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US baby names · 2020

Most popular baby names of 2020

In 2020, Social Security card applications recorded 1,616,549 girls and 1,726,076 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 17,527 distinct girls’ names and 14,060 boys’ names.

The most common names were Olivia (17,691 girls) and Liam (19,865 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 7.9% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 7.9% of boys. Compared with 2019, 129,957 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 2019, 5 girls’ names and 2 boys’ names in 2020 are newcomers (girls: Natalia, Leilani, Everleigh; boys: Brooks, Silas). Of these names, 79 of the 100 girls’ names and 80 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 2020 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, 2020

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Olivia17,691
#2Emma15,723
#3Ava13,201
#4Sophia13,105
#5Charlotte13,100
#6Amelia12,802
#7Isabella12,226
#8Mia11,269
#9Evelyn9,517
#10Harper8,849
#11Camila8,165
#12Abigail7,917
#13Gianna7,903
#14Luna7,850
#15Ella7,372
#16Elizabeth7,308
#17Sofia6,990
#18Emily6,918
#19Avery6,747
#20Mila6,646
#21Scarlett6,521
#22Eleanor6,379
#23Madison6,253
#24Layla6,228
#25Chloe6,153
#26Penelope6,152
#27Aria6,143
#28Grace5,627
#29Ellie5,606
#30Nora5,583
#31Hazel5,519
#32Zoey5,388
#33Riley5,339
#34Victoria5,303
#35Lily5,258
#36Aurora5,256
#37Violet5,128
#38Nova5,006
#39Hannah4,972
#40Zoe4,799
#41Emilia4,786
#42Stella4,667
#43Everly4,630
#44Isla4,579
#45Leah4,530
#46Lillian4,515
#47Addison4,497
#48Willow4,401
#49Paisley4,380
#50Lucy4,369
#51Natalie4,291
#52Naomi4,120
#53Eliana4,090
#54Brooklyn4,032
#55Elena3,930
#56Aubrey3,921
#57Ivy3,842
#58Claire3,837
#59Kinsley3,780
#60Audrey3,768
#61Maya3,746
#62Genesis3,692
#63Bella3,649
#64Skylar3,645
#65Aaliyah3,584
#66Madelyn3,552
#67Savannah3,545
#68Anna3,511
#69Serenity3,444
#70Delilah3,424
#71Caroline3,364
#72Kennedy3,361
#73Valentina3,352
#74Ruby3,342
#75Sophie3,315
#76Alice3,296
#77Gabriella3,250
#78Sadie3,204
#79Ariana3,175
#80Allison3,161
#81Hailey3,157
#82Autumn3,142
#83Nevaeh3,132
#84Quinn3,078
#85Natalia3,076
#86Sarah3,070
#87Josephine3,057
#88Cora3,036
#89Emery2,984
#90Samantha2,956
#91Piper2,902
#92Leilani2,892
#93Eva2,847
#94Everleigh2,827
#95Lydia2,804
#96Madeline2,800
#97Jade2,748
#98Peyton2,730
#99Adeline2,719
#100Brielle2,718

Top 100 boys’ names, 2020

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Liam19,865
#2Noah18,464
#3Oliver14,277
#4Elijah13,238
#5William12,676
#6James12,390
#7Benjamin12,264
#8Lucas11,386
#9Henry10,793
#10Alexander10,268
#11Mason10,117
#12Michael9,833
#13Ethan9,556
#14Daniel9,530
#15Jacob9,309
#16Logan9,163
#17Jackson9,138
#18Levi9,098
#19Sebastian9,029
#20Mateo9,007
#21Jack8,945
#22Owen8,669
#23Theodore8,638
#24Aiden8,619
#25Samuel8,594
#26Joseph8,486
#27John8,265
#28David8,263
#29Wyatt8,223
#30Matthew8,142
#31Luke7,784
#32Asher7,698
#33Carter7,577
#34Julian7,552
#35Grayson7,487
#36Leo7,229
#37Jayden7,177
#38Gabriel7,172
#39Isaac7,155
#40Lincoln7,061
#41Anthony7,037
#42Dylan6,857
#43Hudson6,849
#44Ezra6,831
#45Thomas6,452
#46Charles6,249
#47Christopher6,216
#48Jaxon6,169
#49Josiah6,164
#50Maverick6,139
#51Isaiah6,094
#52Andrew6,068
#53Joshua6,015
#54Elias5,993
#55Nathan5,702
#56Caleb5,616
#57Ryan5,348
#58Adrian5,321
#59Miles5,300
#60Eli5,281
#61Nolan5,200
#62Christian5,104
#63Aaron5,100
#64Ezekiel5,091
#65Cameron5,056
#66Colton5,025
#67Luca4,832
#68Hunter4,786
#69Landon4,783
#70Jonathan4,757
#71Santiago4,687
#72Axel4,667
#73Easton4,654
#74Jeremiah4,602
#75Cooper4,592
#76Angel4,527
#77Roman4,491
#78Connor4,414
#79Jameson4,406
#80Robert4,402
#81Greyson4,375
#82Jordan4,287
#83Ian4,267
#84Carson4,196
#85Jaxson4,184
#86Leonardo4,104
#87Nicholas4,065
#88Austin4,020
#89Dominic4,019
#90Everett4,013
#91Xavier3,902
#92Brooks3,870
#93Kai3,867
#94Jose3,855
#95Parker3,814
#96Jace3,788
#97Adam3,781
#98Wesley3,706
#99Kayden3,650
#100Silas3,645