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May 6, 2022January 18, 2024

Popular baby names in the United States, 2021

The new names are here! :)

Earlier today, the SSA released the 2021 U.S. baby name data, revealing that the top names in the nation are again Olivia and Liam.

I have a slew of analysis posts coming up, but let’s just start with the rankings — first the top 10, then the top 500.

Girl Names

Olivia, 17,728 baby girls
Emma, 15,433
Charlotte, 13,285
Amelia, 12,952
Ava, 12,759
Sophia, 12,496
Isabella, 11,201
Mia, 11,096
Evelyn, 9,434
Harper, 8,388

Boy Names

Liam, 20,272 baby boys
Noah, 18,739
Oliver, 14,616
Elijah, 12,708
James, 12,367
William, 12,088
Benjamin, 11,791
Lucas, 11,501
Henry, 11,307
Theodore, 9,535

The girls’ top 10 includes the same 10 names.

In the boys’ top 10, Theodore replaced Alexander (one of last year’s fastest-falling boy names).

And here are the top 500 baby names in the U.S., per gender, for 2021…

Rank	Girl Names	Boy Names
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 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Abigail Sofia Avery Scarlett Emily Aria Penelope Chloe Layla Mila Nora Hazel Madison Ellie Lily Nova Isla Grace Violet Aurora Riley Zoey Willow Emilia Stella Zoe Victoria Hannah Addison Leah Lucy Eliana Ivy Everly Lillian Paisley Elena Naomi Maya Natalie Kinsley Delilah Claire Audrey Aaliyah Ruby Brooklyn Alice Aubrey Autumn Leilani Savannah Valentina Kennedy Madelyn Josephine Bella Skylar Genesis Sophie Hailey Sadie Natalia Quinn Caroline Allison Gabriella Anna Serenity Nevaeh Cora Ariana Emery Lydia Jade Sarah Eva Adeline Madeline Piper Rylee Athena Peyton Everleigh Vivian Clara Raelynn Liliana Samantha Maria Iris Ayla Eloise Lyla Eliza Hadley Melody Julia Parker Rose Isabelle Brielle Adalynn Arya Eden Remi Mackenzie Maeve Margaret Reagan Charlie Alaia Melanie Josie Elliana Cecilia Mary Daisy Alina Lucia Ximena Juniper Kaylee Magnolia Summer Adalyn Sloane Amara Arianna Isabel Reese Emersyn Sienna Kehlani River Freya Valerie Blakely Genevieve Esther Valeria Katherine Kylie Norah Amaya Bailey Ember Ryleigh Georgia Catalina Emerson Alexandra Faith Jasmine Ariella Ashley Andrea Millie June Khloe Callie Juliette Sage Ada Anastasia Olive Alani Brianna Rosalie Molly Brynlee Amy Ruth Aubree Gemma Taylor Oakley Margot Arabella Sara Journee Harmony Blake Alaina Aspen Noelle Selena Oaklynn Morgan Londyn Zuri Aliyah Jordyn Juliana Finley Presley Zara Leila Marley Sawyer Amira Lilly London Kimberly Elsie Ariel Lila Alana Diana Kamila Nyla Vera Hope Annie Kaia Myla Alyssa Angela Ana Lennon Evangeline Harlow Rachel Gracie Rowan Laila Elise Sutton Lilah Adelyn Phoebe Octavia Sydney Mariana Wren Lainey Vanessa Teagan Kayla Malia Elaina Saylor Brooke Lola Miriam Alayna Adelaide Daniela Jane Payton Journey Lilith Delaney Dakota Mya Charlee Alivia Annabelle Kailani Lucille Trinity Gia Tatum Raegan Camille Kaylani Kali Stevie Maggie Haven Tessa Daphne Adaline Hayden Joanna Jocelyn Lena Evie Juliet Fiona Cataleya Angelina Leia Paige Julianna Milani Talia Rebecca Kendall Harley Lia Phoenix Dahlia Logan Camilla Thea Jayla Brooklynn Blair Vivienne Hallie Madilyn Mckenna Evelynn Ophelia Celeste Alayah Winter Catherine Collins Nina Briella Palmer Noa Mckenzie Kiara Amari Adriana Gracelynn Lauren Cali Kalani Aniyah Nicole Alexis Mariah Gabriela Wynter Amina Ariyah Adelynn Remington Reign Alaya Dream Alexandria Willa Avianna Makayla Gracelyn Elle Amiyah Arielle Elianna Giselle Brynn Ainsley Aitana Charli Demi Makenna Rosemary Danna Izabella Lilliana Melissa Samara Lana Mabel Everlee Fatima Leighton Esme Raelyn Madeleine Nayeli Camryn Kira Annalise Selah Serena Royalty Rylie Celine Laura Brinley Frances Michelle Heidi Rory Sabrina Destiny Gwendolyn Alessandra Poppy Amora Nylah Luciana Maisie Miracle Joy Liana Raven Shiloh Allie Daleyza Kate Lyric Alicia Lexi Addilyn Anaya Malani Paislee Elisa Kayleigh Azalea Francesca Jordan Regina Viviana Aylin Skye Daniella Makenzie Veronica Legacy Maia Ariah Alessia Carmen Astrid Maren Helen Felicity Alexa Danielle Lorelei Paris Adelina Bianca Gabrielle Jazlyn Scarlet Bristol Navy Esmeralda Colette Stephanie Jolene Marlee Sarai Hattie Nadia Rosie Kamryn Kenzie Alora Holly Matilda Sylvia Cameron Armani Emelia Keira Braelynn Jacqueline Alison Amanda Cassidy Emory Ari Haisley Jimena Jessica Elaine Dorothy Mira Eve Oaklee Averie Charleigh Lyra Madelynn Angel Edith Jennifer Raya Ryan Heaven Kyla Wrenley Meadow Carter	Liam Noah Oliver Elijah James William Benjamin Lucas Henry Theodore Jack Levi Alexander Jackson Mateo Daniel Michael Mason Sebastian Ethan Logan Owen Samuel Jacob Asher Aiden John Joseph Wyatt David Leo Luke Julian Hudson Grayson Matthew Ezra Gabriel Carter Isaac Jayden Luca Anthony Dylan Lincoln Thomas Maverick Elias Josiah Charles Caleb Christopher Ezekiel Miles Jaxon Isaiah Andrew Joshua Nathan Nolan Adrian Cameron Santiago Eli Aaron Ryan Angel Cooper Waylon Easton Kai Christian Landon Colton Roman Axel Brooks Jonathan Robert Jameson Ian Everett Greyson Wesley Jeremiah Hunter Leonardo Jordan Jose Bennett Silas Nicholas Parker Beau Weston Austin Connor Carson Dominic Xavier Jaxson Jace Emmett Adam Declan Rowan Micah Kayden Gael River Ryder Kingston Damian Sawyer Luka Evan Vincent Legend Myles Harrison August Bryson Amir Giovanni Chase Diego Milo Jasper Walker Jason Brayden Cole Nathaniel George Lorenzo Zion Luis Archer Enzo Jonah Thiago Theo Ayden Zachary Calvin Braxton Ashton Rhett Atlas Jude Bentley Carlos Ryker Adriel Arthur Ace Tyler Jayce Max Elliot Graham Kaiden Maxwell Juan Dean Matteo Malachi Ivan Elliott Jesus Emiliano Messiah Gavin Maddox Camden Hayden Leon Antonio Justin Tucker Brandon Kevin Judah Finn King Brody Xander Nicolas Charlie Arlo Emmanuel Barrett Felix Alex Miguel Abel Alan Beckett Amari Karter Timothy Abraham Jesse Zayden Blake Alejandro Dawson Tristan Victor Avery Joel Grant Eric Patrick Peter Richard Edward Andres Emilio Colt Knox Beckham Adonis Kyrie Matias Oscar Lukas Marcus Hayes Caden Remington Griffin Nash Israel Steven Holden Rafael Zane Jeremy Kash Preston Kyler Jax Jett Kaleb Riley Simon Phoenix Javier Bryce Louis Mark Cash Lennox Paxton Malakai Paul Kenneth Nico Kaden Lane Kairo Maximus Omar Finley Atticus Crew Brantley Colin Dallas Walter Brady Callum Ronan Hendrix Jorge Tobias Clayton Emerson Damien Zayn Malcolm Kayson Bodhi Bryan Aidan Cohen Brian Cayden Andre Niko Maximiliano Zander Khalil Rory Francisco Cruz Kobe Reid Daxton Derek Martin Jensen Karson Tate Muhammad Jaden Joaquin Josue Gideon Dante Cody Bradley Orion Spencer Angelo Erick Jaylen Julius Manuel Ellis Colson Cairo Gunner Wade Chance Odin Anderson Kane Raymond Cristian Aziel Prince Ezequiel Jake Otto Eduardo Rylan Ali Cade Stephen Ari Kameron Dakota Warren Ricardo Killian Mario Romeo Cyrus Ismael Russell Tyson Edwin Desmond Nasir Remy Tanner Fernando Hector Titus Lawson Sean Kyle Elian Corbin Bowen Wilder Armani Royal Stetson Briggs Sullivan Leonel Callan Finnegan Jay Zayne Marshall Kade Travis Sterling Raiden Sergio Tatum Cesar Zyaire Milan Devin Gianni Kamari Royce Malik Jared Franklin Clark Noel Marco Archie Apollo Pablo Garrett Oakley Memphis Quinn Onyx Alijah Baylor Edgar Nehemiah Winston Major Rhys Forrest Jaiden Reed Santino Troy Caiden Harvey Collin Solomon Donovan Damon Jeffrey Kason Sage Grady Kendrick Leland Luciano Pedro Hank Hugo Esteban Johnny Kashton Ronin Ford Mathias Porter Erik Johnathan Frank Tripp Casey Fabian Leonidas Baker Matthias Philip Jayceon Kian Saint Ibrahim Jaxton Augustus Callen Trevor Ruben Adan Conor Dax Braylen Kaison Francis Kyson Andy Lucca Mack Peyton Alexis Deacon Kasen Kamden Frederick Princeton Braylon Wells Nikolai Iker Bo Dominick Moshe Cassius Gregory Lewis Kieran Isaias Seth Marcos Omari Shane Keegan Jase Asa Sonny Uriel Pierce Jasiah

More coming soon, so stay tuned!

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April 27, 2022August 17, 2025

Popular baby names in Sweden, 2021

The Nordic country of Sweden is located in Northern Europe and shares land borders with Norway and Finland.

Last year, Sweden welcomed over 114,200 babies — nearly 55,800 girls and close to 58,500 boys.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Alice and Noah.

Here are Sweden’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2021:

Girl names

Alice, 706 baby girls
Maja, 681
Vera, 674
Alma, 667
Selma, 660
Elsa, 652
Lilly, 625
Ella, 606
Astrid, 596
Wilma, 586
Ellie, 584
Olivia, 555
Freja, 551
Leah, 547
Ines, 539
Signe, 534
Stella, 511
Ebba, 509
Clara, 492
Saga, 481
Alva, 479
Agnes, 473
Ester, 441
Hedda, 423
Alicia, 398 (tie)
Mila, 398 (tie)
Julia, 388
Iris, 372
Molly, 370
Luna, 362
Juni, 355
Sigrid, 353
Ellen, 346
Leia, 334
Nova, 306
Livia, 303
Lova, 298
Celine, 294
Meja, 289
Emilia, 286
Elvira, 279
Elise, 275 (tie)
Nora, 275 (tie)
Linnea, 273
Liv, 271
Edith, 265 (tie)
Lo, 265 (tie)
Sofia, 262
Sara, 259
Tyra, 256

Boy names

Noah, 745 baby boys
William, 726
Liam, 683
Hugo, 679
Lucas, 668
Adam, 643
Oliver, 635
Matteo, 632
Frans, 581
Elias, 577
Walter, 576
Leo, 562
Leon, 550
Oscar, 547
Alfred, 540
August, 531
Nils, 521
Harry, 509
Theo, 505
Sam, 498
Otto, 481
Ludvig, 476
Arvid, 468
Elliot, 456
Charlie, 442
Malte, 439
Isak, 438
Alexander, 429
Louie, 425
Theodor, 420
Ebbe, 406
Adrian, 403
Olle, 398 (tie)
Vincent, 398 (tie)
Benjamin, 394
Filip, 389
Melvin, 377
Love, 375
Axel, 368
Gabriel, 366
Henry, 343
Mohammed, 337
Jack, 329
Elton, 327
Colin, 325
Josef, 322
Aron, 319
Viggo, 309
Edvin, 305
Albin, 304

(Each of these names represents the most common spelling of that name, but “the numbers include all alternative spellings,” according to Statistics Sweden.)

In the girls’ top 10, Vera and Lilly replaced Olivia and Freja.

In the boys’ top 10, Frans — which jumped to 9th place from 27th the year before — replaced Oscar.

The names in Sweden’s top 100 that rose the fastest from 2020 to 2021 were Alba and Ted. (The previous fastest-rising male name, Björn, was second-fastest this time around.) The names that saw the steepest drops in usage were Ronja and Vincent.

In 2020, the top two names were also Alice and Noah.

Source: Name Statistics – Statistics Sweden

Image: Adapted from Flag of Sweden (public domain)

March 30, 2022February 4, 2024

Popular baby names in Paris, 2021

According to Paris Data, the most popular baby names in the capital of France last year were Louise and Gabriel.

Here are the city’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2021:

Girl Names

Louise, 217 baby girls
Alma, 207
Emma, 178
Adèle, 151 (tie)
Chloé, 151 (tie)
Anna, 150
Olivia, 142
Eva, 138 (tie)
Jeanne, 138 (tie)
Rose, 133
Gabrielle, 131
Alice, 129
Romy, 125
Ava, 124
Léa, 121 (tie)
Victoria, 121 (tie)
Joséphine, 119 (tie)
Zoé, 119 (tie)
Iris, 118
Nina, 117
Charlotte, 115 (tie)
Lina, 115 (tie)
Lou, 113
Ella, 104 (tie)
Sofia, 104 (tie)
Victoire, 102
Sarah, 101
Agathe, 98 (tie)
Charlie, 98 (tie)
Alix, 96
Juliette, 95
Jade, 93
Inès, 89
Suzanne, 88
Julia, 86
Léonie, 83
Margaux, 82
Mila, 79
Diane, 78
Ambre, 77 (tie)
Fatoumata, 77 (tie)
Alba, 75
Héloïse, 73
Mia, 72 (tie)
Romane, 72 (tie)
Giulia, 69
Margot, 68
Nour, 67
Apolline, 66
Maya, 64 (tie)
Noa, 64 (tie)

Boy Names

Gabriel, 357 baby boys
Adam, 250
Louis, 245
Raphaël, 233
Arthur, 227
Noah, 191
Isaac, 187
Joseph, 178 (tie)
Mohamed, 178 (tie)
Léon, 171
Léo, 166
Paul, 156
Victor, 155
Lucas, 152
Gaspard, 149
Alexandre, 134 (tie)
Hugo, 134 (tie)
Augustin, 131
Sacha, 124
Aaron, 122
Oscar, 121
Jules, 120
Liam, 119
Ibrahim, 117
Noé, 114
Samuel, 113
Naël, 108
Ismaël, 104
Côme, 101
Auguste, 100
Basile, 98 (tie)
Maël, 98 (tie)
Antoine, 94
Maxime, 92
Eliott, 91 (tie)
Marceau, 91 (tie)
Martin, 90 (tie)
Marius, 90 (tie)
Camille, 89 (3-way tie)
Nathan, 89 (3-way tie)
Timothée, 89 (3-way tie)
Simon, 86
Charles, 84 (tie)
Axel, 84 (tie)
Andrea, 82 (tie)
Octave, 82 (tie)
Léonard, 80 (tie)
Eden, 80 (tie)
Félix, 78 (tie)
Ulysse, 78 (tie)

And here’s a selection of names from lower down in the rankings (which includes all names given to at least five babies per gender, per year).

Parisian Girl Names	Parisian Boy Names
Garance (53 girls), Nelya (30), Ysée (23), Jennah (23), Nava (15), Athénaïs (12), Calypso (8), Alizée (5), Mazarine (5)	Henri (42 boys), Kylian (25), Dario (14), Archibald (11), Zéphyr (11), Pacôme (8), Tancrède (8), Enguerrand (7), Orphée (6)

In 2020, the top two names in Paris were also Louise and Gabriel.

Sources: Liste des prénoms – Paris Data, Découvrez le top 10 des prénoms donnés en 2021 à Paris

Image: Adapted from Flag of France (public domain)

March 23, 2022February 4, 2024

Popular baby names in France, 2020

According to France’s National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), the most popular baby names in the country in 2020 were Jade (pronounced zhahd) and Léo.

Here are France’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2020:

Girl Names

Jade, 3,814 baby girls
Louise, 3,811
Emma, 3,478
Alice, 2,987
Ambre, 2,746
Lina, 2,731
Rose, 2,664
Chloé, 2,574
Mia, 2,458
Léa, 2,429

Boy Names

Léo, 4,496 baby boys
Gabriel, 4,415
Raphaël, 3,970
Arthur, 3,800
Louis, 3,795
Jules, 3,551
Adam, 3,386
Maël, 3,292
Lucas, 3,245
Hugo, 3,129

In the girls’ top 10, Mia replaced Mila.

The boys’ top 10 includes the same 10 names, but in a different order.

In 2019, the top two names in France were Emma and Gabriel.

Source: Classement des prénoms en France depuis 1900 – Insee

Image: Adapted from Flag of France (public domain)

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