Birth year roster

Top names in 2020

Name: Top baby names in 2020
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 2020 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Olivia and Liam led the 2020 baby-name charts, the top names among Gen Alpha births. Olivia was the #1 girls’ name for 7 years in all (2019–2025); Liam was the #1 boys’ name for 9 years in all (2017–2025). Of the 200 names below, 4 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

Explore the 2020s decade

Girls

#1Olivia Stable17,691
#2Emma Declining15,723
#3Ava Declining13,201
#4Sophia Stable13,105
#5Charlotte Stable13,100
#6Amelia Stable12,802
#7Isabella Declining12,226
#8Mia Stable11,269
#9Evelyn Stable9,517
#10Harper Declining8,849
#11Camila Stable8,165
#12Abigail Declining7,917
#13Gianna Rising7,903
#14Luna Rising7,850
#15Ella Declining7,372
#16Elizabeth Stable7,308
#17Sofia Stable6,990
#18Emily Declining6,918
#19Avery Declining6,747
#20Mila Stable6,646
#21Scarlett Stable6,521
#22Eleanor Rising6,379
#23Madison Declining6,253
#24Layla Stable6,228
#25Chloe Stable6,153
#26Penelope Stable6,152
#27Aria Stable6,143
#28Grace Declining5,627
#29Ellie Stable5,606
#30Nora Stable5,583
#31Hazel Rising5,519
#32Zoey Declining5,388
#33Riley Declining5,339
#34Victoria Declining5,303
#35Lily Stable5,258
#36Aurora Rising5,256
#37Violet Rising5,128
#38Nova Rising5,006
#39Hannah Declining4,972
#40Zoe Stable4,799
#41Emilia Stable4,786
#42Stella Stable4,667
#43Everly Stable4,630
#44Isla Rising4,579
#45Leah Stable4,530
#46Lillian Declining4,515
#47Addison Declining4,497
#48Willow Rising4,401
#49Paisley Stable4,380
#50Lucy Stable4,369
#51Natalie Declining4,291
#52Naomi Stable4,120
#53Eliana Rising4,090
#54Brooklyn Declining4,032
#55Elena Stable3,930
#56Aubrey Declining3,921
#57Ivy Rising3,842
#58Claire Declining3,837
#59Kinsley Stable3,780
#60Audrey Declining3,768
#61Maya Stable3,746
#62Genesis Stable3,692
#63Bella Declining3,649
#64Skylar Declining3,645
#65Aaliyah Declining3,584
#66Madelyn Stable3,552
#67Savannah Declining3,545
#68Anna Declining3,511
#69Serenity Declining3,444
#70Delilah Rising3,424
#71Caroline Declining3,364
#72Kennedy Declining3,361
#73Valentina Rising3,352
#74Ruby Stable3,342
#75Sophie Stable3,315
#76Alice Stable3,296
#77Gabriella Declining3,250
#78Sadie Stable3,204
#79Ariana Declining3,175
#80Allison Declining3,161
#81Hailey Declining3,157
#82Autumn Stable3,142
#83Nevaeh Declining3,132
#84Quinn Stable3,078
#85Natalia Stable3,076
#86Sarah Endangered3,070
#87Josephine Rising3,057
#88Cora Stable3,036
#89Emery Stable2,984
#90Samantha Endangered2,956
#91Piper Declining2,902
#92Leilani Rising2,892
#93Eva Declining2,847
#94Everleigh Rising2,827
#95Lydia Stable2,804
#96Madeline Stable2,800
#97Jade Stable2,748
#98Peyton Declining2,730
#99Adeline Stable2,719
#100Brielle Declining2,718

Boys

#1Liam Stable19,865
#2Noah Stable18,464
#3Oliver Stable14,277
#4Elijah Stable13,238
#5William Declining12,676
#6James Stable12,390
#7Benjamin Declining12,264
#8Lucas Stable11,386
#9Henry Stable10,793
#10Alexander Declining10,268
#11Mason Declining10,117
#12Michael Past peak9,833
#13Ethan Declining9,556
#14Daniel Declining9,530
#15Jacob Declining9,309
#16Logan Declining9,163
#17Jackson Declining9,138
#18Levi Stable9,098
#19Sebastian Stable9,029
#20Mateo Rising9,007
#21Jack Stable8,945
#22Owen Stable8,669
#23Theodore Rising8,638
#24Aiden Declining8,619
#25Samuel Stable8,594
#26Joseph Declining8,486
#27John Past peak8,265
#28David Past peak8,263
#29Wyatt Declining8,223
#30Matthew Declining8,142
#31Luke Stable7,784
#32Asher Rising7,698
#33Carter Declining7,577
#34Julian Stable7,552
#35Grayson Declining7,487
#36Leo Rising7,229
#37Jayden Declining7,177
#38Gabriel Stable7,172
#39Isaac Declining7,155
#40Lincoln Declining7,061
#41Anthony Declining7,037
#42Dylan Stable6,857
#43Hudson Rising6,849
#44Ezra Rising6,831
#45Thomas Stable6,452
#46Charles Stable6,249
#47Christopher Endangered6,216
#48Jaxon Declining6,169
#49Josiah Stable6,164
#50Maverick Rising6,139
#51Isaiah Declining6,094
#52Andrew Declining6,068
#53Joshua Declining6,015
#54Elias Rising5,993
#55Nathan Declining5,702
#56Caleb Stable5,616
#57Ryan Declining5,348
#58Adrian Stable5,321
#59Miles Rising5,300
#60Eli Declining5,281
#61Nolan Stable5,200
#62Christian Declining5,104
#63Aaron Declining5,100
#64Ezekiel Rising5,091
#65Cameron Stable5,056
#66Colton Declining5,025
#67Luca Rising4,832
#68Hunter Declining4,786
#69Landon Declining4,783
#70Jonathan Declining4,757
#71Santiago Rising4,687
#72Axel Stable4,667
#73Easton Declining4,654
#74Jeremiah Declining4,602
#75Cooper Rising4,592
#76Angel Stable4,527
#77Roman Stable4,491
#78Connor Declining4,414
#79Jameson Stable4,406
#80Robert Endangered4,402
#81Greyson Declining4,375
#82Jordan Declining4,287
#83Ian Stable4,267
#84Carson Declining4,196
#85Jaxson Declining4,184
#86Leonardo Stable4,104
#87Nicholas Declining4,065
#88Austin Declining4,020
#89Dominic Declining4,019
#90Everett Stable4,013
#91Xavier Stable3,902
#92Brooks Rising3,870
#93Kai Rising3,867
#94Jose Stable3,855
#95Parker Stable3,814
#96Jace Declining3,788
#97Adam Declining3,781
#98Wesley Rising3,706
#99Kayden Stable3,650
#100Silas Stable3,645