Top 1000 Baby Boy Names 2025

Updated Wed May 13 2026

The top 1000 baby names in 2025 feature Liam as the Number 1 boys' name in the US for the ninth year in a row.

Along with Liam, names ranking among the Top 10 boy names in the US in 2025 are Noah, Oliver, Theodore, Henry, James, Elijah, Mateo, William, and Lucas. The Social Security Administration list of popular baby names is released in May each year, based on names given to babies in the previous calendar year.

Masculine baby names that increased the most in popularity are: Kasai, Akari, Eziah, Jasai, Neithan, Kael, Landry, Haziel, Syaire, and Brewer. More boys' names climbing the popularity list quickly last year can be found here.

Names that decreased the most in popularity for baby boys last year are: Karim, Khaza, Khai, Landen, Seven, Nixon, Castiel, Zen, Dangelo, and Zaylen. More details on masculine names falling in popularity in the US can be found here.

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