Most Popular Baby Names Of The 2020s
The top 100 girls’ and boys’ names across 2020–2025 — the decade so far. Explore their meanings, histories, and popularity today.
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
God is my strong man | 6,569#37 | Up 1 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Little hollow | 5,576#53 | Down 37 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
My God is Yahweh | 11,111#7 | Down 3 rank positions in five years | 2011 | ||
Birth or birthday; traditionally associated with Christmas | 2,736#89 | Down 38 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Ruby gemstone | 3,554#64 | Up 10 rank positions in five years | 1924 | ||
Will + helmet, through William | 20,818#1 | Steady | 2024 | ||
Other in the Norman name; also a diminutive | 5,831#29 | Down 14 rank positions in five years | 2010 | ||
Life through Eve; voice in Persian; other roots uncertain | 7,732#11 | Down 8 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Stoneworker | 6,291#39 | Down 28 rank positions in five years | 2011 | ||
From Occitan Alienòr; deeper meaning disputed | 7,649#12 | Up 10 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
He will laugh; he will rejoice | 5,953#47 | Down 8 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
He will add, through Joseph | 4,126#53 | Up 34 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Probably from Lucania | 10,219#10 | Down 2 rank positions in five years | 2017 | ||
Probably dog; alternative whole-heart explanation | 5,217#58 | Down 2 rank positions in five years | 2002 | ||
Probably from Lucania | 6,948#33 | Down 2 rank positions in five years | 2014 | ||
Nobility through Alison; alternatively son of Alan or Alexander | 2,564#103 | Down 23 rank positions in five years | 1994 | ||
Gift of God | 13,355#4 | Up 19 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Crooked nose, through a Scottish surname | 4,348#76 | Down 11 rank positions in five years | 2000 | ||
Short form of Maria; also Italian “mine” | 11,078#6 | Up 2 rank positions in five years | 2015 | ||
Noble strength | 2,919#86 | Down 26 rank positions in five years | 2015 | ||
Hazel tree; light brown colour | 6,318#21 | Up 10 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Clear; bright; famous | 3,601#63 | Up 40 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Son of Jack | 6,582#36 | Down 19 rank positions in five years | 2013 | ||
Vigor, bravery, through Amalia | 12,699#4 | Up 2 rank positions in five years | 2021 | ||
From Hadria | 4,464#74 | Down 16 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Possibly olive tree; origin disputed | 14,939#3 | Steady | 2024 | ||
Angel; messenger from the Greek root | 4,757#67 | Up 9 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
From the Julius family; deeper meaning disputed | 7,603#25 | Up 9 rank positions in five years | 2017 | ||
One who hunts | 2,761#130 | Down 62 rank positions in five years | 2000 | ||
Lion | 8,173#19 | Up 17 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
Little fire, through Aidan | 5,046#62 | Down 38 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
Yahweh is gracious, through John | 3,924#83 | Steady | 2005 | ||
Probably weary or grieved; alternative cow-related origin | 3,880#58 | Down 13 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
Young green shoot | 6,203#23 | Up 2 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
Yahweh is salvation | 5,267#57 | Down 6 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Modern variant of Jaden; sometimes linked to Jadon | 4,653#70 | Down 33 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
Feminine form in the Charles family; man or army root | 2,646#96 | Down 25 rank positions in five years | 2000 | ||
West meadow or clearing | 5,578#52 | Up 46 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Welsh form of Owain; also Irish Eoghan | 7,190#31 | Down 9 rank positions in five years | 2016 | ||
Light | 6,176#25 | Up 25 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Alive in the Latin family; also Irish and literary routes | 3,362#72 | Up 29 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
Yahweh will exalt | 3,840#88 | Down 14 rank positions in five years | 2010 | ||
From Sebaste; venerable in the Greek root | 8,605#16 | Up 3 rank positions in five years | 2016 | ||
Possibly joined or attached | 9,642#12 | Up 6 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
Bright; clear | 3,487#68 | Down 10 rank positions in five years | 2016 | ||
Brave in battle, through Wigheard | 6,480#38 | Down 9 rank positions in five years | 2017 | ||
Of Magdala; the place name means tower | 3,086#81 | Up 15 rank positions in five years | 1998 | ||
Star in Latin; also pillar through Styliani | 4,136#52 | Down 10 rank positions in five years | 2018 | ||
Occupational carter; also Irish son of Arthur | 6,024#45 | Down 12 rank positions in five years | 2015 | ||
Of the Lord | 3,277#106 | Down 17 rank positions in five years | 2013 |
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Year by year in the 2020s
This list includes the top 100 girls’ and boys’ names by total use across 2020–2025. Table birth counts and ranks show 2025, and rank movement covers the latest five years. Search, filters, and sorting stay within this decade’s name list.
Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.