Most popular baby names of 2020

In 2020, the most popular names for US babies were Liam for boys (19,858 babies, 1.2% of boys) and Olivia for girls (17,682 babies, 1.1% of girls). The rest of the top five were Noah, Oliver, Elijah and William for boys and Emma, Ava, Charlotte and Sophia for girls. SSA recorded 14,054 different boy names and 17,517 different girl names that year.

Top 100 boy names, 2020
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Liam	19,858	–
2	Noah	18,451	–
3	Oliver	14,275	–
4	Elijah	13,224	▲ 1
5	William	12,673	▼ 1
6	James	12,381	–
7	Benjamin	12,254	–
8	Lucas	11,381	–
9	Henry	10,789	▲ 4
10	Alexander	10,262	–
11	Mason	10,112	▼ 2
12	Michael	9,824	▲ 2
13	Ethan	9,551	▼ 2
14	Daniel	9,521	▲ 1
15	Jacob	9,306	▼ 3
16	Logan	9,161	–
17	Jackson	9,131	–
18	Levi	9,091	▲ 7
19	Sebastian	9,021	▼ 1
20	Mateo	9,004	▲ 6
21	Jack	8,942	▼ 2
22	Owen	8,667	▼ 1
23	Theodore	8,637	▲ 13
24	Aiden	8,613	▼ 4
25	Samuel	8,585	▼ 3
26	Joseph	8,479	▼ 2
27	John	8,262	▲ 1
28	David	8,259	▼ 1
29	Wyatt	8,220	–
30	Matthew	8,137	▼ 7
31	Luke	7,782	▲ 1
32	Asher	7,695	▲ 11
33	Carter	7,575	▼ 3
34	Julian	7,551	▼ 3
35	Grayson	7,482	▼ 2
36	Leo	7,222	▲ 4
37	Jayden	7,173	▼ 2
38	Gabriel	7,165	▼ 1
39	Isaac	7,149	▼ 5
40	Lincoln	7,058	▲ 1
41	Anthony	7,030	▼ 3
42	Dylan	6,855	▼ 3
43	Hudson	6,848	▲ 7
44	Ezra	6,830	▲ 5
45	Thomas	6,447	▲ 2
46	Charles	6,243	▲ 6
47	Christopher	6,213	▼ 3
48	Jaxon	6,164	▼ 6
49	Josiah	6,162	▼ 4
50	Maverick	6,137	▲ 8
51	Isaiah	6,090	▲ 2
52	Andrew	6,062	▼ 6
53	Joshua	6,011	▼ 5
54	Elias	5,990	▲ 6
55	Nathan	5,700	–
56	Caleb	5,612	▼ 5
57	Ryan	5,341	▼ 3
58	Adrian	5,316	▼ 2
59	Miles	5,300	▲ 16
60	Eli	5,278	▲ 2
61	Nolan	5,198	▲ 4
62	Christian	5,101	▼ 5
63	Aaron	5,098	▼ 2
64	Ezekiel	5,090	▲ 7
65	Cameron	5,055	▲ 2
66	Colton	5,022	▼ 7
67	Luca	4,831	▲ 20
68	Landon	4,781	▼ 5
69	Hunter	4,780	▼ 3
70	Jonathan	4,755	▼ 6
71	Santiago	4,687	▼ 1
72	Axel	4,666	▲ 12
73	Easton	4,654	▲ 1
74	Jeremiah	4,596	▼ 5
75	Cooper	4,592	▲ 5
76	Angel	4,524	▼ 3
77	Roman	4,488	▼ 5
78	Connor	4,413	▼ 10
79	Jameson	4,404	▼ 2
80	Robert	4,401	▼ 4
81	Greyson	4,372	▼ 2
82	Jordan	4,283	▲ 7
83	Ian	4,266	▼ 2
84	Carson	4,193	▼ 2
85	Jaxson	4,180	▼ 2
86	Leonardo	4,102	–
87	Nicholas	4,065	▼ 9
88	Austin	4,018	–
89	Dominic	4,017	▼ 4
90	Everett	4,013	▲ 4
91	Xavier	3,900	▼ 1
92	Brooks	3,870	▲ 17
93	Kai	3,863	▲ 7
94	Jose	3,854	▼ 2
95	Parker	3,811	▲ 3
96	Jace	3,784	▼ 3
97	Adam	3,778	▼ 6
98	Wesley	3,705	▲ 1
99	Kayden	3,646	▼ 2
100	Silas	3,642	▲ 5

Top 100 girl names, 2020
Rank	Name	Babies	Change
1	Olivia	17,682	–
2	Emma	15,714	–
3	Ava	13,197	–
4	Charlotte	13,097	▲ 2
5	Sophia	13,095	▼ 1
6	Amelia	12,799	▲ 1
7	Isabella	12,217	▼ 2
8	Mia	11,264	–
9	Evelyn	9,516	▲ 1
10	Harper	8,848	▼ 1
11	Camila	8,164	▲ 4
12	Abigail	7,910	▼ 1
13	Gianna	7,899	▲ 66
14	Luna	7,845	▲ 2
15	Ella	7,367	▼ 2
16	Elizabeth	7,299	▼ 2
17	Sofia	6,987	–
18	Emily	6,914	▼ 6
19	Avery	6,744	▼ 1
20	Mila	6,642	▼ 1
21	Scarlett	6,518	–
22	Eleanor	6,378	▲ 5
23	Madison	6,249	▲ 3
24	Layla	6,221	▼ 1
25	Penelope	6,149	▼ 3
26	Chloe	6,145	▼ 2
27	Aria	6,139	▼ 7
28	Grace	5,623	–
29	Ellie	5,601	▲ 6
30	Nora	5,581	▼ 1
31	Hazel	5,513	▲ 2
32	Zoey	5,384	▼ 1
33	Riley	5,338	▼ 3
34	Victoria	5,301	▼ 9
35	Aurora	5,252	▲ 4
36	Lily	5,251	▼ 2
37	Violet	5,128	▼ 1
38	Nova	5,005	▲ 13
39	Hannah	4,966	▼ 7
40	Zoe	4,797	▼ 2
41	Emilia	4,782	▲ 3
42	Stella	4,667	▼ 2
43	Everly	4,630	▼ 1
44	Isla	4,579	▲ 13
45	Leah	4,527	▼ 2
46	Lillian	4,511	▼ 9
47	Addison	4,493	–
48	Willow	4,396	▼ 3
49	Paisley	4,377	▲ 4
50	Lucy	4,367	▼ 2
51	Natalie	4,290	▼ 10
52	Naomi	4,119	▲ 7
53	Eliana	4,087	▲ 9
54	Brooklyn	4,027	▼ 2
55	Elena	3,926	▲ 5
56	Aubrey	3,919	▼ 10
57	Ivy	3,840	▲ 11
58	Claire	3,837	▼ 3
59	Kinsley	3,776	▲ 15
60	Audrey	3,766	▼ 11
61	Maya	3,744	▲ 3
62	Genesis	3,692	▼ 4
63	Bella	3,645	▼ 13
64	Skylar	3,640	▼ 8
65	Aaliyah	3,578	▲ 5
66	Madelyn	3,549	▲ 6
67	Savannah	3,543	▼ 13
68	Anna	3,507	▼ 5
69	Serenity	3,435	▲ 9
70	Delilah	3,420	▲ 18
71	Caroline	3,362	▼ 10
72	Kennedy	3,360	▼ 5
73	Valentina	3,352	▼ 8
74	Ruby	3,339	▼ 8
75	Sophie	3,315	▲ 10
76	Alice	3,294	▼ 3
77	Gabriella	3,246	▼ 2
78	Sadie	3,204	▲ 9
79	Ariana	3,171	▼ 10
80	Allison	3,159	▼ 3
81	Hailey	3,155	▼ 5
82	Autumn	3,139	–
83	Nevaeh	3,127	▲ 7
84	Quinn	3,078	▼ 1
85	Natalia	3,076	▲ 18
86	Sarah	3,069	▼ 5
87	Josephine	3,057	▲ 2
88	Cora	3,034	▼ 17
89	Emery	2,983	▲ 4
90	Samantha	2,955	▼ 10
91	Piper	2,900	▼ 7
92	Leilani	2,889	▲ 15
93	Eva	2,845	▼ 7
94	Everleigh	2,825	▲ 14
95	Lydia	2,803	▼ 1
96	Madeline	2,799	▲ 2
97	Jade	2,748	▲ 8
98	Peyton	2,730	▼ 1
99	Adeline	2,719	▼ 8
100	Brielle	2,718	▲ 1

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 2020. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.