2020s Baby Names
3,430 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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#1,446Joan Joan is a girl's name, the medieval English feminine of John meaning God is gracious, and it was once as common as Mary.2,241 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#1,518Shea Shea is a unisex name of Irish origin from the surname Ó Séaghdha, whose root means "hawk-like" or "stately."2,092 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#1,521Shay Shay is a unisex name of Irish origin meaning "hawk-like" or "stately," the phonetic spelling of the Irish Séaghdha.2,088 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#1,576Devon Devon is the English county, named for the Dumnonii — a Celtic people whose own name may mean the deep ones, possibly referring to mining.1,994 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#1,671Kit Kit is a name of Greek origin meaning "bearer of Christ."1,828 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#1,708Ronnie Ronnie is a name of Old Norse origin meaning "ruler's counsel."1,757 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#1,719Ollie Ollie is a name of Norse origin meaning "ancestor's descendant."1,746 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#1,734Sidney Sidney is a name of Old English origin meaning "wide meadow."1,727 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#1,759Toby Toby is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is good."1,691 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 The statistics offices do not publish names given to very few children in a year, so a gap can also mean the count dropped below the threshold rather than to nothing.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.