]Emma[/name] 11
31 [name]Abigail[/name], [name]Sophia[/name] 11
32 [name]Sarah[/name], [name]Sophia[/name] 11
33 [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Katherine[/name] 10
34 [name]Emily[/name], [name]Olivia[/name] 10
35 [name]Emma[/name], [name]Sophia[/name] 10
36 [name]Jayla[/name], [name]Kayla[/name] 10
37 [name]Madison[/name], [name]Mckenzie[/name] 10
38 [name]Madison[/name], [name]Morgan[/name] 10
39 [name]Mia[/name], [name]Mya[/name] 10
40 [name]Natalie[/name], [name]Nicole[/name] 10
41 [name]Serenity[/name], [name]Trinity[/name] 10
42 [name]Abigail[/name], [name]Isabella[/name] 9
43 [name]Addison[/name], [name]Olivia[/name] 9
44 [name]Autumn[/name], [name]Summer[/name] 9
45 [name]Ava[/name], [name]Sophia[/name] 9
46 [name]Ella[/name], [name]Olivia[/name] 9
47 [name]Emma[/name], [name]Sophie[/name] 9
48 [name]Gabriella[/name], [name]Sophia[/name] 9
49 [name]Mackenzie[/name], [name]Makayla[/name] 9
50 [name]Valentina[/name], [name]Valeria[/name] 9

Girl/Boy Twins:
Rank Combo Number of sets
1 [name]Madison[/name], [name]Mason[/name] 50
2 [name]Olivia[/name], [name]Owen[/name] 18
3 [name]Jayda[/name], [name]Jayden[/name] 17
4 [name]Emma[/name], [name]Ethan[/name] 14
5 [name]Isabella[/name], [name]Isaiah[/name] 14
6 [name]Addison[/name], [name]Aiden[/name] 13
7 [name]Emily[/name], [name]Ethan[/name] 13
8 [name]Aiden[/name], [name]Ava[/name] 12
9 [name]Ella[/name], [name]Ethan[/name] 12
10 [name]Jada[/name], [name]Jaden[/name] 12
11 [name]Taylor[/name], [name]Tyler[/name] 12
12 [name]Abigail[/name], [name]Andrew[/name] 11
13 [name]Landon[/name], [name]London[/name] 11
14 [name]Mason[/name], [name]Morgan[/name] 11
15 [name]Oliver[/name], [name]Olivia[/name] 11
16 [name]Zachary[/name], [name]Zoey[/name] 11
17 [name]Alexander[/name], [name]Isabella[/name] 10
18 [name]Ethan[/name], [name]Olivia[/name] 10
19 [name]Madison[/name], [name]Michael[/name] 10
20 [name]Abigail[/name], [name]Benjamin[/name] 9
21 [name]Alexander[/name], [name]Sophia[/name] 9
22 [name]Emily[/name], [name]Matthew[/name] 9
23 [name]Emma[/name], [name]John[/name] 9
24 [name]Mackenzie[/name], [name]Mason[/name] 9
25 [name]Michael[/name], [name]Michelle[/name] 9
26 [name]Adrian[/name], [name]Adriana[/name] 8
27 [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Henry[/name] 8
28 [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]William[/name] 8
29 [name]Isaac[/name], [name]Isabella[/name] 8
30 [name]Jayden[/name], [name]Jayla[/name] 8
31 [name]Samuel[/name], [name]Sophia[/name] 8
32 [name]Addison[/name], [name]Jackson[/name] 7
33 [name]Andrew[/name], [name]Emma[/name] 7
34 [name]Ava[/name], [name]Jackson[/name] 7
35 [name]Blake[/name], [name]Brooklyn[/name] 7
36 [name]Caleb[/name], [name]Chloe[/name] 7
37 [name]Chloe[/name], [name]Colton[/name] 7
38 [name]Chloe[/name], [name]Connor[/name] 7
39 [name]Emma[/name], [name]Jack[/name] 7
40 [name]Emma[/name], [name]Jacob[/name] 7
41 [name]Isabella[/name], [name]Jacob[/name] 7
42 [name]Jada[/name], [name]Jordan[/name] 7
43 [name]Natalie[/name], [name]Nathan[/name] 7
44 [name]Robert[/name], [name]Sophia[/name] 7
45 [name]Trinity[/name], [name]Tristan[/name] 7
46 [name]Zane[/name], [name]Zoey[/name] 7
47 [name]Abigail[/name], [name]Alexander[/name] 6
48 [name]Abigail[/name], [name]Jacob[/name] 6
49 [name]Abigail[/name], [name]Zachary[/name] 6
50 [name]Addison[/name], [name]Austin[/name] 6

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These are terrible! All are too matchy!

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A couple of things are striking: (1) how much people forget that twins are TWO individuals and (2) the total lack of imagination on the part of the parents regarding the combos (the same names appear multiple times. Some are quite silly like [name]Oliver[/name]/[name]Olivia[/name], [name]Michael[/name]/[name]Michelle[/name] and [name]Adrian[/name]/[name]Adriana[/name] (wow, their parents must have been up all night trying to figure out those sets! :)). I guess we now know some of the reason why [name]Sophia[/name], [name]Isabella[/name], [name]Olivia[/name] and company are on top. I think the sets below aren’t too bad.

Favourite B/B Twin Names:

[name]Alexander[/name], [name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name], [name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Jacob[/name], [name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name], [name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name], [name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Jacob[/name], [name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Nathan[/name], [name]Noah[/name]
[name]Nathan[/name], [name]Nicholas[/name]

Favourite G/G Twin Names:

[name]Olivia[/name], [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name], [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name], [name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Ava[/name], [name]Emma[/name]
[name]Ava[/name], [name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Ava[/name], [name]Mia[/name]
[name]Emma[/name], [name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name], [name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Faith[/name], [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name], [name]Emily[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Emma[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name], [name]Emma[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name], [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name], [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Emily[/name], [name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Emma[/name], [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name], [name]Nicole[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name], [name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Ava[/name], [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Emma[/name], [name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Gabriella[/name], [name]Sophia[/name]

Favourite G/B Twin Names:

[name]Emma[/name], [name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Emily[/name], [name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name], [name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name], [name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name], [name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name], [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Emma[/name], [name]John[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]William[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name], [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Emma[/name], [name]Jack[/name]
[name]Emma[/name], [name]Jacob[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name], [name]Jacob[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name], [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name], [name]Jacob[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name], [name]Zachary[/name]

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What a mess! Other than a few pairs of nice, if very very popular, names (I genuinely do like how [name]Olivia[/name] and [name]Sophia[/name] sound together), this is just sad.

[name]Christian[/name] and [name]Christopher[/name]?? [name]Do[/name] they flip a coin to decide who goes by [name]Chris[/name] at school?
Can you even imagine yelling for [name]Mia[/name] and [name]Mya[/name] all the time?

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I couldn’t imagine giving twins (or even siblings) names that matchy! I mean, picture going to school with identical twins [name]Mia[/name] and [name]Mya[/name] and trying to keep them straight! It’s hard enough to tell some twins apart, don’t make it more difficult.

And the fact that [name]Nevaeh[/name] and [name]Heaven[/name] is so high up there makes me sad for humanity… lol.

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I would be interested to see some data from other countries. Are Americans alone in their terrible twin combinations?

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[name]Way[/name] too matchy, I guess i can sort of see the appeal to having rhyming names that way you can say it fast and both will come haha but seriously the kid who is a few mins or secs younger then the other one must feel like she/he was named after the oldest.

I remember that when I was younger I wanted to name, if I had twins of course, twin boys [name]Remus[/name] and [name]Romulus[/name] because of the twin boys in the [name]Rome[/name] foundation myth.

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I totally agree with you about the matchy ones. It doesn’t bother me if they start with the same letter or have a similar style–even [name]Autumn[/name] and [name]Summer[/name] doesn’t bug me. But some of those are horrific.

Here are the ones I really like!

13 [name]Caleb[/name], [name]Joshua[/name] 23
14 [name]James[/name], [name]John[/name] 23
43 [name]Benjamin[/name], [name]William[/name] 12
48 [name]Jonah[/name], [name]Noah[/name] 12

10 [name]Abigail[/name], [name]Olivia[/name] 17
17 [name]Arianna[/name], [name]Brianna[/name] 14
25 [name]Anna[/name], [name]Emma[/name] 12
33 [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Katherine[/name] 10

2 [name]Olivia[/name], [name]Owen[/name] 18
4 [name]Emma[/name], [name]Ethan[/name] 14
5 [name]Isabella[/name], [name]Isaiah[/name] 14
7 [name]Emily[/name], [name]Ethan[/name] 13
12 [name]Abigail[/name], [name]Andrew[/name] 11
15 [name]Oliver[/name], [name]Olivia[/name] - I know this is uber matchy but I still love it
18 [name]Ethan[/name], [name]Olivia[/name] 10
20 [name]Abigail[/name], [name]Benjamin[/name] 9
27 [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Henry[/name] 8
28 [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]William[/name] 8
36 [name]Caleb[/name], [name]Chloe[/name] 7
46 [name]Zane[/name], [name]Zoey[/name] - Though I don’t understand why people feel the need to end [name]Zoe[/name] with a y

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I’d jump at the opportunity to name twins of either gender. I feel cheated, I feel like these parents wasted it, lol :slight_smile:

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I think this just proves that are there are many, many people out there with the same horrible taste.

strawberry shortcake - I totally agree! A chance to come up with two awesome names and they blow it so thoroughly!

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Yeah, most of these are rather ridiculous, and will be problematic.
[name]Adrian[/name] and [name]Adriana[/name]? [name]Do[/name] you know how likely it is for their documents to get mixed up? I hear of it happening all the time to a [name]Michael[/name] and [name]Michaela[/name] twinset. Some parents get so caught up they seem to lose their senses.

The ones I like are:
[name]Elijah[/name] and [name]Isaiah[/name], as matchy as they are, I find it perfect. And I know an [name]Elijah[/name] and [name]Isaiah[/name] twinset.
[name]Caleb[/name] and [name]Joshua[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name] and [name]Nicholas[/name], I love the [name]Nicky[/name] and [name]Alex[/name] nicknames. I think this got very popular due to Full House twins, and the royal pairing of [name]Alix[/name] and [name]Nicky[/name] the Russian [name]Royal[/name] Family.
[name]Jacob[/name] and [name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name] and [name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name] and [name]William[/name], though the idea of [name]Ben[/name] and [name]Billy[/name] is a bit much.
[name]Henry[/name] and [name]William[/name], lovely but too obvious with the [name]Royal[/name] family tie.
[name]Matthew[/name] and [name]Nathan[/name]

[name]Emma[/name] and [name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name] and [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Emma[/name] and [name]Sophie[/name]

[name]Ethan[/name] and [name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Emily[/name] and [name]Matthew[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] and [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name] and [name]Emma[/name]
[name]Emma[/name] and [name]Jack[/name]
[name]Emma[/name] and [name]Jacob[/name]

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Probably because it’s the “literal” spelling of it.
Honestly, when I see [name]Zoe[/name] I think “[name]Zo[/name]”, not “[name]Zo[/name]-ee”. :stuck_out_tongue:

[name]Zoey[/name] looks the way it’s said to most people.

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People are SO mean to twins :frowning: I’d never give my twins matchy names or same initials! A subtle theme sure but thats it.

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Firstly, Zaelia, anyone with twins should see you for advice before they pick names :slight_smile: I would do exactly the same as you & give completely different names. I think ‘matchy’ names like [name]Oliver[/name] & [name]Olivia[/name] are only ‘cute’ for pets, like a pair of goldfish and even then I still don’t think I would go there.

Secondly, I can’t believe how many combos are soo bad. I have to say the stand-outs for me were [name]Heaven[/name] & [name]Neveah[/name] (would [name]Neveah[/name] always be the ‘bad’ one?) and [name]Chloe[/name] & [name]Zoey[/name]; matchy rhyming issue aside, if you can understand the pn for [name]Chloe[/name], why on earth would you need to tack a ‘y’ onto the end of [name]Zoe[/name]?