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Most Popular Baby Names Of 2021

The 100 most-used girls’ and boys’ names among U.S. births in 2021 — 3,389,958 recorded births in total that year.

20202022 The 2020s as a wholeNames that peaked in 2021

Girls’ names

  1. 1Olivia17,8471.1%
  2. 2Emma15,5490.9%
  3. 3Charlotte13,3680.8%
  4. 4Amelia13,0410.8%
  5. 5Ava12,8730.8%
  6. 6Sophia12,5850.8%
  7. 7Isabella11,3090.7%
  8. 8Mia11,1770.7%
  9. 9Evelyn9,4950.6%
  10. 10Harper8,4480.5%
  11. 11Luna8,2410.5%
  12. 12Camila8,0360.5%
  13. 13Gianna7,4770.5%
  14. 14Elizabeth7,2650.4%
  15. 15Eleanor7,0990.4%
  16. 16Ella7,0410.4%
  17. 17Abigail6,9930.4%
  18. 18Sofia6,9830.4%
  19. 19Avery6,8150.4%
  20. 20Scarlett6,6310.4%
  21. 21Emily6,5940.4%
  22. 22Aria6,4000.4%
  23. 23Penelope6,3700.4%
  24. 24Layla6,3560.4%
  25. 25Chloe6,3470.4%
  26. 26Mila6,3370.4%
  27. 27Nora6,2810.4%
  28. 28Hazel6,0150.4%
  29. 29Madison5,9640.4%
  30. 30Ellie5,8670.4%
  31. 31Lily5,6320.3%
  32. 32Nova5,5740.3%
  33. 33Grace5,5420.3%
  34. 34Isla5,5420.3%
  35. 35Aurora5,5280.3%
  36. 36Violet5,5240.3%
  37. 37Riley5,2250.3%
  38. 38Zoey5,2170.3%
  39. 39Willow5,1950.3%
  40. 40Emilia4,8540.3%
  41. 41Stella4,8200.3%
  42. 42Zoe4,7390.3%
  43. 43Victoria4,7130.3%
  44. 44Hannah4,5900.3%
  45. 45Addison4,4900.3%
  46. 46Leah4,4740.3%
  47. 47Eliana4,4600.3%
  48. 48Lucy4,4570.3%
  49. 49Ivy4,3960.3%
  50. 50Everly4,3950.3%
  51. 51Lillian4,3280.3%
  52. 52Paisley4,2990.3%
  53. 53Elena4,2830.3%
  54. 54Naomi4,2750.3%
  55. 55Maya4,0820.2%
  56. 56Natalie4,0600.2%
  57. 57Kinsley3,8850.2%
  58. 58Delilah3,7610.2%
  59. 59Claire3,7040.2%
  60. 60Audrey3,6850.2%
  61. 61Aaliyah3,6190.2%
  62. 62Ruby3,5990.2%
  63. 63Brooklyn3,5450.2%
  64. 64Aubrey3,5170.2%
  65. 65Alice3,5090.2%
  66. 66Autumn3,4980.2%
  67. 67Savannah3,4860.2%
  68. 68Leilani3,4850.2%
  69. 69Valentina3,4670.2%
  70. 70Kennedy3,4430.2%
  71. 71Madelyn3,4290.2%
  72. 72Josephine3,3910.2%
  73. 73Bella3,3690.2%
  74. 74Skylar3,3460.2%
  75. 75Genesis3,3450.2%
  76. 76Sophie3,3310.2%
  77. 77Hailey3,2480.2%
  78. 78Sadie3,2240.2%
  79. 79Natalia3,2070.2%
  80. 80Caroline3,2040.2%
  81. 81Quinn3,2010.2%
  82. 82Allison3,1400.2%
  83. 83Gabriella3,1160.2%
  84. 84Serenity3,0860.2%
  85. 85Anna3,0820.2%
  86. 86Nevaeh3,0710.2%
  87. 87Cora3,0080.2%
  88. 88Ariana2,9830.2%
  89. 89Lydia2,9350.2%
  90. 90Emery2,9210.2%
  91. 91Sarah2,8650.2%
  92. 92Jade2,8630.2%
  93. 93Eva2,8360.2%
  94. 94Adeline2,7700.2%
  95. 95Madeline2,7470.2%
  96. 96Piper2,7410.2%
  97. 97Rylee2,7180.2%
  98. 98Athena2,7170.2%
  99. 99Everleigh2,6990.2%
  100. 100Peyton2,6950.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Liam20,4241.2%
  2. 2Noah18,9191.1%
  3. 3Oliver14,7130.8%
  4. 4Elijah12,8450.7%
  5. 5James12,4740.7%
  6. 6William12,1700.7%
  7. 7Benjamin11,8950.7%
  8. 8Lucas11,5840.7%
  9. 9Henry11,3700.6%
  10. 10Theodore9,6000.5%
  11. 11Jack9,5680.5%
  12. 12Levi9,5590.5%
  13. 13Alexander9,4250.5%
  14. 14Jackson9,2870.5%
  15. 15Mateo9,1810.5%
  16. 16Daniel9,1620.5%
  17. 17Michael9,1500.5%
  18. 18Mason9,1030.5%
  19. 19Sebastian8,9320.5%
  20. 20Ethan8,8630.5%
  21. 21Logan8,8360.5%
  22. 22Owen8,7700.5%
  23. 23Samuel8,5800.5%
  24. 24Jacob8,4940.5%
  25. 25Asher8,3700.5%
  26. 26Aiden8,3130.5%
  27. 27John8,1860.5%
  28. 28Joseph8,1660.5%
  29. 29Wyatt8,0490.5%
  30. 30David7,9400.5%
  31. 31Leo7,8030.4%
  32. 32Luke7,7110.4%
  33. 33Julian7,6930.4%
  34. 34Hudson7,6250.4%
  35. 35Grayson7,5540.4%
  36. 36Matthew7,4890.4%
  37. 37Ezra7,4380.4%
  38. 38Gabriel7,3020.4%
  39. 39Carter7,2050.4%
  40. 40Isaac6,9870.4%
  41. 41Jayden6,9340.4%
  42. 42Luca6,8910.4%
  43. 43Anthony6,7920.4%
  44. 44Dylan6,7670.4%
  45. 45Lincoln6,7000.4%
  46. 46Thomas6,6800.4%
  47. 47Maverick6,6100.4%
  48. 48Elias6,3550.4%
  49. 49Josiah6,1570.4%
  50. 50Charles6,0100.3%
  51. 51Caleb5,9640.3%
  52. 52Christopher5,8630.3%
  53. 53Ezekiel5,8480.3%
  54. 54Jaxon5,7500.3%
  55. 55Miles5,7300.3%
  56. 56Isaiah5,7240.3%
  57. 57Andrew5,6230.3%
  58. 58Joshua5,5310.3%
  59. 59Nathan5,4320.3%
  60. 60Nolan5,3540.3%
  61. 61Adrian5,1440.3%
  62. 62Cameron5,1260.3%
  63. 63Santiago5,0760.3%
  64. 64Eli4,9130.3%
  65. 65Aaron4,8560.3%
  66. 66Ryan4,7350.3%
  67. 67Angel4,7180.3%
  68. 68Cooper4,6730.3%
  69. 69Waylon4,6600.3%
  70. 70Kai4,6410.3%
  71. 71Christian4,6360.3%
  72. 72Easton4,6250.3%
  73. 73Landon4,6060.3%
  74. 74Roman4,5710.3%
  75. 75Colton4,5660.3%
  76. 76Axel4,5400.3%
  77. 77Jonathan4,4650.3%
  78. 78Brooks4,4440.3%
  79. 79Robert4,4360.3%
  80. 80Jameson4,3090.2%
  81. 81Ian4,3020.2%
  82. 82Jeremiah4,2570.2%
  83. 83Everett4,2500.2%
  84. 84Greyson4,2250.2%
  85. 85Wesley4,2160.2%
  86. 86Hunter4,2060.2%
  87. 87Leonardo4,1050.2%
  88. 88Jordan4,0260.2%
  89. 89Jose4,0020.2%
  90. 90Bennett3,9390.2%
  91. 91Silas3,9160.2%
  92. 92Nicholas3,8660.2%
  93. 93Parker3,8450.2%
  94. 94Beau3,8150.2%
  95. 95Weston3,7930.2%
  96. 96Austin3,7800.2%
  97. 97Carson3,7770.2%
  98. 98Connor3,7640.2%
  99. 99Dominic3,7550.2%
  100. 100Xavier3,7410.2%

Percentages are each name’s share of all 2021 applications for that sex — a useful reminder of how much more concentrated naming used to be. In 1880 the top girls’ name alone accounted for several percent of all girls; today the #1 name is well under one percent.

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.