2020s Baby Names
37,732 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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#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
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#242Athena Athena is a girl's name from the Greek goddess of wisdom, warfare and craft.16,536 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#243Zion Zion is a name of Hebrew origin naming the hill in Jerusalem, and by extension the city and the promised land itself.16,498 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#244Serenity Serenity is a girl's name taken from the English word, from the Latin serenus, meaning clear or unclouded.16,483 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#245Luis Luis is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "famous warrior."16,458 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#246Diego Diego is a boy's name of Hebrew origin, the Spanish form of James.16,425 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#247Bryson Bryson is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "son of Brice."16,395 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#249Peyton Peyton is a name of Old English origin meaning "Pæga's settlement."16,239 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#251Elliot Elliot is a name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord is my God."16,185 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#252Nathaniel Nathaniel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of God."16,100 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#253Melody Melody is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "song" or "singing," from melodia.16,013 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#254Kingston Kingston is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "the king's settlement."15,909 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#255Maeve Maeve is a girl's name of Irish origin, anglicized from Medb, usually translated as "she who intoxicates" or "intoxicating."15,893 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#256Legend Legend is a boy's name taken directly from the English word, which comes from the Latin legenda, meaning "things to be read."15,888 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#257Jason Jason is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "healer."15,738 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#258Calvin Calvin is a boy's name of French origin meaning "little bald one," from the Latin calvus, bald.15,450 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#259Nevaeh Nevaeh is a girl's name coined in the United States, and it is "heaven" spelled backwards.15,408 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#260Rylee Rylee is a girl's name of Old English origin meaning "rye clearing."15,371 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#261Chase Chase is a boy's name of Old French origin meaning "huntsman."15,346 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#263Tatum Tatum is a name of Old English origin meaning "Tata's homestead."15,252 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#264Graham Graham is a boy's name of English origin meaning "gravelly homestead," from Grantham in Lincolnshire.15,248 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#265Raelynn Raelynn is a girl's name of modern American coinage, joining Rae to the -lynn suffix.15,215 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#266Carlos Carlos is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "free man."15,191 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#267Eva Eva is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "life" or "living."15,140 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#270Juan Juan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is gracious."15,045 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#271Josie Josie is a girl's name that began as a pet form of Josephine, and so means "he will add," inherited from the Hebrew Yosef.15,019 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#272Jude Jude is a name of Hebrew origin meaning "praised" or "thanks."14,881 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#273Cole Cole is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "coal-black" or "swarthy."14,879 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#274Oakley Oakley is a name of Old English origin meaning "oak clearing" or "oak meadow."14,806 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#275Samantha Samantha is a girl's name of uncertain origin, first recorded in America in the eighteenth century.14,737 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#276Ashton Ashton is a name of Old English origin meaning "ash tree settlement."14,718 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#277Malachi Malachi is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "my messenger."14,667 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#278Hadley Hadley is a girl's name of English origin meaning "heather meadow," from the Old English hæth, heather or heathland, and leah, a clearing.14,539 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#279Brayden Brayden is a modern American invention with a real Irish surname behind it, and it peaked in 2010 — one of the latest peaks on this site.14,539 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#281Julia Julia is a girl's name of Latin origin, the feminine of the Roman family name Julius.14,335 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#282Braxton Braxton is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "Bracc's settlement."14,283 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#283Eliza Eliza is a girl's name that began as a short form of Elizabeth, and so means "God is my oath," from the Hebrew Elisheva.14,245 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#285Rose Rose is a girl's name of Latin origin naming the flower, from rosa.14,201 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#286Matteo Matteo is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of God."14,194 in the 2020s 6 of 10 years
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#288Lucia Lucia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "light," the feminine of Lucius from lux.14,117 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.