Names by year · United States

The names of 2018

In 2018, the SSA recorded 3,517,232 babies with names given at least five times. Emma was the top girls' name and Liam the top boys' name.

Girls

RankNamebornin 2025
1Emma1 in 9018,824#3
2Olivia1 in 9418,061#1
3Ava1 in 11315,034#11
4Isabella1 in 11714,575#7
5Sophia1 in 12114,013#5
6Charlotte1 in 13013,038#2
7Mia1 in 13412,742#6
8Amelia1 in 13712,405#4
9Harper1 in 16010,646#16
10Evelyn1 in 16310,433#8
11Abigail1 in 1729,879#41
12Emily1 in 1958,718#34
13Elizabeth1 in 1988,600#17
14Mila1 in 2088,169#43
15Ella1 in 2098,127#29
16Avery1 in 2108,099#37
17Sofia1 in 2227,667#9
18Camila1 in 2277,508#19
19Aria1 in 2297,437#26
20Scarlett1 in 2357,226#32
21Victoria1 in 2387,134#54
22Madison1 in 2397,103#40
23Luna1 in 2456,937#27
24Grace1 in 2516,789#38
25Chloe1 in 2556,679#23

Boys

RankNamebornin 2025
1Liam1 in 9119,977#1
2Noah1 in 9818,441#2
3William1 in 12414,646#9
4James1 in 13313,650#6
5Oliver1 in 13513,500#3
6Benjamin1 in 13513,488#11
7Elijah1 in 13913,020#7
8Lucas1 in 14312,665#10
9Mason1 in 14512,526#39
10Logan1 in 14612,447#53
11Alexander1 in 15012,110#30
12Ethan1 in 15211,931#24
13Jacob1 in 15311,897#43
14Michael1 in 15411,756#21
15Daniel1 in 16111,296#22
16Henry1 in 17010,714#5
17Jackson1 in 17410,424#36
18Sebastian1 in 17910,137#16
19Aiden1 in 18010,062#62
20Matthew1 in 18110,009#32
21Samuel1 in 1849,854#18
22David1 in 1859,812#35
23Joseph1 in 1889,682#29
24Carter1 in 1949,385#45
25Owen1 in 1959,337#31

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