Top Names of 2018
The most popular names recorded in 2018 were Emma for girls
and Liam for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Emma | 18,818 |
| 2 | Olivia | 18,055 |
| 3 | Ava | 15,028 |
| 4 | Isabella | 14,568 |
| 5 | Sophia | 14,004 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 13,036 |
| 7 | Mia | 12,738 |
| 8 | Amelia | 12,402 |
| 9 | Harper | 10,644 |
| 10 | Evelyn | 10,432 |
| 11 | Abigail | 9,877 |
| 12 | Emily | 8,716 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 8,595 |
| 14 | Mila | 8,167 |
| 15 | Ella | 8,126 |
| 16 | Avery | 8,097 |
| 17 | Sofia | 7,663 |
| 18 | Camila | 7,508 |
| 19 | Aria | 7,435 |
| 20 | Scarlett | 7,223 |
| 21 | Victoria | 7,134 |
| 22 | Madison | 7,099 |
| 23 | Luna | 6,932 |
| 24 | Grace | 6,785 |
| 25 | Chloe | 6,677 |
| 26 | Penelope | 6,523 |
| 27 | Layla | 6,509 |
| 28 | Riley | 6,009 |
| 29 | Zoey | 5,943 |
| 30 | Nora | 5,837 |
| 31 | Lily | 5,752 |
| 32 | Eleanor | 5,727 |
| 33 | Hannah | 5,680 |
| 34 | Lillian | 5,566 |
| 35 | Addison | 5,231 |
| 36 | Ellie | 5,221 |
| 37 | Aubrey | 5,208 |
| 38 | Stella | 5,163 |
| 39 | Natalie | 5,127 |
| 40 | Zoe | 5,123 |
| 41 | Leah | 5,036 |
| 42 | Hazel | 4,951 |
| 43 | Violet | 4,829 |
| 44 | Aurora | 4,828 |
| 45 | Savannah | 4,767 |
| 46 | Audrey | 4,696 |
| 47 | Brooklyn | 4,652 |
| 48 | Bella | 4,573 |
| 49 | Skylar | 4,407 |
| 50 | Claire | 4,405 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Liam | 19,974 |
| 2 | Noah | 18,429 |
| 3 | William | 14,645 |
| 4 | James | 13,642 |
| 5 | Oliver | 13,499 |
| 6 | Benjamin | 13,483 |
| 7 | Elijah | 13,012 |
| 8 | Lucas | 12,659 |
| 9 | Mason | 12,520 |
| 10 | Logan | 12,443 |
| 11 | Alexander | 12,109 |
| 12 | Ethan | 11,930 |
| 13 | Jacob | 11,891 |
| 14 | Michael | 11,750 |
| 15 | Daniel | 11,290 |
| 16 | Henry | 10,712 |
| 17 | Jackson | 10,423 |
| 18 | Sebastian | 10,135 |
| 19 | Aiden | 10,058 |
| 20 | Matthew | 10,004 |
| 21 | Samuel | 9,850 |
| 22 | David | 9,811 |
| 23 | Joseph | 9,677 |
| 24 | Carter | 9,382 |
| 25 | Owen | 9,335 |
| 26 | John | 9,198 |
| 27 | Wyatt | 9,181 |
| 28 | Jack | 8,892 |
| 29 | Jayden | 8,624 |
| 30 | Luke | 8,624 |
| 31 | Dylan | 8,610 |
| 32 | Grayson | 8,605 |
| 33 | Levi | 8,537 |
| 34 | Isaac | 8,502 |
| 35 | Gabriel | 8,435 |
| 36 | Julian | 8,367 |
| 37 | Mateo | 8,221 |
| 38 | Anthony | 8,045 |
| 39 | Jaxon | 7,767 |
| 40 | Joshua | 7,443 |
| 41 | Lincoln | 7,406 |
| 42 | Christopher | 7,333 |
| 43 | Andrew | 7,313 |
| 44 | Theodore | 7,088 |
| 45 | Caleb | 6,994 |
| 46 | Ryan | 6,940 |
| 47 | Asher | 6,878 |
| 48 | Nathan | 6,850 |
| 49 | Thomas | 6,836 |
| 50 | Leo | 6,772 |