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US baby names · 2023

Most popular baby names of 2023

In 2023, Social Security card applications recorded 1,604,582 girls and 1,710,576 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 17,615 distinct girls’ names and 14,215 boys’ names.

The most common names were Olivia (15,329 girls) and Liam (20,904 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 7.2% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 7.8% of boys. Compared with 2022, 70,981 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 2022, 8 girls’ names and 5 boys’ names in 2023 are newcomers (girls: Lainey, Maeve, Eden; boys: Thiago, Enzo, Luka). Of these names, 89 of the 100 girls’ names and 92 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 2023 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, 2023

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Olivia15,329
#2Emma13,590
#3Charlotte12,638
#4Amelia12,365
#5Sophia11,999
#6Mia11,404
#7Isabella10,871
#8Ava9,737
#9Evelyn9,121
#10Luna7,853
#11Harper7,799
#12Sofia7,665
#13Camila7,581
#14Eleanor6,765
#15Elizabeth6,616
#16Violet6,370
#17Scarlett6,318
#18Hazel6,193
#19Emily6,177
#20Lily6,176
#21Gianna6,146
#22Aurora6,081
#23Penelope6,068
#24Nora6,027
#25Aria6,024
#26Chloe5,997
#27Ellie5,972
#28Mila5,920
#29Avery5,879
#30Layla5,703
#31Abigail5,687
#32Ella5,670
#33Isla5,386
#34Eliana5,357
#35Nova5,282
#36Zoe5,190
#37Madison5,179
#38Ivy5,060
#39Grace4,908
#40Lucy4,884
#41Willow4,765
#42Emilia4,687
#43Riley4,643
#44Naomi4,502
#45Victoria4,454
#46Stella4,371
#47Elena4,276
#48Hannah4,127
#49Maya4,092
#50Valentina4,090
#51Zoey4,061
#52Delilah4,049
#53Leah3,976
#54Lainey3,941
#55Lillian3,940
#56Paisley3,749
#57Genesis3,663
#58Madelyn3,645
#59Sadie3,597
#60Sophie3,592
#61Leilani3,562
#62Addison3,536
#63Natalie3,429
#64Josephine3,371
#65Ruby3,364
#66Alice3,349
#67Kinsley3,204
#68Claire3,200
#69Everly3,176
#70Emery3,115
#71Adeline3,091
#72Kennedy3,075
#73Maeve3,062
#74Audrey3,042
#75Autumn3,011
#76Athena3,001
#77Eden2,960
#78Iris2,939
#79Anna2,934
#80Jade2,927
#81Eloise2,924
#82Maria2,907
#83Caroline2,868
#84Brooklyn2,865
#85Aaliyah2,858
#86Quinn2,856
#87Vivian2,808
#88Liliana2,807
#89Gabriella2,795
#90Hailey2,786
#91Sarah2,771
#92Savannah2,759
#93Cora2,751
#94Lydia2,735
#95Madeline2,733
#96Natalia2,725
#97Ariana2,720
#98Clara2,662
#99Lyla2,659
#100Allison2,650

Top 100 boys’ names, 2023

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Liam20,904
#2Noah19,116
#3Oliver14,792
#4James11,739
#5Elijah11,523
#6Mateo11,293
#7Theodore11,093
#8Henry10,996
#9Lucas10,890
#10William10,673
#11Benjamin10,224
#12Levi9,399
#13Sebastian8,892
#14Jack8,715
#15Ezra8,488
#16Michael8,430
#17Daniel8,402
#18Leo8,160
#19Samuel8,038
#20Owen8,015
#21Hudson7,957
#22Alexander7,918
#23Asher7,897
#24Ethan7,810
#25Luca7,810
#26John7,804
#27David7,420
#28Jackson7,334
#29Joseph7,279
#30Mason7,259
#31Luke7,251
#32Matthew7,234
#33Julian7,097
#34Dylan7,074
#35Jacob7,015
#36Elias7,006
#37Maverick6,990
#38Gabriel6,786
#39Logan6,706
#40Aiden6,701
#41Thomas6,625
#42Isaac6,621
#43Miles6,589
#44Grayson6,471
#45Santiago6,358
#46Anthony6,277
#47Wyatt6,273
#48Carter5,878
#49Jayden5,645
#50Ezekiel5,611
#51Caleb5,533
#52Cooper5,445
#53Josiah5,445
#54Charles5,421
#55Christopher5,198
#56Isaiah5,162
#57Nolan5,129
#58Cameron5,089
#59Nathan5,073
#60Joshua5,070
#61Kai4,976
#62Angel4,900
#63Waylon4,895
#64Lincoln4,866
#65Andrew4,812
#66Roman4,803
#67Adrian4,666
#68Aaron4,577
#69Ian4,555
#70Wesley4,555
#71Axel4,523
#72Thiago4,515
#73Brooks4,484
#74Bennett4,422
#75Weston4,373
#76Rowan4,215
#77Christian4,158
#78Theo4,140
#79Eli4,111
#80Silas4,105
#81Beau4,100
#82Jonathan4,094
#83Ryan4,035
#84Leonardo4,030
#85Walker4,018
#86Jaxon3,945
#87Micah3,897
#88Robert3,827
#89Everett3,826
#90Enzo3,810
#91Parker3,807
#92Jeremiah3,771
#93Jose3,725
#94Colton3,707
#95Luka3,657
#96Jordan3,655
#97Landon3,655
#98Easton3,647
#99Amir3,631
#100Gael3,629