Popular baby names in the United States, 2024

Earlier today, the SSA released the 2024 U.S. baby name data. The top two names in the nation are Olivia and Liam, yet again.

Here are the new top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names:

Girl names

1. Olivia, 14,718 baby girls
2. Emma, 13,485
3. Amelia, 12,740
4. Charlotte, 12,552
5. Mia, 12,113
6. Sophia, 12,088
7. Isabella, 10,770
8. Evelyn, 9,116
9. Ava, 8,662
10. Sofia, 8,094

Boy names

1. Liam, 22,164 baby boys
2. Noah, 20,337
3. Oliver, 15,343
4. Theodore, 12,011
5. James, 11,793
6. Henry, 11,547
7. Mateo, 11,302
8. Elijah, 11,171
9. Lucas, 10,703
10. William, 10,596

In the girls’ top 10, Sofia replaced Luna.

The boys’ top 10 consists of the same ten names.

Here are the rest of the names in the top 50 (for both genders):

Rank	Girl names	Boy names
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50	Camila, 7,608 Harper, 7,370 Luna, 7,135 Eleanor, 7,127 Violet, 6,972 Aurora, 6,917 Elizabeth, 6,878 Eliana, 6,423 Hazel, 6,401 Chloe, 6,385 Ellie, 6,306 Nora, 6,128 Gianna, 6,097 Lily, 6,093 Emily, 5,955 Aria, 5,935 Scarlett, 5,894 Penelope, 5,741 Zoe, 5,719 Ella, 5,685 Avery, 5,632 Abigail, 5,499 Mila, 5,472 Lucy, 5,396 Isla, 5,367 Ivy, 5,323 Layla, 5,305 Lainey, 5,147 Nova, 5,044 Grace, 5,002 Willow, 4,653 Riley, 4,644 Emilia, 4,634 Naomi, 4,605 Elena, 4,567 Madison, 4,563 Valentina, 4,438 Victoria, 4,267 Stella, 4,264 Delilah, 4,240	Benjamin, 9,814 Levi, 9,513 Ezra, 8,774 Sebastian, 8,562 Jack, 8,434 Daniel, 8,391 Samuel, 8,310 Michael, 8,189 Ethan, 8,170 Asher, 8,123 John, 8,047 Hudson, 7,990 Luca, 7,959 Leo, 7,793 Elias, 7,653 Owen, 7,574 Alexander, 7,517 Dylan, 7,464 Santiago, 7,407 Julian, 7,368 David, 7,317 Joseph, 7,223 Matthew, 7,078 Luke, 7,039 Jackson, 6,876 Maverick, 6,615 Miles, 6,611 Wyatt, 6,581 Thomas, 6,576 Isaac, 6,498 Jacob, 6,496 Mason, 6,471 Gabriel, 6,379 Anthony, 6,326 Carter, 6,267 Logan, 6,267 Aiden, 6,243 Grayson, 6,211 Caleb, 5,766 Cooper, 5,699

Here’s more from the SSA’s news release:

Each year, the list also reveals the names that increased the most in popularity. Among those rising in popularity for girls, Ailany, which means ‘chief’, topped the list. The boys’ name Truce, which means ‘peace’, rose an incredible 11,118 spots from last year’s position, cracking the top 1,000 at number 991 overall.

Interestingly — and, as this quote kind of implies — the SSA’s Change in Popularity page now covers ranking differences across all the data (not just differences within the top 1,000).

I’ll write more posts about the new names over the next few days…

Sources: Popular Baby Names – SSA, Olivia and Liam Remain Most Popular Baby Names for 2024

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