These are the names people change the most, Social Security says

(NEXSTAR) — Ever considered changing your name? Depending what your first name is, it’s likely you have. Data from the Social Security Administration shows certain names are changed more often than others.

The administration recently told the Washington Post which names are the most often changed. WaPo says the administration used information from 2017 until the present — and the top 2 most changed names were the atypical “Issac” and “Chole.” These are believed to be misspellings of “Isaac” and “Chloe,” respectively, though it’s noted there’s no way to know for certain.

Rankings also include the names people often change their names to.

Rank	Most-changed names	Rank	Most-adopted names
1.	Issac	1.	Isaac
2.	Chole	2.	Chloe
3.	Aiden	3.	Sebastian
4.	Conner	4.	William
5.	Elliot	5.	Olivia
6.	Michael	6.	Michael
7.	James	7.	Elijah
8.	Isabella	8.	Matthew
9.	Sophia	9.	Connor
10.	David	10.	Jonathan

According to Behind the Name, which tracks name etymology, genesis and popularity based on scholarly linguistic sources and a user-submitted database, “Isaac” — which originates to Hebrew and the Old Testament — has always been commonplace. Since 2001, “Isaac” has remained within the top 50 most popular names, per BtN data.

It’s also important to note that though “Issac” may be a misspelling of “Isaac” for some namers, the spelling is a variant of “Isaac” in some cultures.

“Chloe,” meanwhile, appears to have fallen out of favor around 1943 — when it was ranked as the 952nd most popular name — before seeing a resurgence in popularity around 1982, Behind the Name reports. Chloe eventually cracked the top 10 in 2008, and has stayed in the top 30 since. In 2021, Chloe was actually the 24th most popular name.

In its tracking of name popularity, the SSA also shows which baby names increased or decreased in popularity between 2020 and 2021. Names are currently divided by “male” and “female” and may not account for unisex/non-binary usages of certain names. Year columns indicate the name’s rank on the SSA’s list that year.

These are the names that increased in popularity between 2020 and 2021.

Male births

Female births

Name	Change	2021	2020	Name	Change	2021	2020
Amiri	534	757	1291	Raya	441	494	935
Eliam	442	736	1178	Wrenley	397	498	895
Colter	344	627	971	Angelique	306	876	1182
Ozzy	336	712	1048	Vida	285	992	1277
Loyal	300	753	1053	Emberlynn	284	961	1245
Khai	287	988	1275	Flora	278	647	925
Evander	279	767	1046	Murphy	262	716	978
Camilo	263	610	873	Arleth	259	957	1216
Mac	260	673	933	Ocean	253	877	1130
Jiraiya	251	828	1079	Freyja	243	709	952

These are the names that decreased in popularity between 2020 and 2021.

Male births

Female births

Name	Change	2021	2020	Name	Change	2021	2020
Jaxtyn	349	935	586	Denisse	471	1323	852
Karsyn	254	954	700	Denise	360	1233	873
Xzavier	236	1212	973	Karen	263	1091	823
Willie	210	1202	992	Keily	227	1080	853
Tristen	202	1056	854	Nathalie	221	1133	912
Aldo	200	983	783	Itzayana	214	971	757
Hakeem	196	1155	959	Alexa	213	442	229
Bentlee	193	1082	889	Meilani	208	1094	886
Marley	188	1130	942	Lyanna	203	969	766
Korbyn	182	1177	995	Elliot	201	773	572

The Social Security Administration’s popular names database contains names given in the U.S. and District of Columbia starting after 1879. The administration explains there are certain restrictions around its data, including incorrect birth certificate information, various spellings of certain names and potential ties needing to be broken.

Per SSA, 2021’s most popular baby names are Liam, Noah and Oliver (ranked first through third) for males and Olivia, Emma and Charlotte for females.