SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwired - Jan 16, 2014) - WhitePages, the leading provider of contact information for people and businesses in the U.S., today unveiled 2013's most popular unisex names in the country. Based on data from Names.WhitePages.com, Jordan, Riley and Avery are the most popular names for both boys and girls overall. The company also looked at the overall popularity of male and female names and found that John takes top honor in the male category and Mary is the big winner for females.

"We are seeing celebrities jumping on this trend. In the past year, Kristen Bell named her daughter Lincoln, Kim Kardashian chose North and Lisa Ling went with Jett, all selecting unisex names for their girls," said Liz Powell, culture and trend Expert from WhitePages. "What's interesting is that as unisex names grow, there are some names that seem to trend at almost an even split between males and females, including Riley, Peyton and Rowan. We expect to see this trend grow into 2014."

WhitePages also looked at the fastest rising names for females and males over the last five years. Findings showed that Chloe and Jacob were most popular over the last five years and William has also made a comeback within the under five age group.

Top 15 Most Popular Unisex Names

1. Jordan: 73% male, 27% female; most popular in Utah
2. Riley: 53% male, 47% female; most popular in Utah
3. Avery: 37% male, 63% female; most popular in North Carolina
4. Peyton: 46% male, 54% female; most popular in Mississippi
5. Alexis: 15% male, 85% female; most popular in Washington, DC
6. Angel: 68% male, 32% female; most popular in Florida
7. Hayden: 85% male, 15% female; most popular in Arkansas
8. Skyler: 66% male, 34% female; most popular in Utah
9. Jayden: 87% male, 13% female; most popular in North Dakota
10. Taylor: 35% male, 75% female; most popular in Utah
11. Quinn: 75% male, 25% female; most popular in Utah
12. Logan: 93% male, 7% female; most popular in Utah
13. Reese: 35% male, 65% female; most popular in Utah/Reece: 87% male, 13% female; most popular in Tennessee
14. Dakota: 78% male, 22% female; most popular in Oklahoma
15. Rowan: 59% male, 41% female; most popular in Vermont

     
Most Popular Female Names  Most Popular Male Names
1. Mary - most popular in Mississippi   1. John - most popular in Massachusetts
2. Jennifer - most popular in New Hampshire   2. James - most popular in Mississippi
3. Patricia - most popular in Delaware   3. Robert - most popular in New Hampshire
4. Linda - most popular in West Virginia   4. Michael - most popular in Rhode Island
5. Elizabeth - most popular in Massachusetts   5. David - most popular in New Hampshire
     
     
Fastest Growing Female Names  Fastest Growing Male Names
1. Chloe - most popular in Washington DC   1. Jayden - most popular in North Dakota
2. Ava - most popular in Washington DC   2. Liam - most popular in Massachusetts
3. Hailey - most popular in Idaho   3. Hayden - most popular in Arkansas
4. Mia - most popular in Washington DC   4. Noah - most popular in Oregon
5. Faith - most popular in Hawaii   5. Mason - most popular in Utah
     

To learn more about name popularity in the United States, please visit: http://names.whitepages.com/.

About WhitePages
WhitePages is the leading provider of contact information for people and businesses in the U.S. With over 50 million unique monthly users and powering over 2 billion searches per year across sites that include WhitePages.com and 411.com, WhitePages offers consumers one-click access to more than 200 million adults and also provides them with the ability to edit and control their own listings. The company's suite of mobile products includes a top-50 mobile website and popular Android and iPhone apps with over 15 million active monthly mobile users.