Most Popular First Names of the 2010s

The top first names registered in the United States between 2010 and 2019, ranked by total births recorded with the Social Security Administration. The sparkline for each name shows how it trended across the 10 years of the decade.

During this decade, the SSA recorded 5,486,297 male and 3,947,160 female births across the top 50 names shown below. Click any name for a full statistical profile.

How to read this table

Each name is ranked by total birth registrations across all 10 years of the 2010s. The Trend column shows a sparkline of annual births within the decade. Hover over any sparkline to see the exact count for each year.

The Change column compares the first year (2010) to the last year (2019). A positive percentage means the name was gaining popularity by the end of the decade. A negative one means it was on the decline.

Top Male Names

5,486,297 births across top 50

# Name Births Trend Change
1 Noah 183,330 +16.3%
2 Liam 173,981 +88.6%
3 Jacob 163,266 -51.3%
4 William 159,945 -20%
5 Mason 157,875 -22.7%
6 Ethan 149,082 -37.2%
7 Michael 145,171 -38.9%
8 Alexander 142,142 -32.5%
9 James 139,652 -5.1%
10 Elijah 137,093 -3.5%
11 Benjamin 134,477 +4.8%
12 Daniel 133,909 -33.3%
13 Aiden 129,648 -39.5%
14 Logan 126,825 -24.7%
15 Jayden 126,064 -53.7%
16 Matthew 125,067 -34.5%
17 Lucas 118,639 +20.1%
18 David 116,704 -36.8%
19 Jackson 116,238 -14%
20 Joseph 115,686 -33.8%
21 Anthony 112,125 -50.2%
22 Samuel 108,101 -22.1%
23 Joshua 106,229 -57.2%
24 Gabriel 105,584 -39.7%
25 Andrew 105,056 -52.3%
26 John 102,763 -23.4%
27 Christopher 102,121 -50.9%
28 Oliver 98,143 +199.4%
29 Dylan 96,348 -28.2%
30 Carter 95,250 +6.3%
31 Isaac 94,547 -12.2%
32 Luke 93,263 -4.6%
33 Henry 92,571 +68.1%
34 Owen 91,090 +14.3%
35 Ryan 90,989 -48.9%
36 Nathan 88,024 -46.5%
37 Wyatt 87,734 +19.8%
38 Caleb 86,713 -38.8%
39 Sebastian 86,673 +55.2%
40 Jack 85,688 +10.4%
41 Christian 84,179 -48%
42 Jonathan 79,860 -50.9%
43 Julian 79,516 +11.2%
44 Landon 79,310 -47.5%
45 Levi 77,978 +50.4%
46 Isaiah 76,278 -27.7%
47 Hunter 74,885 -26.4%
48 Aaron 70,471 -25.8%
49 Thomas 70,010 -6.6%
50 Charles 70,004 -9.9%

Top Female Names

3,947,160 births across top 50

# Name Births Trend Change
1 Emma 195,028 -0.8%
2 Olivia 184,528 +9%
3 Sophia 181,132 -33.1%
4 Isabella 170,559 -41.6%
5 Ava 155,844 -5.8%
6 Mia 129,088 +17.4%
7 Abigail 118,713 -35.5%
8 Emily 117,626 -42.2%
9 Charlotte 102,470 +147%
10 Madison 98,419 -52.3%
11 Elizabeth 94,068 -23%
12 Amelia 93,834 +136.8%
13 Evelyn 86,965 +78.7%
14 Ella 85,912 -17.8%
15 Chloe 85,300 -45.5%
16 Harper 85,180 +298.4%
17 Avery 82,909 +10.1%
18 Sofia 82,391 +17%
19 Grace 73,033 -20.6%
20 Victoria 71,006 +2.3%
21 Addison 71,003 -56.5%
22 Lily 68,298 -31.7%
23 Natalie 68,132 -45.3%
24 Aubrey 65,918 -14.4%
25 Zoey 64,958 +8.9%
26 Lillian 64,948 -26.3%
27 Hannah 64,493 -19.4%
28 Layla 63,221 +10.5%
29 Brooklyn 60,325 -29.6%
30 Scarlett 58,274 +160.7%
31 Zoe 58,091 -19.2%
32 Camila 57,888 +82.2%
33 Samantha 56,922 -59.9%
34 Riley 56,140 +3%
35 Leah 56,030 -26.9%
36 Aria 52,254 +687.2%
37 Savannah 51,851 -22.3%
38 Audrey 51,610 -10%
39 Anna 51,305 -39.3%
40 Allison 48,993 -41.4%
41 Gabriella 48,120 -43.5%
42 Hailey 47,744 -50.3%
43 Claire 47,725 -16%
44 Penelope 47,607 +335.2%
45 Aaliyah 46,710 -21.4%
46 Sarah 46,637 -47.6%
47 Nevaeh 45,011 -51.6%
48 Kaylee 44,618 -58.1%
49 Stella 44,219 +45.2%
50 Mila 44,110 +733.3%