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Most Popular Baby Names of 2020

Social Security has card records for 3,613,280 babies born in the U.S. in 2020. Olivia was the top girl name (17,691 babies) and Liam the top boy name (19,865).

Top 100 names of 2020

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Girls 1–50

Top 100 girl names in the U.S., 2020, ranks 1–50
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
1	Olivia	17,691	#1
2	Emma	15,723	#3
3	Ava	13,201	#11
4	Sophia	13,105	#5
5	Charlotte	13,100	#2
6	Amelia	12,802	#4
7	Isabella	12,226	#7
8	Mia	11,269	#6
9	Evelyn	9,517	#8
10	Harper	8,849	#16
11	Camila	8,165	#19
12	Abigail	7,917	#41
13	Gianna	7,903	#33
14	Luna	7,850	#27
15	Ella	7,372	#29
16	Elizabeth	7,308	#17
17	Sofia	6,990	#9
18	Emily	6,918	#34
19	Avery	6,747	#37
20	Mila	6,646	#43
21	Scarlett	6,521	#32
22	Eleanor	6,379	#12
23	Madison	6,253	#40
24	Layla	6,228	#36
25	Chloe	6,153	#23
26	Penelope	6,152	#22
27	Aria	6,143	#26
28	Grace	5,627	#38
29	Ellie	5,606	#24
30	Nora	5,583	#20
31	Hazel	5,519	#21
32	Zoey	5,388	#69
33	Riley	5,339	#48
34	Victoria	5,303	#54
35	Lily	5,258	#18
36	Aurora	5,256	#15
37	Violet	5,128	#13
38	Nova	5,006	#46
39	Hannah	4,972	#56
40	Zoe	4,799	#31
41	Emilia	4,786	#45
42	Stella	4,667	#52
43	Everly	4,630	#91
44	Isla	4,579	#28
45	Leah	4,530	#58
46	Lillian	4,515	#57
47	Addison	4,497	#84
48	Willow	4,401	#44
49	Paisley	4,380	#67
50	Lucy	4,369	#24

Girls 51–100

Top 100 girl names in the U.S., 2020, ranks 51–100
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
51	Natalie	4,291	#89
52	Naomi	4,120	#47
53	Eliana	4,090	#10
54	Brooklyn	4,032	#118
55	Elena	3,930	#42
56	Aubrey	3,921	#146
57	Ivy	3,842	#39
58	Claire	3,837	#68
59	Kinsley	3,780	#93
60	Audrey	3,768	#86
61	Maya	3,746	#62
62	Genesis	3,692	#66
63	Bella	3,649	#136
64	Skylar	3,645	#167
65	Aaliyah	3,584	#101
66	Madelyn	3,552	#70
67	Savannah	3,545	#135
68	Anna	3,511	#107
69	Serenity	3,444	#129
70	Delilah	3,424	#51
71	Caroline	3,364	#96
72	Kennedy	3,361	#85
73	Valentina	3,352	#35
74	Ruby	3,342	#64
75	Sophie	3,315	#55
76	Alice	3,296	#65
77	Gabriella	3,250	#105
78	Sadie	3,204	#50
79	Ariana	3,175	#128
80	Allison	3,161	#103
81	Hailey	3,157	#104
82	Autumn	3,142	#88
83	Nevaeh	3,132	#165
84	Quinn	3,078	#97
85	Natalia	3,076	#144
86	Sarah	3,070	#90
87	Josephine	3,057	#53
88	Cora	3,036	#113
89	Emery	2,984	#74
90	Samantha	2,956	#151
91	Piper	2,902	#155
92	Leilani	2,892	#60
93	Eva	2,847	#134
94	Everleigh	2,827	#194
95	Lydia	2,804	#92
96	Madeline	2,800	#81
97	Jade	2,748	#95
98	Peyton	2,730	#199
99	Adeline	2,719	#59
100	Brielle	2,718	#143

Boys 1–50

Top 100 boy names in the U.S., 2020, ranks 1–50
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
1	Liam	19,865	#1
2	Noah	18,464	#2
3	Oliver	14,277	#3
4	Elijah	13,238	#7
5	William	12,676	#9
6	James	12,390	#6
7	Benjamin	12,264	#11
8	Lucas	11,386	#10
9	Henry	10,793	#5
10	Alexander	10,268	#30
11	Mason	10,117	#39
12	Michael	9,833	#21
13	Ethan	9,556	#24
14	Daniel	9,530	#22
15	Jacob	9,309	#43
16	Logan	9,163	#53
17	Jackson	9,138	#36
18	Levi	9,098	#12
19	Sebastian	9,029	#16
20	Mateo	9,007	#8
21	Jack	8,945	#15
22	Owen	8,669	#31
23	Theodore	8,638	#4
24	Aiden	8,619	#62
25	Samuel	8,594	#18
26	Joseph	8,486	#29
27	John	8,265	#23
28	David	8,263	#35
29	Wyatt	8,223	#38
30	Matthew	8,142	#32
31	Luke	7,784	#33
32	Asher	7,698	#28
33	Carter	7,577	#45
34	Julian	7,552	#25
35	Grayson	7,487	#51
36	Leo	7,229	#19
37	Jayden	7,177	#70
38	Gabriel	7,172	#37
39	Isaac	7,155	#47
40	Lincoln	7,061	#69
41	Anthony	7,037	#46
42	Dylan	6,857	#41
43	Hudson	6,849	#17
44	Ezra	6,831	#20
45	Thomas	6,452	#34
46	Charles	6,249	#48
47	Christopher	6,216	#68
48	Jaxon	6,169	#115
49	Josiah	6,164	#54
50	Maverick	6,139	#49

Boys 51–100

Top 100 boy names in the U.S., 2020, ranks 51–100
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
51	Isaiah	6,094	#57
52	Andrew	6,068	#73
53	Joshua	6,015	#66
54	Elias	5,993	#13
55	Nathan	5,702	#63
56	Caleb	5,616	#58
57	Ryan	5,348	#99
58	Adrian	5,321	#74
59	Miles	5,300	#44
60	Eli	5,281	#104
61	Nolan	5,200	#65
62	Christian	5,104	#96
63	Aaron	5,100	#80
64	Ezekiel	5,091	#61
65	Cameron	5,056	#76
66	Colton	5,025	#103
67	Luca	4,832	#14
68	Hunter	4,786	#130
69	Landon	4,783	#127
70	Jonathan	4,757	#89
71	Santiago	4,687	#26
72	Axel	4,667	#79
73	Easton	4,654	#110
74	Jeremiah	4,602	#88
75	Cooper	4,592	#27
76	Angel	4,527	#67
77	Roman	4,491	#42
78	Connor	4,414	#166
79	Jameson	4,406	#137
80	Robert	4,402	#92
81	Greyson	4,375	#149
82	Jordan	4,287	#131
83	Ian	4,267	#83
84	Carson	4,196	#124
85	Jaxson	4,184	#156
86	Leonardo	4,104	#91
87	Nicholas	4,065	#112
88	Austin	4,020	#113
89	Dominic	4,019	#106
90	Everett	4,013	#77
91	Xavier	3,902	#108
92	Brooks	3,870	#64
93	Kai	3,867	#93
94	Jose	3,855	#95
95	Parker	3,814	#102
96	Jace	3,788	#114
97	Adam	3,781	#101
98	Wesley	3,706	#52
99	Kayden	3,650	#135
100	Silas	3,645	#71

Entered the top 100 in 2020

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