By year

The top names of 2019

Olivia led the girls and Liam the boys, out of 3,472,582 babies in the public record for that year.

Girls, 2019

#NameBabiesShare
1Olivia18,5771.11%
2Emma17,2261.03%
3Ava14,5490.87%
4Sophia13,8210.82%
5Isabella13,4070.80%
6Charlotte13,2390.79%
7Amelia12,9440.77%
8Mia12,5080.75%
9Harper10,4970.63%
10Evelyn10,4430.62%
11Abigail9,1960.55%
12Emily8,2590.49%
13Ella8,1310.48%
14Elizabeth7,9230.47%
15Camila7,8460.47%
16Luna7,8000.46%
17Sofia7,4020.44%
18Avery7,3500.44%
19Mila7,3430.44%
20Aria7,1200.42%
21Scarlett7,0860.42%
22Penelope6,7340.40%
23Layla6,5230.39%
24Chloe6,4140.38%
25Victoria6,3800.38%
26Madison6,3040.38%
27Eleanor6,1980.37%
28Grace6,1110.36%
29Nora5,9360.35%
30Riley5,7120.34%
31Zoey5,6860.34%
32Hannah5,6440.34%
33Hazel5,4640.33%
34Lily5,4610.33%
35Ellie5,4330.32%
36Violet5,4180.32%
37Lillian5,1270.31%
38Zoe5,0710.30%
39Aurora5,0060.30%
40Stella4,9970.30%
41Natalie4,8100.29%
42Everly4,7820.28%
43Leah4,7800.28%
44Emilia4,7740.28%
45Willow4,6090.27%
46Aubrey4,5980.27%
47Addison4,4950.27%
48Lucy4,4770.27%
49Audrey4,4600.27%
50Bella4,3990.26%

Boys, 2019

#NameBabiesShare
1Liam20,6311.15%
2Noah19,1781.07%
3Oliver13,9670.78%
4William13,6580.76%
5Elijah13,4360.75%
6James13,1980.74%
7Benjamin13,0440.73%
8Lucas12,4830.70%
9Mason11,4840.64%
10Alexander11,3270.63%
11Ethan11,3110.63%
12Jacob10,7970.60%
13Henry10,7680.60%
14Michael10,6190.59%
15Daniel10,5920.59%
16Logan10,5710.59%
17Jackson10,1760.57%
18Sebastian9,8840.55%
19Jack9,4040.52%
20Aiden9,4030.52%
21Owen9,3470.52%
22Samuel9,3220.52%
23Matthew9,2770.52%
24Joseph9,1790.51%
25Levi9,0660.51%
26Mateo9,0220.50%
27David8,9890.50%
28John8,8630.49%
29Wyatt8,8360.49%
30Carter8,6820.48%
31Julian8,4430.47%
32Luke8,4420.47%
33Grayson8,3110.46%
34Isaac8,2310.46%
35Jayden7,9700.44%
36Theodore7,8960.44%
37Gabriel7,7680.43%
38Anthony7,7250.43%
39Dylan7,5550.42%
40Leo7,5040.42%
41Lincoln7,4730.42%
42Jaxon7,2810.41%
43Asher7,0580.39%
44Christopher7,0220.39%
45Josiah6,8470.38%
46Andrew6,8150.38%
47Thomas6,6670.37%
48Joshua6,6310.37%
49Ezra6,5520.37%
50Hudson6,4930.36%

United States national data, Social Security Administration. The file counts Social Security applications, so its early decades undercount; the share column is a name's part of the names recorded for that sex that year, not of all births. How we use it.

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