2020s Baby Names
14,781 names were given to children in the United States between 2020 and 2025, 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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#1Liam Liam is a boy's name of Irish origin, a short form of Uilliam, the Irish version of William.125,025 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#2Noah Noah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "rest" or "comfort," from Noach.118,698 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#4Oliver Oliver is a boy's name that entered England with the Normans and has a genuinely disputed origin.89,447 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#9James James is a boy's name of Hebrew origin, an English form of Jacob by way of Late Latin Iacomus.72,948 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#10Elijah Elijah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "my God is Yahweh," from Eliyahu.72,201 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#12William William is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "resolute protection," from wil, meaning will or desire, and helm, meaning helmet.68,131 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#13Henry Henry is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "home ruler," from heim, meaning home or estate, and ric, meaning ruler or power.68,130 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#15Lucas Lucas is a boy's name of Latin origin, the Latin form of Luke.65,851 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#16Theodore Theodore is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "gift of God," formed from theos, meaning god, and doron, meaning gift.65,647 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#17Benjamin Benjamin is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "son of the right hand," from Binyamin.64,976 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#19Mateo Mateo is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of Yahweh," the Spanish form of Matthew.62,327 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#20Levi Levi is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "joined" or "attached."57,552 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#22Sebastian Sebastian is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "from Sebaste," a city whose name derives from sebastos, meaning venerable or august.53,522 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#23Jack Jack is a boy's name of English origin that began as a pet form of John, by way of the medieval nickname Jankin.53,448 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#24Daniel Daniel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my judge," from Daniyyel.52,805 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#25Michael Michael is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "who is like God?" — a rhetorical question expecting the answer that no one is.52,750 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#26Alexander Alexander is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "defender of men," from alexein, to defend, and aner, man.51,221 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#27Ethan Ethan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "firm," "enduring," or "strong."50,648 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#28Samuel Samuel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin usually translated as "God has heard," from Shemu'el.50,381 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#30Logan Logan is a name of Scottish origin meaning "little hollow," from the Gaelic lag, meaning a hollow or low-lying place, with a diminutive ending.49,517 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#31Owen Owen is a boy's name of Welsh origin, the anglicized form of Owain.49,006 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#32Asher Asher is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "happy" or "blessed."48,519 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#33John John is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh is gracious," from Yochanan.48,414 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#35Mason Mason is a boy's name of English origin meaning "stone worker."47,682 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#37Hudson Hudson is a boy's name of English origin meaning "son of Hudde," a medieval pet form of Hugh.47,519 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#38Jackson Jackson is a boy's name of English origin meaning "son of Jack."47,474 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#39Joseph Joseph is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he will add," from Yosef.46,389 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#43David David is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "beloved," from Dawid.45,664 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#45Jacob Jacob is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "supplanter" or "holder of the heel," from Ya'aqov.45,220 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#46Julian Julian is a boy's name of Latin origin, derived from the Roman family name Julius.44,794 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#47Luca Luca is a boy's name of Latin origin, the Italian form of Luke.44,642 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#48Luke Luke is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "man from Lucania," a region of southern Italy.44,185 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#49Matthew Matthew is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of Yahweh," from Mattityahu.44,097 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#50Dylan Dylan is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "great tide" or "sea," from the elements dy and llanw.44,013 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#52Aiden Aiden is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "little fire," an Anglicized form of Aodhán.42,994 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#53Carter Carter is a name of English origin meaning "one who transports goods by cart."42,974 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#54Elias Elias is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "my God is Yahweh."42,658 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#57Gabriel Gabriel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my strength," from Gavri'el.41,600 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#58Grayson Grayson is a boy's name of English origin usually explained as "son of the grieve," a grieve being a steward or bailiff who managed an estate.41,176 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#59Isaac Isaac is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he laughs," from Yitzhak.40,028 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#60Thomas Thomas is a boy's name of Aramaic origin meaning "twin," from te'oma.39,824 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#63Anthony Anthony is a boy's name from the Roman family name Antonius, whose meaning is genuinely unknown — it is probably Etruscan rather than Latin.39,073 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#72Santiago Santiago is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "Saint James."37,164 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#77Jayden Jayden is a boy's name of modern American coinage, formed on the pattern of Aiden.36,739 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
What made a 2020s name
Nothing about the sound of it. A name is on this page because children in the United States were registered with it between 2020 and 2025, and its position is simply how many. Every list of "2020s names" you will find elsewhere is somebody's sense of the period; this one is the register.
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.