Most popular baby names of 2021
Liam and Olivia topped the list in 2021. The 10 most popular names went to 8% of boys and 8% of girls, from 14,091 boy names and 17,671 girl names in all.
Top boy names of 2021
- Liam 20,424
- Noah 18,919
- Oliver 14,713
- Elijah 12,845
- James 12,474
- William 12,170
- Benjamin 11,895
- Lucas 11,584
- Henry 11,370
- Theodore 9,600
- Jack 9,568
- Levi 9,559
- Alexander 9,425
- Jackson 9,287
- Mateo 9,181
- Daniel 9,162
- Michael 9,150
- Mason 9,103
- Sebastian 8,932
- Ethan 8,863
- Logan 8,836
- Owen 8,770
- Samuel 8,580
- Jacob 8,494
- Asher 8,370
- Aiden 8,313
- John 8,186
- Joseph 8,166
- Wyatt 8,049
- David 7,940
- Leo 7,803
- Luke 7,711
- Julian 7,693
- Hudson 7,625
- Grayson 7,554
- Matthew 7,489
- Ezra 7,438
- Gabriel 7,302
- Carter 7,205
- Isaac 6,987
- Jayden 6,934
- Luca 6,891
- Anthony 6,792
- Dylan 6,767
- Lincoln 6,700
- Thomas 6,680
- Maverick 6,610
- Elias 6,355
- Josiah 6,157
- Charles 6,010
- Caleb 5,964
- Christopher 5,863
- Ezekiel 5,848
- Jaxon 5,750
- Miles 5,730
- Isaiah 5,724
- Andrew 5,623
- Joshua 5,531
- Nathan 5,432
- Nolan 5,354
- Adrian 5,144
- Cameron 5,126
- Santiago 5,076
- Eli 4,913
- Aaron 4,856
- Ryan 4,735
- Angel 4,718
- Cooper 4,673
- Waylon 4,660
- Kai 4,641
- Christian 4,636
- Easton 4,625
- Landon 4,606
- Roman 4,571
- Colton 4,566
- Axel 4,540
- Jonathan 4,465
- Brooks 4,444
- Robert 4,436
- Jameson 4,309
- Ian 4,302
- Jeremiah 4,257
- Everett 4,250
- Greyson 4,225
- Wesley 4,216
- Hunter 4,206
- Leonardo 4,105
- Jordan 4,026
- Jose 4,002
- Bennett 3,939
- Silas 3,916
- Nicholas 3,866
- Parker 3,845
- Beau 3,815
- Weston 3,793
- Austin 3,780
- Carson 3,777
- Connor 3,764
- Dominic 3,755
- Xavier 3,741
Top girl names of 2021
- Olivia 17,847
- Emma 15,549
- Charlotte 13,368
- Amelia 13,041
- Ava 12,873
- Sophia 12,585
- Isabella 11,309
- Mia 11,177
- Evelyn 9,495
- Harper 8,448
- Luna 8,241
- Camila 8,036
- Gianna 7,477
- Elizabeth 7,265
- Eleanor 7,099
- Ella 7,041
- Abigail 6,993
- Sofia 6,983
- Avery 6,815
- Scarlett 6,631
- Emily 6,594
- Aria 6,400
- Penelope 6,370
- Layla 6,356
- Chloe 6,347
- Mila 6,337
- Nora 6,281
- Hazel 6,015
- Madison 5,964
- Ellie 5,867
- Lily 5,632
- Nova 5,574
- Grace 5,542
- Isla 5,542
- Aurora 5,528
- Violet 5,524
- Riley 5,225
- Zoey 5,217
- Willow 5,195
- Emilia 4,854
- Stella 4,820
- Zoe 4,739
- Victoria 4,713
- Hannah 4,590
- Addison 4,490
- Leah 4,474
- Eliana 4,460
- Lucy 4,457
- Ivy 4,396
- Everly 4,395
- Lillian 4,328
- Paisley 4,299
- Elena 4,283
- Naomi 4,275
- Maya 4,082
- Natalie 4,060
- Kinsley 3,885
- Delilah 3,761
- Claire 3,704
- Audrey 3,685
- Aaliyah 3,619
- Ruby 3,599
- Brooklyn 3,545
- Aubrey 3,517
- Alice 3,509
- Autumn 3,498
- Savannah 3,486
- Leilani 3,485
- Valentina 3,467
- Kennedy 3,443
- Madelyn 3,429
- Josephine 3,391
- Bella 3,369
- Skylar 3,346
- Genesis 3,345
- Sophie 3,331
- Hailey 3,248
- Sadie 3,224
- Natalia 3,207
- Caroline 3,204
- Quinn 3,201
- Allison 3,140
- Gabriella 3,116
- Serenity 3,086
- Anna 3,082
- Nevaeh 3,071
- Cora 3,008
- Ariana 2,983
- Lydia 2,935
- Emery 2,921
- Sarah 2,865
- Jade 2,863
- Eva 2,836
- Adeline 2,770
- Madeline 2,747
- Piper 2,741
- Rylee 2,718
- Athena 2,717
- Everleigh 2,699
- Peyton 2,695
Questions
- What was the most popular baby name in 2021?
- Liam was the #1 boy name in 2021 (20,424 babies) and Olivia was the #1 girl name (17,847 babies).
- How many babies were counted in 2021?
- Social Security records list 3,390,343 babies born in 2021 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,749,482 boys and 1,640,861 girls.