2010s Baby Names

17,532 names were given to children in the United States between 2010 and 2019, ranked below by how many.

A name's place is its total across those ten years. Names that appear in only some of the decade say so, because a name recorded once is a different fact from one recorded every year.

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#490
Zander Zander is a boy's name of Greek origin, a short form of Alexander meaning "defender of men".
14,168 in the 2010s
#493
Trevor Trevor is a Welsh place name meaning big settlement, and the first element is the tre that begins a great many Cornish and Welsh place names — Tregaron, Trelawney, Treharris and several hundred others besides.
14,058 in the 2010s
#495
Milo Milo is a boy's name of disputed origin, arriving in England with the Normans alongside Miles.
14,026 in the 2010s
#497
Clayton Clayton means the settlement on clay, from an English place name that describes the ground it stood on.
13,971 in the 2010s
#498
Jaylen Jaylen has no etymology, and the meanings offered for it contradict each other — healer, tranquil, devoted to Jove and supplanter all appear online, which is what happens when sources fill a blank.
13,969 in the 2010s
#500
Ricardo Ricardo is a boy's name meaning brave ruler, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Richard.
13,928 in the 2010s
#503
Fernando Fernando means bold journey, and it is Germanic rather than Spanish — the Visigoths brought it to Iberia, where it became the royal name of Castile and Aragon and then traveled to the Americas.
13,892 in the 2010s
#504
Keegan Keegan descends from a pagan god, not a small flame — Aodh was the Irish deity of fire and the sun, and the diminutive gloss softens a name that originally invoked him.
13,884 in the 2010s
#506
Manuel Manuel is a boy's name meaning God is with us, the Spanish short form of Emmanuel.
13,869 in the 2010s
#509
Kameron Kameron means crooked nose, and it is one of very few clan names built on a face — the Scottish cam sròn described a feature, and an entire Highland kindred took it.
13,692 in the 2010s
#510
Andre Andre is a boy's name, the French form of Andrew, from the Greek for manly.
13,689 in the 2010s
#511
Kyler Kyler has no agreed source, and the two accounts point in different directions — a Dutch occupational surname for an archer, or simply Kyle with an -er ending attached in America. It is on record from 1922, with almost all volume after 1995.
13,642 in the 2010s
#513
Cash Cash is a boy's name of English origin meaning a maker of boxes or cases.
13,460 in the 2010s
#514
Iker Iker is a boy's name of Basque origin meaning "visitation".
13,459 in the 2010s
#515
Felix Felix is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "lucky" or "fortunate."
13,441 in the 2010s
#517
Messiah Messiah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "anointed one."
13,426 in the 2010s
#519
Raymond Raymond is a boy's name from Germanic elements meaning counsel and protection.
13,406 in the 2010s
#520
Martin Martin is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "of Mars," borne by Saint Martin of Tours, whose cloak gave Europe the word chapel.
13,361 in the 2010s
#522
Holden Holden is a boy's name of English origin meaning "deep valley".
13,196 in the 2010s
#523
Mario Mario is a boy's name from a Roman family name of uncertain meaning, and the video game character was named after a real landlord — Mario Segale, who owned the warehouse Nintendo rented in Seattle.
13,188 in the 2010s
#524
Rhett Rhett is a boy's name of Dutch origin meaning "advice" or "counsel."
13,176 in the 2010s
#525
Cesar Cesar is a boy's name from the Roman family name Caesar, whose own meaning the Romans could not agree on.
13,089 in the 2010s
#530
Reid Reid means red, and it is the Scots spelling of the color — a byname for someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion, which is why it charts across six markets that all had Scots settlement.
12,992 in the 2010s
#534
Lane Lane means a narrow way between hedges, and it is one of only two names in this sweep birth records mark as rising — it peaked in 2019 and stands at 250th in the United States on 1,495 births.
12,967 in the 2010s
#538
Gunner
12,884 in the 2010s
#539
Rafael Rafael is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God heals."
12,794 in the 2010s
#541
Emilio Emilio is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "rival" or "eager."
12,764 in the 2010s
#542
Jeffrey Jeffrey is a boy's name from Germanic roots whose first element is disputed, though the second means peace.
12,751 in the 2010s
#543
Shane Shane is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is gracious," and it exists because English speakers wrote down how Ulster pronounced Seán.
12,685 in the 2010s
#544
Arthur Arthur is a boy's name of disputed origin.
12,632 in the 2010s
#550
Donovan Donovan means dark brown, and the Irish surname behind it belonged to a king who backed the wrong side — the Uí Donnabháin lost their lands after opposing Brian Boru in the tenth century.
12,314 in the 2010s
#554
Edwin Edwin is a boy's name from Old English meaning rich friend, borne by a Northumbrian king whose fortress may have given Edinburgh its name.
12,214 in the 2010s
#557
Knox Knox is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "round hill."
12,170 in the 2010s
#558
Ali Ali is a name of Arabic origin meaning "exalted" or "high."
12,144 in the 2010s
#559
Hector Hector is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "holding fast," borne by the Trojan prince who is the most sympathetic figure in the Iliad.
12,137 in the 2010s
#560
Anderson Anderson is a boy's name of Scottish and Scandinavian origin meaning "son of Andrew".
12,098 in the 2010s
#562
Tyson Tyson means son of the firebrand, and it began as an insult — the Old French tison named a hot-tempered man, so the surname records a reputation the family did not choose.
11,952 in the 2010s
#563
Caiden Caiden is a boy's name with no established etymology, a modern respelling that reference sites trace to an Irish surname it probably has nothing to do with.
11,931 in the 2010s
#565
Troy Troy is a boy's name with two independent sources — an Irish surname meaning foot soldier, and the ancient city.
11,892 in the 2010s
#566
Louis Louis is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "famous warrior."
11,825 in the 2010s
#567
Barrett Barrett is a boy's name of disputed origin.
11,810 in the 2010s
#568
Johnathan Johnathan is a misspelling that became a name — it inserts an h into Jonathan by confusion with John, and the two are different Hebrew names that only look related.
11,804 in the 2010s
#572
Leon Leon is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "lion."
11,768 in the 2010s
#577
Archer Archer is a boy's name of English origin meaning "bowman."
11,682 in the 2010s
#578
Colt Colt is a boy's name taken from the English word for a young male horse, from the Old English colt.
11,656 in the 2010s
#579
Edgar Edgar is a boy's name meaning wealthy spear, and it is one of very few Old English names still in wide use.
11,628 in the 2010s
#582
Adriel Adriel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin usually translated as "flock of God," from eder, a flock or herd, and El, God.
11,598 in the 2010s
#584
Dante Dante means enduring, and it is a nickname that outlived its full form — the poet was christened Durante, and almost nobody has used that name since, while the short version became international.
11,593 in the 2010s

What Made a 2010s Name

Children in the United States were registered with it between 2010 and 2019. A name's position here is how many of them were.

Why Some Names Only Cover Part of the Decade

A name that appears in three of the ten years either arrived partway through or faded out — and either is more interesting than the total on its own. The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.

Where to Go Next

Open any name to see its full curve — most of these have a hundred and forty years of it. Or compare the ends of the same measurement: the most popular names now and the rarest.