Favorites remain on 'most popular baby names' list of 2015

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Thursday, December 3, 2015
The Baby Center website with the most popular baby names of 2015 on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015.
The Baby Center website with the most popular baby names of 2015 on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015.
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The official Baby Center list of the most popular baby names of 2015 is out, and some past favorites remain in the top spots.

The name "Sophia" took the No. 1 spot for girls, and "Jackson" was the top choice in names for boys.

According to babycenter.com, "Sophia" has been the most popular baby name for a girl since 2010. No. 2 on this year's list is "Emma," followed by "Olivia," "Ava" and "Mia."

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"Jackson" snagged the top spot for a third year in a row, while "Aiden" was second, and rounding out the top five: "Liam," "Lucas" and "Noah."

The website looked at more than 340,000 parents who shared their baby's name in 2015.

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