By year

The top names of 2023

Olivia led the girls and Liam the boys, out of 3,315,158 babies in the public record for that year.

Girls, 2023

#NameBabiesShare
1Olivia15,3290.96%
2Emma13,5900.85%
3Charlotte12,6380.79%
4Amelia12,3650.77%
5Sophia11,9990.75%
6Mia11,4040.71%
7Isabella10,8710.68%
8Ava9,7370.61%
9Evelyn9,1210.57%
10Luna7,8530.49%
11Harper7,7990.49%
12Sofia7,6650.48%
13Camila7,5810.47%
14Eleanor6,7650.42%
15Elizabeth6,6160.41%
16Violet6,3700.40%
17Scarlett6,3180.39%
18Hazel6,1930.39%
19Emily6,1770.38%
20Lily6,1760.38%
21Gianna6,1460.38%
22Aurora6,0810.38%
23Penelope6,0680.38%
24Nora6,0270.38%
25Aria6,0240.38%
26Chloe5,9970.37%
27Ellie5,9720.37%
28Mila5,9200.37%
29Avery5,8790.37%
30Layla5,7030.36%
31Abigail5,6870.35%
32Ella5,6700.35%
33Isla5,3860.34%
34Eliana5,3570.33%
35Nova5,2820.33%
36Zoe5,1900.32%
37Madison5,1790.32%
38Ivy5,0600.32%
39Grace4,9080.31%
40Lucy4,8840.30%
41Willow4,7650.30%
42Emilia4,6870.29%
43Riley4,6430.29%
44Naomi4,5020.28%
45Victoria4,4540.28%
46Stella4,3710.27%
47Elena4,2760.27%
48Hannah4,1270.26%
49Maya4,0920.26%
50Valentina4,0900.25%

Boys, 2023

#NameBabiesShare
1Liam20,9041.22%
2Noah19,1161.12%
3Oliver14,7920.86%
4James11,7390.69%
5Elijah11,5230.67%
6Mateo11,2930.66%
7Theodore11,0930.65%
8Henry10,9960.64%
9Lucas10,8900.64%
10William10,6730.62%
11Benjamin10,2240.60%
12Levi9,3990.55%
13Sebastian8,8920.52%
14Jack8,7150.51%
15Ezra8,4880.50%
16Michael8,4300.49%
17Daniel8,4020.49%
18Leo8,1600.48%
19Samuel8,0380.47%
20Owen8,0150.47%
21Hudson7,9570.47%
22Alexander7,9180.46%
23Asher7,8970.46%
24Ethan7,8100.46%
25Luca7,8100.46%
26John7,8040.46%
27David7,4200.43%
28Jackson7,3340.43%
29Joseph7,2790.43%
30Mason7,2590.42%
31Luke7,2510.42%
32Matthew7,2340.42%
33Julian7,0970.41%
34Dylan7,0740.41%
35Jacob7,0150.41%
36Elias7,0060.41%
37Maverick6,9900.41%
38Gabriel6,7860.40%
39Logan6,7060.39%
40Aiden6,7010.39%
41Thomas6,6250.39%
42Isaac6,6210.39%
43Miles6,5890.39%
44Grayson6,4710.38%
45Santiago6,3580.37%
46Anthony6,2770.37%
47Wyatt6,2730.37%
48Carter5,8780.34%
49Jayden5,6450.33%
50Ezekiel5,6110.33%

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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