Top Baby Names of 2019

Most popular names for boys and girls in 2019.

What the Data Says About 2019

The Social Security Administration's national 2019 file shows 1,284,322 births concentrated in the top 100 boy and top 100 girl names, the segment of U.S. baby-name data released to the public for that year. The #1 boy name of 2019 was Liam, with 20,631 births registered nationally. The #1 girl name of 2019 was Olivia, with 18,577 births nationally. The top 100 boys captured 730,625 births compared with 553,697 for the top 100 girls, consistent with the historical SSA pattern in which a smaller pool of boy names dominates a larger share of annual births while girl names are more evenly distributed.

2019 sits within a specific era of U.S. naming trends. 2019 reflects the contemporary naming landscape, shorter names, -a endings for girls, classic revivals for boys, and a steadily flattening distribution in which no single name dominates the way they did mid-century. Liam and Olivia leading 2019 fits this broader cultural signature.

These rankings come directly from Social Security Administration card applications and represent approximately 96% of all U.S. births in 2019. Names with fewer than five occurrences nationally in 2019 are excluded from SSA's public file to protect privacy, meaning the true number of unique names given in 2019 is significantly larger than any public top-100 list can show. Each spelling variation is counted separately, Sophia and Sofia, Aiden and Ayden, so rankings reflect only the specific spelling filed on the SS card, not combined name pools. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute naming advice.

Top 100 Boys' Names Boy

Rank Name Births
1 Liam 20,631
2 Noah 19,178
3 Oliver 13,967
4 William 13,658
5 Elijah 13,436
6 James 13,198
7 Benjamin 13,044
8 Lucas 12,483
9 Mason 11,484
10 Alexander 11,327
11 Ethan 11,311
12 Jacob 10,797
13 Henry 10,768
14 Michael 10,619
15 Daniel 10,592
16 Logan 10,571
17 Jackson 10,176
18 Sebastian 9,884
19 Jack 9,404
20 Aiden 9,403
21 Owen 9,347
22 Samuel 9,322
23 Matthew 9,277
24 Joseph 9,179
25 Levi 9,066
26 Mateo 9,022
27 David 8,989
28 John 8,863
29 Wyatt 8,836
30 Carter 8,682
31 Julian 8,443
32 Luke 8,442
33 Grayson 8,311
34 Isaac 8,231
35 Jayden 7,970
36 Theodore 7,896
37 Gabriel 7,768
38 Anthony 7,725
39 Dylan 7,555
40 Leo 7,504
41 Lincoln 7,473
42 Jaxon 7,281
43 Asher 7,058
44 Christopher 7,022
45 Josiah 6,847
46 Andrew 6,815
47 Thomas 6,667
48 Joshua 6,631
49 Ezra 6,552
50 Hudson 6,493
51 Caleb 6,416
52 Charles 6,406
53 Isaiah 6,214
54 Ryan 6,127
55 Nathan 6,090
56 Adrian 5,786
57 Christian 5,781
58 Maverick 5,765
59 Colton 5,739
60 Elias 5,722
61 Aaron 5,548
62 Eli 5,539
63 Landon 5,512
64 Jonathan 5,470
65 Nolan 5,403
66 Hunter 5,398
67 Cameron 5,255
68 Connor 5,161
69 Jeremiah 5,080
70 Santiago 5,047
71 Ezekiel 4,936
72 Roman 4,919
73 Angel 4,917
74 Easton 4,897
75 Miles 4,889
76 Robert 4,853
77 Jameson 4,674
78 Nicholas 4,642
79 Greyson 4,567
80 Cooper 4,557
81 Ian 4,551
82 Carson 4,522
83 Jaxson 4,518
84 Axel 4,505
85 Dominic 4,443
86 Leonardo 4,427
87 Luca 4,423
88 Austin 4,402
89 Jordan 4,344
90 Xavier 4,194
91 Adam 4,188
92 Jose 4,135
93 Jace 4,107
94 Everett 4,082
95 Declan 3,971
96 Evan 3,964
97 Kayden 3,926
98 Parker 3,907
99 Wesley 3,764
100 Kai 3,744

Top 100 Girls' Names Girl

Rank Name Births
1 Olivia 18,577
2 Emma 17,226
3 Ava 14,549
4 Sophia 13,821
5 Isabella 13,407
6 Charlotte 13,239
7 Amelia 12,944
8 Mia 12,508
9 Harper 10,497
10 Evelyn 10,443
11 Abigail 9,196
12 Emily 8,259
13 Ella 8,131
14 Elizabeth 7,923
15 Camila 7,846
16 Luna 7,800
17 Sofia 7,402
18 Avery 7,350
19 Mila 7,343
20 Aria 7,120
21 Scarlett 7,086
22 Penelope 6,734
23 Layla 6,523
24 Chloe 6,414
25 Victoria 6,380
26 Madison 6,304
27 Eleanor 6,198
28 Grace 6,111
29 Nora 5,936
30 Riley 5,712
31 Zoey 5,686
32 Hannah 5,644
33 Hazel 5,464
34 Lily 5,461
35 Ellie 5,433
36 Violet 5,418
37 Lillian 5,127
38 Zoe 5,071
39 Aurora 5,006
40 Stella 4,997
41 Natalie 4,810
42 Everly 4,782
43 Leah 4,780
44 Emilia 4,774
45 Willow 4,609
46 Aubrey 4,598
47 Addison 4,495
48 Lucy 4,477
49 Audrey 4,460
50 Bella 4,399
51 Nova 4,332
52 Brooklyn 4,316
53 Paisley 4,280
54 Savannah 4,186
55 Claire 4,130
56 Skylar 4,054
57 Isla 4,043
58 Genesis 4,031
59 Naomi 3,956
60 Elena 3,949
61 Caroline 3,920
62 Eliana 3,891
63 Anna 3,849
64 Maya 3,823
65 Valentina 3,797
66 Ruby 3,738
67 Ivy 3,692
68 Kennedy 3,692
69 Ariana 3,684
70 Aaliyah 3,675
71 Cora 3,602
72 Madelyn 3,581
73 Alice 3,552
74 Kinsley 3,510
75 Gabriella 3,494
76 Hailey 3,491
77 Serenity 3,441
78 Allison 3,440
79 Gianna 3,424
80 Samantha 3,369
81 Sarah 3,325
82 Autumn 3,283
83 Quinn 3,208
84 Piper 3,188
85 Sophie 3,186
86 Eva 3,180
87 Sadie 3,164
88 Delilah 3,158
89 Nevaeh 3,127
90 Josephine 3,123
91 Adeline 3,078
92 Arya 3,051
93 Emery 3,018
94 Lydia 3,015
95 Clara 2,951
96 Vivian 2,934
97 Peyton 2,869
98 Madeline 2,861
99 Julia 2,787
100 Rylee 2,779

Nearby Year & Decade Rankings

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

Source: SSA Baby Names Methodology, names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are excluded to protect privacy.

Data sourced from the U.S. Social Security Administration. See our methodology for details.