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US baby names · 2018

Most popular baby names of 2018

In 2018, Social Security card applications recorded 1,701,074 girls and 1,816,158 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 18,152 distinct girls’ names and 14,118 boys’ names.

The most common names were Emma (18,824 girls) and Liam (19,977 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 8.2% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 7.9% of boys. Compared with 2017, 60,185 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 2017, 7 girls’ names and 3 boys’ names in 2018 are newcomers (girls: Isla, Ivy, Josephine; boys: Axel, Everett, Miles). Of these names, 78 of the 100 girls’ names and 75 of the 100 boys’ names are still in the top 100 in 2025.

Ranks follow SSA’s order: most births first, with ties listed alphabetically. Each sparkline shows the name’s full history from 1880 to 2025, so you can see whether a 2018 favourite was rising, at its peak or already fading.

SSA names.zip · Social Security card applications · retrieved 2026-10-05
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Top 100 girls’ names, 2018

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Emma18,824
#2Olivia18,061
#3Ava15,034
#4Isabella14,575
#5Sophia14,013
#6Charlotte13,038
#7Mia12,742
#8Amelia12,405
#9Harper10,646
#10Evelyn10,433
#11Abigail9,879
#12Emily8,718
#13Elizabeth8,600
#14Mila8,169
#15Ella8,127
#16Avery8,099
#17Sofia7,667
#18Camila7,508
#19Aria7,437
#20Scarlett7,226
#21Victoria7,134
#22Madison7,103
#23Luna6,937
#24Grace6,789
#25Chloe6,679
#26Penelope6,524
#27Layla6,512
#28Riley6,010
#29Zoey5,946
#30Nora5,837
#31Lily5,753
#32Eleanor5,728
#33Hannah5,680
#34Lillian5,567
#35Addison5,232
#36Ellie5,223
#37Aubrey5,209
#38Stella5,164
#39Natalie5,127
#40Zoe5,124
#41Leah5,038
#42Hazel4,951
#43Violet4,834
#44Aurora4,830
#45Savannah4,769
#46Audrey4,697
#47Brooklyn4,652
#48Bella4,578
#49Skylar4,411
#50Claire4,406
#51Lucy4,378
#52Paisley4,366
#53Everly4,345
#54Anna4,198
#55Nova4,174
#56Caroline4,167
#57Genesis4,099
#58Emilia4,040
#59Kennedy3,946
#60Willow3,933
#61Samantha3,924
#62Maya3,918
#63Kinsley3,881
#64Naomi3,855
#65Aaliyah3,845
#66Sarah3,781
#67Elena3,776
#68Ariana3,739
#69Gabriella3,710
#70Allison3,694
#71Alice3,667
#72Madelyn3,652
#73Cora3,596
#74Ruby3,591
#75Serenity3,570
#76Eva3,569
#77Autumn3,506
#78Adeline3,491
#79Hailey3,474
#80Gianna3,451
#81Valentina3,436
#82Isla3,410
#83Nevaeh3,410
#84Eliana3,405
#85Quinn3,390
#86Ivy3,287
#87Sadie3,267
#88Piper3,230
#89Lydia3,213
#90Alexa3,068
#91Josephine3,050
#92Delilah3,012
#93Julia3,010
#94Emery3,009
#95Arianna2,983
#96Vivian2,976
#97Kaylee2,963
#98Sophie2,948
#99Brielle2,939
#100Madeline2,918

Top 100 boys’ names, 2018

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Liam19,977
#2Noah18,441
#3William14,646
#4James13,650
#5Oliver13,500
#6Benjamin13,488
#7Elijah13,020
#8Lucas12,665
#9Mason12,526
#10Logan12,447
#11Alexander12,110
#12Ethan11,931
#13Jacob11,897
#14Michael11,756
#15Daniel11,296
#16Henry10,714
#17Jackson10,424
#18Sebastian10,137
#19Aiden10,062
#20Matthew10,009
#21Samuel9,854
#22David9,812
#23Joseph9,682
#24Carter9,385
#25Owen9,337
#26John9,204
#27Wyatt9,183
#28Jack8,894
#29Jayden8,626
#30Luke8,624
#31Dylan8,610
#32Grayson8,606
#33Levi8,540
#34Isaac8,503
#35Gabriel8,439
#36Julian8,368
#37Mateo8,221
#38Anthony8,048
#39Jaxon7,774
#40Joshua7,446
#41Lincoln7,408
#42Christopher7,341
#43Andrew7,315
#44Theodore7,088
#45Caleb6,997
#46Ryan6,943
#47Asher6,879
#48Nathan6,850
#49Thomas6,840
#50Leo6,773
#51Isaiah6,719
#52Josiah6,684
#53Charles6,667
#54Christian6,582
#55Hudson6,576
#56Hunter6,117
#57Eli6,094
#58Connor6,086
#59Ezra6,048
#60Aaron5,996
#61Landon5,860
#62Adrian5,817
#63Jonathan5,779
#64Jeremiah5,632
#65Nolan5,629
#66Easton5,463
#67Elias5,351
#68Colton5,314
#69Cameron5,313
#70Carson5,259
#71Robert5,191
#72Angel5,065
#73Maverick5,041
#74Nicholas4,847
#75Dominic4,795
#76Jaxson4,770
#77Greyson4,754
#78Adam4,711
#79Ian4,706
#80Jordan4,703
#81Austin4,693
#82Santiago4,670
#83Cooper4,473
#84Brayden4,422
#85Evan4,392
#86Roman4,390
#87Ezekiel4,366
#88Xavier4,345
#89Jose4,318
#90Jace4,304
#91Jameson4,252
#92Bryson4,225
#93Leonardo4,223
#94Axel4,074
#95Everett4,029
#96Parker4,007
#97Kayden4,004
#98Miles3,994
#99Jason3,880
#100Sawyer3,878