By year

The top names of 2022

Olivia led the girls and Liam the boys, out of 3,386,139 babies in the public record for that year.

Girls, 2022

#NameBabiesShare
1Olivia16,6701.02%
2Emma14,5120.88%
3Charlotte12,9520.79%
4Amelia12,4150.76%
5Sophia12,3820.75%
6Isabella11,7610.72%
7Ava11,1070.68%
8Mia11,0770.68%
9Evelyn9,3320.57%
10Luna8,9770.55%
11Harper8,2270.50%
12Camila8,0010.49%
13Sofia7,2850.44%
14Scarlett7,2580.44%
15Elizabeth7,0200.43%
16Eleanor6,9270.42%
17Emily6,4980.40%
18Mila6,4870.40%
19Chloe6,4820.40%
20Violet6,4770.39%
21Penelope6,4300.39%
22Gianna6,4190.39%
23Aria6,4060.39%
24Abigail6,3060.38%
25Ella6,2910.38%
26Avery6,2510.38%
27Hazel6,1610.38%
28Nora6,1480.37%
29Layla6,0960.37%
30Lily6,0120.37%
31Aurora6,0030.37%
32Nova5,9270.36%
33Ellie5,7870.35%
34Madison5,5070.34%
35Grace5,2960.32%
36Isla5,2850.32%
37Willow5,0720.31%
38Zoe5,0220.31%
39Riley4,9140.30%
40Stella4,8490.30%
41Eliana4,8140.29%
42Ivy4,8140.29%
43Victoria4,7820.29%
44Emilia4,6850.29%
45Zoey4,5160.28%
46Naomi4,5030.27%
47Hannah4,4900.27%
48Lucy4,4480.27%
49Elena4,2900.26%
50Lillian4,2600.26%

Boys, 2022

#NameBabiesShare
1Liam20,5791.18%
2Noah18,7581.07%
3Oliver15,1760.87%
4James12,1190.69%
5Elijah12,0940.69%
6William11,3560.65%
7Henry11,2720.65%
8Lucas10,9730.63%
9Benjamin10,9120.62%
10Theodore10,8240.62%
11Mateo10,3970.60%
12Levi9,8690.57%
13Sebastian9,4030.54%
14Daniel9,1210.52%
15Jack8,9360.51%
16Michael8,8950.51%
17Alexander8,7570.50%
18Owen8,5890.49%
19Samuel8,4270.48%
20Asher8,4180.48%
21Ethan8,3120.48%
22Leo8,2930.47%
23Jackson8,1200.47%
24Mason8,0510.46%
25Ezra8,0230.46%
26John8,0010.46%
27Hudson7,9220.45%
28Luca7,8550.45%
29Aiden7,8520.45%
30Joseph7,8390.45%
31David7,8290.45%
32Jacob7,6670.44%
33Logan7,6140.44%
34Luke7,3930.42%
35Julian7,3050.42%
36Gabriel7,2570.42%
37Grayson7,1970.41%
38Wyatt7,1840.41%
39Matthew7,0770.41%
40Maverick7,0490.40%
41Isaac6,7520.39%
42Dylan6,7450.39%
43Elias6,7300.39%
44Anthony6,6070.38%
45Thomas6,5120.37%
46Jayden6,5000.37%
47Carter6,3610.36%
48Ezekiel6,0530.35%
49Santiago6,0360.35%
50Charles5,9340.34%

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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