By year

The top names of 2024

Olivia led the girls and Liam the boys, out of 3,343,078 babies in the public record for that year.

Girls, 2024

#NameBabiesShare
1Olivia14,7720.91%
2Emma13,5240.83%
3Amelia12,7860.79%
4Charlotte12,5970.78%
5Mia12,1490.75%
6Sophia12,1260.75%
7Isabella10,8100.67%
8Evelyn9,1460.56%
9Ava8,7000.54%
10Sofia8,1130.50%
11Camila7,6250.47%
12Harper7,3940.46%
13Luna7,1640.44%
14Eleanor7,1470.44%
15Violet6,9860.43%
16Aurora6,9550.43%
17Elizabeth6,9240.43%
18Eliana6,4470.40%
19Hazel6,4320.40%
20Chloe6,4060.40%
21Ellie6,3170.39%
22Nora6,1480.38%
23Gianna6,1310.38%
24Lily6,1210.38%
25Emily5,9840.37%
26Aria5,9560.37%
27Scarlett5,9120.36%
28Penelope5,7600.36%
29Zoe5,7330.35%
30Ella5,7150.35%
31Avery5,6580.35%
32Abigail5,5350.34%
33Mila5,4840.34%
34Lucy5,4250.33%
35Isla5,3820.33%
36Ivy5,3430.33%
37Layla5,3250.33%
38Lainey5,1560.32%
39Nova5,0720.31%
40Grace5,0330.31%
41Willow4,6720.29%
42Riley4,6570.29%
43Emilia4,6490.29%
44Naomi4,6210.29%
45Madison4,5810.28%
46Elena4,5770.28%
47Valentina4,4560.28%
48Victoria4,2810.26%
49Stella4,2740.26%
50Delilah4,2540.26%

Boys, 2024

#NameBabiesShare
1Liam22,2521.29%
2Noah20,4091.18%
3Oliver15,3960.89%
4Theodore12,0690.70%
5James11,8560.69%
6Henry11,5960.67%
7Mateo11,3490.66%
8Elijah11,2380.65%
9Lucas10,7430.62%
10William10,6470.62%
11Benjamin9,8650.57%
12Levi9,5550.55%
13Ezra8,8220.51%
14Sebastian8,5930.50%
15Jack8,4720.49%
16Daniel8,4260.49%
17Samuel8,3550.48%
18Michael8,2290.48%
19Ethan8,2010.48%
20Asher8,1590.47%
21John8,0870.47%
22Hudson8,0150.47%
23Luca7,9910.46%
24Leo7,8230.45%
25Elias7,6840.45%
26Owen7,5990.44%
27Alexander7,5470.44%
28Dylan7,4870.43%
29Santiago7,4340.43%
30Julian7,3900.43%
31David7,3690.43%
32Joseph7,2610.42%
33Matthew7,1070.41%
34Luke7,0620.41%
35Jackson6,8990.40%
36Maverick6,6350.39%
37Miles6,6340.39%
38Wyatt6,6050.38%
39Thomas6,5960.38%
40Jacob6,5410.38%
41Isaac6,5290.38%
42Mason6,4920.38%
43Gabriel6,4100.37%
44Anthony6,3530.37%
45Logan6,2970.37%
46Carter6,2890.37%
47Aiden6,2620.36%
48Grayson6,2320.36%
49Caleb5,7950.34%
50Cooper5,7150.33%

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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