Top Baby Names of 2020
Most popular names for boys and girls in 2020.
What the Data Says About 2020
The Social Security Administration's national 2020 file shows 1,209,909 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 2020 was Liam, with 19,858 births registered nationally. The #1 girl name of 2020 was Olivia, with 17,682 births nationally. The top 100 boys captured 684,050 births compared with 525,859 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.
2020 sits within a specific era of U.S. naming trends. 2020 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 2020 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 2020. Names with fewer than five occurrences nationally in 2020 are excluded from SSA's public file to protect privacy, meaning the true number of unique names given in 2020 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 | 19,858 |
| 2 | Noah | 18,451 |
| 3 | Oliver | 14,275 |
| 4 | Elijah | 13,224 |
| 5 | William | 12,673 |
| 6 | James | 12,381 |
| 7 | Benjamin | 12,254 |
| 8 | Lucas | 11,381 |
| 9 | Henry | 10,789 |
| 10 | Alexander | 10,262 |
| 11 | Mason | 10,112 |
| 12 | Michael | 9,824 |
| 13 | Ethan | 9,551 |
| 14 | Daniel | 9,521 |
| 15 | Jacob | 9,306 |
| 16 | Logan | 9,161 |
| 17 | Jackson | 9,131 |
| 18 | Levi | 9,091 |
| 19 | Sebastian | 9,021 |
| 20 | Mateo | 9,004 |
| 21 | Jack | 8,942 |
| 22 | Owen | 8,667 |
| 23 | Theodore | 8,637 |
| 24 | Aiden | 8,613 |
| 25 | Samuel | 8,585 |
| 26 | Joseph | 8,479 |
| 27 | John | 8,262 |
| 28 | David | 8,259 |
| 29 | Wyatt | 8,220 |
| 30 | Matthew | 8,137 |
| 31 | Luke | 7,782 |
| 32 | Asher | 7,695 |
| 33 | Carter | 7,575 |
| 34 | Julian | 7,551 |
| 35 | Grayson | 7,482 |
| 36 | Leo | 7,222 |
| 37 | Jayden | 7,173 |
| 38 | Gabriel | 7,165 |
| 39 | Isaac | 7,149 |
| 40 | Lincoln | 7,058 |
| 41 | Anthony | 7,030 |
| 42 | Dylan | 6,855 |
| 43 | Hudson | 6,848 |
| 44 | Ezra | 6,830 |
| 45 | Thomas | 6,447 |
| 46 | Charles | 6,243 |
| 47 | Christopher | 6,213 |
| 48 | Jaxon | 6,164 |
| 49 | Josiah | 6,162 |
| 50 | Maverick | 6,137 |
| 51 | Isaiah | 6,090 |
| 52 | Andrew | 6,062 |
| 53 | Joshua | 6,011 |
| 54 | Elias | 5,990 |
| 55 | Nathan | 5,700 |
| 56 | Caleb | 5,612 |
| 57 | Ryan | 5,341 |
| 58 | Adrian | 5,316 |
| 59 | Miles | 5,300 |
| 60 | Eli | 5,278 |
| 61 | Nolan | 5,198 |
| 62 | Christian | 5,101 |
| 63 | Aaron | 5,098 |
| 64 | Ezekiel | 5,090 |
| 65 | Cameron | 5,055 |
| 66 | Colton | 5,022 |
| 67 | Luca | 4,831 |
| 68 | Landon | 4,781 |
| 69 | Hunter | 4,780 |
| 70 | Jonathan | 4,755 |
| 71 | Santiago | 4,687 |
| 72 | Axel | 4,666 |
| 73 | Easton | 4,654 |
| 74 | Jeremiah | 4,596 |
| 75 | Cooper | 4,592 |
| 76 | Angel | 4,524 |
| 77 | Roman | 4,488 |
| 78 | Connor | 4,413 |
| 79 | Jameson | 4,404 |
| 80 | Robert | 4,401 |
| 81 | Greyson | 4,372 |
| 82 | Jordan | 4,283 |
| 83 | Ian | 4,266 |
| 84 | Carson | 4,193 |
| 85 | Jaxson | 4,180 |
| 86 | Leonardo | 4,102 |
| 87 | Nicholas | 4,065 |
| 88 | Austin | 4,018 |
| 89 | Dominic | 4,017 |
| 90 | Everett | 4,013 |
| 91 | Xavier | 3,900 |
| 92 | Brooks | 3,870 |
| 93 | Kai | 3,863 |
| 94 | Jose | 3,854 |
| 95 | Parker | 3,811 |
| 96 | Jace | 3,784 |
| 97 | Adam | 3,778 |
| 98 | Wesley | 3,705 |
| 99 | Kayden | 3,646 |
| 100 | Silas | 3,642 |
Top 100 Girls' Names Girl
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 17,682 |
| 2 | Emma | 15,714 |
| 3 | Ava | 13,197 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 13,097 |
| 5 | Sophia | 13,095 |
| 6 | Amelia | 12,799 |
| 7 | Isabella | 12,217 |
| 8 | Mia | 11,264 |
| 9 | Evelyn | 9,516 |
| 10 | Harper | 8,848 |
| 11 | Camila | 8,164 |
| 12 | Abigail | 7,910 |
| 13 | Gianna | 7,899 |
| 14 | Luna | 7,845 |
| 15 | Ella | 7,367 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 7,299 |
| 17 | Sofia | 6,987 |
| 18 | Emily | 6,914 |
| 19 | Avery | 6,744 |
| 20 | Mila | 6,642 |
| 21 | Scarlett | 6,518 |
| 22 | Eleanor | 6,378 |
| 23 | Madison | 6,249 |
| 24 | Layla | 6,221 |
| 25 | Penelope | 6,149 |
| 26 | Chloe | 6,145 |
| 27 | Aria | 6,139 |
| 28 | Grace | 5,623 |
| 29 | Ellie | 5,601 |
| 30 | Nora | 5,581 |
| 31 | Hazel | 5,513 |
| 32 | Zoey | 5,384 |
| 33 | Riley | 5,338 |
| 34 | Victoria | 5,301 |
| 35 | Aurora | 5,252 |
| 36 | Lily | 5,251 |
| 37 | Violet | 5,128 |
| 38 | Nova | 5,005 |
| 39 | Hannah | 4,966 |
| 40 | Zoe | 4,797 |
| 41 | Emilia | 4,782 |
| 42 | Stella | 4,667 |
| 43 | Everly | 4,630 |
| 44 | Isla | 4,579 |
| 45 | Leah | 4,527 |
| 46 | Lillian | 4,511 |
| 47 | Addison | 4,493 |
| 48 | Willow | 4,396 |
| 49 | Paisley | 4,377 |
| 50 | Lucy | 4,367 |
| 51 | Natalie | 4,290 |
| 52 | Naomi | 4,119 |
| 53 | Eliana | 4,087 |
| 54 | Brooklyn | 4,027 |
| 55 | Elena | 3,926 |
| 56 | Aubrey | 3,919 |
| 57 | Ivy | 3,840 |
| 58 | Claire | 3,837 |
| 59 | Kinsley | 3,776 |
| 60 | Audrey | 3,766 |
| 61 | Maya | 3,744 |
| 62 | Genesis | 3,692 |
| 63 | Bella | 3,645 |
| 64 | Skylar | 3,640 |
| 65 | Aaliyah | 3,578 |
| 66 | Madelyn | 3,549 |
| 67 | Savannah | 3,543 |
| 68 | Anna | 3,507 |
| 69 | Serenity | 3,435 |
| 70 | Delilah | 3,420 |
| 71 | Caroline | 3,362 |
| 72 | Kennedy | 3,360 |
| 73 | Valentina | 3,352 |
| 74 | Ruby | 3,339 |
| 75 | Sophie | 3,315 |
| 76 | Alice | 3,294 |
| 77 | Gabriella | 3,246 |
| 78 | Sadie | 3,204 |
| 79 | Ariana | 3,171 |
| 80 | Allison | 3,159 |
| 81 | Hailey | 3,155 |
| 82 | Autumn | 3,139 |
| 83 | Nevaeh | 3,127 |
| 84 | Quinn | 3,078 |
| 85 | Natalia | 3,076 |
| 86 | Sarah | 3,069 |
| 87 | Josephine | 3,057 |
| 88 | Cora | 3,034 |
| 89 | Emery | 2,983 |
| 90 | Samantha | 2,955 |
| 91 | Piper | 2,900 |
| 92 | Leilani | 2,889 |
| 93 | Eva | 2,845 |
| 94 | Everleigh | 2,825 |
| 95 | Lydia | 2,803 |
| 96 | Madeline | 2,799 |
| 97 | Jade | 2,748 |
| 98 | Peyton | 2,730 |
| 99 | Adeline | 2,719 |
| 100 | Brielle | 2,718 |
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.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.