Most Popular First Names of the 2020s

The top first names registered in the United States between 2020 and 2029, 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 2,198,011 male and 1,747,428 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 2020s. 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 (2020) to the last year (2029). 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

2,198,011 births across top 50

# Name Births Trend Change
1 Liam 103,878 -100%
2 Noah 95,517 -100%
3 Oliver 74,268 -100%
4 Elijah 60,798 -100%
5 James 60,474 -100%
6 William 57,437 -100%
7 Henry 55,961 -100%
8 Lucas 55,510 -100%
9 Benjamin 55,073 -100%
10 Theodore 52,143 -100%
11 Mateo 51,151 -100%
12 Levi 47,402 -100%
13 Sebastian 44,796 -100%
14 Jack 44,579 -100%
15 Daniel 44,564 -100%
16 Michael 44,453 -100%
17 Alexander 43,850 -100%
18 Ethan 42,689 -100%
19 Samuel 41,901 -100%
20 Owen 41,604 -100%
21 Mason 40,977 -100%
22 Jackson 40,725 -100%
23 Asher 40,482 -100%
24 John 40,277 -100%
25 Ezra 39,527 -100%
26 Leo 39,259 -100%
27 Joseph 38,953 -100%
28 Jacob 38,946 -100%
29 David 38,734 -100%
30 Logan 38,571 -100%
31 Hudson 38,330 -100%
32 Aiden 37,687 -100%
33 Luke 37,162 -100%
34 Julian 36,996 -100%
35 Matthew 36,985 -100%
36 Wyatt 36,291 -100%
37 Luca 35,330 -100%
38 Grayson 34,898 -100%
39 Dylan 34,891 -100%
40 Gabriel 34,861 -100%
41 Isaac 33,980 -100%
42 Elias 33,723 -100%
43 Maverick 33,383 -100%
44 Carter 33,270 -100%
45 Anthony 33,005 -100%
46 Thomas 32,830 -100%
47 Jayden 31,362 -100%
48 Miles 29,787 -100%
49 Santiago 29,553 -100%
50 Charles 29,188 -100%

Top Female Names

1,747,428 births across top 50

# Name Births Trend Change
1 Olivia 82,208 -100%
2 Emma 72,819 -100%
3 Charlotte 64,583 -100%
4 Amelia 63,332 -100%
5 Sophia 62,120 -100%
6 Mia 57,007 -100%
7 Isabella 56,884 -100%
8 Ava 55,555 -100%
9 Evelyn 46,564 -100%
10 Harper 40,674 -100%
11 Luna 40,025 -100%
12 Camila 39,383 -100%
13 Sofia 37,006 -100%
14 Elizabeth 35,052 -100%
15 Eleanor 34,284 -100%
16 Gianna 34,030 -100%
17 Scarlett 32,606 -100%
18 Abigail 32,376 -100%
19 Emily 32,127 -100%
20 Ella 32,032 -100%
21 Chloe 31,336 -100%
22 Avery 31,306 -100%
23 Aria 30,891 -100%
24 Mila 30,848 -100%
25 Penelope 30,743 -100%
26 Violet 30,456 -100%
27 Hazel 30,263 -100%
28 Nora 30,151 -100%
29 Aurora 29,772 -100%
30 Layla 29,662 -100%
31 Ellie 29,523 -100%
32 Lily 29,150 -100%
33 Madison 27,454 -100%
34 Nova 26,808 -100%
35 Grace 26,358 -100%
36 Isla 26,151 -100%
37 Zoe 25,453 -100%
38 Eliana 25,123 -100%
39 Riley 24,744 -100%
40 Willow 24,067 -100%
41 Emilia 23,635 -100%
42 Lucy 23,541 -100%
43 Victoria 23,505 -100%
44 Ivy 23,423 -100%
45 Stella 22,960 -100%
46 Zoey 22,765 -100%
47 Hannah 22,213 -100%
48 Naomi 21,987 -100%
49 Elena 21,337 -100%
50 Leah 21,136 -100%