Most Popular Baby Names of 2022
In 2022, the most popular baby names in the United States were Olivia for girls and Liam for boys. Olivia was given to 16,670 girls and Liam to 20,579 boys, according to Social Security card applications.
Across all names, the Social Security Administration recorded 3,386,139 births for names given to at least five babies that year, down from 3,390,343 in 2021. 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: Iris, Eloise, Maria, Liliana, Ayla, and Raelynn.
← 20212023 →The 2020sDownload top 1,000 (CSV)
Top 100 baby names of 2022
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 16,670 | – |
| 2 | Emma | 14,512 | – |
| 3 | Charlotte | 12,952 | – |
| 4 | Amelia | 12,415 | – |
| 5 | Sophia | 12,382 | ↑ 1 |
| 6 | Isabella | 11,761 | ↑ 1 |
| 7 | Ava | 11,107 | ↓ 2 |
| 8 | Mia | 11,077 | – |
| 9 | Evelyn | 9,332 | – |
| 10 | Luna | 8,977 | ↑ 1 |
| 11 | Harper | 8,227 | ↓ 1 |
| 12 | Camila | 8,001 | – |
| 13 | Sofia | 7,285 | ↑ 5 |
| 14 | Scarlett | 7,258 | ↑ 6 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 7,020 | ↓ 1 |
| 16 | Eleanor | 6,927 | ↓ 1 |
| 17 | Emily | 6,498 | ↑ 4 |
| 18 | Mila | 6,487 | ↑ 8 |
| 19 | Chloe | 6,482 | ↑ 6 |
| 20 | Violet | 6,477 | ↑ 16 |
| 21 | Penelope | 6,430 | ↑ 2 |
| 22 | Gianna | 6,419 | ↓ 9 |
| 23 | Aria | 6,406 | ↓ 1 |
| 24 | Abigail | 6,306 | ↓ 7 |
| 25 | Ella | 6,291 | ↓ 9 |
| 26 | Avery | 6,251 | ↓ 7 |
| 27 | Hazel | 6,161 | ↑ 1 |
| 28 | Nora | 6,148 | ↓ 1 |
| 29 | Layla | 6,096 | ↓ 5 |
| 30 | Lily | 6,012 | ↑ 1 |
| 31 | Aurora | 6,003 | ↑ 4 |
| 32 | Nova | 5,927 | – |
| 33 | Ellie | 5,787 | ↓ 3 |
| 34 | Madison | 5,507 | ↓ 5 |
| 35 | Grace | 5,296 | ↓ 2 |
| 36 | Isla | 5,285 | ↓ 2 |
| 37 | Willow | 5,072 | ↑ 2 |
| 38 | Zoe | 5,022 | ↑ 4 |
| 39 | Riley | 4,914 | ↓ 2 |
| 40 | Stella | 4,849 | ↑ 1 |
| 41 | Eliana | 4,814 | ↑ 6 |
| 42 | Ivy | 4,814 | ↑ 7 |
| 43 | Victoria | 4,782 | – |
| 44 | Emilia | 4,685 | ↓ 4 |
| 45 | Zoey | 4,516 | ↓ 7 |
| 46 | Naomi | 4,503 | ↑ 8 |
| 47 | Hannah | 4,490 | ↓ 3 |
| 48 | Lucy | 4,448 | – |
| 49 | Elena | 4,290 | ↑ 4 |
| 50 | Lillian | 4,260 | ↑ 1 |
| 51 | Maya | 4,247 | ↑ 4 |
| 52 | Leah | 4,196 | ↓ 6 |
| 53 | Paisley | 4,056 | ↓ 1 |
| 54 | Addison | 3,968 | ↓ 9 |
| 55 | Natalie | 3,947 | ↑ 1 |
| 56 | Everly | 3,908 | ↓ 6 |
| 57 | Valentina | 3,901 | ↑ 12 |
| 58 | Delilah | 3,874 | – |
| 59 | Leilani | 3,868 | ↑ 9 |
| 60 | Madelyn | 3,724 | ↑ 11 |
| 61 | Kinsley | 3,705 | ↓ 4 |
| 62 | Ruby | 3,621 | – |
| 63 | Sophie | 3,524 | ↑ 13 |
| 64 | Alice | 3,511 | ↑ 1 |
| 65 | Genesis | 3,448 | ↑ 10 |
| 66 | Claire | 3,380 | ↓ 7 |
| 67 | Audrey | 3,340 | ↓ 7 |
| 68 | Sadie | 3,302 | ↑ 10 |
| 69 | Aaliyah | 3,286 | ↓ 8 |
| 70 | Josephine | 3,266 | ↑ 2 |
| 71 | Autumn | 3,241 | ↓ 5 |
| 72 | Brooklyn | 3,216 | ↓ 9 |
| 73 | Quinn | 3,103 | ↑ 8 |
| 74 | Kennedy | 3,077 | ↓ 4 |
| 75 | Cora | 3,076 | ↑ 12 |
| 76 | Savannah | 3,052 | ↓ 9 |
| 77 | Caroline | 3,030 | ↑ 3 |
| 78 | Athena | 3,029 | ↑ 20 |
| 79 | Hailey | 3,005 | ↓ 2 |
| 80 | Natalia | 3,003 | ↓ 1 |
| 81 | Aubrey | 2,999 | ↓ 17 |
| 82 | Emery | 2,973 | ↑ 8 |
| 83 | Anna | 2,962 | ↑ 2 |
| 84 | Iris | 2,935 | ↑ 23 |
| 85 | Bella | 2,915 | ↓ 12 |
| 86 | Eloise | 2,905 | ↑ 23 |
| 87 | Skylar | 2,894 | ↓ 13 |
| 88 | Jade | 2,888 | ↑ 4 |
| 89 | Gabriella | 2,882 | ↓ 6 |
| 90 | Ariana | 2,854 | ↓ 2 |
| 91 | Maria | 2,849 | ↑ 14 |
| 92 | Adeline | 2,825 | ↑ 2 |
| 93 | Lydia | 2,818 | ↓ 4 |
| 94 | Serenity | 2,811 | ↓ 10 |
| 95 | Sarah | 2,809 | ↓ 4 |
| 96 | Nevaeh | 2,808 | ↓ 10 |
| 97 | Liliana | 2,789 | ↑ 7 |
| 98 | Ayla | 2,758 | ↑ 10 |
| 99 | Raelynn | 2,726 | ↑ 4 |
| 100 | Everleigh | 2,722 | ↓ 1 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | 20,579 | – |
| 2 | Noah | 18,758 | – |
| 3 | Oliver | 15,176 | – |
| 4 | James | 12,119 | ↑ 1 |
| 5 | Elijah | 12,094 | ↓ 1 |
| 6 | William | 11,356 | – |
| 7 | Henry | 11,272 | ↑ 2 |
| 8 | Lucas | 10,973 | – |
| 9 | Benjamin | 10,912 | ↓ 2 |
| 10 | Theodore | 10,824 | – |
| 11 | Mateo | 10,397 | ↑ 4 |
| 12 | Levi | 9,869 | – |
| 13 | Sebastian | 9,403 | ↑ 6 |
| 14 | Daniel | 9,121 | ↑ 2 |
| 15 | Jack | 8,936 | ↓ 4 |
| 16 | Michael | 8,895 | ↑ 1 |
| 17 | Alexander | 8,757 | ↓ 4 |
| 18 | Owen | 8,589 | ↑ 4 |
| 19 | Samuel | 8,427 | ↑ 4 |
| 20 | Asher | 8,418 | ↑ 5 |
| 21 | Ethan | 8,312 | ↓ 1 |
| 22 | Leo | 8,293 | ↑ 9 |
| 23 | Jackson | 8,120 | ↓ 9 |
| 24 | Mason | 8,051 | ↓ 6 |
| 25 | Ezra | 8,023 | ↑ 12 |
| 26 | John | 8,001 | ↑ 1 |
| 27 | Hudson | 7,922 | ↑ 7 |
| 28 | Luca | 7,855 | ↑ 14 |
| 29 | Aiden | 7,852 | ↓ 3 |
| 30 | Joseph | 7,839 | ↓ 2 |
| 31 | David | 7,829 | ↓ 1 |
| 32 | Jacob | 7,667 | ↓ 8 |
| 33 | Logan | 7,614 | ↓ 12 |
| 34 | Luke | 7,393 | ↓ 2 |
| 35 | Julian | 7,305 | ↓ 2 |
| 36 | Gabriel | 7,257 | ↑ 2 |
| 37 | Grayson | 7,197 | ↓ 2 |
| 38 | Wyatt | 7,184 | ↓ 9 |
| 39 | Matthew | 7,077 | ↓ 3 |
| 40 | Maverick | 7,049 | ↑ 7 |
| 41 | Isaac | 6,752 | ↓ 1 |
| 42 | Dylan | 6,745 | ↑ 2 |
| 43 | Elias | 6,730 | ↑ 5 |
| 44 | Anthony | 6,607 | ↓ 1 |
| 45 | Thomas | 6,512 | ↑ 1 |
| 46 | Jayden | 6,500 | ↓ 5 |
| 47 | Carter | 6,361 | ↓ 8 |
| 48 | Ezekiel | 6,053 | ↑ 5 |
| 49 | Santiago | 6,036 | ↑ 14 |
| 50 | Charles | 5,934 | – |
| 51 | Josiah | 5,838 | ↓ 2 |
| 52 | Caleb | 5,778 | ↓ 1 |
| 53 | Cooper | 5,631 | ↑ 15 |
| 54 | Lincoln | 5,625 | ↓ 9 |
| 55 | Christopher | 5,589 | ↓ 3 |
| 56 | Miles | 5,574 | ↓ 1 |
| 57 | Nathan | 5,544 | ↑ 2 |
| 58 | Isaiah | 5,430 | ↓ 2 |
| 59 | Kai | 5,374 | ↑ 11 |
| 60 | Joshua | 5,197 | ↓ 2 |
| 61 | Andrew | 5,168 | ↓ 4 |
| 62 | Angel | 5,105 | ↑ 5 |
| 63 | Adrian | 5,044 | ↓ 2 |
| 64 | Cameron | 4,968 | ↓ 2 |
| 65 | Nolan | 4,928 | ↓ 5 |
| 66 | Waylon | 4,923 | ↑ 3 |
| 67 | Jaxon | 4,854 | ↓ 13 |
| 68 | Roman | 4,740 | ↑ 6 |
| 69 | Eli | 4,704 | ↓ 5 |
| 70 | Wesley | 4,668 | ↑ 15 |
| 71 | Aaron | 4,527 | ↓ 6 |
| 72 | Ian | 4,505 | ↑ 9 |
| 73 | Christian | 4,486 | ↓ 2 |
| 74 | Ryan | 4,403 | ↓ 8 |
| 75 | Leonardo | 4,367 | ↑ 12 |
| 76 | Axel | 4,350 | – |
| 77 | Brooks | 4,349 | ↑ 1 |
| 78 | Walker | 4,250 | ↑ 52 |
| 79 | Jonathan | 4,220 | ↓ 2 |
| 80 | Easton | 4,161 | ↓ 8 |
| 81 | Everett | 4,141 | ↑ 2 |
| 82 | Weston | 4,112 | ↑ 13 |
| 83 | Bennett | 4,105 | ↑ 7 |
| 84 | Robert | 4,082 | ↓ 5 |
| 85 | Jameson | 4,079 | ↓ 5 |
| 86 | Landon | 4,032 | ↓ 13 |
| 87 | Silas | 4,032 | ↑ 4 |
| 88 | Jose | 4,031 | ↑ 1 |
| 89 | Micah | 3,969 | ↑ 18 |
| 90 | Beau | 3,958 | ↑ 4 |
| 91 | Colton | 3,926 | ↓ 16 |
| 92 | Jordan | 3,919 | ↓ 4 |
| 93 | Jeremiah | 3,886 | ↓ 11 |
| 94 | Parker | 3,861 | ↓ 1 |
| 95 | Greyson | 3,773 | ↓ 11 |
| 96 | Rowan | 3,763 | ↑ 9 |
| 97 | Nicholas | 3,643 | ↓ 5 |
| 98 | Theo | 3,642 | ↑ 44 |
| 99 | Adam | 3,638 | ↑ 5 |
| 100 | Xavier | 3,618 | – |
Biggest movers of 2022
Changes in rank within the top 1,000 compared with the year before.
Rising Girls
- Arleth ↑ 324 #638
- Isabela ↑ 247 #589
- Adalee ↑ 219 #670
- Wrenley ↑ 213 #284
- Alora ↑ 196 #267
- Zendaya ↑ 193 #680
- Arlette ↑ 193 #800
- Zoya ↑ 182 #792
- Julieta ↑ 178 #443
- Taytum ↑ 176 #771
Falling Girls
- Alaiya ↓ 245 #966
- Aviana ↓ 227 #748
- Addilyn ↓ 155 #575
- Jayda ↓ 154 #823
- Jaylah ↓ 154 #944
- Jada ↓ 152 #836
- Janiyah ↓ 150 #897
- Allyson ↓ 148 #844
- Rosalee ↓ 147 #961
- Maci ↓ 144 #644
New in the top 1,000 (Girls)
Amayah, Wrenlee, Arlet, Love, Jream, Marigold, Sol, Zhuri, Yamileth, Elowyn, Amiri, Georgina, Araya, Yasmin, Sapphire
Dropped out of the top 1,000 (Girls)
Clare, Ellison, Addyson, Paisleigh, Kaisley, Jaycee, Raquel, Kimora, Addisyn, Austyn, Ellen, Luella, Madalyn, Giavanna, Etta
Rising Boys
- Eithan ↑ 348 #501
- Kylian ↑ 257 #525
- Amiri ↑ 237 #523
- Colter ↑ 200 #430
- Koa ↑ 196 #350
- Abdullah ↑ 192 #791
- Azriel ↑ 189 #735
- Truett ↑ 174 #744
- Madden ↑ 165 #657
- Camilo ↑ 163 #451
Falling Boys
- Maurice ↓ 166 #996
- Dexter ↓ 161 #692
- Cullen ↓ 156 #901
- Demetrius ↓ 154 #985
- Thatcher ↓ 151 #966
- Justice ↓ 145 #771
- Jakob ↓ 145 #991
- Abdiel ↓ 144 #787
- Byron ↓ 140 #891
- Talon ↓ 136 #933
New in the top 1,000 (Boys)
Kayce, Karim, Koen, Zamir, Khaza, Dutton, Sevyn, Crue, Kolson, Murphy, Waylen, Chosen, Jairo, Dion, Kaizen
Dropped out of the top 1,000 (Boys)
Kole, Jamal, Kace, Deandre, Jacoby, Aydin, Kyng, Davion, Jesiah, Carl, Branson, Graysen, Kristopher, Fox, Jabari
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.