Top Names of 2020

The most popular names recorded in 2020 were Olivia for girls and Liam for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Olivia17,682
2Emma15,714
3Ava13,197
4Charlotte13,097
5Sophia13,095
6Amelia12,799
7Isabella12,217
8Mia11,264
9Evelyn9,516
10Harper8,848
11Camila8,164
12Abigail7,910
13Gianna7,899
14Luna7,845
15Ella7,367
16Elizabeth7,299
17Sofia6,987
18Emily6,914
19Avery6,744
20Mila6,642
21Scarlett6,518
22Eleanor6,378
23Madison6,249
24Layla6,221
25Penelope6,149
26Chloe6,145
27Aria6,139
28Grace5,623
29Ellie5,601
30Nora5,581
31Hazel5,513
32Zoey5,384
33Riley5,338
34Victoria5,301
35Aurora5,252
36Lily5,251
37Violet5,128
38Nova5,005
39Hannah4,966
40Zoe4,797
41Emilia4,782
42Stella4,667
43Everly4,630
44Isla4,579
45Leah4,527
46Lillian4,511
47Addison4,493
48Willow4,396
49Paisley4,377
50Lucy4,367

Boys

#NameBabies
1Liam19,858
2Noah18,451
3Oliver14,275
4Elijah13,224
5William12,673
6James12,381
7Benjamin12,254
8Lucas11,381
9Henry10,789
10Alexander10,262
11Mason10,112
12Michael9,824
13Ethan9,551
14Daniel9,521
15Jacob9,306
16Logan9,161
17Jackson9,131
18Levi9,091
19Sebastian9,021
20Mateo9,004
21Jack8,942
22Owen8,667
23Theodore8,637
24Aiden8,613
25Samuel8,585
26Joseph8,479
27John8,262
28David8,259
29Wyatt8,220
30Matthew8,137
31Luke7,782
32Asher7,695
33Carter7,575
34Julian7,551
35Grayson7,482
36Leo7,222
37Jayden7,173
38Gabriel7,165
39Isaac7,149
40Lincoln7,058
41Anthony7,030
42Dylan6,855
43Hudson6,848
44Ezra6,830
45Thomas6,447
46Charles6,243
47Christopher6,213
48Jaxon6,164
49Josiah6,162
50Maverick6,137