2020s Baby Names
14,967 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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#729Russell Russell is a boy's name from a Norman nickname meaning little red, given to someone red-haired or ruddy.5,285 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#731Sonny Sonny is a boy's name of English origin meaning exactly what it looks like — son.5,277 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#732Luciano Luciano is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "light".5,274 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#735Edwin 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.5,250 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#736Cesar Cesar is a boy's name from the Roman family name Caesar, whose own meaning the Romans could not agree on.5,250 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#740Marshall Marshall began as a stable hand — the word meant a horse servant, and it climbed to become the highest rank in several armies.5,208 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#742Mathias Mathias is a boy's name, the French and Scandinavian form of Matthias, from a Hebrew name meaning gift of God.5,196 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#745Wilder Wilder is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "untamed" or "hunter".5,178 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#746Odin Odin is a boy's name of Old Norse origin meaning roughly "the frenzied one".5,176 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#748Travis Travis is a boy's name from an occupational surname meaning a toll collector, one who worked at a crossing.5,167 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#750Hector 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.5,158 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#751Rhys Rhys is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "ardor" or "enthusiasm," and it gave English the surname Price by way of a Welsh word for son.5,154 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#753Lawson Lawson is a boy's name of English origin meaning "son of Law", where Law is a medieval short form of Lawrence.5,139 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#755Banks Banks is a boy's name of English origin meaning someone who lived by a slope or a riverbank.5,115 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#756Jared Jared is a boy's name from Hebrew meaning descent, borne by the father of Enoch — the one man in Genesis who does not die but is taken.5,113 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#757Jay Jay is a name serving as an initial-letter shortening for any J name, as a bird name, and as an Indian name meaning victory.5,112 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#758Kane Kane is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "battle", from Ó Catháin.5,104 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#765Kyle Kyle is a boy's name of Scottish Gaelic origin meaning "narrow strait," taken from a district of Ayrshire.5,018 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#768Jake Jake is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "supplanter," a short form of Jacob that became a name in its own right.5,007 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#774Shepherd Shepherd is a boy's name of English origin, the occupational surname for someone who tended sheep.4,961 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#783Ares Ares is a boy's name of Greek origin, borne by the god of war.4,903 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#785Raiden Raiden is a boy's name of Japanese origin naming the god of thunder and lightning.4,888 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#787Franklin Franklin means a freeholder — a man who owned his land but held no noble rank, a specific medieval class.4,884 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#794Iker Iker is a boy's name of Basque origin meaning "visitation".4,845 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#805Sean Sean is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "God is gracious," the Irish form of John by way of Norman French.4,789 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#811Pablo Pablo is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "small" or "humble," the Spanish form of Paul.4,741 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#812Ibrahim Ibrahim is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "father of many."4,740 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#815Winston Winston is a boy's name of English origin meaning "Wine's settlement", from an Old English personal name plus tun.4,724 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#822Kohen Kohen is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "priest".4,700 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#825Santino Santino is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning "little saint".4,691 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#826Kashton Kashton is a boy's name of modern American coinage, joining Kash to the TON ending taken from Braxton and Paxton.4,681 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#830Nehemiah Nehemiah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord comforts".4,638 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#831Hugo Hugo is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "mind" or "spirit."4,636 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
What Made a 2020s Name
Children in the United States were registered with it between 2020 and 2025. 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.