Generation Alpha names
The most given names of Generation Alpha (born 2013-2025) were Olivia and Liam. The names most over-represented in those years are Kehlani, Oaklynn, Daleyza for girls and Kairo, Thiago, Jayceon for boys, each given at least 7.8 times as often then as across 1880-2025. An estimated 45.1 million Americans born in the U.S. in those years are alive in 2026.
Babies given each name per year; 2013-2025 shaded.
Births 2013-2025: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026; the living figure uses SSA’s cohort life tables. SSA’s notes on the data.
The most given names
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 228,706 |
| 2 | Emma | 223,555 |
| 3 | Sophia | 191,077 |
| 4 | Isabella | 176,243 |
| 5 | Ava | 172,718 |
| 6 | Mia | 163,032 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 161,271 |
| 8 | Amelia | 150,871 |
| 9 | Evelyn | 123,274 |
| 10 | Harper | 118,193 |
| 11 | Abigail | 115,860 |
| 12 | Emily | 113,044 |
| 13 | Sofia | 106,194 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 105,874 |
| 15 | Avery | 97,196 |
| 16 | Ella | 95,151 |
| 17 | Madison | 93,848 |
| 18 | Chloe | 90,460 |
| 19 | Camila | 89,825 |
| 20 | Scarlett | 86,245 |
| 21 | Aria | 83,203 |
| 22 | Grace | 81,864 |
| 23 | Lily | 80,034 |
| 24 | Layla | 80,020 |
| 25 | Penelope | 78,665 |
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | 257,652 |
| 2 | Noah | 248,653 |
| 3 | William | 176,697 |
| 4 | James | 171,578 |
| 5 | Oliver | 171,449 |
| 6 | Elijah | 167,361 |
| 7 | Benjamin | 161,075 |
| 8 | Lucas | 152,945 |
| 9 | Mason | 151,842 |
| 10 | Michael | 147,430 |
| 11 | Ethan | 147,286 |
| 12 | Jacob | 146,829 |
| 13 | Alexander | 145,561 |
| 14 | Daniel | 141,198 |
| 15 | Henry | 138,914 |
| 16 | Logan | 131,523 |
| 17 | Jackson | 126,895 |
| 18 | Matthew | 126,828 |
| 19 | Aiden | 126,477 |
| 20 | Samuel | 123,649 |
| 21 | Joseph | 122,616 |
| 22 | David | 122,310 |
| 23 | Sebastian | 120,481 |
| 24 | John | 117,896 |
| 25 | Levi | 115,191 |
Most given: births summed over 2013-2025, per sex.
Which names define Generation Alpha?
A name’s share of births in these years divided by its share across the whole record, for names given to at least 10,000 babies in the span and to one sex at least 90% of the time.
Typical: share in the span over share in 1880-2025.