Sophia celebrates her ninth consecutive year as the top choice for girls, while Jackson remains the most popular name for boys for six years running. Oliver and Layla both jumped into the top 10, pushing out Logan and Zoe. The fastest climbers of 2018 include Everly, Isla, Leo, and Carson. 
 
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 Sophia is still queen and Jackson king. 
 
 These two sovereigns held onto their thrones at the top of BabyCenter's 2018 list of 100 most popular baby names for girls and boys. (See the top 10 for girls and boys in the gallery above.) 
 
 The online parenting and pregnancy destination compiled the names of hundreds of thousands of babies born in 2018 and combined those that sound the same but have different spellings (such as Sophia and Sofia) to create a true measure of popularity. 
 
 Almost all of last year's top-10 darlings are still favorites this year. Sophia was No. 1 on the girls' list for the ninth year in a row, while Jackson leads the boys for the sixth year in a row. 
 
 "Sophia is the dominant girls' name of the decade, with no signs of slowing down," says Linda Murry, BabyCenter's global editor in chief. "It has worldwide appeal, it's pronounceable in multiple languages, and it's feminine and sophisticated all at once. As for Jackson, it's a modern twist on the old classic Jack." 
 
 Two newcomers in the top 10 included Layla on the girls list and Oliver on the boys. (See the full list of 100 top baby names.) 
 
 BabyCenter also analyzes naming trends and noticed in 2018 food-inspired monikers increased in popularity: For girls, Kale was up 35 percent, Kiwi up 40 percent, Maple up 32 percent, and Clementine up 15 percent. 
 
 The Kardashian-Jenner clan still holds power over baby names, with three high-profile pregnancies and babies this year alone. "Some parents of girls took cues from Kylie Jenner (Stormi, her daughter's name, jumped 63 percent) or Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna (Dream, their daughter's name, rose 42 percent). As for the boys, Kim and Kanye's Saint leapt 42 percent, and Reign, the name of Kourtney's third child, gained 27 percent," BabyCenter reports. 
 
 And that wildly popular (and highly addictive) video game Fortnite seems to have influence over baby-naming parents. Ramirez, the name of a Fortnite character, increased 57 percent, and the titles of the so-called "skins" used to costume the characters also caught on. Leviathan shot up 46 percent for boys, Bunny up 30 percent for girls, and Rogue up 47 percent for girls and 21 percent for boys.
– People continue to really enjoy naming their kids Sophia and Jackson. The names sit atop the list of most popular baby names for the ninth and sixth consecutive years, respectively. The names Logan and Zoe did not fare so well, having been pushed out of the top 10 in 2018 in favor of Oliver and Layla, which both entered the top 10 for the first time. Names to keep an eye on? Everly, Isla, Leo, and Carson, which were the fastest-rising names of the year, per BabyCenter. Why do the top two rule? "Sophia is the dominant girls' name of the decade, with no signs of slowing down," says BabyCenter's global editor in chief, per SFGate. "It has worldwide appeal, it's pronounceable in multiple languages, and it's feminine and sophisticated all at once. As for Jackson, it's a modern twist on the old classic Jack." Read on for the top 10 in each category.