FastNamesMost Popular Baby Names of 2021
In 2021, Olivia was the most popular name for girls, given to 17,847 babies, and Liam topped the boys' list with 20,424. Olivia held on to number one for a third year in a row, and Liam held on to number one for a fifth year in a row.
Social Security counted 1,640,861 girls and 1,749,482 boys born in 2021 under names given to at least five babies, spread across 17,676 different girls' names and 14,096 boys' names.
Top 100 names of 2021
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 17,847 | same |
| 2 | Emma | 15,549 | same |
| 3 | Charlotte | 13,368 | up 2 |
| 4 | Amelia | 13,041 | up 2 |
| 5 | Ava | 12,873 | down 2 |
| 6 | Sophia | 12,585 | down 2 |
| 7 | Isabella | 11,309 | same |
| 8 | Mia | 11,177 | same |
| 9 | Evelyn | 9,495 | same |
| 10 | Harper | 8,448 | same |
| 11 | Luna | 8,241 | up 3 |
| 12 | Camila | 8,036 | down 1 |
| 13 | Gianna | 7,477 | same |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 7,265 | up 2 |
| 15 | Eleanor | 7,099 | up 7 |
| 16 | Ella | 7,041 | down 1 |
| 17 | Abigail | 6,993 | down 5 |
| 18 | Sofia | 6,983 | down 1 |
| 19 | Avery | 6,815 | same |
| 20 | Scarlett | 6,631 | up 1 |
| 21 | Emily | 6,594 | down 3 |
| 22 | Aria | 6,400 | up 5 |
| 23 | Penelope | 6,370 | up 3 |
| 24 | Layla | 6,356 | same |
| 25 | Chloe | 6,347 | same |
| 26 | Mila | 6,337 | down 6 |
| 27 | Nora | 6,281 | up 3 |
| 28 | Hazel | 6,015 | up 3 |
| 29 | Madison | 5,964 | down 6 |
| 30 | Ellie | 5,867 | down 1 |
| 31 | Lily | 5,632 | up 4 |
| 32 | Nova | 5,574 | up 6 |
| 33 | Grace | 5,542 | down 5 |
| 34 | Isla | 5,542 | up 10 |
| 35 | Aurora | 5,528 | up 1 |
| 36 | Violet | 5,524 | up 1 |
| 37 | Riley | 5,225 | down 4 |
| 38 | Zoey | 5,217 | down 6 |
| 39 | Willow | 5,195 | up 9 |
| 40 | Emilia | 4,854 | up 1 |
| 41 | Stella | 4,820 | up 1 |
| 42 | Zoe | 4,739 | down 2 |
| 43 | Victoria | 4,713 | down 9 |
| 44 | Hannah | 4,590 | down 5 |
| 45 | Addison | 4,490 | up 2 |
| 46 | Leah | 4,474 | down 1 |
| 47 | Eliana | 4,460 | up 6 |
| 48 | Lucy | 4,457 | up 2 |
| 49 | Ivy | 4,396 | up 8 |
| 50 | Everly | 4,395 | down 7 |
| 51 | Lillian | 4,328 | down 5 |
| 52 | Paisley | 4,299 | down 3 |
| 53 | Elena | 4,283 | up 2 |
| 54 | Naomi | 4,275 | down 2 |
| 55 | Maya | 4,082 | up 6 |
| 56 | Natalie | 4,060 | down 5 |
| 57 | Kinsley | 3,885 | up 2 |
| 58 | Delilah | 3,761 | up 12 |
| 59 | Claire | 3,704 | down 1 |
| 60 | Audrey | 3,685 | same |
| 61 | Aaliyah | 3,619 | up 4 |
| 62 | Ruby | 3,599 | up 12 |
| 63 | Brooklyn | 3,545 | down 9 |
| 64 | Aubrey | 3,517 | down 8 |
| 65 | Alice | 3,509 | up 11 |
| 66 | Autumn | 3,498 | up 16 |
| 67 | Savannah | 3,486 | same |
| 68 | Leilani | 3,485 | up 24 |
| 69 | Valentina | 3,467 | up 4 |
| 70 | Kennedy | 3,443 | up 2 |
| 71 | Madelyn | 3,429 | down 5 |
| 72 | Josephine | 3,391 | up 15 |
| 73 | Bella | 3,369 | down 10 |
| 74 | Skylar | 3,346 | down 10 |
| 75 | Genesis | 3,345 | down 13 |
| 76 | Sophie | 3,331 | down 1 |
| 77 | Hailey | 3,248 | up 4 |
| 78 | Sadie | 3,224 | same |
| 79 | Natalia | 3,207 | up 6 |
| 80 | Caroline | 3,204 | down 9 |
| 81 | Quinn | 3,201 | up 3 |
| 82 | Allison | 3,140 | down 2 |
| 83 | Gabriella | 3,116 | down 6 |
| 84 | Serenity | 3,086 | down 15 |
| 85 | Anna | 3,082 | down 17 |
| 86 | Nevaeh | 3,071 | down 3 |
| 87 | Cora | 3,008 | up 1 |
| 88 | Ariana | 2,983 | down 9 |
| 89 | Lydia | 2,935 | up 6 |
| 90 | Emery | 2,921 | down 1 |
| 91 | Sarah | 2,865 | down 5 |
| 92 | Jade | 2,863 | up 5 |
| 93 | Eva | 2,836 | same |
| 94 | Adeline | 2,770 | up 5 |
| 95 | Madeline | 2,747 | up 1 |
| 96 | Piper | 2,741 | down 5 |
| 97 | Rylee | 2,718 | up 5 |
| 98 | Athena | 2,717 | up 9 |
| 99 | Everleigh | 2,699 | down 5 |
| 100 | Peyton | 2,695 | down 2 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | 20,424 | same |
| 2 | Noah | 18,919 | same |
| 3 | Oliver | 14,713 | same |
| 4 | Elijah | 12,845 | same |
| 5 | James | 12,474 | up 1 |
| 6 | William | 12,170 | down 1 |
| 7 | Benjamin | 11,895 | same |
| 8 | Lucas | 11,584 | same |
| 9 | Henry | 11,370 | same |
| 10 | Theodore | 9,600 | up 13 |
| 11 | Jack | 9,568 | up 10 |
| 12 | Levi | 9,559 | up 6 |
| 13 | Alexander | 9,425 | down 3 |
| 14 | Jackson | 9,287 | up 3 |
| 15 | Mateo | 9,181 | up 5 |
| 16 | Daniel | 9,162 | down 2 |
| 17 | Michael | 9,150 | down 5 |
| 18 | Mason | 9,103 | down 7 |
| 19 | Sebastian | 8,932 | same |
| 20 | Ethan | 8,863 | down 7 |
| 21 | Logan | 8,836 | down 5 |
| 22 | Owen | 8,770 | same |
| 23 | Samuel | 8,580 | up 2 |
| 24 | Jacob | 8,494 | down 9 |
| 25 | Asher | 8,370 | up 7 |
| 26 | Aiden | 8,313 | down 2 |
| 27 | John | 8,186 | same |
| 28 | Joseph | 8,166 | down 2 |
| 29 | Wyatt | 8,049 | same |
| 30 | David | 7,940 | down 2 |
| 31 | Leo | 7,803 | up 5 |
| 32 | Luke | 7,711 | down 1 |
| 33 | Julian | 7,693 | up 1 |
| 34 | Hudson | 7,625 | up 9 |
| 35 | Grayson | 7,554 | same |
| 36 | Matthew | 7,489 | down 6 |
| 37 | Ezra | 7,438 | up 7 |
| 38 | Gabriel | 7,302 | same |
| 39 | Carter | 7,205 | down 6 |
| 40 | Isaac | 6,987 | down 1 |
| 41 | Jayden | 6,934 | down 4 |
| 42 | Luca | 6,891 | up 25 |
| 43 | Anthony | 6,792 | down 2 |
| 44 | Dylan | 6,767 | down 2 |
| 45 | Lincoln | 6,700 | down 5 |
| 46 | Thomas | 6,680 | down 1 |
| 47 | Maverick | 6,610 | up 3 |
| 48 | Elias | 6,355 | up 6 |
| 49 | Josiah | 6,157 | same |
| 50 | Charles | 6,010 | down 4 |
| 51 | Caleb | 5,964 | up 5 |
| 52 | Christopher | 5,863 | down 5 |
| 53 | Ezekiel | 5,848 | up 11 |
| 54 | Jaxon | 5,750 | down 6 |
| 55 | Miles | 5,730 | up 4 |
| 56 | Isaiah | 5,724 | down 5 |
| 57 | Andrew | 5,623 | down 5 |
| 58 | Joshua | 5,531 | down 5 |
| 59 | Nathan | 5,432 | down 4 |
| 60 | Nolan | 5,354 | up 1 |
| 61 | Adrian | 5,144 | down 3 |
| 62 | Cameron | 5,126 | up 3 |
| 63 | Santiago | 5,076 | up 8 |
| 64 | Eli | 4,913 | down 4 |
| 65 | Aaron | 4,856 | down 2 |
| 66 | Ryan | 4,735 | down 9 |
| 67 | Angel | 4,718 | up 9 |
| 68 | Cooper | 4,673 | up 7 |
| 69 | Waylon | 4,660 | up 34 |
| 70 | Kai | 4,641 | up 23 |
| 71 | Christian | 4,636 | down 9 |
| 72 | Easton | 4,625 | up 1 |
| 73 | Landon | 4,606 | down 4 |
| 74 | Roman | 4,571 | up 3 |
| 75 | Colton | 4,566 | down 9 |
| 76 | Axel | 4,540 | down 4 |
| 77 | Jonathan | 4,465 | down 7 |
| 78 | Brooks | 4,444 | up 14 |
| 79 | Robert | 4,436 | up 1 |
| 80 | Jameson | 4,309 | down 1 |
| 81 | Ian | 4,302 | up 2 |
| 82 | Jeremiah | 4,257 | down 8 |
| 83 | Everett | 4,250 | up 7 |
| 84 | Greyson | 4,225 | down 3 |
| 85 | Wesley | 4,216 | up 13 |
| 86 | Hunter | 4,206 | down 18 |
| 87 | Leonardo | 4,105 | down 1 |
| 88 | Jordan | 4,026 | down 6 |
| 89 | Jose | 4,002 | up 5 |
| 90 | Bennett | 3,939 | up 11 |
| 91 | Silas | 3,916 | up 9 |
| 92 | Nicholas | 3,866 | down 5 |
| 93 | Parker | 3,845 | up 2 |
| 94 | Beau | 3,815 | up 15 |
| 95 | Weston | 3,793 | up 9 |
| 96 | Austin | 3,780 | down 8 |
| 97 | Carson | 3,777 | down 13 |
| 98 | Connor | 3,764 | down 20 |
| 99 | Dominic | 3,755 | down 10 |
| 100 | Xavier | 3,741 | down 9 |
Biggest climbers in 2021
The names that gained the most ground within the top 1,000 compared with 2020.
Girls
- Raya: up 438 places, from 933rd to 495th
- Wrenley: up 397 places, from 894th to 497th
- Flora: up 277 places, from 925th to 648th
- Murphy: up 260 places, from 979th to 719th
- Oakleigh: up 253 places, from 858th to 605th
- Freyja: up 243 places, from 951st to 708th
- Mylah: up 234 places, from 748th to 514th
- Navy: up 206 places, from 660th to 454th
- Della: up 206 places, from 916th to 710th
- Halo: up 199 places, from 938th to 739th
Boys
- Colter: up 342 places, from 972nd to 630th
- Camilo: up 262 places, from 876th to 614th
- Mac: up 260 places, from 934th to 674th
- Banks: up 249 places, from 753rd to 504th
- Cillian: up 210 places, from 957th to 747th
- Onyx: up 208 places, from 613th to 405th
- Bridger: up 208 places, from 931st to 723rd
- Zyair: up 195 places, from 964th to 769th
- Rome: up 187 places, from 971st to 784th
- Westin: up 174 places, from 776th to 602nd
New to the top 1,000 in 2021
Girls
- Jaylani, 799th (its first time ever)
- Nyra, 851st (its first time ever)
- Clover, 860th (its first time ever)
- Ocean, 871st (its first time ever)
- Angelique, 876th (back after dropping out)
- Goldie, 877th (back after dropping out)
- Birdie, 884th (back after dropping out)
- Elia, 885th (back after dropping out)
- Baylor, 896th (its first time ever)
- Indigo, 901st (its first time ever)
Boys
- Ozzy, 713th (its first time ever)
- Eliam, 739th (its first time ever)
- Loyal, 754th (back after dropping out)
- Amiri, 760th (its first time ever)
- Evander, 761st (back after dropping out)
- Kylian, 782nd (back after dropping out)
- Jiraiya, 825th (its first time ever)
- Elio, 832nd (its first time ever)
- Alfonso, 871st (back after dropping out)
- Mustafa, 886th (back after dropping out)
How spread out were names in 2021?
The ten most popular girls' names went to 7.7% of the girls counted in 2021, and the top ten boys' names to 7.8% of the boys. In 2001, those shares were 9.8% for girls and 12.7% 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.