Real names given to babies in the US from 2020 to 2024. The top names were Olivia for girls and Liam for boys.
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Counts include names given to at least five babies of the same sex in a year. Early decades undercount births, because many people born before 1937 never applied for a Social Security number.
| Rank | Name | Babies | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Olivia | 82,208 | 10.14 per 1,000 |
| #2 | Emma | 72,819 | 8.98 per 1,000 |
| #3 | Charlotte | 64,583 | 7.96 per 1,000 |
| #4 | Amelia | 63,332 | 7.81 per 1,000 |
| #5 | Sophia | 62,120 | 7.66 per 1,000 |
| #6 | Mia | 57,007 | 7.03 per 1,000 |
| #7 | Isabella | 56,884 | 7.01 per 1,000 |
| #8 | Ava | 55,555 | 6.85 per 1,000 |
| #9 | Evelyn | 46,564 | 5.74 per 1,000 |
| #10 | Harper | 40,674 | 5.02 per 1,000 |
| #11 | Luna | 40,025 | 4.94 per 1,000 |
| #12 | Camila | 39,383 | 4.86 per 1,000 |
| #13 | Sofia | 37,006 | 4.56 per 1,000 |
| #14 | Elizabeth | 35,052 | 4.32 per 1,000 |
| #15 | Eleanor | 34,284 | 4.23 per 1,000 |
| #16 | Gianna | 34,030 | 4.2 per 1,000 |
| #17 | Scarlett | 32,606 | 4.02 per 1,000 |
| #18 | Abigail | 32,376 | 3.99 per 1,000 |
| #19 | Emily | 32,127 | 3.96 per 1,000 |
| #20 | Ella | 32,032 | 3.95 per 1,000 |
| #21 | Chloe | 31,336 | 3.86 per 1,000 |
| #22 | Avery | 31,306 | 3.86 per 1,000 |
| #23 | Aria | 30,891 | 3.81 per 1,000 |
| #24 | Mila | 30,848 | 3.8 per 1,000 |
| #25 | Penelope | 30,743 | 3.79 per 1,000 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Liam | 103,878 | 12.02 per 1,000 |
| #2 | Noah | 95,517 | 11.05 per 1,000 |
| #3 | Oliver | 74,268 | 8.59 per 1,000 |
| #4 | Elijah | 60,798 | 7.04 per 1,000 |
| #5 | James | 60,474 | 7 per 1,000 |
| #6 | William | 57,437 | 6.65 per 1,000 |
| #7 | Henry | 55,961 | 6.48 per 1,000 |
| #8 | Lucas | 55,510 | 6.42 per 1,000 |
| #9 | Benjamin | 55,073 | 6.37 per 1,000 |
| #10 | Theodore | 52,143 | 6.03 per 1,000 |
| #11 | Mateo | 51,151 | 5.92 per 1,000 |
| #12 | Levi | 47,402 | 5.49 per 1,000 |
| #13 | Sebastian | 44,796 | 5.18 per 1,000 |
| #14 | Jack | 44,579 | 5.16 per 1,000 |
| #15 | Daniel | 44,564 | 5.16 per 1,000 |
| #16 | Michael | 44,453 | 5.14 per 1,000 |
| #17 | Alexander | 43,850 | 5.07 per 1,000 |
| #18 | Ethan | 42,689 | 4.94 per 1,000 |
| #19 | Samuel | 41,901 | 4.85 per 1,000 |
| #20 | Owen | 41,604 | 4.81 per 1,000 |
| #21 | Mason | 40,977 | 4.74 per 1,000 |
| #22 | Jackson | 40,725 | 4.71 per 1,000 |
| #23 | Asher | 40,482 | 4.68 per 1,000 |
| #24 | John | 40,277 | 4.66 per 1,000 |
| #25 | Ezra | 39,527 | 4.57 per 1,000 |
Compared with the decade before, among names in the top 300 of the 2020s.
Top three names in each country's own records for the same decade.
| Country | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (2020) | Olivia, Amelia, Isla | Oliver, Noah, George |
| Ireland (2020–2025) | Grace, Fiadh, Emily | Jack, Noah, James |
| Australia (2020–2024) | Amelia, Olivia, Isla | Oliver, Noah, Leo |
| New Zealand (2020) | Isla, Charlotte, Amelia | Oliver, Jack, Noah |
Olivia, Emma and Charlotte for girls; Liam, Noah and Oliver for boys.
From the US Social Security Administration's national baby-name records, which go back to 1880.
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