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US baby names · 2021

Most popular baby names of 2021

In 2021, Social Security card applications recorded 1,640,861 girls and 1,749,482 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 17,676 distinct girls’ names and 14,096 boys’ names.

The most common names were Olivia (17,847 girls) and Liam (20,424 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 7.7% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 7.8% of boys. Compared with 2020, 47,718 more babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 2020, 2 girls’ names and 4 boys’ names in 2021 are newcomers (girls: Rylee, Athena; boys: Waylon, Bennett, Beau). Of these names, 79 of the 100 girls’ names and 84 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 2021 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, 2021

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Olivia17,847
#2Emma15,549
#3Charlotte13,368
#4Amelia13,041
#5Ava12,873
#6Sophia12,585
#7Isabella11,309
#8Mia11,177
#9Evelyn9,495
#10Harper8,448
#11Luna8,241
#12Camila8,036
#13Gianna7,477
#14Elizabeth7,265
#15Eleanor7,099
#16Ella7,041
#17Abigail6,993
#18Sofia6,983
#19Avery6,815
#20Scarlett6,631
#21Emily6,594
#22Aria6,400
#23Penelope6,370
#24Layla6,356
#25Chloe6,347
#26Mila6,337
#27Nora6,281
#28Hazel6,015
#29Madison5,964
#30Ellie5,867
#31Lily5,632
#32Nova5,574
#33Grace5,542
#34Isla5,542
#35Aurora5,528
#36Violet5,524
#37Riley5,225
#38Zoey5,217
#39Willow5,195
#40Emilia4,854
#41Stella4,820
#42Zoe4,739
#43Victoria4,713
#44Hannah4,590
#45Addison4,490
#46Leah4,474
#47Eliana4,460
#48Lucy4,457
#49Ivy4,396
#50Everly4,395
#51Lillian4,328
#52Paisley4,299
#53Elena4,283
#54Naomi4,275
#55Maya4,082
#56Natalie4,060
#57Kinsley3,885
#58Delilah3,761
#59Claire3,704
#60Audrey3,685
#61Aaliyah3,619
#62Ruby3,599
#63Brooklyn3,545
#64Aubrey3,517
#65Alice3,509
#66Autumn3,498
#67Savannah3,486
#68Leilani3,485
#69Valentina3,467
#70Kennedy3,443
#71Madelyn3,429
#72Josephine3,391
#73Bella3,369
#74Skylar3,346
#75Genesis3,345
#76Sophie3,331
#77Hailey3,248
#78Sadie3,224
#79Natalia3,207
#80Caroline3,204
#81Quinn3,201
#82Allison3,140
#83Gabriella3,116
#84Serenity3,086
#85Anna3,082
#86Nevaeh3,071
#87Cora3,008
#88Ariana2,983
#89Lydia2,935
#90Emery2,921
#91Sarah2,865
#92Jade2,863
#93Eva2,836
#94Adeline2,770
#95Madeline2,747
#96Piper2,741
#97Rylee2,718
#98Athena2,717
#99Everleigh2,699
#100Peyton2,695

Top 100 boys’ names, 2021

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Liam20,424
#2Noah18,919
#3Oliver14,713
#4Elijah12,845
#5James12,474
#6William12,170
#7Benjamin11,895
#8Lucas11,584
#9Henry11,370
#10Theodore9,600
#11Jack9,568
#12Levi9,559
#13Alexander9,425
#14Jackson9,287
#15Mateo9,181
#16Daniel9,162
#17Michael9,150
#18Mason9,103
#19Sebastian8,932
#20Ethan8,863
#21Logan8,836
#22Owen8,770
#23Samuel8,580
#24Jacob8,494
#25Asher8,370
#26Aiden8,313
#27John8,186
#28Joseph8,166
#29Wyatt8,049
#30David7,940
#31Leo7,803
#32Luke7,711
#33Julian7,693
#34Hudson7,625
#35Grayson7,554
#36Matthew7,489
#37Ezra7,438
#38Gabriel7,302
#39Carter7,205
#40Isaac6,987
#41Jayden6,934
#42Luca6,891
#43Anthony6,792
#44Dylan6,767
#45Lincoln6,700
#46Thomas6,680
#47Maverick6,610
#48Elias6,355
#49Josiah6,157
#50Charles6,010
#51Caleb5,964
#52Christopher5,863
#53Ezekiel5,848
#54Jaxon5,750
#55Miles5,730
#56Isaiah5,724
#57Andrew5,623
#58Joshua5,531
#59Nathan5,432
#60Nolan5,354
#61Adrian5,144
#62Cameron5,126
#63Santiago5,076
#64Eli4,913
#65Aaron4,856
#66Ryan4,735
#67Angel4,718
#68Cooper4,673
#69Waylon4,660
#70Kai4,641
#71Christian4,636
#72Easton4,625
#73Landon4,606
#74Roman4,571
#75Colton4,566
#76Axel4,540
#77Jonathan4,465
#78Brooks4,444
#79Robert4,436
#80Jameson4,309
#81Ian4,302
#82Jeremiah4,257
#83Everett4,250
#84Greyson4,225
#85Wesley4,216
#86Hunter4,206
#87Leonardo4,105
#88Jordan4,026
#89Jose4,002
#90Bennett3,939
#91Silas3,916
#92Nicholas3,866
#93Parker3,845
#94Beau3,815
#95Weston3,793
#96Austin3,780
#97Carson3,777
#98Connor3,764
#99Dominic3,755
#100Xavier3,741