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Most Popular Baby Names of 2021

Social Security has card records for 3,659,900 babies born in the U.S. in 2021. Olivia was the top girl name (17,847 babies) and Liam the top boy name (20,424).

Top 100 names of 2021

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Girls 1–50

Top 100 girl names in the U.S., 2021, ranks 1–50
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
1	Olivia	17,847	#1
2	Emma	15,549	#3
3	Charlotte	13,368	#2
4	Amelia	13,041	#4
5	Ava	12,873	#11
6	Sophia	12,585	#5
7	Isabella	11,309	#7
8	Mia	11,177	#6
9	Evelyn	9,495	#8
10	Harper	8,448	#16
11	Luna	8,241	#27
12	Camila	8,036	#19
13	Gianna	7,477	#33
14	Elizabeth	7,265	#17
15	Eleanor	7,099	#12
16	Ella	7,041	#29
17	Abigail	6,993	#41
18	Sofia	6,983	#9
19	Avery	6,815	#37
20	Scarlett	6,631	#32
21	Emily	6,594	#34
22	Aria	6,400	#26
23	Penelope	6,370	#22
24	Layla	6,356	#36
25	Chloe	6,347	#23
26	Mila	6,337	#43
27	Nora	6,281	#20
28	Hazel	6,015	#21
29	Madison	5,964	#40
30	Ellie	5,867	#24
31	Lily	5,632	#18
32	Nova	5,574	#46
33	Grace	5,542	#38
33	Isla	5,542	#28
35	Aurora	5,528	#15
36	Violet	5,524	#13
37	Riley	5,225	#48
38	Zoey	5,217	#69
39	Willow	5,195	#44
40	Emilia	4,854	#45
41	Stella	4,820	#52
42	Zoe	4,739	#31
43	Victoria	4,713	#54
44	Hannah	4,590	#56
45	Addison	4,490	#84
46	Leah	4,474	#58
47	Eliana	4,460	#10
48	Lucy	4,457	#24
49	Ivy	4,396	#39
50	Everly	4,395	#91

Girls 51–100

Top 100 girl names in the U.S., 2021, ranks 51–100
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
51	Lillian	4,328	#57
52	Paisley	4,299	#67
53	Elena	4,283	#42
54	Naomi	4,275	#47
55	Maya	4,082	#62
56	Natalie	4,060	#89
57	Kinsley	3,885	#93
58	Delilah	3,761	#51
59	Claire	3,704	#68
60	Audrey	3,685	#86
61	Aaliyah	3,619	#101
62	Ruby	3,599	#64
63	Brooklyn	3,545	#118
64	Aubrey	3,517	#146
65	Alice	3,509	#65
66	Autumn	3,498	#88
67	Savannah	3,486	#135
68	Leilani	3,485	#60
69	Valentina	3,467	#35
70	Kennedy	3,443	#85
71	Madelyn	3,429	#70
72	Josephine	3,391	#53
73	Bella	3,369	#136
74	Skylar	3,346	#167
75	Genesis	3,345	#66
76	Sophie	3,331	#55
77	Hailey	3,248	#104
78	Sadie	3,224	#50
79	Natalia	3,207	#144
80	Caroline	3,204	#96
81	Quinn	3,201	#97
82	Allison	3,140	#103
83	Gabriella	3,116	#105
84	Serenity	3,086	#129
85	Anna	3,082	#107
86	Nevaeh	3,071	#165
87	Cora	3,008	#113
88	Ariana	2,983	#128
89	Lydia	2,935	#92
90	Emery	2,921	#74
91	Sarah	2,865	#90
92	Jade	2,863	#95
93	Eva	2,836	#134
94	Adeline	2,770	#59
95	Madeline	2,747	#81
96	Piper	2,741	#155
97	Rylee	2,718	#137
98	Athena	2,717	#109
99	Everleigh	2,699	#194
100	Peyton	2,695	#199
100	Vivian	2,695	#70

Boys 1–50

Top 100 boy names in the U.S., 2021, ranks 1–50
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
1	Liam	20,424	#1
2	Noah	18,919	#2
3	Oliver	14,713	#3
4	Elijah	12,845	#7
5	James	12,474	#6
6	William	12,170	#9
7	Benjamin	11,895	#11
8	Lucas	11,584	#10
9	Henry	11,370	#5
10	Theodore	9,600	#4
11	Jack	9,568	#15
12	Levi	9,559	#12
13	Alexander	9,425	#30
14	Jackson	9,287	#36
15	Mateo	9,181	#8
16	Daniel	9,162	#22
17	Michael	9,150	#21
18	Mason	9,103	#39
19	Sebastian	8,932	#16
20	Ethan	8,863	#24
21	Logan	8,836	#53
22	Owen	8,770	#31
23	Samuel	8,580	#18
24	Jacob	8,494	#43
25	Asher	8,370	#28
26	Aiden	8,313	#62
27	John	8,186	#23
28	Joseph	8,166	#29
29	Wyatt	8,049	#38
30	David	7,940	#35
31	Leo	7,803	#19
32	Luke	7,711	#33
33	Julian	7,693	#25
34	Hudson	7,625	#17
35	Grayson	7,554	#51
36	Matthew	7,489	#32
37	Ezra	7,438	#20
38	Gabriel	7,302	#37
39	Carter	7,205	#45
40	Isaac	6,987	#47
41	Jayden	6,934	#70
42	Luca	6,891	#14
43	Anthony	6,792	#46
44	Dylan	6,767	#41
45	Lincoln	6,700	#69
46	Thomas	6,680	#34
47	Maverick	6,610	#49
48	Elias	6,355	#13
49	Josiah	6,157	#54
50	Charles	6,010	#48

Boys 51–100

Top 100 boy names in the U.S., 2021, ranks 51–100
#	Name	Babies	2025 rank
51	Caleb	5,964	#58
52	Christopher	5,863	#68
53	Ezekiel	5,848	#61
54	Jaxon	5,750	#115
55	Miles	5,730	#44
56	Isaiah	5,724	#57
57	Andrew	5,623	#73
58	Joshua	5,531	#66
59	Nathan	5,432	#63
60	Nolan	5,354	#65
61	Adrian	5,144	#74
62	Cameron	5,126	#76
63	Santiago	5,076	#26
64	Eli	4,913	#104
65	Aaron	4,856	#80
66	Ryan	4,735	#99
67	Angel	4,718	#67
68	Cooper	4,673	#27
69	Waylon	4,660	#56
70	Kai	4,641	#93
71	Christian	4,636	#96
72	Easton	4,625	#110
73	Landon	4,606	#127
74	Roman	4,571	#42
75	Colton	4,566	#103
76	Axel	4,540	#79
77	Jonathan	4,465	#89
78	Brooks	4,444	#64
79	Robert	4,436	#92
80	Jameson	4,309	#137
81	Ian	4,302	#83
82	Jeremiah	4,257	#88
83	Everett	4,250	#77
84	Greyson	4,225	#149
85	Wesley	4,216	#52
86	Hunter	4,206	#130
87	Leonardo	4,105	#91
88	Jordan	4,026	#131
89	Jose	4,002	#95
90	Bennett	3,939	#40
91	Silas	3,916	#71
92	Nicholas	3,866	#112
93	Parker	3,845	#102
94	Beau	3,815	#60
95	Weston	3,793	#55
96	Austin	3,780	#113
97	Carson	3,777	#124
98	Connor	3,764	#166
99	Dominic	3,755	#106
100	Xavier	3,741	#108

Entered the top 100 in 2021

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