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Most Popular Baby Names of 2018

Social Security has card records for 3,800,876 babies born in the U.S. in 2018. Emma was the top girl name (18,824 babies) and Liam the top boy name (19,977).

Top 100 names of 2018

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Girls 1–50

Top 100 girl names in the U.S., 2018, ranks 1–50
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
1	Emma	18,824	#3
2	Olivia	18,061	#1
3	Ava	15,034	#11
4	Isabella	14,575	#7
5	Sophia	14,013	#5
6	Charlotte	13,038	#2
7	Mia	12,742	#6
8	Amelia	12,405	#4
9	Harper	10,646	#16
10	Evelyn	10,433	#8
11	Abigail	9,879	#41
12	Emily	8,718	#34
13	Elizabeth	8,600	#17
14	Mila	8,169	#43
15	Ella	8,127	#29
16	Avery	8,099	#37
17	Sofia	7,667	#9
18	Camila	7,508	#19
19	Aria	7,437	#26
20	Scarlett	7,226	#32
21	Victoria	7,134	#54
22	Madison	7,103	#40
23	Luna	6,937	#27
24	Grace	6,789	#38
25	Chloe	6,679	#23
26	Penelope	6,524	#22
27	Layla	6,512	#36
28	Riley	6,010	#48
29	Zoey	5,946	#69
30	Nora	5,837	#20
31	Lily	5,753	#18
32	Eleanor	5,728	#12
33	Hannah	5,680	#56
34	Lillian	5,567	#57
35	Addison	5,232	#84
36	Ellie	5,223	#24
37	Aubrey	5,209	#146
38	Stella	5,164	#52
39	Natalie	5,127	#89
40	Zoe	5,124	#31
41	Leah	5,038	#58
42	Hazel	4,951	#21
43	Violet	4,834	#13
44	Aurora	4,830	#15
45	Savannah	4,769	#135
46	Audrey	4,697	#86
47	Brooklyn	4,652	#118
48	Bella	4,578	#136
49	Skylar	4,411	#167
50	Claire	4,406	#68

Girls 51–100

Top 100 girl names in the U.S., 2018, ranks 51–100
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
51	Lucy	4,378	#24
52	Paisley	4,366	#67
53	Everly	4,345	#91
54	Anna	4,198	#107
55	Nova	4,174	#46
56	Caroline	4,167	#96
57	Genesis	4,099	#66
58	Emilia	4,040	#45
59	Kennedy	3,946	#85
60	Willow	3,933	#44
61	Samantha	3,924	#151
62	Maya	3,918	#62
63	Kinsley	3,881	#93
64	Naomi	3,855	#47
65	Aaliyah	3,845	#101
66	Sarah	3,781	#90
67	Elena	3,776	#42
68	Ariana	3,739	#128
69	Gabriella	3,710	#105
70	Allison	3,694	#103
71	Alice	3,667	#65
72	Madelyn	3,652	#70
73	Cora	3,596	#113
74	Ruby	3,591	#64
75	Serenity	3,570	#129
76	Eva	3,569	#134
77	Autumn	3,506	#88
78	Adeline	3,491	#59
79	Hailey	3,474	#104
80	Gianna	3,451	#33
81	Valentina	3,436	#35
82	Isla	3,410	#28
82	Nevaeh	3,410	#165
84	Eliana	3,405	#10
85	Quinn	3,390	#97
86	Ivy	3,287	#39
87	Sadie	3,267	#50
88	Piper	3,230	#155
89	Lydia	3,213	#92
90	Alexa	3,068	#1,029
91	Josephine	3,050	#53
92	Delilah	3,012	#51
93	Julia	3,010	#131
94	Emery	3,009	#74
95	Arianna	2,983	#234
96	Vivian	2,976	#70
97	Kaylee	2,963	#255
98	Sophie	2,948	#55
99	Brielle	2,939	#143
100	Madeline	2,918	#81

Boys 1–50

Top 100 boy names in the U.S., 2018, ranks 1–50
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
1	Liam	19,977	#1
2	Noah	18,441	#2
3	William	14,646	#9
4	James	13,650	#6
5	Oliver	13,500	#3
6	Benjamin	13,488	#11
7	Elijah	13,020	#7
8	Lucas	12,665	#10
9	Mason	12,526	#39
10	Logan	12,447	#53
11	Alexander	12,110	#30
12	Ethan	11,931	#24
13	Jacob	11,897	#43
14	Michael	11,756	#21
15	Daniel	11,296	#22
16	Henry	10,714	#5
17	Jackson	10,424	#36
18	Sebastian	10,137	#16
19	Aiden	10,062	#62
20	Matthew	10,009	#32
21	Samuel	9,854	#18
22	David	9,812	#35
23	Joseph	9,682	#29
24	Carter	9,385	#45
25	Owen	9,337	#31
26	John	9,204	#23
27	Wyatt	9,183	#38
28	Jack	8,894	#15
29	Jayden	8,626	#70
30	Luke	8,624	#33
31	Dylan	8,610	#41
32	Grayson	8,606	#51
33	Levi	8,540	#12
34	Isaac	8,503	#47
35	Gabriel	8,439	#37
36	Julian	8,368	#25
37	Mateo	8,221	#8
38	Anthony	8,048	#46
39	Jaxon	7,774	#115
40	Joshua	7,446	#66
41	Lincoln	7,408	#69
42	Christopher	7,341	#68
43	Andrew	7,315	#73
44	Theodore	7,088	#4
45	Caleb	6,997	#58
46	Ryan	6,943	#99
47	Asher	6,879	#28
48	Nathan	6,850	#63
49	Thomas	6,840	#34
50	Leo	6,773	#19

Boys 51–100

Top 100 boy names in the U.S., 2018, ranks 51–100
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
51	Isaiah	6,719	#57
52	Josiah	6,684	#54
53	Charles	6,667	#48
54	Christian	6,582	#96
55	Hudson	6,576	#17
56	Hunter	6,117	#130
57	Eli	6,094	#104
58	Connor	6,086	#166
59	Ezra	6,048	#20
60	Aaron	5,996	#80
61	Landon	5,860	#127
62	Adrian	5,817	#74
63	Jonathan	5,779	#89
64	Jeremiah	5,632	#88
65	Nolan	5,629	#65
66	Easton	5,463	#110
67	Elias	5,351	#13
68	Colton	5,314	#103
69	Cameron	5,313	#76
70	Carson	5,259	#124
71	Robert	5,191	#92
72	Angel	5,065	#67
73	Maverick	5,041	#49
74	Nicholas	4,847	#112
75	Dominic	4,795	#106
76	Jaxson	4,770	#156
77	Greyson	4,754	#149
78	Adam	4,711	#101
79	Ian	4,706	#83
80	Jordan	4,703	#131
81	Austin	4,693	#113
82	Santiago	4,670	#26
83	Cooper	4,473	#27
84	Brayden	4,422	#229
85	Evan	4,392	#153
86	Roman	4,390	#42
87	Ezekiel	4,366	#61
88	Xavier	4,345	#108
89	Jose	4,318	#95
90	Jace	4,304	#114
91	Jameson	4,252	#137
92	Bryson	4,225	#152
93	Leonardo	4,223	#91
94	Axel	4,074	#79
95	Everett	4,029	#77
96	Parker	4,007	#102
97	Kayden	4,004	#135
98	Miles	3,994	#44
99	Jason	3,880	#165
100	Sawyer	3,878	#122

Entered the top 100 in 2018

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