Popular names of the 2020s
So far in the 2020s (2020–2025), the most popular baby names in the US were Olivia for girls (95,853 babies) and Liam for boys (124,842).
Top 25 names of the 2020s
| # | Name | Babies in the 2020s | Alive today (est.) | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 95,853 | 542,000 | 16 |
| 2 | Emma | 85,652 | 567,000 | 17 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 78,055 | 319,000 | 13 |
| 4 | Amelia | 76,108 | 242,000 | 10 |
| 5 | Sophia | 74,758 | 418,000 | 14 |
| 6 | Mia | 68,154 | 307,000 | 13 |
| 7 | Isabella | 67,643 | 406,000 | 15 |
| 8 | Ava | 63,350 | 334,000 | 13 |
| 9 | Evelyn | 55,734 | 309,000 | 19 |
| 10 | Harper | 47,509 | 138,000 | 9 |
| 11 | Luna | 46,161 | 85,000 | 6 |
| 12 | Camila | 45,999 | 123,000 | 9 |
| 13 | Sofia | 45,288 | 183,000 | 12 |
| 14 | Eleanor | 41,966 | 140,000 | 12 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 41,893 | 1,130,000 | 43 |
| 16 | Gianna | 39,710 | 109,000 | 11 |
| 17 | Scarlett | 38,284 | 110,000 | 9 |
| 18 | Violet | 38,031 | 105,000 | 9 |
| 19 | Ella | 37,920 | 224,000 | 15 |
| 20 | Emily | 37,622 | 811,000 | 28 |
| 21 | Chloe | 37,588 | 248,000 | 17 |
| 22 | Abigail | 37,379 | 406,000 | 20 |
| 23 | Aria | 37,059 | 95,000 | 8 |
| 24 | Penelope | 37,005 | 103,000 | 9 |
| 25 | Aurora | 36,888 | 90,000 | 8 |
| # | Name | Babies in the 2020s | Alive today (est.) | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | 124,842 | 355,000 | 9 |
| 2 | Noah | 116,024 | 513,000 | 14 |
| 3 | Oliver | 89,293 | 230,000 | 8 |
| 4 | James | 72,523 | 2,864,000 | 58 |
| 5 | Elijah | 72,049 | 364,000 | 15 |
| 6 | William | 68,067 | 2,137,000 | 55 |
| 7 | Henry | 68,047 | 378,000 | 23 |
| 8 | Lucas | 65,795 | 323,000 | 14 |
| 9 | Theodore | 65,579 | 199,000 | 13 |
| 10 | Benjamin | 64,922 | 714,000 | 28 |
| 11 | Mateo | 62,272 | 125,000 | 7 |
| 12 | Levi | 57,122 | 202,000 | 12 |
| 13 | Sebastian | 53,454 | 212,000 | 12 |
| 14 | Jack | 53,384 | 412,000 | 23 |
| 15 | Daniel | 52,726 | 1,608,000 | 41 |
| 16 | Michael | 52,631 | 3,540,000 | 51 |
| 17 | Alexander | 51,145 | 670,000 | 25 |
| 18 | Ethan | 50,594 | 478,000 | 19 |
| 19 | Samuel | 50,328 | 621,000 | 28 |
| 20 | Owen | 48,832 | 223,000 | 13 |
| 21 | John | 48,370 | 2,676,000 | 59 |
| 22 | Asher | 47,998 | 110,000 | 8 |
| 23 | Ezra | 47,728 | 101,000 | 7 |
| 24 | Leo | 47,481 | 145,000 | 11 |
| 25 | Jackson | 47,360 | 285,000 | 15 |
Counts sum the top 100 of each year, so a name popular in only part of the decade can be undercounted. Living estimates use SSA life tables; see methods.