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Top names in 2018

Name: Top baby names in 2018
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 2018 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Emma and Liam led the 2018 baby-name charts, the top names among Gen Alpha births. Emma was the #1 girls’ name for 6 years in all (between 2008 and 2018); Liam was the #1 boys’ name for 9 years in all (2017–2025). Of the 200 names below, 6 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

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Girls

#1Emma Declining18,824
#2Olivia Stable18,061
#3Ava Declining15,034
#4Isabella Declining14,575
#5Sophia Stable14,013
#6Charlotte Stable13,038
#7Mia Stable12,742
#8Amelia Stable12,405
#9Harper Declining10,646
#10Evelyn Stable10,433
#11Abigail Declining9,879
#12Emily Declining8,718
#13Elizabeth Stable8,600
#14Mila Stable8,169
#15Ella Declining8,127
#16Avery Declining8,099
#17Sofia Stable7,667
#18Camila Stable7,508
#19Aria Stable7,437
#20Scarlett Stable7,226
#21Victoria Declining7,134
#22Madison Declining7,103
#23Luna Rising6,937
#24Grace Declining6,789
#25Chloe Stable6,679
#26Penelope Stable6,524
#27Layla Stable6,512
#28Riley Declining6,010
#29Zoey Declining5,946
#30Nora Stable5,837
#31Lily Stable5,753
#32Eleanor Rising5,728
#33Hannah Declining5,680
#34Lillian Declining5,567
#35Addison Declining5,232
#36Ellie Stable5,223
#37Aubrey Declining5,209
#38Stella Stable5,164
#39Natalie Declining5,127
#40Zoe Stable5,124
#41Leah Stable5,038
#42Hazel Rising4,951
#43Violet Rising4,834
#44Aurora Rising4,830
#45Savannah Declining4,769
#46Audrey Declining4,697
#47Brooklyn Declining4,652
#48Bella Declining4,578
#49Skylar Declining4,411
#50Claire Declining4,406
#51Lucy Stable4,378
#52Paisley Stable4,366
#53Everly Stable4,345
#54Anna Declining4,198
#55Nova Rising4,174
#56Caroline Declining4,167
#57Genesis Stable4,099
#58Emilia Stable4,040
#59Kennedy Declining3,946
#60Willow Rising3,933
#61Samantha Endangered3,924
#62Maya Stable3,918
#63Kinsley Stable3,881
#64Naomi Stable3,855
#65Aaliyah Declining3,845
#66Sarah Endangered3,781
#67Elena Stable3,776
#68Ariana Declining3,739
#69Gabriella Declining3,710
#70Allison Declining3,694
#71Alice Stable3,667
#72Madelyn Stable3,652
#73Cora Stable3,596
#74Ruby Stable3,591
#75Serenity Declining3,570
#76Eva Declining3,569
#77Autumn Stable3,506
#78Adeline Stable3,491
#79Hailey Declining3,474
#80Gianna Rising3,451
#81Valentina Rising3,436
#82Isla Rising3,410
#83Nevaeh Declining3,410
#84Eliana Rising3,405
#85Quinn Stable3,390
#86Ivy Rising3,287
#87Sadie Stable3,267
#88Piper Declining3,230
#89Lydia Stable3,213
#90Alexa Endangered3,068
#91Josephine Rising3,050
#92Delilah Rising3,012
#93Julia Stable3,010
#94Emery Stable3,009
#95Arianna Declining2,983
#96Vivian Stable2,976
#97Kaylee Declining2,963
#98Sophie Stable2,948
#99Brielle Declining2,939
#100Madeline Stable2,918

Boys

#1Liam Stable19,977
#2Noah Stable18,441
#3William Declining14,646
#4James Stable13,650
#5Oliver Stable13,500
#6Benjamin Declining13,488
#7Elijah Stable13,020
#8Lucas Stable12,665
#9Mason Declining12,526
#10Logan Declining12,447
#11Alexander Declining12,110
#12Ethan Declining11,931
#13Jacob Declining11,897
#14Michael Past peak11,756
#15Daniel Declining11,296
#16Henry Stable10,714
#17Jackson Declining10,424
#18Sebastian Stable10,137
#19Aiden Declining10,062
#20Matthew Declining10,009
#21Samuel Stable9,854
#22David Past peak9,812
#23Joseph Declining9,682
#24Carter Declining9,385
#25Owen Stable9,337
#26John Past peak9,204
#27Wyatt Declining9,183
#28Jack Stable8,894
#29Jayden Declining8,626
#30Luke Stable8,624
#31Dylan Stable8,610
#32Grayson Declining8,606
#33Levi Stable8,540
#34Isaac Declining8,503
#35Gabriel Stable8,439
#36Julian Stable8,368
#37Mateo Rising8,221
#38Anthony Declining8,048
#39Jaxon Declining7,774
#40Joshua Declining7,446
#41Lincoln Declining7,408
#42Christopher Endangered7,341
#43Andrew Declining7,315
#44Theodore Rising7,088
#45Caleb Stable6,997
#46Ryan Declining6,943
#47Asher Rising6,879
#48Nathan Declining6,850
#49Thomas Stable6,840
#50Leo Rising6,773
#51Isaiah Declining6,719
#52Josiah Stable6,684
#53Charles Stable6,667
#54Christian Declining6,582
#55Hudson Rising6,576
#56Hunter Declining6,117
#57Eli Declining6,094
#58Connor Declining6,086
#59Ezra Rising6,048
#60Aaron Declining5,996
#61Landon Declining5,860
#62Adrian Stable5,817
#63Jonathan Declining5,779
#64Jeremiah Declining5,632
#65Nolan Stable5,629
#66Easton Declining5,463
#67Elias Rising5,351
#68Colton Declining5,314
#69Cameron Stable5,313
#70Carson Declining5,259
#71Robert Endangered5,191
#72Angel Stable5,065
#73Maverick Rising5,041
#74Nicholas Declining4,847
#75Dominic Declining4,795
#76Jaxson Declining4,770
#77Greyson Declining4,754
#78Adam Declining4,711
#79Ian Stable4,706
#80Jordan Declining4,703
#81Austin Declining4,693
#82Santiago Rising4,670
#83Cooper Rising4,473
#84Brayden Declining4,422
#85Evan Declining4,392
#86Roman Stable4,390
#87Ezekiel Rising4,366
#88Xavier Stable4,345
#89Jose Stable4,318
#90Jace Declining4,304
#91Jameson Stable4,252
#92Bryson Declining4,225
#93Leonardo Stable4,223
#94Axel Stable4,074
#95Everett Stable4,029
#96Parker Stable4,007
#97Kayden Stable4,004
#98Miles Rising3,994
#99Jason Endangered3,880
#100Sawyer Declining3,878