Most Popular Baby Names of 2018

In 2018, Emma was the most popular name for girls, given to 18,824 babies, and Liam topped the boys' list with 19,977. Emma held on to number one for a fifth year in a row, and Liam held on to number one for a second year in a row.

Social Security counted 1,701,074 girls and 1,816,158 boys born in 2018 under names given to at least five babies, spread across 18,152 different girls' names and 14,118 boys' names.

Top 100 names of 2018

Top girls' names, 2018
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2017
1	Emma	18,824	same
2	Olivia	18,061	same
3	Ava	15,034	same
4	Isabella	14,575	same
5	Sophia	14,013	same
6	Charlotte	13,038	up 1
7	Mia	12,742	down 1
8	Amelia	12,405	same
9	Harper	10,646	up 2
10	Evelyn	10,433	down 1
11	Abigail	9,879	down 1
12	Emily	8,718	same
13	Elizabeth	8,600	same
14	Mila	8,169	up 16
15	Ella	8,127	up 1
16	Avery	8,099	down 2
17	Sofia	7,667	down 2
18	Camila	7,508	up 5
19	Aria	7,437	up 1
20	Scarlett	7,226	down 2
21	Victoria	7,134	down 2
22	Madison	7,103	down 5
23	Luna	6,937	up 14
24	Grace	6,789	down 3
25	Chloe	6,679	down 3
26	Penelope	6,524	down 2
27	Layla	6,512	down 1
28	Riley	6,010	down 3
29	Zoey	5,946	down 1
30	Nora	5,837	down 1
31	Lily	5,753	up 2
32	Eleanor	5,728	up 4
33	Hannah	5,680	down 1
34	Lillian	5,567	down 7
35	Addison	5,232	down 1
36	Ellie	5,223	up 8
37	Aubrey	5,209	down 6
38	Stella	5,164	up 4
39	Natalie	5,127	down 4
40	Zoe	5,124	up 1
41	Leah	5,038	down 1
42	Hazel	4,951	up 1
43	Violet	4,834	up 4
44	Aurora	4,830	up 7
45	Savannah	4,769	down 7
46	Audrey	4,697	same
47	Brooklyn	4,652	down 8
48	Bella	4,578	up 2
49	Skylar	4,411	down 1
50	Claire	4,406	down 1
51	Lucy	4,378	up 1
52	Paisley	4,366	down 7
53	Everly	4,345	up 29
54	Anna	4,198	down 1
55	Nova	4,174	up 39
56	Caroline	4,167	down 1
57	Genesis	4,099	down 1
58	Emilia	4,040	up 19
59	Kennedy	3,946	down 1
60	Willow	3,933	up 20
61	Samantha	3,924	down 7
62	Maya	3,918	down 2
63	Kinsley	3,881	down 4
64	Naomi	3,855	up 5
65	Aaliyah	3,845	down 8
66	Sarah	3,781	down 4
67	Elena	3,776	up 1
68	Ariana	3,739	down 1
69	Gabriella	3,710	down 4
70	Allison	3,694	down 9
71	Alice	3,667	down 1
72	Madelyn	3,652	down 9
73	Cora	3,596	up 10
74	Ruby	3,591	up 5
75	Serenity	3,570	up 3
76	Eva	3,569	down 3
77	Autumn	3,506	down 2
78	Adeline	3,491	down 14
79	Hailey	3,474	down 7
80	Gianna	3,451	up 11
81	Valentina	3,436	up 15
82	Isla	3,410	up 21
83	Nevaeh	3,410	down 9
84	Eliana	3,405	up 4
85	Quinn	3,390	down 9
86	Ivy	3,287	up 22
87	Sadie	3,267	down 16
88	Piper	3,230	down 7
89	Lydia	3,213	down 4
90	Alexa	3,068	down 24
91	Josephine	3,050	up 16
92	Delilah	3,012	up 10
93	Julia	3,010	same
94	Emery	3,009	up 21
95	Arianna	2,983	down 8
96	Vivian	2,976	up 1
97	Kaylee	2,963	down 13
98	Sophie	2,948	up 8
99	Brielle	2,939	up 2
100	Madeline	2,918	down 1

Top boys' names, 2018
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2017
1	Liam	19,977	same
2	Noah	18,441	same
3	William	14,646	same
4	James	13,650	same
5	Oliver	13,500	up 5
6	Benjamin	13,488	same
7	Elijah	13,020	up 1
8	Lucas	12,665	up 3
9	Mason	12,526	down 2
10	Logan	12,447	down 5
11	Alexander	12,110	up 2
12	Ethan	11,931	up 2
13	Jacob	11,897	down 4
14	Michael	11,756	down 2
15	Daniel	11,296	same
16	Henry	10,714	up 3
17	Jackson	10,424	up 3
18	Sebastian	10,137	up 5
19	Aiden	10,062	down 2
20	Matthew	10,009	down 4
21	Samuel	9,854	same
22	David	9,812	same
23	Joseph	9,682	down 5
24	Carter	9,385	same
25	Owen	9,337	up 3
26	John	9,204	up 1
27	Wyatt	9,183	down 2
28	Jack	8,894	up 8
29	Jayden	8,626	down 3
30	Luke	8,624	same
31	Dylan	8,610	down 2
32	Grayson	8,606	up 2
33	Levi	8,540	up 2
34	Isaac	8,503	down 2
35	Gabriel	8,439	down 4
36	Julian	8,368	up 1
37	Mateo	8,221	up 5
38	Anthony	8,048	down 5
39	Jaxon	7,774	up 4
40	Joshua	7,446	down 2
41	Lincoln	7,408	same
42	Christopher	7,341	down 3
43	Andrew	7,315	down 3
44	Theodore	7,088	up 17
45	Caleb	6,997	up 5
46	Ryan	6,943	down 2
47	Asher	6,879	up 12
48	Nathan	6,850	down 3
49	Thomas	6,840	same
50	Leo	6,773	up 12
51	Isaiah	6,719	down 5
52	Josiah	6,684	down 1
53	Charles	6,667	down 5
54	Christian	6,582	down 2
55	Hudson	6,576	up 9
56	Hunter	6,117	down 3
57	Eli	6,094	down 3
58	Connor	6,086	down 2
59	Ezra	6,048	up 10
60	Aaron	5,996	down 13
61	Landon	5,860	down 4
62	Adrian	5,817	down 4
63	Jonathan	5,779	down 8
64	Jeremiah	5,632	down 1
65	Nolan	5,629	up 2
66	Easton	5,463	same
67	Elias	5,351	up 11
68	Colton	5,314	up 2
69	Cameron	5,313	down 9
70	Carson	5,259	up 13
71	Robert	5,191	down 6
72	Angel	5,065	down 1
73	Maverick	5,041	up 11
74	Nicholas	4,847	down 6
75	Dominic	4,795	down 1
76	Jaxson	4,770	up 3
77	Greyson	4,754	up 3
78	Adam	4,711	down 1
79	Ian	4,706	down 3
80	Jordan	4,703	down 7
81	Austin	4,693	down 6
82	Santiago	4,670	up 11
83	Cooper	4,473	up 5
84	Brayden	4,422	down 12
85	Evan	4,392	same
86	Roman	4,390	up 5
87	Ezekiel	4,366	down 5
88	Xavier	4,345	up 1
89	Jose	4,318	down 8
90	Jace	4,304	down 3
91	Jameson	4,252	up 9
92	Bryson	4,225	down 6
93	Leonardo	4,223	up 4
94	Axel	4,074	up 10
95	Everett	4,029	up 11
96	Parker	4,007	down 6
97	Kayden	4,004	up 1
98	Miles	3,994	up 12
99	Jason	3,880	down 7
100	Sawyer	3,878	down 5

Biggest climbers in 2018

The names that gained the most ground within the top 1,000 compared with 2017.

Girls

Oaklynn: up 345 places, from 888th to 543rd
Yara: up 314 places, from 987th to 673rd
Ensley: up 296 places, from 970th to 674th
Aitana: up 238 places, from 688th to 450th
Kailani: up 227 places, from 617th to 390th
Everlee: up 217 places, from 761st to 544th
Meadow: up 211 places, from 725th to 514th
Dream: up 207 places, from 827th to 620th
Ailani: up 193 places, from 952nd to 759th
Everleigh: up 190 places, from 387th to 197th

Boys

Kairo: up 319 places, from 802nd to 483rd
Kashton: up 199 places, from 641st to 442nd
Zaid: up 194 places, from 775th to 581st
Wells: up 185 places, from 916th to 731st
Santana: up 171 places, from 906th to 735th
Koda: up 161 places, from 865th to 704th
Elian: up 158 places, from 569th to 411th
Denver: up 146 places, from 821st to 675th
Kamryn: up 145 places, from 907th to 762nd
Ledger: up 142 places, from 975th to 833rd

New to the top 1,000 in 2018

Girls

Palmer, 675th (its first time ever)
Meghan, 708th (back after dropping out)
Haisley, 764th (its first time ever)
Amaia, 771st (its first time ever)
Dior, 793rd (its first time ever)
Kamilah, 812th (back after dropping out)
Keily, 829th (its first time ever)
Rosalee, 844th (back after dropping out)
Anais, 850th (back after dropping out)
Adalee, 856th (its first time ever)

Boys

Baker, 713th (back after dropping out)
Watson, 715th (back after dropping out)
Mordechai, 750th (back after dropping out)
Jaxtyn, 776th (its first time ever)
Kamdyn, 802nd (back after dropping out)
Onyx, 858th (its first time ever)
Saint, 859th (back after dropping out)
Kylo, 865th (back after dropping out)
Kenzo, 878th (its first time ever)
Wallace, 882nd (back after dropping out)

How spread out were names in 2018?

The ten most popular girls' names went to 8.2% of the girls counted in 2018, and the top ten boys' names to 7.9% of the boys. In 1998, those shares were 11.2% for girls and 14.7% for boys.

Source: Social Security Administration, national baby name data, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.