Top Names of 2021
The most popular names recorded in 2021 were Olivia for girls
and Liam for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 17,841 |
| 2 | Emma | 15,543 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 13,362 |
| 4 | Amelia | 13,032 |
| 5 | Ava | 12,867 |
| 6 | Sophia | 12,578 |
| 7 | Isabella | 11,297 |
| 8 | Mia | 11,167 |
| 9 | Evelyn | 9,489 |
| 10 | Harper | 8,441 |
| 11 | Luna | 8,237 |
| 12 | Camila | 8,034 |
| 13 | Gianna | 7,475 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 7,261 |
| 15 | Eleanor | 7,097 |
| 16 | Ella | 7,037 |
| 17 | Abigail | 6,985 |
| 18 | Sofia | 6,980 |
| 19 | Avery | 6,807 |
| 20 | Scarlett | 6,627 |
| 21 | Emily | 6,591 |
| 22 | Aria | 6,397 |
| 23 | Penelope | 6,364 |
| 24 | Layla | 6,347 |
| 25 | Chloe | 6,343 |
| 26 | Mila | 6,336 |
| 27 | Nora | 6,276 |
| 28 | Hazel | 6,011 |
| 29 | Madison | 5,962 |
| 30 | Ellie | 5,864 |
| 31 | Lily | 5,629 |
| 32 | Nova | 5,565 |
| 33 | Grace | 5,540 |
| 34 | Isla | 5,540 |
| 35 | Aurora | 5,525 |
| 36 | Violet | 5,521 |
| 37 | Riley | 5,219 |
| 38 | Zoey | 5,215 |
| 39 | Willow | 5,193 |
| 40 | Emilia | 4,851 |
| 41 | Stella | 4,818 |
| 42 | Zoe | 4,738 |
| 43 | Victoria | 4,707 |
| 44 | Hannah | 4,588 |
| 45 | Addison | 4,489 |
| 46 | Leah | 4,474 |
| 47 | Eliana | 4,455 |
| 48 | Lucy | 4,452 |
| 49 | Ivy | 4,394 |
| 50 | Everly | 4,389 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Liam | 20,407 |
| 2 | Noah | 18,906 |
| 3 | Oliver | 14,707 |
| 4 | Elijah | 12,825 |
| 5 | James | 12,464 |
| 6 | William | 12,166 |
| 7 | Benjamin | 11,889 |
| 8 | Lucas | 11,582 |
| 9 | Henry | 11,367 |
| 10 | Theodore | 9,597 |
| 11 | Jack | 9,563 |
| 12 | Levi | 9,553 |
| 13 | Alexander | 9,418 |
| 14 | Jackson | 9,279 |
| 15 | Mateo | 9,177 |
| 16 | Daniel | 9,152 |
| 17 | Michael | 9,136 |
| 18 | Mason | 9,099 |
| 19 | Sebastian | 8,930 |
| 20 | Ethan | 8,858 |
| 21 | Logan | 8,831 |
| 22 | Owen | 8,768 |
| 23 | Samuel | 8,573 |
| 24 | Jacob | 8,481 |
| 25 | Asher | 8,363 |
| 26 | Aiden | 8,304 |
| 27 | John | 8,182 |
| 28 | Joseph | 8,155 |
| 29 | Wyatt | 8,046 |
| 30 | David | 7,925 |
| 31 | Leo | 7,802 |
| 32 | Luke | 7,708 |
| 33 | Julian | 7,685 |
| 34 | Hudson | 7,624 |
| 35 | Grayson | 7,549 |
| 36 | Matthew | 7,479 |
| 37 | Ezra | 7,435 |
| 38 | Gabriel | 7,293 |
| 39 | Carter | 7,202 |
| 40 | Isaac | 6,982 |
| 41 | Jayden | 6,927 |
| 42 | Luca | 6,888 |
| 43 | Anthony | 6,787 |
| 44 | Dylan | 6,762 |
| 45 | Lincoln | 6,695 |
| 46 | Thomas | 6,680 |
| 47 | Maverick | 6,605 |
| 48 | Elias | 6,349 |
| 49 | Josiah | 6,146 |
| 50 | Charles | 6,003 |