2020s Baby Names
19,335 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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#3Olivia Olivia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "olive tree," used as the feminine form of Oliver.95,923 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#5Emma Emma is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "whole" or "universal," from the element ermen, found in older names such as Ermintrude.85,748 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#6Charlotte Charlotte is a girl's name of French origin meaning "free man," the feminine form of Charles, itself from the Germanic name Karl.78,120 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#8Sophia Sophia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "wisdom," taken directly from the Greek word sophía.74,811 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#11Mia Mia is a girl's name that began as a short form of longer names such as Maria and Amelia before becoming an independent given name in its own right.68,231 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#18Ava Ava is a girl's name with several proposed origins rather than one settled root.63,391 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#21Evelyn Evelyn is a girl's name of English and French origin meaning "desired" or "wished for".55,779 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#34Harper Harper is a name of English origin meaning "harp player."48,242 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#41Camila Camila is a girl's name of Latin origin, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Camilla.46,044 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#44Sofia Sofia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "wisdom," the Romance- and Slavic-language spelling of Sophia.45,332 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#56Elizabeth Elizabeth is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my oath," from Elisheva, the name of Aaron's wife in the Book of Exodus.41,916 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#62Gianna Gianna is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning "God is gracious."39,740 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#65Scarlett Scarlett is a girl's name of English origin, taken from an occupational surname for someone who sold or dyed scarlet cloth.38,307 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#66Violet Violet is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "purple," taken from viola, the Latin word for the purple flower.38,047 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#68Emily Emily is a girl's name of Latin origin, from the Roman family name Aemilius.37,668 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#69Chloe Chloe is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "green shoot" or "young growth," referring to the first green of new crops.37,608 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#70Abigail Abigail is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "my father's joy," from Avigayil.37,400 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#71Aria Aria is a girl's name with two separate origins. In Italian it means "air" and names the solo vocal piece at the heart of an opera.37,183 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#74Aurora Aurora is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "dawn."36,924 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#75Hazel Hazel is a girl's name of English origin naming the hazel tree, from the Old English hæsel.36,809 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#78Nora Nora is a girl's name that developed as a short form of longer names, chiefly Honora and Eleanor, and is now used independently.36,579 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#80Lily Lily is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "lily flower," from lilium.35,877 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#81Ellie Ellie is a girl's name that began as a short form of Eleanor, Ellen, and Elizabeth, and is now widely given as a name in its own right.35,757 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#84Layla Layla is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "night."35,060 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#89Eliana Eliana is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has answered" or "my God has answered."33,374 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#93Nova Nova is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "new," from novus.32,945 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#96Madison Madison is a name of English origin meaning "son of Maud," a medieval surname formed from the woman's name Maud plus -son.32,602 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#97Isla Isla is a girl's name of Scottish origin, taken from Islay, an island in the Inner Hebrides, and from the River Isla in the Scottish mainland.32,205 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#101Grace Grace is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "favor" or "blessing," from gratia.31,586 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#102Zoe Zoe is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "life," taken directly from the Greek word zoe.31,238 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#106Lucy Lucy is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "light," from lux.29,781 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#108Willow Willow is a girl's name of English origin naming the tree, from the Old English welig.29,063 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#112Ivy Ivy is a girl's name of English origin naming the climbing evergreen plant, from the Old English ifig.28,691 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#116Emilia Emilia is a girl's name of Latin origin, from the Roman family name Aemilius.28,371 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#117Victoria Victoria is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "victory."27,583 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#121Stella Stella is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "star."27,122 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#122Naomi Naomi is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "pleasantness," from No'omi.26,676 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#126Hannah Hannah is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "grace" or "favor," from Channah.26,248 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#127Zoey Zoey is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "life," a phonetic English respelling of Zoe.26,233 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#128Elena Elena is a girl's name of Greek origin, the Italian, Spanish, and Russian form of Helen.26,198 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#135Leah Leah is a girl's name of Hebrew origin whose meaning is disputed, most often given as "weary" but also linked to a word for wild cow.25,060 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.