Most Popular Baby Names of 2021
In 2021, the most popular baby names in the United States were Olivia for girls and Liam for boys. Olivia was given to 17,847 girls and Liam to 20,424 boys, according to Social Security card applications.
Across all names, the Social Security Administration recorded 3,390,343 births for names given to at least five babies that year, up from 3,342,625 in 2020. The tables below show the top 100 names for each sex with their rank change from the year before, followed by the biggest movers in the top 1,000.
New to the top 100 this year: Rylee, Athena, Waylon, Bennett, Beau, and Weston.
← 20202022 →The 2020sDownload top 1,000 (CSV)
Top 100 baby names of 2021
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 17,847 | – |
| 2 | Emma | 15,549 | – |
| 3 | Charlotte | 13,368 | ↑ 2 |
| 4 | Amelia | 13,041 | ↑ 2 |
| 5 | Ava | 12,873 | ↓ 2 |
| 6 | Sophia | 12,585 | ↓ 2 |
| 7 | Isabella | 11,309 | – |
| 8 | Mia | 11,177 | – |
| 9 | Evelyn | 9,495 | – |
| 10 | Harper | 8,448 | – |
| 11 | Luna | 8,241 | ↑ 3 |
| 12 | Camila | 8,036 | ↓ 1 |
| 13 | Gianna | 7,477 | – |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 7,265 | ↑ 2 |
| 15 | Eleanor | 7,099 | ↑ 7 |
| 16 | Ella | 7,041 | ↓ 1 |
| 17 | Abigail | 6,993 | ↓ 5 |
| 18 | Sofia | 6,983 | ↓ 1 |
| 19 | Avery | 6,815 | – |
| 20 | Scarlett | 6,631 | ↑ 1 |
| 21 | Emily | 6,594 | ↓ 3 |
| 22 | Aria | 6,400 | ↑ 5 |
| 23 | Penelope | 6,370 | ↑ 3 |
| 24 | Layla | 6,356 | – |
| 25 | Chloe | 6,347 | – |
| 26 | Mila | 6,337 | ↓ 6 |
| 27 | Nora | 6,281 | ↑ 3 |
| 28 | Hazel | 6,015 | ↑ 3 |
| 29 | Madison | 5,964 | ↓ 6 |
| 30 | Ellie | 5,867 | ↓ 1 |
| 31 | Lily | 5,632 | ↑ 4 |
| 32 | Nova | 5,574 | ↑ 6 |
| 33 | Grace | 5,542 | ↓ 5 |
| 34 | Isla | 5,542 | ↑ 10 |
| 35 | Aurora | 5,528 | ↑ 1 |
| 36 | Violet | 5,524 | ↑ 1 |
| 37 | Riley | 5,225 | ↓ 4 |
| 38 | Zoey | 5,217 | ↓ 6 |
| 39 | Willow | 5,195 | ↑ 9 |
| 40 | Emilia | 4,854 | ↑ 1 |
| 41 | Stella | 4,820 | ↑ 1 |
| 42 | Zoe | 4,739 | ↓ 2 |
| 43 | Victoria | 4,713 | ↓ 9 |
| 44 | Hannah | 4,590 | ↓ 5 |
| 45 | Addison | 4,490 | ↑ 2 |
| 46 | Leah | 4,474 | ↓ 1 |
| 47 | Eliana | 4,460 | ↑ 6 |
| 48 | Lucy | 4,457 | ↑ 2 |
| 49 | Ivy | 4,396 | ↑ 8 |
| 50 | Everly | 4,395 | ↓ 7 |
| 51 | Lillian | 4,328 | ↓ 5 |
| 52 | Paisley | 4,299 | ↓ 3 |
| 53 | Elena | 4,283 | ↑ 2 |
| 54 | Naomi | 4,275 | ↓ 2 |
| 55 | Maya | 4,082 | ↑ 6 |
| 56 | Natalie | 4,060 | ↓ 5 |
| 57 | Kinsley | 3,885 | ↑ 2 |
| 58 | Delilah | 3,761 | ↑ 12 |
| 59 | Claire | 3,704 | ↓ 1 |
| 60 | Audrey | 3,685 | – |
| 61 | Aaliyah | 3,619 | ↑ 4 |
| 62 | Ruby | 3,599 | ↑ 12 |
| 63 | Brooklyn | 3,545 | ↓ 9 |
| 64 | Aubrey | 3,517 | ↓ 8 |
| 65 | Alice | 3,509 | ↑ 11 |
| 66 | Autumn | 3,498 | ↑ 16 |
| 67 | Savannah | 3,486 | – |
| 68 | Leilani | 3,485 | ↑ 24 |
| 69 | Valentina | 3,467 | ↑ 4 |
| 70 | Kennedy | 3,443 | ↑ 2 |
| 71 | Madelyn | 3,429 | ↓ 5 |
| 72 | Josephine | 3,391 | ↑ 15 |
| 73 | Bella | 3,369 | ↓ 10 |
| 74 | Skylar | 3,346 | ↓ 10 |
| 75 | Genesis | 3,345 | ↓ 13 |
| 76 | Sophie | 3,331 | ↓ 1 |
| 77 | Hailey | 3,248 | ↑ 4 |
| 78 | Sadie | 3,224 | – |
| 79 | Natalia | 3,207 | ↑ 6 |
| 80 | Caroline | 3,204 | ↓ 9 |
| 81 | Quinn | 3,201 | ↑ 3 |
| 82 | Allison | 3,140 | ↓ 2 |
| 83 | Gabriella | 3,116 | ↓ 6 |
| 84 | Serenity | 3,086 | ↓ 15 |
| 85 | Anna | 3,082 | ↓ 17 |
| 86 | Nevaeh | 3,071 | ↓ 3 |
| 87 | Cora | 3,008 | ↑ 1 |
| 88 | Ariana | 2,983 | ↓ 9 |
| 89 | Lydia | 2,935 | ↑ 6 |
| 90 | Emery | 2,921 | ↓ 1 |
| 91 | Sarah | 2,865 | ↓ 5 |
| 92 | Jade | 2,863 | ↑ 5 |
| 93 | Eva | 2,836 | – |
| 94 | Adeline | 2,770 | ↑ 5 |
| 95 | Madeline | 2,747 | ↑ 1 |
| 96 | Piper | 2,741 | ↓ 5 |
| 97 | Rylee | 2,718 | ↑ 5 |
| 98 | Athena | 2,717 | ↑ 9 |
| 99 | Everleigh | 2,699 | ↓ 5 |
| 100 | Peyton | 2,695 | ↓ 2 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | 20,424 | – |
| 2 | Noah | 18,919 | – |
| 3 | Oliver | 14,713 | – |
| 4 | Elijah | 12,845 | – |
| 5 | James | 12,474 | ↑ 1 |
| 6 | William | 12,170 | ↓ 1 |
| 7 | Benjamin | 11,895 | – |
| 8 | Lucas | 11,584 | – |
| 9 | Henry | 11,370 | – |
| 10 | Theodore | 9,600 | ↑ 13 |
| 11 | Jack | 9,568 | ↑ 10 |
| 12 | Levi | 9,559 | ↑ 6 |
| 13 | Alexander | 9,425 | ↓ 3 |
| 14 | Jackson | 9,287 | ↑ 3 |
| 15 | Mateo | 9,181 | ↑ 5 |
| 16 | Daniel | 9,162 | ↓ 2 |
| 17 | Michael | 9,150 | ↓ 5 |
| 18 | Mason | 9,103 | ↓ 7 |
| 19 | Sebastian | 8,932 | – |
| 20 | Ethan | 8,863 | ↓ 7 |
| 21 | Logan | 8,836 | ↓ 5 |
| 22 | Owen | 8,770 | – |
| 23 | Samuel | 8,580 | ↑ 2 |
| 24 | Jacob | 8,494 | ↓ 9 |
| 25 | Asher | 8,370 | ↑ 7 |
| 26 | Aiden | 8,313 | ↓ 2 |
| 27 | John | 8,186 | – |
| 28 | Joseph | 8,166 | ↓ 2 |
| 29 | Wyatt | 8,049 | – |
| 30 | David | 7,940 | ↓ 2 |
| 31 | Leo | 7,803 | ↑ 5 |
| 32 | Luke | 7,711 | ↓ 1 |
| 33 | Julian | 7,693 | ↑ 1 |
| 34 | Hudson | 7,625 | ↑ 9 |
| 35 | Grayson | 7,554 | – |
| 36 | Matthew | 7,489 | ↓ 6 |
| 37 | Ezra | 7,438 | ↑ 7 |
| 38 | Gabriel | 7,302 | – |
| 39 | Carter | 7,205 | ↓ 6 |
| 40 | Isaac | 6,987 | ↓ 1 |
| 41 | Jayden | 6,934 | ↓ 4 |
| 42 | Luca | 6,891 | ↑ 25 |
| 43 | Anthony | 6,792 | ↓ 2 |
| 44 | Dylan | 6,767 | ↓ 2 |
| 45 | Lincoln | 6,700 | ↓ 5 |
| 46 | Thomas | 6,680 | ↓ 1 |
| 47 | Maverick | 6,610 | ↑ 3 |
| 48 | Elias | 6,355 | ↑ 6 |
| 49 | Josiah | 6,157 | – |
| 50 | Charles | 6,010 | ↓ 4 |
| 51 | Caleb | 5,964 | ↑ 5 |
| 52 | Christopher | 5,863 | ↓ 5 |
| 53 | Ezekiel | 5,848 | ↑ 11 |
| 54 | Jaxon | 5,750 | ↓ 6 |
| 55 | Miles | 5,730 | ↑ 4 |
| 56 | Isaiah | 5,724 | ↓ 5 |
| 57 | Andrew | 5,623 | ↓ 5 |
| 58 | Joshua | 5,531 | ↓ 5 |
| 59 | Nathan | 5,432 | ↓ 4 |
| 60 | Nolan | 5,354 | ↑ 1 |
| 61 | Adrian | 5,144 | ↓ 3 |
| 62 | Cameron | 5,126 | ↑ 3 |
| 63 | Santiago | 5,076 | ↑ 8 |
| 64 | Eli | 4,913 | ↓ 4 |
| 65 | Aaron | 4,856 | ↓ 2 |
| 66 | Ryan | 4,735 | ↓ 9 |
| 67 | Angel | 4,718 | ↑ 9 |
| 68 | Cooper | 4,673 | ↑ 7 |
| 69 | Waylon | 4,660 | ↑ 34 |
| 70 | Kai | 4,641 | ↑ 23 |
| 71 | Christian | 4,636 | ↓ 9 |
| 72 | Easton | 4,625 | ↑ 1 |
| 73 | Landon | 4,606 | ↓ 4 |
| 74 | Roman | 4,571 | ↑ 3 |
| 75 | Colton | 4,566 | ↓ 9 |
| 76 | Axel | 4,540 | ↓ 4 |
| 77 | Jonathan | 4,465 | ↓ 7 |
| 78 | Brooks | 4,444 | ↑ 14 |
| 79 | Robert | 4,436 | ↑ 1 |
| 80 | Jameson | 4,309 | ↓ 1 |
| 81 | Ian | 4,302 | ↑ 2 |
| 82 | Jeremiah | 4,257 | ↓ 8 |
| 83 | Everett | 4,250 | ↑ 7 |
| 84 | Greyson | 4,225 | ↓ 3 |
| 85 | Wesley | 4,216 | ↑ 13 |
| 86 | Hunter | 4,206 | ↓ 18 |
| 87 | Leonardo | 4,105 | ↓ 1 |
| 88 | Jordan | 4,026 | ↓ 6 |
| 89 | Jose | 4,002 | ↑ 5 |
| 90 | Bennett | 3,939 | ↑ 11 |
| 91 | Silas | 3,916 | ↑ 9 |
| 92 | Nicholas | 3,866 | ↓ 5 |
| 93 | Parker | 3,845 | ↑ 2 |
| 94 | Beau | 3,815 | ↑ 15 |
| 95 | Weston | 3,793 | ↑ 9 |
| 96 | Austin | 3,780 | ↓ 8 |
| 97 | Carson | 3,777 | ↓ 13 |
| 98 | Connor | 3,764 | ↓ 20 |
| 99 | Dominic | 3,755 | ↓ 10 |
| 100 | Xavier | 3,741 | ↓ 9 |
Biggest movers of 2021
Changes in rank within the top 1,000 compared with the year before.
Rising Girls
- Raya ↑ 438 #495
- Wrenley ↑ 397 #497
- Flora ↑ 277 #648
- Murphy ↑ 260 #719
- Oakleigh ↑ 253 #605
- Freyja ↑ 243 #708
- Mylah ↑ 234 #514
- Navy ↑ 206 #454
- Della ↑ 206 #710
- Halo ↑ 199 #739
Falling Girls
- Itzayana ↓ 219 #980
- Lyanna ↓ 212 #978
- Alexa ↓ 210 #440
- Ensley ↓ 200 #787
- Elliot ↓ 198 #772
- Tinsley ↓ 179 #900
- Novah ↓ 176 #745
- Lauryn ↓ 176 #893
- Avah ↓ 164 #822
- Kamilah ↓ 157 #984
New in the top 1,000 (Girls)
Jaylani, Nyra, Clover, Ocean, Angelique, Goldie, Birdie, Elia, Baylor, Indigo, Dalia, Salma, Austyn, Zayla, India
Dropped out of the top 1,000 (Girls)
Karen, Annabella, Denisse, Keily, Denise, Meilani, Cara, Nathalie, Kaylie, Kenia, Amayah, Whitney, Carolyn, Dalary, Esperanza
Rising Boys
- Colter ↑ 342 #630
- Camilo ↑ 262 #614
- Mac ↑ 260 #674
- Banks ↑ 249 #504
- Cillian ↑ 210 #747
- Onyx ↑ 208 #405
- Bridger ↑ 208 #723
- Zyair ↑ 195 #769
- Rome ↑ 187 #784
- Westin ↑ 174 #602
Falling Boys
- Jaxtyn ↓ 355 #940
- Karsyn ↓ 263 #961
- Aldo ↓ 204 #987
- Ermias ↓ 171 #816
- Abdullah ↓ 171 #983
- Juelz ↓ 162 #993
- Korbin ↓ 150 #860
- Kellan ↓ 147 #836
- Genesis ↓ 146 #970
- Darian ↓ 142 #977
New in the top 1,000 (Boys)
Ozzy, Eliam, Loyal, Amiri, Evander, Kylian, Jiraiya, Elio, Alfonso, Mustafa, Avyaan, Jesiah, Azriel, Jakai, Zyon
Dropped out of the top 1,000 (Boys)
Tristen, Bobby, Kamryn, London, Bentlee, Darwin, Maison, Brett, Terry, Blaise, Trent, Will, Marley, Coen, Dion
Other years
Trend lists
Source: US Social Security Administration. Ranks are computed from birth counts for each sex; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are not published.