US baby names · 2019

Most popular baby names of 2019

In 2019, Social Security card applications recorded 1,678,366 girls and 1,794,216 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 18,024 distinct girls’ names and 14,133 boys’ names.

The most common names were Olivia (18,577 girls) and Liam (20,631 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 2018, 44,650 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 2018, 4 girls’ names and 4 boys’ names in 2019 are newcomers (girls: Arya, Clara, Peyton; boys: Luca, Declan, Wesley). Of these names, 79 of the 100 girls’ names and 78 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 2019 favourite was rising, at its peak or already fading.

Top 100 girls’ names, 2019

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Olivia18,577
#2Emma17,226
#3Ava14,549
#4Sophia13,821
#5Isabella13,407
#6Charlotte13,239
#7Amelia12,944
#8Mia12,508
#9Harper10,497
#10Evelyn10,443
#11Abigail9,196
#12Emily8,259
#13Ella8,131
#14Elizabeth7,923
#15Camila7,846
#16Luna7,800
#17Sofia7,402
#18Avery7,350
#19Mila7,343
#20Aria7,120
#21Scarlett7,086
#22Penelope6,734
#23Layla6,523
#24Chloe6,414
#25Victoria6,380
#26Madison6,304
#27Eleanor6,198
#28Grace6,111
#29Nora5,936
#30Riley5,712
#31Zoey5,686
#32Hannah5,644
#33Hazel5,464
#34Lily5,461
#35Ellie5,433
#36Violet5,418
#37Lillian5,127
#38Zoe5,071
#39Aurora5,006
#40Stella4,997
#41Natalie4,810
#42Everly4,782
#43Leah4,780
#44Emilia4,774
#45Willow4,609
#46Aubrey4,598
#47Addison4,495
#48Lucy4,477
#49Audrey4,460
#50Bella4,399
#51Nova4,332
#52Brooklyn4,316
#53Paisley4,280
#54Savannah4,186
#55Claire4,130
#56Skylar4,054
#57Isla4,043
#58Genesis4,031
#59Naomi3,956
#60Elena3,949
#61Caroline3,920
#62Eliana3,891
#63Anna3,849
#64Maya3,823
#65Valentina3,797
#66Ruby3,738
#67Ivy3,692
#68Kennedy3,692
#69Ariana3,684
#70Aaliyah3,675
#71Cora3,602
#72Madelyn3,581
#73Alice3,552
#74Kinsley3,510
#75Gabriella3,494
#76Hailey3,491
#77Serenity3,441
#78Allison3,440
#79Gianna3,424
#80Samantha3,369
#81Sarah3,325
#82Autumn3,283
#83Quinn3,208
#84Piper3,188
#85Sophie3,186
#86Eva3,180
#87Sadie3,164
#88Delilah3,158
#89Nevaeh3,127
#90Josephine3,123
#91Adeline3,078
#92Arya3,051
#93Emery3,018
#94Lydia3,015
#95Clara2,951
#96Vivian2,934
#97Peyton2,869
#98Madeline2,861
#99Julia2,787
#100Rylee2,779

Top 100 boys’ names, 2019

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Liam20,631
#2Noah19,178
#3Oliver13,967
#4William13,658
#5Elijah13,436
#6James13,198
#7Benjamin13,044
#8Lucas12,483
#9Mason11,484
#10Alexander11,327
#11Ethan11,311
#12Jacob10,797
#13Henry10,768
#14Michael10,619
#15Daniel10,592
#16Logan10,571
#17Jackson10,176
#18Sebastian9,884
#19Jack9,404
#20Aiden9,403
#21Owen9,347
#22Samuel9,322
#23Matthew9,277
#24Joseph9,179
#25Levi9,066
#26Mateo9,022
#27David8,989
#28John8,863
#29Wyatt8,836
#30Carter8,682
#31Julian8,443
#32Luke8,442
#33Grayson8,311
#34Isaac8,231
#35Jayden7,970
#36Theodore7,896
#37Gabriel7,768
#38Anthony7,725
#39Dylan7,555
#40Leo7,504
#41Lincoln7,473
#42Jaxon7,281
#43Asher7,058
#44Christopher7,022
#45Josiah6,847
#46Andrew6,815
#47Thomas6,667
#48Joshua6,631
#49Ezra6,552
#50Hudson6,493
#51Caleb6,416
#52Charles6,406
#53Isaiah6,214
#54Ryan6,127
#55Nathan6,090
#56Adrian5,786
#57Christian5,781
#58Maverick5,765
#59Colton5,739
#60Elias5,722
#61Aaron5,548
#62Eli5,539
#63Landon5,512
#64Jonathan5,470
#65Nolan5,403
#66Hunter5,398
#67Cameron5,255
#68Connor5,161
#69Jeremiah5,080
#70Santiago5,047
#71Ezekiel4,936
#72Roman4,919
#73Angel4,917
#74Easton4,897
#75Miles4,889
#76Robert4,853
#77Jameson4,674
#78Nicholas4,642
#79Greyson4,567
#80Cooper4,557
#81Ian4,551
#82Carson4,522
#83Jaxson4,518
#84Axel4,505
#85Dominic4,443
#86Leonardo4,427
#87Luca4,423
#88Austin4,402
#89Jordan4,344
#90Xavier4,194
#91Adam4,188
#92Jose4,135
#93Jace4,107
#94Everett4,082
#95Declan3,971
#96Evan3,964
#97Kayden3,926
#98Parker3,907
#99Wesley3,764
#100Kai3,744