Most Popular Baby Names of 2023

In 2023, Olivia was the most popular name for girls, given to 15,329 babies, and Liam topped the boys' list with 20,904. Olivia held on to number one for a fifth year in a row, and Liam held on to number one for a seventh year in a row.

Social Security counted 1,604,582 girls and 1,710,576 boys born in 2023 under names given to at least five babies, spread across 17,615 different girls' names and 14,215 boys' names.

Top 100 names of 2023

Top girls' names, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2022
1	Olivia	15,329	same
2	Emma	13,590	same
3	Charlotte	12,638	same
4	Amelia	12,365	same
5	Sophia	11,999	same
6	Mia	11,404	up 2
7	Isabella	10,871	down 1
8	Ava	9,737	down 1
9	Evelyn	9,121	same
10	Luna	7,853	same
11	Harper	7,799	same
12	Sofia	7,665	up 1
13	Camila	7,581	down 1
14	Eleanor	6,765	up 2
15	Elizabeth	6,616	same
16	Violet	6,370	up 4
17	Scarlett	6,318	down 3
18	Hazel	6,193	up 9
19	Emily	6,177	down 2
20	Lily	6,176	up 10
21	Gianna	6,146	up 1
22	Aurora	6,081	up 9
23	Penelope	6,068	down 2
24	Nora	6,027	up 4
25	Aria	6,024	down 2
26	Chloe	5,997	down 7
27	Ellie	5,972	up 6
28	Mila	5,920	down 10
29	Avery	5,879	down 3
30	Layla	5,703	down 1
31	Abigail	5,687	down 7
32	Ella	5,670	down 7
33	Isla	5,386	up 3
34	Eliana	5,357	up 7
35	Nova	5,282	down 3
36	Zoe	5,190	up 2
37	Madison	5,179	down 3
38	Ivy	5,060	up 4
39	Grace	4,908	down 4
40	Lucy	4,884	up 8
41	Willow	4,765	down 4
42	Emilia	4,687	up 2
43	Riley	4,643	down 4
44	Naomi	4,502	up 2
45	Victoria	4,454	down 2
46	Stella	4,371	down 6
47	Elena	4,276	up 2
48	Hannah	4,127	down 1
49	Maya	4,092	up 2
50	Valentina	4,090	up 7
51	Zoey	4,061	down 6
52	Delilah	4,049	up 6
53	Leah	3,976	down 1
54	Lainey	3,941	up 120
55	Lillian	3,940	down 5
56	Paisley	3,749	down 3
57	Genesis	3,663	up 8
58	Madelyn	3,645	up 2
59	Sadie	3,597	up 9
60	Sophie	3,592	up 3
61	Leilani	3,562	down 2
62	Addison	3,536	down 8
63	Natalie	3,429	down 8
64	Josephine	3,371	up 6
65	Ruby	3,364	down 3
66	Alice	3,349	down 2
67	Kinsley	3,204	down 6
68	Claire	3,200	down 2
69	Everly	3,176	down 13
70	Emery	3,115	up 12
71	Adeline	3,091	up 21
72	Kennedy	3,075	up 2
73	Maeve	3,062	up 30
74	Audrey	3,042	down 7
75	Autumn	3,011	down 4
76	Athena	3,001	up 2
77	Eden	2,960	up 39
78	Iris	2,939	up 6
79	Anna	2,934	up 4
80	Jade	2,927	up 8
81	Eloise	2,924	up 5
82	Maria	2,907	up 9
83	Caroline	2,868	down 6
84	Brooklyn	2,865	down 12
85	Aaliyah	2,858	down 16
86	Quinn	2,856	down 13
87	Vivian	2,808	up 17
88	Liliana	2,807	up 9
89	Gabriella	2,795	same
90	Hailey	2,786	down 11
91	Sarah	2,771	up 4
92	Savannah	2,759	down 16
93	Cora	2,751	down 18
94	Lydia	2,735	down 1
95	Madeline	2,733	up 7
96	Natalia	2,725	down 16
97	Ariana	2,720	down 7
98	Clara	2,662	up 12
99	Lyla	2,659	up 6
100	Allison	2,650	up 1

Top boys' names, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2022
1	Liam	20,904	same
2	Noah	19,116	same
3	Oliver	14,792	same
4	James	11,739	same
5	Elijah	11,523	same
6	Mateo	11,293	up 5
7	Theodore	11,093	up 3
8	Henry	10,996	down 1
9	Lucas	10,890	down 1
10	William	10,673	down 4
11	Benjamin	10,224	down 2
12	Levi	9,399	same
13	Sebastian	8,892	same
14	Jack	8,715	up 1
15	Ezra	8,488	up 10
16	Michael	8,430	same
17	Daniel	8,402	down 3
18	Leo	8,160	up 4
19	Samuel	8,038	same
20	Owen	8,015	down 2
21	Hudson	7,957	up 6
22	Alexander	7,918	down 5
23	Asher	7,897	down 3
24	Ethan	7,810	down 3
25	Luca	7,810	up 3
26	John	7,804	same
27	David	7,420	up 4
28	Jackson	7,334	down 5
29	Joseph	7,279	up 1
30	Mason	7,259	down 6
31	Luke	7,251	up 3
32	Matthew	7,234	up 7
33	Julian	7,097	up 2
34	Dylan	7,074	up 8
35	Jacob	7,015	down 3
36	Elias	7,006	up 7
37	Maverick	6,990	up 3
38	Gabriel	6,786	down 2
39	Logan	6,706	down 6
40	Aiden	6,701	down 11
41	Thomas	6,625	up 4
42	Isaac	6,621	down 1
43	Miles	6,589	up 13
44	Grayson	6,471	down 7
45	Santiago	6,358	up 4
46	Anthony	6,277	down 2
47	Wyatt	6,273	down 9
48	Carter	5,878	down 1
49	Jayden	5,645	down 3
50	Ezekiel	5,611	down 2
51	Caleb	5,533	up 1
52	Cooper	5,445	up 1
53	Josiah	5,445	down 2
54	Charles	5,421	down 4
55	Christopher	5,198	same
56	Isaiah	5,162	up 2
57	Nolan	5,129	up 8
58	Cameron	5,089	up 6
59	Nathan	5,073	down 2
60	Joshua	5,070	same
61	Kai	4,976	down 2
62	Angel	4,900	same
63	Waylon	4,895	up 3
64	Lincoln	4,866	down 10
65	Andrew	4,812	down 4
66	Roman	4,803	up 2
67	Adrian	4,666	down 4
68	Aaron	4,577	up 3
69	Ian	4,555	up 3
70	Wesley	4,555	same
71	Axel	4,523	up 5
72	Thiago	4,515	up 35
73	Brooks	4,484	up 4
74	Bennett	4,422	up 9
75	Weston	4,373	up 7
76	Rowan	4,215	up 20
77	Christian	4,158	down 4
78	Theo	4,140	up 20
79	Eli	4,111	down 10
80	Silas	4,105	up 7
81	Beau	4,100	up 9
82	Jonathan	4,094	down 3
83	Ryan	4,035	down 9
84	Leonardo	4,030	down 9
85	Walker	4,018	down 7
86	Jaxon	3,945	down 19
87	Micah	3,897	up 2
88	Robert	3,827	down 4
89	Everett	3,826	down 8
90	Enzo	3,810	up 31
91	Parker	3,807	up 3
92	Jeremiah	3,771	up 1
93	Jose	3,725	down 5
94	Colton	3,707	down 3
95	Luka	3,657	up 22
96	Jordan	3,655	down 4
97	Landon	3,655	down 11
98	Easton	3,647	down 18
99	Amir	3,631	up 14
100	Gael	3,629	up 4

Biggest climbers in 2023

The names that gained the most ground within the top 1,000 compared with 2022.

Girls

Scottie: up 309 places, from 925th to 616th
Miley: up 253 places, from 702nd to 449th
Inaya: up 234 places, from 972nd to 738th
Halo: up 203 places, from 768th to 565th
Maisy: up 197 places, from 989th to 792nd
Elowyn: up 186 places, from 878th to 692nd
Lakelynn: up 183 places, from 964th to 781st
Lottie: up 175 places, from 951st to 776th
Lenora: up 165 places, from 931st to 766th
Jaylani: up 163 places, from 763rd to 600th

Boys

Cassian: up 409 places, from 938th to 529th
Kaizen: up 315 places, from 903rd to 588th
Ezrah: up 245 places, from 941st to 696th
Elio: up 231 places, from 876th to 645th
Chosen: up 226 places, from 895th to 669th
Rhodes: up 219 places, from 927th to 708th
Yael: up 218 places, from 994th to 776th
Waylen: up 216 places, from 894th to 678th
Koen: up 201 places, from 807th to 606th
Kylian: up 179 places, from 525th to 346th

New to the top 1,000 in 2023

Girls

Kaeli, 679th (its first time ever)
Azari, 696th (its first time ever)
Adhara, 770th (its first time ever)
Tallulah, 811th (its first time ever)
Kya, 818th (back after dropping out)
Arely, 839th (back after dropping out)
Avani, 840th (its first time ever)
Ivey, 849th (back after dropping out)
Dania, 855th (back after dropping out)
Ailany, 857th (its first time ever)

Boys

Jahmir, 804th (its first time ever)
Izael, 807th (its first time ever)
Chozen, 817th (its first time ever)
Dereck, 837th (back after dropping out)
Massimo, 844th (its first time ever)
Jireh, 850th (its first time ever)
Jesiah, 865th (back after dropping out)
Kyaire, 867th (its first time ever)
Matheo, 871st (its first time ever)
Izan, 878th (its first time ever)

How spread out were names in 2023?

The ten most popular girls' names went to 7.2% of the girls counted in 2023, and the top ten boys' names to 7.8% of the boys. In 2003, those shares were 9.6% for girls and 11.8% 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.