Most Popular Baby Names of 2020

In 2020, Olivia was the most popular name for girls, given to 17,691 babies, and Liam topped the boys' list with 19,865. Olivia held on to number one for a second year in a row, and Liam held on to number one for a fourth year in a row.

Social Security counted 1,616,549 girls and 1,726,076 boys born in 2020 under names given to at least five babies, spread across 17,527 different girls' names and 14,060 boys' names.

Top 100 names of 2020

Top girls' names, 2020
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2019
1	Olivia	17,691	same
2	Emma	15,723	same
3	Ava	13,201	same
4	Sophia	13,105	same
5	Charlotte	13,100	up 1
6	Amelia	12,802	up 1
7	Isabella	12,226	down 2
8	Mia	11,269	same
9	Evelyn	9,517	up 1
10	Harper	8,849	down 1
11	Camila	8,165	up 4
12	Abigail	7,917	down 1
13	Gianna	7,903	up 66
14	Luna	7,850	up 2
15	Ella	7,372	down 2
16	Elizabeth	7,308	down 2
17	Sofia	6,990	same
18	Emily	6,918	down 6
19	Avery	6,747	down 1
20	Mila	6,646	down 1
21	Scarlett	6,521	same
22	Eleanor	6,379	up 5
23	Madison	6,253	up 3
24	Layla	6,228	down 1
25	Chloe	6,153	down 1
26	Penelope	6,152	down 4
27	Aria	6,143	down 7
28	Grace	5,627	same
29	Ellie	5,606	up 6
30	Nora	5,583	down 1
31	Hazel	5,519	up 2
32	Zoey	5,388	down 1
33	Riley	5,339	down 3
34	Victoria	5,303	down 9
35	Lily	5,258	down 1
36	Aurora	5,256	up 3
37	Violet	5,128	down 1
38	Nova	5,006	up 13
39	Hannah	4,972	down 7
40	Zoe	4,799	down 2
41	Emilia	4,786	up 3
42	Stella	4,667	down 2
43	Everly	4,630	down 1
44	Isla	4,579	up 13
45	Leah	4,530	down 2
46	Lillian	4,515	down 9
47	Addison	4,497	same
48	Willow	4,401	down 3
49	Paisley	4,380	up 4
50	Lucy	4,369	down 2
51	Natalie	4,291	down 10
52	Naomi	4,120	up 7
53	Eliana	4,090	up 9
54	Brooklyn	4,032	down 2
55	Elena	3,930	up 5
56	Aubrey	3,921	down 10
57	Ivy	3,842	up 10
58	Claire	3,837	down 3
59	Kinsley	3,780	up 15
60	Audrey	3,768	down 11
61	Maya	3,746	up 3
62	Genesis	3,692	down 4
63	Bella	3,649	down 13
64	Skylar	3,645	down 8
65	Aaliyah	3,584	up 5
66	Madelyn	3,552	up 6
67	Savannah	3,545	down 13
68	Anna	3,511	down 5
69	Serenity	3,444	up 8
70	Delilah	3,424	up 18
71	Caroline	3,364	down 10
72	Kennedy	3,361	down 4
73	Valentina	3,352	down 8
74	Ruby	3,342	down 8
75	Sophie	3,315	up 10
76	Alice	3,296	down 3
77	Gabriella	3,250	down 2
78	Sadie	3,204	up 9
79	Ariana	3,175	down 10
80	Allison	3,161	down 2
81	Hailey	3,157	down 5
82	Autumn	3,142	same
83	Nevaeh	3,132	up 6
84	Quinn	3,078	down 1
85	Natalia	3,076	up 18
86	Sarah	3,070	down 5
87	Josephine	3,057	up 3
88	Cora	3,036	down 17
89	Emery	2,984	up 4
90	Samantha	2,956	down 10
91	Piper	2,902	down 7
92	Leilani	2,892	up 15
93	Eva	2,847	down 7
94	Everleigh	2,827	up 14
95	Lydia	2,804	down 1
96	Madeline	2,800	up 2
97	Jade	2,748	up 8
98	Peyton	2,730	down 1
99	Adeline	2,719	down 8
100	Brielle	2,718	up 1

Top boys' names, 2020
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2019
1	Liam	19,865	same
2	Noah	18,464	same
3	Oliver	14,277	same
4	Elijah	13,238	up 1
5	William	12,676	down 1
6	James	12,390	same
7	Benjamin	12,264	same
8	Lucas	11,386	same
9	Henry	10,793	up 4
10	Alexander	10,268	same
11	Mason	10,117	down 2
12	Michael	9,833	up 2
13	Ethan	9,556	down 2
14	Daniel	9,530	up 1
15	Jacob	9,309	down 3
16	Logan	9,163	same
17	Jackson	9,138	same
18	Levi	9,098	up 7
19	Sebastian	9,029	down 1
20	Mateo	9,007	up 6
21	Jack	8,945	down 2
22	Owen	8,669	down 1
23	Theodore	8,638	up 13
24	Aiden	8,619	down 4
25	Samuel	8,594	down 3
26	Joseph	8,486	down 2
27	John	8,265	up 1
28	David	8,263	down 1
29	Wyatt	8,223	same
30	Matthew	8,142	down 7
31	Luke	7,784	up 1
32	Asher	7,698	up 11
33	Carter	7,577	down 3
34	Julian	7,552	down 3
35	Grayson	7,487	down 2
36	Leo	7,229	up 4
37	Jayden	7,177	down 2
38	Gabriel	7,172	down 1
39	Isaac	7,155	down 5
40	Lincoln	7,061	up 1
41	Anthony	7,037	down 3
42	Dylan	6,857	down 3
43	Hudson	6,849	up 7
44	Ezra	6,831	up 5
45	Thomas	6,452	up 2
46	Charles	6,249	up 6
47	Christopher	6,216	down 3
48	Jaxon	6,169	down 6
49	Josiah	6,164	down 4
50	Maverick	6,139	up 8
51	Isaiah	6,094	up 2
52	Andrew	6,068	down 6
53	Joshua	6,015	down 5
54	Elias	5,993	up 6
55	Nathan	5,702	same
56	Caleb	5,616	down 5
57	Ryan	5,348	down 3
58	Adrian	5,321	down 2
59	Miles	5,300	up 16
60	Eli	5,281	up 2
61	Nolan	5,200	up 4
62	Christian	5,104	down 5
63	Aaron	5,100	down 2
64	Ezekiel	5,091	up 7
65	Cameron	5,056	up 2
66	Colton	5,025	down 7
67	Luca	4,832	up 20
68	Hunter	4,786	down 2
69	Landon	4,783	down 6
70	Jonathan	4,757	down 6
71	Santiago	4,687	down 1
72	Axel	4,667	up 12
73	Easton	4,654	up 1
74	Jeremiah	4,602	down 5
75	Cooper	4,592	up 5
76	Angel	4,527	down 3
77	Roman	4,491	down 5
78	Connor	4,414	down 10
79	Jameson	4,406	down 2
80	Robert	4,402	down 4
81	Greyson	4,375	down 2
82	Jordan	4,287	up 7
83	Ian	4,267	down 2
84	Carson	4,196	down 2
85	Jaxson	4,184	down 2
86	Leonardo	4,104	same
87	Nicholas	4,065	down 9
88	Austin	4,020	same
89	Dominic	4,019	down 4
90	Everett	4,013	up 4
91	Xavier	3,902	down 1
92	Brooks	3,870	up 18
93	Kai	3,867	up 7
94	Jose	3,855	down 2
95	Parker	3,814	up 3
96	Jace	3,788	down 3
97	Adam	3,781	down 6
98	Wesley	3,706	up 1
99	Kayden	3,650	down 2
100	Silas	3,645	up 5

Biggest climbers in 2020

The names that gained the most ground within the top 1,000 compared with 2019.

Girls

Haisley: up 385 places, from 758th to 373rd
Novah: up 345 places, from 914th to 569th
Aitana: up 214 places, from 579th to 365th
Amaia: up 198 places, from 763rd to 565th
Elora: up 197 places, from 833rd to 636th
Oaklynn: up 196 places, from 504th to 308th
Milana: up 195 places, from 894th to 699th
Sevyn: up 188 places, from 948th to 760th
Malani: up 176 places, from 670th to 494th
Florence: up 174 places, from 937th to 763rd

Boys

Kylo: up 475 places, from 924th to 449th
Aziel: up 458 places, from 953rd to 495th
Kobe: up 317 places, from 556th to 239th
Emir: up 273 places, from 923rd to 650th
Anakin: up 260 places, from 962nd to 702nd
Dakari: up 221 places, from 887th to 666th
Archie: up 206 places, from 674th to 468th
Ledger: up 202 places, from 833rd to 631st
Marcellus: up 193 places, from 934th to 741st
Kenzo: up 179 places, from 727th to 548th

New to the top 1,000 in 2020

Girls

Capri, 682nd (its first time ever)
Marleigh, 724th (back after dropping out)
Rosalia, 738th (back after dropping out)
Naya, 754th (back after dropping out)
Bellamy, 798th (back after dropping out)
Leilany, 800th (its first time ever)
Jianna, 851st (its first time ever)
Denisse, 852nd (back after dropping out)
Ila, 866th (back after dropping out)
Jaylin, 867th (back after dropping out)

Boys

Jaxtyn, 585th (back after dropping out)
Ander, 624th (its first time ever)
Karsyn, 698th (back after dropping out)
Rio, 774th (its first time ever)
Ocean, 795th (its first time ever)
Jakobe, 836th (back after dropping out)
Dior, 866th (its first time ever)
Zev, 901st (back after dropping out)
Kenji, 913th (back after dropping out)
Leif, 914th (back after dropping out)

How spread out were names in 2020?

The ten most popular girls' names went to 7.9% of the girls counted in 2020, and the top ten boys' names to 7.9% of the boys. In 2000, those shares were 10.2% for girls and 13.4% 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.