Baby Name Rankings

The most popular girl name in 2024 is Olivia with 14,718 births. The most popular boy name is Liam with 22,164 births. Browse the full rankings above to explore all 2,000 ranked names.

Popularity rank is a name's position relative to other names in a specific year (#1 being the most popular). Total births is the actual number of babies given that name. A name can be ranked #1 with fewer total births than in previous decades if overall naming diversity has increased.

The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) releases new baby name data annually, typically in the fall. NamesPop updates its rankings as soon as new data becomes available. Names must have at least 5 occurrences in a year to be included in the public dataset.

Baby naming has become increasingly diverse. While the total number of births has remained relatively stable, parents are choosing from a wider variety of names than ever before. This means today's #1 name has fewer births than the #1 name from decades ago. Explore our trending names pages to see which names are rising and falling in popularity.