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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#149Paisley Paisley is a girl's name taken from the Scottish town, whose weavers gave their name to the swirling teardrop pattern.23,577 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#150Delilah Delilah is a girl's name of Hebrew origin, usually translated as "delicate" or connected to a root meaning to weaken.23,499 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#153Addison Addison is a name of English origin meaning "son of Adam."23,245 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#155Genesis Genesis is a name taken from the Greek word genesis, meaning "origin" or "beginning."22,781 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#160Everly Everly is a girl's name of English origin, from a place name meaning "boar meadow" — the Old English eofor, a wild boar, and leah, a clearing.21,827 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#164Natalie Natalie is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "birthday of the Lord," from natalis.21,597 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#167Sophie Sophie is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "wisdom," the French form of Sophia.21,335 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#169Sadie Sadie is a girl's name that began as a pet form of Sarah, the Hebrew name meaning "princess" or "noblewoman."21,239 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#170Ruby Ruby is a girl's name of Latin origin naming the red gemstone, from ruber, meaning red.21,102 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#175Josephine Josephine is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he will add," the French feminine form of Joseph.20,981 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#177Claire Claire is a girl's name of French origin meaning "clear" or "bright," from the Latin clarus.20,950 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#179Alice Alice is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "noble," arrived at by a long contraction of Adelaide.20,756 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#181Emery Emery is a name of Germanic origin, from Emmerich, generally analyzed as combining elements meaning work or power with ric, meaning ruler.20,379 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#182Kinsley Kinsley is a girl's name of English origin meaning "king's meadow," from the Old English cyning, king, and leah, a clearing.20,257 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#189Audrey Audrey is a girl's name of Old English origin meaning "noble strength," from Æthelthryth.19,782 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#193Kennedy Kennedy is a name of Irish origin meaning "helmeted head" or "ugly head," from the Gaelic ceann, head, and éidigh.19,416 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#195Adeline Adeline is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "noble," from the element adal.19,006 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#199Autumn Autumn is a girl's name taken from the English word for the season, which comes through French from the Latin autumnus.18,790 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#200Brooklyn Brooklyn is a girl's name taken from the New York borough, whose name comes from the Dutch village of Breukelen.18,786 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#202Aaliyah Aaliyah is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "exalted" or "sublime," the feminine of Ali.18,671 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#203Lainey Lainey is a girl's name that developed as a pet form of Elaine, itself an Old French version of Helen.18,616 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#208Eloise Eloise is a girl's name of French origin, from the medieval Héloïse.18,045 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#209Aubrey Aubrey is a name of Germanic origin meaning "elf ruler."17,969 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#212Caroline Caroline is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "free man," the French feminine of Charles by way of the Latin Carolus.17,842 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#214Anna Anna is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "grace" or "favor," the Greek and Latin form of Hannah.17,737 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#215Iris Iris is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "rainbow."17,597 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#217Savannah Savannah is a girl's name of Taino origin meaning "treeless plain."17,492 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#219Hailey Hailey is a girl's name of English origin meaning "hay clearing," from the Old English heg, hay, and leah, a woodland clearing.17,395 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#221Vivian Vivian is a name of Latin origin meaning "alive" or "lively," from vivus.17,352 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#224Clara Clara is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "bright" or "clear," from clarus.17,277 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#226Bella Bella is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning "beautiful."17,107 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#228Gabriella Gabriella is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my strength," the Italian feminine of Gabriel.17,092 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#230Madeline Madeline is a girl's name meaning "of Magdala," a fishing town on the Sea of Galilee whose name comes from the Hebrew migdal, a tower.16,988 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#231Sarah Sarah is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "princess" or "noblewoman."16,953 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#232Maria Maria is a girl's name of Hebrew origin, the Latin and Greek form of Miryam.16,895 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#233Allison Allison is a girl's name of Norman French origin, from Alis — the medieval form of Alice — plus a diminutive ending.16,892 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#234Cora Cora is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "maiden," from kore.16,879 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#235Liliana Liliana is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "lily," an elaborated form of Lily from lilium.16,824 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#237Lydia Lydia is a girl's name meaning "woman from Lydia," an ancient kingdom in what is now western Turkey.16,668 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#240Natalia Natalia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "birthday," specifically Christmas Day.16,548 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#241Ariana Ariana is a girl's name of Greek origin, from Ariadne — the Cretan princess who gave Theseus the thread to escape the labyrinth.16,541 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.