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US baby names · 2022

Most popular baby names of 2022

In 2022, Social Security card applications recorded 1,640,131 girls and 1,746,008 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 17,760 distinct girls’ names and 14,333 boys’ names.

The most common names were Olivia (16,670 girls) and Liam (20,579 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 7.4% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 7.7% of boys. Compared with 2021, 4,204 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 2021, 6 girls’ names and 5 boys’ names in 2022 are newcomers (girls: Iris, Eloise, Maria; boys: Walker, Micah, Rowan). Of these names, 83 of the 100 girls’ names and 88 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 2022 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, 2022

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Olivia16,670
#2Emma14,512
#3Charlotte12,952
#4Amelia12,415
#5Sophia12,382
#6Isabella11,761
#7Ava11,107
#8Mia11,077
#9Evelyn9,332
#10Luna8,977
#11Harper8,227
#12Camila8,001
#13Sofia7,285
#14Scarlett7,258
#15Elizabeth7,020
#16Eleanor6,927
#17Emily6,498
#18Mila6,487
#19Chloe6,482
#20Violet6,477
#21Penelope6,430
#22Gianna6,419
#23Aria6,406
#24Abigail6,306
#25Ella6,291
#26Avery6,251
#27Hazel6,161
#28Nora6,148
#29Layla6,096
#30Lily6,012
#31Aurora6,003
#32Nova5,927
#33Ellie5,787
#34Madison5,507
#35Grace5,296
#36Isla5,285
#37Willow5,072
#38Zoe5,022
#39Riley4,914
#40Stella4,849
#41Eliana4,814
#42Ivy4,814
#43Victoria4,782
#44Emilia4,685
#45Zoey4,516
#46Naomi4,503
#47Hannah4,490
#48Lucy4,448
#49Elena4,290
#50Lillian4,260
#51Maya4,247
#52Leah4,196
#53Paisley4,056
#54Addison3,968
#55Natalie3,947
#56Everly3,908
#57Valentina3,901
#58Delilah3,874
#59Leilani3,868
#60Madelyn3,724
#61Kinsley3,705
#62Ruby3,621
#63Sophie3,524
#64Alice3,511
#65Genesis3,448
#66Claire3,380
#67Audrey3,340
#68Sadie3,302
#69Aaliyah3,286
#70Josephine3,266
#71Autumn3,241
#72Brooklyn3,216
#73Quinn3,103
#74Kennedy3,077
#75Cora3,076
#76Savannah3,052
#77Caroline3,030
#78Athena3,029
#79Hailey3,005
#80Natalia3,003
#81Aubrey2,999
#82Emery2,973
#83Anna2,962
#84Iris2,935
#85Bella2,915
#86Eloise2,905
#87Skylar2,894
#88Jade2,888
#89Gabriella2,882
#90Ariana2,854
#91Maria2,849
#92Adeline2,825
#93Lydia2,818
#94Serenity2,811
#95Sarah2,809
#96Nevaeh2,808
#97Liliana2,789
#98Ayla2,758
#99Raelynn2,726
#100Everleigh2,722

Top 100 boys’ names, 2022

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Liam20,579
#2Noah18,758
#3Oliver15,176
#4James12,119
#5Elijah12,094
#6William11,356
#7Henry11,272
#8Lucas10,973
#9Benjamin10,912
#10Theodore10,824
#11Mateo10,397
#12Levi9,869
#13Sebastian9,403
#14Daniel9,121
#15Jack8,936
#16Michael8,895
#17Alexander8,757
#18Owen8,589
#19Samuel8,427
#20Asher8,418
#21Ethan8,312
#22Leo8,293
#23Jackson8,120
#24Mason8,051
#25Ezra8,023
#26John8,001
#27Hudson7,922
#28Luca7,855
#29Aiden7,852
#30Joseph7,839
#31David7,829
#32Jacob7,667
#33Logan7,614
#34Luke7,393
#35Julian7,305
#36Gabriel7,257
#37Grayson7,197
#38Wyatt7,184
#39Matthew7,077
#40Maverick7,049
#41Isaac6,752
#42Dylan6,745
#43Elias6,730
#44Anthony6,607
#45Thomas6,512
#46Jayden6,500
#47Carter6,361
#48Ezekiel6,053
#49Santiago6,036
#50Charles5,934
#51Josiah5,838
#52Caleb5,778
#53Cooper5,631
#54Lincoln5,625
#55Christopher5,589
#56Miles5,574
#57Nathan5,544
#58Isaiah5,430
#59Kai5,374
#60Joshua5,197
#61Andrew5,168
#62Angel5,105
#63Adrian5,044
#64Cameron4,968
#65Nolan4,928
#66Waylon4,923
#67Jaxon4,854
#68Roman4,740
#69Eli4,704
#70Wesley4,668
#71Aaron4,527
#72Ian4,505
#73Christian4,486
#74Ryan4,403
#75Leonardo4,367
#76Axel4,350
#77Brooks4,349
#78Walker4,250
#79Jonathan4,220
#80Easton4,161
#81Everett4,141
#82Weston4,112
#83Bennett4,105
#84Robert4,082
#85Jameson4,079
#86Landon4,032
#87Silas4,032
#88Jose4,031
#89Micah3,969
#90Beau3,958
#91Colton3,926
#92Jordan3,919
#93Jeremiah3,886
#94Parker3,861
#95Greyson3,773
#96Rowan3,763
#97Nicholas3,643
#98Theo3,642
#99Adam3,638
#100Xavier3,618