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Top 100 Baby Names 2023

Official birth-registry rankings โ€” Olivia and Liam take the top spots. Every name links to its full meaning, origin, and popularity history.

Olivia#1 Girl Name
Liam#1 Boy Name
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Top 300 Girl Names

#NameTrendMeaning
1Olivia—Olivia is the feminine form of the Latin name Olivius, derived from "oliva," meaning olive tree, symbolizing โ€ฆ
2Emma—Emma derives from the Germanic element "ermen" meaning "whole" or "universal," and entered English through Olโ€ฆ
3Charlotte—Charlotte is the feminine form of Charles, derived from the Old Germanic name Karl, which means "free man" orโ€ฆ
4Amelia—Amelia derives from the Germanic name Amalia, which comes from the root "amal" meaning "work" or "industriousโ€ฆ
5Sophia—Sophia derives from the Greek word "sophia" (ฯƒฮฟฯ†ฮฏฮฑ), meaning "wisdom." The name has its linguistic root in anโ€ฆ
6Mia▲ 2Mia is a Scandinavian diminutive of Maria, derived from the Latin name Maria, which means "of the sea" or "beโ€ฆ
7Isabella▼ 1Isabella derives from the Hebrew name Elisheba (ืืœื™ืฉื‘ืข), meaning "God is my oath" or "devoted to God," and paโ€ฆ
8Ava▼ 1The name Ava derives from the Latin "avis," meaning "bird," though some sources link it to the Germanic "avi"โ€ฆ
9Evelyn—Evelyn derives from the Norman French name Aveline, which likely stems from the Germanic element "avi" meaninโ€ฆ
10Luna—Luna derives from the Latin word "luna," meaning "moon," and is rooted in Indo-European linguistic origins shโ€ฆ
11Harper—Harper derives from the Old English occupational surname for someone who played the harp, from the word "hearโ€ฆ
12Sofia▲ 1The given name 'Sofia' means 'wisdom' and its linguistic root is Greek, derived from the word 'ฯƒฮฟฯ†ฮฏฮฑ' (sophiaโ€ฆ
13Camila▼ 1The given name 'Camila' is derived from the Latin name Camilla, meaning 'young ceremonial attendant' or 'younโ€ฆ
14Eleanor▲ 2Eleanor derives from the Old Provenรงal name Aliรฉnor, likely from a Germanic root meaning "other" or "foreign,โ€ฆ
15Elizabeth—Elizabeth derives from the Hebrew name Elisheva (ืืœื™ืฉื‘ืข), meaning "God is my oath" or "God is abundance," comโ€ฆ
16Violet▲ 4Violet derives from the Latin word "viola," referring to the violet flower, and means "purple" or "modest" inโ€ฆ
17Scarlett▼ 3Scarlett derives from the Middle English and Old French word "scarlate," referring to a luxurious scarlet cloโ€ฆ
18Hazel▲ 9Hazel derives from the Old English word "hรฆsel," referring to the hazel tree, and means "the hazel tree" or "โ€ฆ
19Emily▼ 2Emily derives from the Roman family name Aemilius, which likely comes from the Latin word "aemulus" meaning rโ€ฆ
20Lily▲ 10Lily derives from the Latin word "lilium," referring to the flower of the same name, symbolizing purity and iโ€ฆ
21Gianna▲ 1
22Aurora▲ 9
23Penelope▼ 2
24Nora▲ 4
25Aria▼ 2
26Chloe▼ 7
27Ellie▲ 6
28Mila▼ 10
29Avery▼ 3
30Layla▼ 1
31Abigail▼ 7
32Ella▼ 7
33Isla▲ 3
34Eliana▲ 7
35Nova▼ 3
36Zoe▲ 2
37Madison▼ 3
38Ivy▲ 4
39Grace▼ 4
40Lucy▲ 8
41Willow▼ 4
42Emilia▲ 2
43Riley▼ 4
44Naomi▲ 2
45Victoria▼ 2
46Stella▼ 6
47Elena▲ 2
48Hannah▼ 1
49Maya▲ 2
50Valentina▲ 7
51Zoey▼ 6
52Delilah▲ 6
53Leah▼ 1
54LaineyNEW
55Lillian▼ 5
56Paisley▼ 3
57Genesis▲ 8
58Madelyn▲ 2
59Sadie▲ 9
60Sophie▲ 3
61Leilani▼ 2
62Addison▼ 8
63Natalie▼ 8
64Josephine▲ 6
65Ruby▼ 3
66Alice▼ 2
67Kinsley▼ 6
68Claire▼ 2
69Everly▼ 13
70Emery▲ 12
71Adeline▲ 21
72Kennedy▲ 2
73MaeveNEW
74Audrey▼ 7
75Autumn▼ 4
76Athena▲ 2
77EdenNEW
78Iris▲ 6
79Anna▲ 4
80Jade▲ 8
81Eloise▲ 5
82Maria▲ 9
83Caroline▼ 6
84Brooklyn▼ 12
85Aaliyah▼ 16
86Quinn▼ 13
87VivianNEW
88Liliana▲ 9
89Gabriella—
90Hailey▼ 11
91Sarah▲ 4
92Savannah▼ 16
93Cora▼ 18
94Lydia▼ 1
95MadelineNEW
96Natalia▼ 16
97Ariana▼ 7
98ClaraNEW
99LylaNEW
100AllisonNEW
101Aubrey▼ 20
102Serenity▼ 8
103MelodyNEW
104Bella▼ 19
105MillieNEW
106Ayla▼ 8
107Skylar▼ 20
108JosieNEW
109LuciaNEW
110DaisyNEW
111EvaNEW
112Raelynn▼ 13
113JuniperNEW
114SamanthaNEW
115EllianaNEW
116ElizaNEW
117Nevaeh▼ 21
118RyleeNEW
119HadleyNEW
120AlaiaNEW
121JuliaNEW
122ParkerNEW
123AmaraNEW
124RoseNEW
125CharlieNEW
126AshleyNEW
127RemiNEW
128GeorgiaNEW
129AdalynnNEW
130MelanieNEW
131AmiraNEW
132MargaretNEW
133MaryNEW
134BrielleNEW
135PiperNEW
136FreyaNEW
137CeciliaNEW
138EstherNEW
139AryaNEW
140SiennaNEW
141SummerNEW
142SageNEW
143PeytonNEW
144ValerieNEW
145MagnoliaNEW
146CatalinaNEW
147EmersynNEW
148MargotNEW
149Everleigh▼ 49
150AlinaNEW
151SloaneNEW
152BriannaNEW
153OakleyNEW
154ValeriaNEW
155KehlaniNEW
156BlakelyNEW
157OaklynnNEW
158XimenaNEW
159IsabelleNEW
160JulietteNEW
161EmersonNEW
162AmayaNEW
163ElsieNEW
164IsabelNEW
165GenevieveNEW
166AnastasiaNEW
167MackenzieNEW
168ReaganNEW
169EmberNEW
170KatherineNEW
171JuneNEW
172BaileyNEW
173AndreaNEW
174ReeseNEW
175WrenleyNEW
176GemmaNEW
177AlaniNEW
178CallieNEW
179AdaNEW
180OliveNEW
181MylaNEW
182RosalieNEW
183KayleeNEW
184AriellaNEW
185AlanaNEW
186KaiaNEW
187RuthNEW
188SaraNEW
189JasmineNEW
190AriannaNEW
191PhoebeNEW
192AdalineNEW
193RiverNEW
194HallieNEW
195WrenNEW
196AdalynNEW
197PresleyNEW
198LilahNEW
199AmyNEW
200AloraNEW
201NorahNEW
202AnnieNEW
203ZuriNEW
204AlexandraNEW
205SuttonNEW
206NoelleNEW
207KylieNEW
208JourneeNEW
209MollyNEW
210LiaNEW
211LeiaNEW
212EvangelineNEW
213LilaNEW
214SaylorNEW
215AspenNEW
216KhloeNEW
217AitanaNEW
218HavenNEW
219AlainaNEW
220AliyahNEW
221BlakeNEW
222KimberlyNEW
223AnaNEW
224VeraNEW
225ArabellaNEW
226KailaniNEW
227TatumNEW
228DianaNEW
229SelenaNEW
230KiaraNEW
231HarmonyNEW
232LilithNEW
233VivienneNEW
234RowanNEW
235DelaneyNEW
236ZaraNEW
237FaithNEW
238HarlowNEW
239CollinsNEW
240LeilaNEW
241DaphneNEW
242BlairNEW
243LennonNEW
244StevieNEW
245MarianaNEW
246KaylaniNEW
247MorganNEW
248GracieNEW
249MiriamNEW
250NylaNEW
251JulianaNEW
252DanielaNEW
253DahliaNEW
254RachelNEW
255AngelaNEW
256BrynleeNEW
257LillyNEW
258KamilaNEW
259SamaraNEW
260TaylorNEW
261LolaNEW
262DakotaNEW
263RyleighNEW
264TaliaNEW
265OpheliaNEW
266EvieNEW
267JordynNEW
268CamilleNEW
269GiaNEW
270LenaNEW
271MilaniNEW
272ElainaNEW
273EliseNEW
274MaliaNEW
275LondynNEW
276CelesteNEW
277PalmerNEW
278MabelNEW
279OctaviaNEW
280SawyerNEW
281JaneNEW
282FinleyNEW
283ShilohNEW
284MarleyNEW
285LucilleNEW
286AdelaideNEW
287ArielNEW
288AntonellaNEW
289PoppyNEW
290EliannaNEW
291KaliNEW
292CataleyaNEW
293JulietNEW
294MaisieNEW
295DannaNEW
296GabrielaNEW
297AubreeNEW
298NoaNEW
299BrookeNEW
300CelineNEW

Top 300 Boy Names

#NameTrendMeaning
1Liam—Liam means "strong-willed warrior" or "protection" and derives from the Irish name Uilliam, which is the Irisโ€ฆ
2Noah—The name Noah derives from the Hebrew name ื ึนื—ึท (Noach), meaning "rest" or "comfort," from the root ื ื•ื— (nuacโ€ฆ
3Oliver—Oliver derives from the Old French name Olivier, which likely comes from the Latin "oliva" (olive tree), symbโ€ฆ
4James—James derives from the Hebrew name Yaakov (Jacob), meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows," and entered Engโ€ฆ
5Elijah—Elijah derives from the Hebrew name Eliyahu (ืืœื™ื”ื•), combining "eli" (my God) and "yahu" (Yahweh), meaning "Mโ€ฆ
6Mateo▲ 5Mateo means "gift of God" and derives from the Hebrew name Mattityahu (ืžืชืชื™ื”ื•), composed of the elements "matโ€ฆ
7Theodore▲ 3Theodore derives from the Greek elements *theo-* (God) and *-doros* (gift), literally meaning "gift of God." โ€ฆ
8Henry▼ 1Henry derives from the Germanic name Heimirich, composed of "heim" (home) and "ric" (ruler/power), meaning "rโ€ฆ
9Lucas▼ 1Lucas derives from the Latin name Lucanus, which is itself based on the Latin word "lux" meaning "light," thuโ€ฆ
10William▼ 4William derives from the Germanic elements "wil" (desire, will) and "helm" (helmet, protection), literally meโ€ฆ
11Benjamin▼ 2The name 'Benjamin' means "son of the right hand" or "son of the south," derived from the Hebrew elements *beโ€ฆ
12Levi—Levi means "joined" or "attached" and derives from the Hebrew root ืœื•ื™ (Levi), historically signifying attachโ€ฆ
13Sebastian—Sebastian derives from the Latin name Sebastianus, which comes from the Greek word "sebastos" (ฯƒฮตฮฒฮฑฯƒฯ„ฯŒฯ‚), meaโ€ฆ
14Jack▲ 1The name Jack is a diminutive form of John, derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan (ื™ื•ึนื—ึธื ึธืŸ), meaning "God isโ€ฆ
15Ezra▲ 10The given name 'Ezra' means "help" or "assistant" and is derived from the Hebrew word "ezrach," which is alsoโ€ฆ
16Michael—Michael derives from the Hebrew name Mikha'el, composed of the elements "mi" (who), "ka" (like), and "el" (Goโ€ฆ
17Daniel▼ 3Daniel derives from the Hebrew name Daniyyel, composed of "din" (judgment) and "el" (God), meaning "God is myโ€ฆ
18Leo▲ 4Leo derives from the Latin word "leo," meaning "lion," and is rooted in Indo-European languages through Latinโ€ฆ
19Samuel—Samuel derives from the Hebrew name Shemu'el (ืฉึฐืืžื•ึผืึตืœ), meaning "God has heard" or "name of God," combiningโ€ฆ
20Owen▼ 2Owen derives from the Welsh name Owain, which comes from the Proto-Celtic root meaning "young warrior" or "noโ€ฆ
21Hudson▲ 6
22Alexander▼ 5
23Asher▼ 3
24Ethan▼ 3
25Luca▲ 3
26John—
27David▲ 4
28Jackson▼ 5
29Joseph▲ 1
30Mason▼ 6
31Luke▲ 3
32Matthew▲ 7
33Julian▲ 2
34Dylan▲ 8
35Jacob▼ 3
36Elias▲ 7
37Maverick▲ 3
38Gabriel▼ 2
39Logan▼ 6
40Aiden▼ 11
41Thomas▲ 4
42Isaac▼ 1
43Miles▲ 13
44Grayson▼ 7
45Santiago▲ 4
46Anthony▼ 2
47Wyatt▼ 9
48Carter▼ 1
49Jayden▼ 3
50Ezekiel▼ 2
51Caleb▲ 1
52Cooper▲ 1
53Josiah▼ 2
54Charles▼ 4
55Christopher—
56Isaiah▲ 2
57Nolan▲ 8
58Cameron▲ 6
59Nathan▼ 2
60Joshua—
61Kai▼ 2
62Angel—
63Waylon▲ 3
64Lincoln▼ 10
65Andrew▼ 4
66Roman▲ 2
67Adrian▼ 4
68Aaron▲ 3
69Ian▲ 3
70Wesley—
71Axel▲ 5
72ThiagoNEW
73Brooks▲ 4
74Bennett▲ 9
75Weston▲ 7
76Rowan▲ 20
77Christian▼ 4
78Theo▲ 20
79Eli▼ 10
80Silas▲ 7
81Beau▲ 9
82Jonathan▼ 3
83Ryan▼ 9
84Leonardo▼ 9
85Walker▼ 7
86Jaxon▼ 19
87Micah▲ 2
88Robert▼ 4
89Everett▼ 8
90EnzoNEW
91Parker▲ 3
92Jeremiah▲ 1
93Jose▼ 5
94Colton▼ 3
95LukaNEW
96Jordan▼ 4
97Landon▼ 11
98Easton▼ 18
99AmirNEW
100GaelNEW
101AustinNEW
102Jameson▼ 17
103Adam▼ 4
104AugustNEW
105Xavier▼ 5
106DominicNEW
107MylesNEW
108DamianNEW
109Nicholas▼ 12
110JaceNEW
111AtlasNEW
112CarsonNEW
113AdrielNEW
114KaydenNEW
115HunterNEW
116RiverNEW
117EmmettNEW
118Greyson▼ 23
119HarrisonNEW
120VincentNEW
121MiloNEW
122JasperNEW
123GiovanniNEW
124JonahNEW
125ZionNEW
126ConnorNEW
127SawyerNEW
128RyderNEW
129ArcherNEW
130ArthurNEW
131LorenzoNEW
132DeclanNEW
133EmilianoNEW
134LuisNEW
135DiegoNEW
136GeorgeNEW
137EvanNEW
138JaxsonNEW
139CarlosNEW
140JuanNEW
141GrahamNEW
142KingstonNEW
143NathanielNEW
144MatteoNEW
145LegendNEW
146MalachiNEW
147JasonNEW
148LeonNEW
149DawsonNEW
150BrysonNEW
151AmariNEW
152CalvinNEW
153IvanNEW
154ChaseNEW
155ColeNEW
156AshtonNEW
157AceNEW
158ArloNEW
159DeanNEW
160BraydenNEW
161JudeNEW
162HaydenNEW
163MaxNEW
164MatiasNEW
165RhettNEW
166JayceNEW
167AlanNEW
168ElliottNEW
169BraxtonNEW
170KaidenNEW
171ZacharyNEW
172JesusNEW
173EmmanuelNEW
174CharlieNEW
175AdonisNEW
176JudahNEW
177TylerNEW
178ElliotNEW
179AntonioNEW
180CamdenNEW
181EmilioNEW
182MaxwellNEW
183StetsonNEW
184RykerNEW
185JustinNEW
186BentleyNEW
187FinnNEW
188KevinNEW
189MessiahNEW
190AydenNEW
191ZaydenNEW
192NicolasNEW
193FelixNEW
194MiguelNEW
195MaddoxNEW
196BeckettNEW
197TateNEW
198CadenNEW
199BeckhamNEW
200AlejandroNEW
201AndresNEW
202JesseNEW
203AlexNEW
204BrodyNEW
205TuckerNEW
206BarrettNEW
207JettNEW
208KnoxNEW
209HayesNEW
210PeterNEW
211TimothyNEW
212JoelNEW
213EdwardNEW
214GriffinNEW
215XanderNEW
216OscarNEW
217VictorNEW
218AbrahamNEW
219BrandonNEW
220AbelNEW
221CallumNEW
222RichardNEW
223RileyNEW
224PatrickNEW
225KarterNEW
226MalakaiNEW
227EricNEW
228GrantNEW
229IsraelNEW
230MilanNEW
231RafaelNEW
232GavinNEW
233TatumNEW
234KairoNEW
235ElianNEW
236LukasNEW
237KyrieNEW
238LouisNEW
239JavierNEW
240NicoNEW
241AveryNEW
242RoryNEW
243AzielNEW
244IsmaelNEW
245JeremyNEW
246ZaynNEW
247CohenNEW
248SimonNEW
249MarkNEW
250MarcusNEW
251StevenNEW
252DallasNEW
253TristanNEW
254BlakeNEW
255LaneNEW
256PaulNEW
257PaxtonNEW
258BryceNEW
259NashNEW
260KashNEW
261CrewNEW
262KennethNEW
263OmarNEW
264ColtNEW
265KingNEW
266LennoxNEW
267WalterNEW
268EmersonNEW
269PhoenixNEW
270JaylenNEW
271KalebNEW
272MuhammadNEW
273DerekNEW
274PrestonNEW
275EllisNEW
276ZaneNEW
277JorgeNEW
278KaysonNEW
279TobiasNEW
280CadeNEW
281KadenNEW
282OttoNEW
283RemingtonNEW
284AtticusNEW
285FinleyNEW
286HoldenNEW
287JaxNEW
288CashNEW
289MartinNEW
290RonanNEW
291MaximilianoNEW
292RomeoNEW
293MalcolmNEW
294BodhiNEW
295JosueNEW
296CyrusNEW
297FranciscoNEW
298KoaNEW
299AngeloNEW
300AidanNEW

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), 2023. Trend arrows compare each name’s rank with the previous available year.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the most popular girl name in the United States in 2023?

The most popular girl name in the United States in 2023 was Olivia, given to 15,329 newborn girls.

What was the most popular boy name in the United States in 2023?

The most popular boy name in the United States in 2023 was Liam, given to 20,904 newborn boys.

Which baby names are rising fastest in the United States?

Compared with the previous rankings, the fastest-rising names in the 2023 top 100 were Adeline (+21), Emery (+12), Lily (+10), Rowan (+20), Theo (+20), Miles (+13).

Where does this data come from?

Rankings are from the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

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