Most popular baby names of 2018
Liam and Emma topped the list in 2018. The 10 most popular names went to 8% of boys and 8% of girls, from 14,112 boy names and 18,147 girl names in all.
Top boy names of 2018
- Liam 19,977
- Noah 18,441
- William 14,646
- James 13,650
- Oliver 13,500
- Benjamin 13,488
- Elijah 13,020
- Lucas 12,665
- Mason 12,526
- Logan 12,447
- Alexander 12,110
- Ethan 11,931
- Jacob 11,897
- Michael 11,756
- Daniel 11,296
- Henry 10,714
- Jackson 10,424
- Sebastian 10,137
- Aiden 10,062
- Matthew 10,009
- Samuel 9,854
- David 9,812
- Joseph 9,682
- Carter 9,385
- Owen 9,337
- John 9,204
- Wyatt 9,183
- Jack 8,894
- Jayden 8,626
- Luke 8,624
- Dylan 8,610
- Grayson 8,606
- Levi 8,540
- Isaac 8,503
- Gabriel 8,439
- Julian 8,368
- Mateo 8,221
- Anthony 8,048
- Jaxon 7,774
- Joshua 7,446
- Lincoln 7,408
- Christopher 7,341
- Andrew 7,315
- Theodore 7,088
- Caleb 6,997
- Ryan 6,943
- Asher 6,879
- Nathan 6,850
- Thomas 6,840
- Leo 6,773
- Isaiah 6,719
- Josiah 6,684
- Charles 6,667
- Christian 6,582
- Hudson 6,576
- Hunter 6,117
- Eli 6,094
- Connor 6,086
- Ezra 6,048
- Aaron 5,996
- Landon 5,860
- Adrian 5,817
- Jonathan 5,779
- Jeremiah 5,632
- Nolan 5,629
- Easton 5,463
- Elias 5,351
- Colton 5,314
- Cameron 5,313
- Carson 5,259
- Robert 5,191
- Angel 5,065
- Maverick 5,041
- Nicholas 4,847
- Dominic 4,795
- Jaxson 4,770
- Greyson 4,754
- Adam 4,711
- Ian 4,706
- Jordan 4,703
- Austin 4,693
- Santiago 4,670
- Cooper 4,473
- Brayden 4,422
- Evan 4,392
- Roman 4,390
- Ezekiel 4,366
- Xavier 4,345
- Jose 4,318
- Jace 4,304
- Jameson 4,252
- Bryson 4,225
- Leonardo 4,223
- Axel 4,074
- Everett 4,029
- Parker 4,007
- Kayden 4,004
- Miles 3,994
- Jason 3,880
- Sawyer 3,878
Top girl names of 2018
- Emma 18,824
- Olivia 18,061
- Ava 15,034
- Isabella 14,575
- Sophia 14,013
- Charlotte 13,038
- Mia 12,742
- Amelia 12,405
- Harper 10,646
- Evelyn 10,433
- Abigail 9,879
- Emily 8,718
- Elizabeth 8,600
- Mila 8,169
- Ella 8,127
- Avery 8,099
- Sofia 7,667
- Camila 7,508
- Aria 7,437
- Scarlett 7,226
- Victoria 7,134
- Madison 7,103
- Luna 6,937
- Grace 6,789
- Chloe 6,679
- Penelope 6,524
- Layla 6,512
- Riley 6,010
- Zoey 5,946
- Nora 5,837
- Lily 5,753
- Eleanor 5,728
- Hannah 5,680
- Lillian 5,567
- Addison 5,232
- Ellie 5,223
- Aubrey 5,209
- Stella 5,164
- Natalie 5,127
- Zoe 5,124
- Leah 5,038
- Hazel 4,951
- Violet 4,834
- Aurora 4,830
- Savannah 4,769
- Audrey 4,697
- Brooklyn 4,652
- Bella 4,578
- Skylar 4,411
- Claire 4,406
- Lucy 4,378
- Paisley 4,366
- Everly 4,345
- Anna 4,198
- Nova 4,174
- Caroline 4,167
- Genesis 4,099
- Emilia 4,040
- Kennedy 3,946
- Willow 3,933
- Samantha 3,924
- Maya 3,918
- Kinsley 3,881
- Naomi 3,855
- Aaliyah 3,845
- Sarah 3,781
- Elena 3,776
- Ariana 3,739
- Gabriella 3,710
- Allison 3,694
- Alice 3,667
- Madelyn 3,652
- Cora 3,596
- Ruby 3,591
- Serenity 3,570
- Eva 3,569
- Autumn 3,506
- Adeline 3,491
- Hailey 3,474
- Gianna 3,451
- Valentina 3,436
- Isla 3,410
- Nevaeh 3,410
- Eliana 3,405
- Quinn 3,390
- Ivy 3,287
- Sadie 3,267
- Piper 3,230
- Lydia 3,213
- Alexa 3,068
- Josephine 3,050
- Delilah 3,012
- Julia 3,010
- Emery 3,009
- Arianna 2,983
- Vivian 2,976
- Kaylee 2,963
- Sophie 2,948
- Brielle 2,939
- Madeline 2,918
Questions
- What was the most popular baby name in 2018?
- Liam was the #1 boy name in 2018 (19,977 babies) and Emma was the #1 girl name (18,824 babies).
- How many babies were counted in 2018?
- Social Security records list 3,517,232 babies born in 2018 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,816,158 boys and 1,701,074 girls.