This list presents the most popular names for girls and boys in the USA over the last five years. Olivia and Emma have consistently ranked high for girl names, while Liam and Noah have dominated the list of boy names.
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The Most Popular Names for Baby Boys in the USA
The most popular boys’ names in the USA have long been Noah, Jacob, Liam, and William, alternating positions at the top of the list over the past five years. The names Oliver and Elijah have surged in popularity in recent years.
| Rank | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | Liam | Liam | Liam | Liam |
| 2 | Noah | Noah | Noah | Noah | Noah |
| 3 | Oliver | Oliver | Oliver | Oliver | Oliver |
| 4 | William | Elijah | Elijah | James | James |
| 5 | Elijah | William | James | Elijah | Elijah |
| 6 | James | James | William | William | Mateo |
| 7 | Benjamin | Benjamin | Benjamin | Henry | Theodore |
| 8 | Lucas | Lucas | Lucas | Lucas | Henry |
| 9 | Mason | Henry | Henry | Benjamin | Lucas |
| 10 | Alexander | Alexander | Theodore | Theodore | William |
| 11 | Ethan | Mason | Jack | Mateo | Benjamin |
| 12 | Jacob | Michael | Levi | Levi | Levi |
| 13 | Henry | Ethan | Alexander | Sebastian | Sebastian |
| 14 | Michael | Daniel | Jackson | Daniel | Jack |
| 15 | Daniel | Jacob | Mateo | Jack | Ezra |
| 16 | Logan | Logan | Daniel | Michael | Michael |
| 17 | Jackson | Jackson | Michael | Alexander | Daniel |
| 18 | Sebastian | Levi | Mason | Owen | Leo |
| 19 | Jack | Sebastian | Sebastian | Samuel | Owen |
| 20 | Aiden | Mateo | Ethan | Asher | Samuel |
| 21 | Owen | Jack | Logan | Ethan | Hudson |
| 22 | Samuel | Owen | Owen | Leo | Alexander |
| 23 | Matthew | Theodore | Samuel | Jackson | Asher |
| 24 | Joseph | Aiden | Jacob | Mason | Luca |
| 25 | Levi | Samuel | Asher | Ezra | Ethan |
| 26 | Mateo | Joseph | Aiden | John | John |
| 27 | David | John | John | Hudson | David |
| 28 | John | David | Joseph | Luca | Jackson |
| 29 | Wyatt | Wyatt | Wyatt | Aiden | Joseph |
| 30 | Carter | Matthew | David | Joseph | Mason |
| 31 | Julian | Luke | Leo | David | Luke |
| 32 | Luke | Asher | Luke | Jacob | Matthew |
| 33 | Grayson | Carter | Julian | Logan | Julian |
| 34 | Isaac | Julian | Hudson | Luke | Dylan |
| 35 | Jayden | Grayson | Grayson | Julian | Elias |
| 36 | Theodore | Leo | Matthew | Gabriel | Jacob |
| 37 | Gabriel | Jayden | Ezra | Grayson | Maverick |
| 38 | Anthony | Gabriel | Gabriel | Wyatt | Gabriel |
| 39 | Dylan | Isaac | Carter | Matthew | Logan |
| 40 | Leo | Lincoln | Isaac | Maverick | Aiden |
| 41 | Lincoln | Anthony | Jayden | Isaac | Thomas |
| 42 | Jaxon | Dylan | Luca | Dylan | Isaac |
| 43 | Asher | Hudson | Anthony | Elias | Miles |
| 44 | Christopher | Ezra | Dylan | Anthony | Grayson |
| 45 | Josiah | Thomas | Lincoln | Thomas | Santiago |
| 46 | Andrew | Charles | Thomas | Jayden | Anthony |
| 47 | Thomas | Christopher | Maverick | Carter | Wyatt |
| 48 | Joshua | Jaxon | Elias | Santiago | Carter |
| 49 | Ezra | Josiah | Josiah | Ezekiel | Jayden |
| 50 | Hudson | Maverick | Charles | Charles | Ezekiel |
Source: USA Social Security Administration
The Most Popular Names for Baby Girls in the USA
The most popular girls’ names in the USA have consistently been Olivia, Emma, Ava, and Charlotte. Over the last two years, Luna has become the most popular name for girls.
| Rank | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia | Olivia | Olivia | Olivia | Olivia |
| 2 | Emma | Emma | Emma | Emma | Emma |
| 3 | Ava | Ava | Charlotte | Charlotte | Charlotte |
| 4 | Sophia | Charlotte | Amelia | Amelia | Amelia |
| 5 | Isabella | Sophia | Ava | Sophia | Sophia |
| 6 | Charlotte | Amelia | Sophia | Isabella | Mia |
| 7 | Amelia | Isabella | Isabella | Ava | Isabella |
| 8 | Mia | Mia | Mia | Mia | Ava |
| 9 | Harper | Evelyn | Evelyn | Evelyn | Evelyn |
| 10 | Evelyn | Harper | Harper | Luna | Luna |
| 11 | Abigail | Camila | Luna | Harper | Harper |
| 12 | Emily | Abigail | Camila | Camila | Sofia |
| 13 | Ella | Gianna | Gianna | Sofia | Camila |
| 14 | Elizabeth | Luna | Elizabeth | Scarlett | Eleanor |
| 15 | Camila | Ella | Eleanor | Elizabeth | Elizabeth |
| 16 | Luna | Elizabeth | Ella | Eleanor | Violet |
| 17 | Sofia | Sofia | Abigail | Emily | Scarlett |
| 18 | Avery | Emily | Sofia | Mila | Emily |
| 19 | Mila | Avery | Avery | Chloe | Hazel |
| 20 | Aria | Mila | Scarlett | Violet | Lily |
| 21 | Scarlett | Scarlett | Emily | Penelope | Gianna |
| 22 | Penelope | Eleanor | Aria | Gianna | Aurora |
| 23 | Layla | Madison | Penelope | Aria | Penelope |
| 24 | Chloe | Layla | Layla | Abigail | Aria |
| 25 | Victoria | Penelope | Chloe | Ella | Nora |
| 26 | Madison | Chloe | Mila | Avery | Chloe |
| 27 | Eleanor | Aria | Nora | Hazel | Ellie |
| 28 | Grace | Grace | Hazel | Nora | Mila |
| 29 | Nora | Ellie | Madison | Layla | Avery |
| 30 | Riley | Nora | Ellie | Lily | Layla |
| 31 | Zoey | Hazel | Lily | Aurora | Abigail |
| 32 | Hannah | Zoey | Nova | Nova | Ella |
| 33 | Hazel | Riley | Isla | Ellie | Isla |
| 34 | Lily | Victoria | Grace | Madison | Eliana |
| 35 | Ellie | Lily | Violet | Isla | Nova |
| 36 | Violet | Aurora | Aurora | Grace | Madison |
| 37 | Lillian | Violet | Riley | Willow | Zoe |
| 38 | Zoe | Nova | Zoey | Zoe | Ivy |
| 39 | Aurora | Hannah | Willow | Riley | Grace |
| 40 | Stella | Zoe | Emilia | Stella | Lucy |
| 41 | Natalie | Emilia | Stella | Ivy | Willow |
| 42 | Leah | Stella | Zoe | Eliana | Emilia |
| 43 | Everly | Everly | Victoria | Victoria | Riley |
| 44 | Emilia | Isla | Hannah | Emilia | Naomi |
| 45 | Willow | Leah | Addison | Zoey | Victoria |
| 46 | Aubrey | Lillian | Leah | Naomi | Stella |
| 47 | Addison | Addison | Eliana | Hannah | Elena |
| 48 | Lucy | Willow | Lucy | Lucy | Hannah |
| 49 | Audrey | Paisley | Ivy | Elena | Valentina |
| 50 | Bella | Lucy | Everly | Lillian | Maya |
Source: USA Social Security Administration
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