By year

The top names of 2021

Olivia led the girls and Liam the boys, out of 3,390,343 babies in the public record for that year.

Girls, 2021

#NameBabiesShare
1Olivia17,8471.09%
2Emma15,5490.95%
3Charlotte13,3680.81%
4Amelia13,0410.79%
5Ava12,8730.78%
6Sophia12,5850.77%
7Isabella11,3090.69%
8Mia11,1770.68%
9Evelyn9,4950.58%
10Harper8,4480.51%
11Luna8,2410.50%
12Camila8,0360.49%
13Gianna7,4770.46%
14Elizabeth7,2650.44%
15Eleanor7,0990.43%
16Ella7,0410.43%
17Abigail6,9930.43%
18Sofia6,9830.43%
19Avery6,8150.42%
20Scarlett6,6310.40%
21Emily6,5940.40%
22Aria6,4000.39%
23Penelope6,3700.39%
24Layla6,3560.39%
25Chloe6,3470.39%
26Mila6,3370.39%
27Nora6,2810.38%
28Hazel6,0150.37%
29Madison5,9640.36%
30Ellie5,8670.36%
31Lily5,6320.34%
32Nova5,5740.34%
33Grace5,5420.34%
34Isla5,5420.34%
35Aurora5,5280.34%
36Violet5,5240.34%
37Riley5,2250.32%
38Zoey5,2170.32%
39Willow5,1950.32%
40Emilia4,8540.30%
41Stella4,8200.29%
42Zoe4,7390.29%
43Victoria4,7130.29%
44Hannah4,5900.28%
45Addison4,4900.27%
46Leah4,4740.27%
47Eliana4,4600.27%
48Lucy4,4570.27%
49Ivy4,3960.27%
50Everly4,3950.27%

Boys, 2021

#NameBabiesShare
1Liam20,4241.17%
2Noah18,9191.08%
3Oliver14,7130.84%
4Elijah12,8450.73%
5James12,4740.71%
6William12,1700.70%
7Benjamin11,8950.68%
8Lucas11,5840.66%
9Henry11,3700.65%
10Theodore9,6000.55%
11Jack9,5680.55%
12Levi9,5590.55%
13Alexander9,4250.54%
14Jackson9,2870.53%
15Mateo9,1810.52%
16Daniel9,1620.52%
17Michael9,1500.52%
18Mason9,1030.52%
19Sebastian8,9320.51%
20Ethan8,8630.51%
21Logan8,8360.51%
22Owen8,7700.50%
23Samuel8,5800.49%
24Jacob8,4940.49%
25Asher8,3700.48%
26Aiden8,3130.48%
27John8,1860.47%
28Joseph8,1660.47%
29Wyatt8,0490.46%
30David7,9400.45%
31Leo7,8030.45%
32Luke7,7110.44%
33Julian7,6930.44%
34Hudson7,6250.44%
35Grayson7,5540.43%
36Matthew7,4890.43%
37Ezra7,4380.43%
38Gabriel7,3020.42%
39Carter7,2050.41%
40Isaac6,9870.40%
41Jayden6,9340.40%
42Luca6,8910.39%
43Anthony6,7920.39%
44Dylan6,7670.39%
45Lincoln6,7000.38%
46Thomas6,6800.38%
47Maverick6,6100.38%
48Elias6,3550.36%
49Josiah6,1570.35%
50Charles6,0100.34%

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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