Most popular baby names of 2020
Liam and Olivia topped the list in 2020. The 10 most popular names went to 8% of boys and 8% of girls, from 14,054 boy names and 17,522 girl names in all.
Top boy names of 2020
- Liam 19,865
- Noah 18,464
- Oliver 14,277
- Elijah 13,238
- William 12,676
- James 12,390
- Benjamin 12,264
- Lucas 11,386
- Henry 10,793
- Alexander 10,268
- Mason 10,117
- Michael 9,833
- Ethan 9,556
- Daniel 9,530
- Jacob 9,309
- Logan 9,163
- Jackson 9,138
- Levi 9,098
- Sebastian 9,029
- Mateo 9,007
- Jack 8,945
- Owen 8,669
- Theodore 8,638
- Aiden 8,619
- Samuel 8,594
- Joseph 8,486
- John 8,265
- David 8,263
- Wyatt 8,223
- Matthew 8,142
- Luke 7,784
- Asher 7,698
- Carter 7,577
- Julian 7,552
- Grayson 7,487
- Leo 7,229
- Jayden 7,177
- Gabriel 7,172
- Isaac 7,155
- Lincoln 7,061
- Anthony 7,037
- Dylan 6,857
- Hudson 6,849
- Ezra 6,831
- Thomas 6,452
- Charles 6,249
- Christopher 6,216
- Jaxon 6,169
- Josiah 6,164
- Maverick 6,139
- Isaiah 6,094
- Andrew 6,068
- Joshua 6,015
- Elias 5,993
- Nathan 5,702
- Caleb 5,616
- Ryan 5,348
- Adrian 5,321
- Miles 5,300
- Eli 5,281
- Nolan 5,200
- Christian 5,104
- Aaron 5,100
- Ezekiel 5,091
- Cameron 5,056
- Colton 5,025
- Luca 4,832
- Hunter 4,786
- Landon 4,783
- Jonathan 4,757
- Santiago 4,687
- Axel 4,667
- Easton 4,654
- Jeremiah 4,602
- Cooper 4,592
- Angel 4,527
- Roman 4,491
- Connor 4,414
- Jameson 4,406
- Robert 4,402
- Greyson 4,375
- Jordan 4,287
- Ian 4,267
- Carson 4,196
- Jaxson 4,184
- Leonardo 4,104
- Nicholas 4,065
- Austin 4,020
- Dominic 4,019
- Everett 4,013
- Xavier 3,902
- Brooks 3,870
- Kai 3,867
- Jose 3,855
- Parker 3,814
- Jace 3,788
- Adam 3,781
- Wesley 3,706
- Kayden 3,650
- Silas 3,645
Top girl names of 2020
- Olivia 17,691
- Emma 15,723
- Ava 13,201
- Sophia 13,105
- Charlotte 13,100
- Amelia 12,802
- Isabella 12,226
- Mia 11,269
- Evelyn 9,517
- Harper 8,849
- Camila 8,165
- Abigail 7,917
- Gianna 7,903
- Luna 7,850
- Ella 7,372
- Elizabeth 7,308
- Sofia 6,990
- Emily 6,918
- Avery 6,747
- Mila 6,646
- Scarlett 6,521
- Eleanor 6,379
- Madison 6,253
- Layla 6,228
- Chloe 6,153
- Penelope 6,152
- Aria 6,143
- Grace 5,627
- Ellie 5,606
- Nora 5,583
- Hazel 5,519
- Zoey 5,388
- Riley 5,339
- Victoria 5,303
- Lily 5,258
- Aurora 5,256
- Violet 5,128
- Nova 5,006
- Hannah 4,972
- Zoe 4,799
- Emilia 4,786
- Stella 4,667
- Everly 4,630
- Isla 4,579
- Leah 4,530
- Lillian 4,515
- Addison 4,497
- Willow 4,401
- Paisley 4,380
- Lucy 4,369
- Natalie 4,291
- Naomi 4,120
- Eliana 4,090
- Brooklyn 4,032
- Elena 3,930
- Aubrey 3,921
- Ivy 3,842
- Claire 3,837
- Kinsley 3,780
- Audrey 3,768
- Maya 3,746
- Genesis 3,692
- Bella 3,649
- Skylar 3,645
- Aaliyah 3,584
- Madelyn 3,552
- Savannah 3,545
- Anna 3,511
- Serenity 3,444
- Delilah 3,424
- Caroline 3,364
- Kennedy 3,361
- Valentina 3,352
- Ruby 3,342
- Sophie 3,315
- Alice 3,296
- Gabriella 3,250
- Sadie 3,204
- Ariana 3,175
- Allison 3,161
- Hailey 3,157
- Autumn 3,142
- Nevaeh 3,132
- Quinn 3,078
- Natalia 3,076
- Sarah 3,070
- Josephine 3,057
- Cora 3,036
- Emery 2,984
- Samantha 2,956
- Piper 2,902
- Leilani 2,892
- Eva 2,847
- Everleigh 2,827
- Lydia 2,804
- Madeline 2,800
- Jade 2,748
- Peyton 2,730
- Adeline 2,719
- Brielle 2,718
Questions
- What was the most popular baby name in 2020?
- Liam was the #1 boy name in 2020 (19,865 babies) and Olivia was the #1 girl name (17,691 babies).
- How many babies were counted in 2020?
- Social Security records list 3,342,625 babies born in 2020 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,726,076 boys and 1,616,549 girls.