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Top 100 Baby Names 2024

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
3Amelia▲ 1Amelia derives from the Germanic name Amalia, which comes from the root "amal" meaning "work" or "industriousโ€ฆ
4Charlotte▼ 1Charlotte is the feminine form of Charles, derived from the Old Germanic name Karl, which means "free man" orโ€ฆ
5Mia▲ 1Mia is a Scandinavian diminutive of Maria, derived from the Latin name Maria, which means "of the sea" or "beโ€ฆ
6Sophia▼ 1Sophia derives from the Greek word "sophia" (ฯƒฮฟฯ†ฮฏฮฑ), meaning "wisdom." The name has its linguistic root in anโ€ฆ
7Isabella—Isabella derives from the Hebrew name Elisheba (ืืœื™ืฉื‘ืข), meaning "God is my oath" or "devoted to God," and paโ€ฆ
8Evelyn▲ 1Evelyn derives from the Norman French name Aveline, which likely stems from the Germanic element "avi" meaninโ€ฆ
9Ava▼ 1The name Ava derives from the Latin "avis," meaning "bird," though some sources link it to the Germanic "avi"โ€ฆ
10Sofia▲ 2The given name 'Sofia' means 'wisdom' and its linguistic root is Greek, derived from the word 'ฯƒฮฟฯ†ฮฏฮฑ' (sophiaโ€ฆ
11Camila▲ 2The given name 'Camila' is derived from the Latin name Camilla, meaning 'young ceremonial attendant' or 'younโ€ฆ
12Harper▼ 1Harper derives from the Old English occupational surname for someone who played the harp, from the word "hearโ€ฆ
13Luna▼ 3Luna derives from the Latin word "luna," meaning "moon," and is rooted in Indo-European linguistic origins shโ€ฆ
14Eleanor—Eleanor derives from the Old Provenรงal name Aliรฉnor, likely from a Germanic root meaning "other" or "foreign,โ€ฆ
15Violet▲ 1Violet derives from the Latin word "viola," referring to the violet flower, and means "purple" or "modest" inโ€ฆ
16Aurora▲ 6Aurora derives from Latin and means "dawn," stemming from the root word for the first light of day; in Roman โ€ฆ
17Elizabeth▼ 2Elizabeth derives from the Hebrew name Elisheva (ืืœื™ืฉื‘ืข), meaning "God is my oath" or "God is abundance," comโ€ฆ
18Eliana▲ 16Eliana means "God has answered" and derives from the Hebrew name Eliyahu (Elijah), combining the elements "Elโ€ฆ
19Hazel▼ 1Hazel derives from the Old English word "hรฆsel," referring to the hazel tree, and means "the hazel tree" or "โ€ฆ
20Chloe▲ 6# Chloe The name Chloe comes from the Greek word "chloฤ“" (ฯ‡ฮปฯŒฮท), meaning "green shoot" or "young green plantโ€ฆ
21Ellie▲ 6
22Nora▲ 2
23Gianna▼ 2
24Lily▼ 4
25Emily▼ 6
26Aria▼ 1
27Scarlett▼ 10
28Penelope▼ 5
29Zoe▲ 7
30Ella▲ 2
31Avery▼ 2
32Abigail▼ 1
33Mila▼ 5
34Lucy▲ 6
35Isla▼ 2
36Ivy▲ 2
37Layla▼ 7
38Lainey▲ 16
39Nova▼ 4
40Grace▼ 1
41Willow—
42Riley▲ 1
43Emilia▼ 1
44Naomi—
45Madison▼ 8
46Elena▲ 1
47Valentina▲ 3
48Victoria▼ 3
49Stella▼ 3
50Delilah▲ 2
51Maya▼ 2
52Hannah▼ 4
53Leah—
54Lillian▲ 1
55Genesis▲ 2
56Josephine▲ 8
57Sadie▲ 2
58Adeline▲ 13
59Zoey▼ 8
60Sophie—
61Paisley▼ 5
62Ruby▲ 3
63Alice▲ 3
64Eloise▲ 17
65Madelyn▼ 7
66Leilani▼ 5
67Claire▲ 1
68Addison▼ 6
69Ayla▲ 37
70Emery—
71Eden▲ 6
72Iris▲ 6
73Natalie▼ 10
74Maria▲ 8
75Maeve▼ 2
76Daisy▲ 34
77Vivian▲ 10
78Clara▲ 20
79Autumn▼ 4
80Liliana▲ 8
81Everly▼ 12
82Audrey▼ 8
83Lyla▲ 16
84Jade▼ 4
85Kinsley▼ 18
86Madeline▲ 9
87Millie▲ 18
88Josie▲ 20
89Kennedy▼ 17
90Athena▼ 14
91Melody▲ 12
92Caroline▼ 9
93Sarah▼ 2
94Anna▼ 15
95Aaliyah▼ 10
96Quinn▼ 10
97Lydia▼ 3
98Lucia▲ 11
99Allison▲ 1
100Hailey▼ 10
101AilanyNEW
102Ariana▼ 5
103Cora▼ 10
104Parker▲ 18
105Natalia▼ 9
106Gabriella▼ 17
107Brooklyn▼ 23
108Savannah▼ 16
109Bella▼ 5
110Georgia▲ 18
111Juniper▲ 2
112Alaia▲ 8
113Raelynn▼ 1
114Rose▲ 10
115Hadley▲ 4
116Julia▲ 5
117Serenity▼ 15
118Eliza▼ 2
119Margaret▲ 13
120Eva▼ 9
121Amara▲ 2
122Melanie▲ 8
123Cecilia▲ 14
124Ashley▲ 2
125Rylee▼ 7
126Samantha▼ 12
127Margot▲ 21
128Catalina▲ 18
129Juliette▲ 31
130Esther▲ 8
131Mary▲ 2
132Aubrey▼ 31
133Nevaeh▼ 16
134Skylar▼ 27
135Ember▲ 34
136Alina▲ 14
137Amira▼ 6
138Magnolia▲ 7
139Sienna▲ 1
140Charlie▼ 15
141Elliana▼ 26
142Summer▼ 1
143Alana▲ 42
144Brielle▼ 10
145Remi▼ 18
146Sage▼ 4
147Valerie▼ 3
148Wrenley▲ 27
149Hallie▲ 45
150Kehlani▲ 5
151Emerson▲ 10
152June▲ 19
153Sloane▼ 2
154Emersyn▼ 7
155Elsie▲ 8
156Oaklynn▲ 1
157Oakley▼ 4
158Blakely▼ 2
159Piper▼ 24
160Freya▼ 24
161Arya▼ 22
162Valeria▼ 8
163Adalynn▼ 34
164Everleigh▼ 15
165Genevieve—
166Anastasia—
167Isabel▼ 3
168Amaya▼ 6
169Peyton▼ 26
170Olive▲ 10
171Isabelle▼ 12
172Ruth▲ 15
173Evangeline▲ 39
174Ximena▼ 16
175Katherine▼ 5
176Callie▲ 2
177Rosalie▲ 5
178Alani▼ 1
179Lilah▲ 19
180Kaia▲ 6
181Brianna▼ 29
182Bailey▼ 10
183Phoebe▲ 8
184Vivienne▲ 49
185Andrea▼ 12
186Myla▼ 5
187Sara▲ 1
188Lia▲ 22
189Kylie▲ 18
190Reese▼ 16
191Ada▼ 12
192Annie▲ 10
193Daphne▲ 48
194Adaline▼ 2
195Ariella▼ 11
196Arianna▼ 6
197Celeste▲ 79
198Sutton▲ 7
199Jasmine▼ 10
200Mackenzie▼ 33
201Haven▲ 17
202ScottieNEW
203Gemma▼ 27
204Ana▲ 19
205Tatum▲ 22
206Arabella▲ 19
207Lila▲ 6
208Molly▲ 1
209Stevie▲ 35
210Blake▲ 11
211Aitana▲ 6
212Alaina▲ 7
213Noelle▼ 7
214Wren▼ 19
215River▼ 22
216Delaney▲ 19
217Journee▼ 9
218Blair▲ 24
219Adalyn▼ 23
220Kaylee▼ 37
221Alexandra▼ 17
222Mabel▲ 56
223Norah▼ 22
224Alora▼ 24
225Presley▼ 28
226Vera▼ 2
227Amy▼ 28
228Celine▲ 72
229Nyla▲ 21
230Brynlee▲ 26
231Saylor▼ 17
232Khloe▼ 16
233Antonella▲ 55
234Zara▲ 2
235Lennon▲ 8
236Cataleya▲ 56
237Aliyah▼ 17
238Kiara▼ 8
239Camille▲ 29
240Kaylani▲ 6
241Dahlia▲ 12
242Diana▼ 14
243Mariana▲ 2
244Reagan▼ 76
245Selena▼ 16
246Rachel▲ 8
247Kimberly▼ 25
248Faith▼ 11
249Miriam—
250Gracie▼ 2
251Elise▲ 22
252Juliana▼ 1
253Noa▲ 45
254Elaina▲ 18
255Lilith▼ 23
256Maisie▲ 38
257Collins▼ 18
258Palmer▲ 19
259Ophelia▲ 6
260Shiloh▲ 23
261Lilly▼ 4
262Lena▲ 8
263Elianna▲ 27
264Harmony▼ 33
265Aspen▼ 50
266Rowan▼ 32
267Leila▼ 27
268Gia▲ 1
269Jane▲ 12
270Talia▼ 6
271Adelaide▲ 15
272Lola▼ 11
273Dakota▼ 11
274Lucille▲ 11
275Zuri▼ 72
276Kailani▼ 50
277Morgan▼ 30
278Milani▼ 7
279SelahNEW
280Daniela▼ 28
281Angela▼ 26
282AlessiaNEW
283Juliet▲ 10
284Evie▼ 18
285AmoraNEW
286Marley▼ 2
287RoryNEW
288SydneyNEW
289Leia▼ 78
290AlannaNEW
291LucianaNEW
292Kamila▼ 34
293Harlow▼ 55
294Octavia▼ 15
295Kali▼ 4
296AmariNEW
297Sawyer▼ 17
298Gabriela▼ 2
299MaggieNEW
300Ariel▼ 13

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
4Theodore▲ 3Theodore derives from the Greek elements *theo-* (God) and *-doros* (gift), literally meaning "gift of God." โ€ฆ
5James▼ 1James derives from the Hebrew name Yaakov (Jacob), meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows," and entered Engโ€ฆ
6Henry▲ 2Henry derives from the Germanic name Heimirich, composed of "heim" (home) and "ric" (ruler/power), meaning "rโ€ฆ
7Mateo▼ 1Mateo means "gift of God" and derives from the Hebrew name Mattityahu (ืžืชืชื™ื”ื•), composed of the elements "matโ€ฆ
8Elijah▼ 3Elijah derives from the Hebrew name Eliyahu (ืืœื™ื”ื•), combining "eli" (my God) and "yahu" (Yahweh), meaning "Mโ€ฆ
9Lucas—Lucas derives from the Latin name Lucanus, which is itself based on the Latin word "lux" meaning "light," thuโ€ฆ
10William—William derives from the Germanic elements "wil" (desire, will) and "helm" (helmet, protection), literally meโ€ฆ
11Benjamin—The 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
13Ezra▲ 2The given name 'Ezra' means "help" or "assistant" and is derived from the Hebrew word "ezrach," which is alsoโ€ฆ
14Sebastian▼ 1Sebastian derives from the Latin name Sebastianus, which comes from the Greek word "sebastos" (ฯƒฮตฮฒฮฑฯƒฯ„ฯŒฯ‚), meaโ€ฆ
15Jack▼ 1The name Jack is a diminutive form of John, derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan (ื™ื•ึนื—ึธื ึธืŸ), meaning "God isโ€ฆ
16Daniel▲ 1Daniel derives from the Hebrew name Daniyyel, composed of "din" (judgment) and "el" (God), meaning "God is myโ€ฆ
17Samuel▲ 2Samuel derives from the Hebrew name Shemu'el (ืฉึฐืืžื•ึผืึตืœ), meaning "God has heard" or "name of God," combiningโ€ฆ
18Michael▼ 2Michael derives from the Hebrew name Mikha'el, composed of the elements "mi" (who), "ka" (like), and "el" (Goโ€ฆ
19Ethan▲ 5The given name 'Ethan' is derived from the Hebrew word 'Eitan', meaning 'strong' or 'firm', and is linguisticโ€ฆ
20Asher▲ 3Asher means "fortunate" or "blessed" and derives from the Hebrew root ืืฉืจ (asher), which also means "happy" oโ€ฆ
21John▲ 5
22Hudson▼ 1
23Luca▲ 2
24Leo▼ 6
25Elias▲ 11
26Owen▼ 6
27Alexander▼ 5
28Dylan▲ 6
29Santiago▲ 16
30Julian▲ 3
31David▼ 4
32Joseph▼ 3
33Matthew▼ 1
34Luke▼ 3
35Jackson▼ 7
36Maverick▲ 1
37Miles▲ 6
38Wyatt▲ 9
39Thomas▲ 2
40Jacob▼ 5
41Isaac▲ 1
42Mason▼ 12
43Gabriel▼ 5
44Anthony▲ 2
45Logan▼ 6
46Carter▲ 2
47Aiden▼ 7
48Grayson▼ 4
49Caleb▲ 2
50Cooper▲ 2
51Charles▲ 3
52Roman▲ 14
53Josiah—
54Ezekiel▼ 4
55Thiago▲ 17
56Isaiah—
57Joshua▲ 3
58Wesley▲ 12
59Jayden▼ 10
60Bennett▲ 14
61Christopher▼ 6
62Nathan▼ 3
63Angel▼ 1
64Nolan▼ 7
65Waylon▼ 2
66Cameron▼ 8
67Brooks▲ 6
68Andrew▼ 3
69Beau▲ 12
70Weston▲ 5
71Rowan▲ 5
72Adrian▼ 5
73Lincoln▼ 9
74Enzo▲ 16
75Ian▼ 6
76Kai▼ 15
77Christian—
78Axel▼ 7
79Aaron▼ 11
80Theo▼ 2
81Silas▼ 1
82Walker▲ 3
83Jonathan▼ 1
84Leonardo—
85Everett▲ 4
86Micah▲ 1
87Ryan▼ 4
88August▲ 16
89Gael▲ 11
90Robert▼ 2
91Jose▲ 2
92Eli▼ 13
93Jeremiah▼ 1
94Luka▲ 1
95Amir▲ 4
96Jaxon▼ 10
97Parker▼ 6
98Colton▼ 4
99Myles▲ 8
100Adam▲ 3
101Atlas▲ 10
102Xavier▲ 3
103Easton▼ 5
104Jordan▼ 8
105Arthur▲ 25
106Landon▼ 9
107Dominic▼ 1
108Austin▼ 7
109Adriel▲ 4
110Damian▼ 2
111Vincent▲ 9
112River▲ 4
113Emiliano▲ 20
114Jace▼ 4
115Archer▲ 14
116Lorenzo▲ 15
117Nicholas▼ 8
118Jameson▼ 16
119Emmett▼ 2
120Milo▲ 1
121Harrison▼ 2
122Giovanni▲ 1
123George▲ 13
124Carson▼ 12
125Kayden▼ 11
126Jonah▼ 2
127Greyson▼ 9
128Hunter▼ 13
129Graham▲ 12
130Luis▲ 4
131Sawyer▼ 4
132Declan—
133Jasper▼ 11
134Ryder▼ 6
135Carlos▲ 4
136Connor▼ 10
137Juan▲ 3
138Matteo▲ 6
139Dawson▲ 10
140Calvin▲ 12
141Leon▲ 7
142Dean▲ 17
143Evan▼ 6
144Nathaniel▼ 1
145Diego▼ 10
146Arlo▲ 12
147Bryson▲ 3
148Jason▼ 1
149Malachi▼ 3
150Elliot▲ 28
151Emilio▲ 30
152Zion▼ 27
153Ivan—
154Hayden▲ 8
155Stetson▲ 28
156Jude▲ 5
157Legend▼ 12
158Callum▲ 63
159Matias▲ 5
160Hayes▲ 49
161Jett▲ 46
162Cole▼ 7
163Elliott▲ 5
164Jesus▲ 8
165Ace▼ 8
166Beckett▲ 30
167Alan—
168Beckham▲ 31
169Jayce▼ 3
170Braxton▼ 1
171Jaxson▼ 33
172Amari▼ 21
173Chase▼ 19
174Rhett▼ 9
175Max▼ 12
176Charlie▼ 2
177Kingston▼ 35
178Judah▼ 2
179Felix▲ 14
180Antonio▼ 1
181Emmanuel▼ 8
182Maxwell—
183Ryker▲ 1
184Nicolas▲ 8
185Jesse▲ 17
186Alejandro▲ 14
187Barrett▲ 19
188Ashton▼ 32
189Miguel▲ 5
190Brayden▼ 30
191Tyler▼ 14
192Peter▲ 18
193Camden▼ 13
194Zachary▼ 23
195Tatum▲ 38
196Kevin▼ 8
197Andres▲ 4
198Finn▼ 11
199Justin▼ 14
200Tucker▲ 5
201Bentley▼ 15
202Zayden▼ 11
203Messiah▼ 14
204Abraham▲ 14
205Alex▼ 2
206Adonis▼ 31
207Timothy▲ 4
208Kaiden▼ 38
209Knox▼ 1
210Tate▼ 13
211Caden▼ 13
212Nico▲ 28
213Ayden▼ 23
214Victor▲ 3
215Xander—
216Oscar—
217Maddox▼ 22
218ColterNEW
219Joel▼ 7
220Abel—
221Patrick▲ 3
222Rafael▲ 9
223Griffin▼ 9
224Brody▼ 20
225JazielNEW
226EithanNEW
227Rory▲ 15
228Edward▼ 15
229Riley▼ 6
230Brandon▼ 11
231Milan▼ 1
232Malakai▼ 6
233Richard▼ 11
234Ismael▲ 10
235Kyrie▲ 2
236Louis▲ 2
237Elian▼ 2
238Kairo▼ 4
239Cohen▲ 8
240Nash▲ 19
241Grant▼ 13
242CallanNEW
243Dallas▲ 9
244Mark▲ 5
245HarveyNEW
246Muhammad▲ 26
247Javier▼ 8
248Karter▼ 23
249Zayn▼ 3
250Crew▲ 11
251Simon▼ 3
252Eric▼ 25
253Cyrus▲ 43
254Aziel▼ 11
255Gavin▼ 23
256Marcus▼ 6
257Ronan▲ 33
258Derek▲ 15
259Avery▼ 18
260Omar▲ 3
261Lane▼ 6
262Paul▼ 6
263WarrenNEW
264Lennox▲ 2
265Blake▼ 11
266Jeremy▼ 21
267Tristan▼ 14
268Steven▼ 17
269Lukas▼ 33
270Emerson▼ 2
271Walter▼ 4
272Cade▲ 8
273Ellis▲ 2
274Otto▲ 8
275Phoenix▼ 6
276Atticus▲ 8
277Colt▼ 13
278Israel▼ 49
279Kaleb▼ 8
280Tobias▼ 1
281Holden▲ 5
282SaintNEW
283Romeo▲ 9
284Kenneth▼ 22
285Jorge▼ 8
286Angelo▲ 13
287Remington▼ 4
288Paxton▼ 31
289CodyNEW
290Finley▼ 5
291Kayson▼ 13
292Koa▲ 6
293Kash▼ 33
294Josue▲ 1
295AresNEW
296Bryce▼ 38
297HendrixNEW
298ZyaireNEW
299Maximiliano▼ 8
300ReidNEW

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), 2024. 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 2024?

The most popular girl name in the United States in 2024 was Olivia, given to 14,772 newborn girls.

What was the most popular boy name in the United States in 2024?

The most popular boy name in the United States in 2024 was Liam, given to 22,252 newborn boys.

Which baby names are rising fastest in the United States?

Compared with the previous rankings, the fastest-rising names in the 2024 top 100 were Celeste (+79), Celine (+72), Mabel (+56), Callum (+63), Hayes (+49), Jett (+46).

Where does this data come from?

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

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