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Top names in 2021

Name: Top baby names in 2021
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 2021 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Olivia and Liam led the 2021 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, 3 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

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Girls

#1Olivia Stable17,847
#2Emma Declining15,549
#3Charlotte Stable13,368
#4Amelia Stable13,041
#5Ava Declining12,873
#6Sophia Stable12,585
#7Isabella Declining11,309
#8Mia Stable11,177
#9Evelyn Stable9,495
#10Harper Declining8,448
#11Luna Rising8,241
#12Camila Stable8,036
#13Gianna Rising7,477
#14Elizabeth Stable7,265
#15Eleanor Rising7,099
#16Ella Declining7,041
#17Abigail Declining6,993
#18Sofia Stable6,983
#19Avery Declining6,815
#20Scarlett Stable6,631
#21Emily Declining6,594
#22Aria Stable6,400
#23Penelope Stable6,370
#24Layla Stable6,356
#25Chloe Stable6,347
#26Mila Stable6,337
#27Nora Stable6,281
#28Hazel Rising6,015
#29Madison Declining5,964
#30Ellie Stable5,867
#31Lily Stable5,632
#32Nova Rising5,574
#33Grace Declining5,542
#34Isla Rising5,542
#35Aurora Rising5,528
#36Violet Rising5,524
#37Riley Declining5,225
#38Zoey Declining5,217
#39Willow Rising5,195
#40Emilia Stable4,854
#41Stella Stable4,820
#42Zoe Stable4,739
#43Victoria Declining4,713
#44Hannah Declining4,590
#45Addison Declining4,490
#46Leah Stable4,474
#47Eliana Rising4,460
#48Lucy Stable4,457
#49Ivy Rising4,396
#50Everly Stable4,395
#51Lillian Declining4,328
#52Paisley Stable4,299
#53Elena Stable4,283
#54Naomi Stable4,275
#55Maya Stable4,082
#56Natalie Declining4,060
#57Kinsley Stable3,885
#58Delilah Rising3,761
#59Claire Declining3,704
#60Audrey Declining3,685
#61Aaliyah Declining3,619
#62Ruby Stable3,599
#63Brooklyn Declining3,545
#64Aubrey Declining3,517
#65Alice Stable3,509
#66Autumn Stable3,498
#67Savannah Declining3,486
#68Leilani Rising3,485
#69Valentina Rising3,467
#70Kennedy Declining3,443
#71Madelyn Stable3,429
#72Josephine Rising3,391
#73Bella Declining3,369
#74Skylar Declining3,346
#75Genesis Stable3,345
#76Sophie Stable3,331
#77Hailey Declining3,248
#78Sadie Stable3,224
#79Natalia Stable3,207
#80Caroline Declining3,204
#81Quinn Stable3,201
#82Allison Declining3,140
#83Gabriella Declining3,116
#84Serenity Declining3,086
#85Anna Declining3,082
#86Nevaeh Declining3,071
#87Cora Stable3,008
#88Ariana Declining2,983
#89Lydia Stable2,935
#90Emery Stable2,921
#91Sarah Endangered2,865
#92Jade Stable2,863
#93Eva Declining2,836
#94Adeline Stable2,770
#95Madeline Stable2,747
#96Piper Declining2,741
#97Rylee Stable2,718
#98Athena Stable2,717
#99Everleigh Rising2,699
#100Peyton Declining2,695

Boys

#1Liam Stable20,424
#2Noah Stable18,919
#3Oliver Stable14,713
#4Elijah Stable12,845
#5James Stable12,474
#6William Declining12,170
#7Benjamin Declining11,895
#8Lucas Stable11,584
#9Henry Stable11,370
#10Theodore Rising9,600
#11Jack Stable9,568
#12Levi Stable9,559
#13Alexander Declining9,425
#14Jackson Declining9,287
#15Mateo Rising9,181
#16Daniel Declining9,162
#17Michael Past peak9,150
#18Mason Declining9,103
#19Sebastian Stable8,932
#20Ethan Declining8,863
#21Logan Declining8,836
#22Owen Stable8,770
#23Samuel Stable8,580
#24Jacob Declining8,494
#25Asher Rising8,370
#26Aiden Declining8,313
#27John Past peak8,186
#28Joseph Declining8,166
#29Wyatt Declining8,049
#30David Past peak7,940
#31Leo Rising7,803
#32Luke Stable7,711
#33Julian Stable7,693
#34Hudson Rising7,625
#35Grayson Declining7,554
#36Matthew Declining7,489
#37Ezra Rising7,438
#38Gabriel Stable7,302
#39Carter Declining7,205
#40Isaac Declining6,987
#41Jayden Declining6,934
#42Luca Rising6,891
#43Anthony Declining6,792
#44Dylan Stable6,767
#45Lincoln Declining6,700
#46Thomas Stable6,680
#47Maverick Rising6,610
#48Elias Rising6,355
#49Josiah Stable6,157
#50Charles Stable6,010
#51Caleb Stable5,964
#52Christopher Endangered5,863
#53Ezekiel Rising5,848
#54Jaxon Declining5,750
#55Miles Rising5,730
#56Isaiah Declining5,724
#57Andrew Declining5,623
#58Joshua Declining5,531
#59Nathan Declining5,432
#60Nolan Stable5,354
#61Adrian Stable5,144
#62Cameron Stable5,126
#63Santiago Rising5,076
#64Eli Declining4,913
#65Aaron Declining4,856
#66Ryan Declining4,735
#67Angel Stable4,718
#68Cooper Rising4,673
#69Waylon Rising4,660
#70Kai Rising4,641
#71Christian Declining4,636
#72Easton Declining4,625
#73Landon Declining4,606
#74Roman Stable4,571
#75Colton Declining4,566
#76Axel Stable4,540
#77Jonathan Declining4,465
#78Brooks Rising4,444
#79Robert Endangered4,436
#80Jameson Stable4,309
#81Ian Stable4,302
#82Jeremiah Declining4,257
#83Everett Stable4,250
#84Greyson Declining4,225
#85Wesley Rising4,216
#86Hunter Declining4,206
#87Leonardo Stable4,105
#88Jordan Declining4,026
#89Jose Stable4,002
#90Bennett Rising3,939
#91Silas Stable3,916
#92Nicholas Declining3,866
#93Parker Stable3,845
#94Beau Rising3,815
#95Weston Rising3,793
#96Austin Declining3,780
#97Carson Declining3,777
#98Connor Declining3,764
#99Dominic Declining3,755
#100Xavier Stable3,741