Most Popular Baby Names 2022
The most popular baby names 2022 in the US are led by Olivia in the top spot for girls and Liam as the #1 name for boys. The most recent list of popular names ranks all the names given to five or more newborns born in the US in 2022.
Along with Olivia, the Top 10 baby girl names 2022 in the US comprise Emma, Charlotte, Amelia, Ava, Sophia, Isabella, Mia, Evelyn, and Luna. Other popular girl names include Harper and Camila, Elizabeth and Eleanor.
Along with Liam, names ranking among the US Top 10 baby boy names 2022 are Noah, Oliver, Elijah, James, William, Benjamin, Lucas, Henry, and Theodore. Other popular boy names include Jack and Jackson, Alexander and Mateo.
The Social Security Administration list of popular baby names is released in May each year, based on statistics from the previous calendar year. The most recent list of Top 1000 names, published here, is therefore a count of names for babies born in the US in 2022.
Note that the SSA counts each spelling and variation as a separate name, so that some names with many popular variants rank much lower on the official list than you might think. Considering all spellings together, Jackson is actually the second most popular name for boys in the US and for girls, Sophia tops the list of American names.
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1Liam 1Olivia 2Noah 2Emma 3Oliver 3Charlotte 4James 4Amelia 5Elijah 5Sophia 6William 6Isabella 7Henry 7Ava 8Lucas 8Mia 9Benjamin 9Evelyn 10Theodore 10Luna 11Mateo 11Harper 12Levi 12Camila 13Sebastian 13Sofia 14Daniel 14Scarlett 15Jack 15Elizabeth 16Michael 16Eleanor 17Alexander 17Emily 18Owen 18Chloe 19Asher 19Mila 20Samuel 20Violet 21Ethan 21Penelope 22Leo 22Gianna 23Jackson 23Aria 24Mason 24Abigail 25Ezra 25Ella 26John 26Avery 27Hudson 27Hazel 28Luca 28Nora 29Aiden 29Layla 30Joseph 30Lily 31David 31Aurora 32Jacob 32Nova 33Logan 33Ellie 34Luke 34Madison 35Julian 35Grace 36Gabriel 36Isla 37Grayson 37Willow 38Wyatt 38Zoe 39Matthew 39Riley 40Maverick 40Stella 41Dylan 41Eliana 42Isaac 42Ivy 43Elias 43Victoria 44Anthony 44Emilia 45Thomas 45Zoey 46Jayden 46Naomi 47Carter 47Hannah 48Santiago 48Lucy 49Ezekiel 49Elena 50Charles 50Lillian 51Josiah 51Maya 52Caleb 52Leah 53Cooper 53Paisley 54Lincoln 54Addison 55Miles 55Natalie 56Christopher 56Valentina 57Nathan 57Everly 58Isaiah 58Delilah 59Kai 59Leilani 60Joshua 60Madelyn 61Andrew 61Kinsley 62Angel 62Ruby 63Adrian 63Sophie 64Cameron 64Alice 65Nolan 65Genesis 66Waylon 66Claire 67Jaxon 67Audrey 68Roman 68Sadie 69Eli 69Aaliyah 70Wesley 70Josephine 71Aaron 71Autumn 72Ian 72Brooklyn 73Christian 73Quinn 74Ryan 74Kennedy 75Leonardo 75Cora 76Brooks 76Savannah 77Axel 77Caroline 78Walker 78Athena 79Jonathan 79Natalia 80Easton 80Hailey 81Everett 81Aubrey 82Weston 82Emery 83Bennett 83Anna 84Robert 84Iris 85Jameson 85Bella 86Landon 86Eloise 87Silas 87Skylar 88Jose 88Jade 89Beau 89Gabriella 90Micah 90Ariana 91Colton 91Maria 92Jordan 92Adeline 93Jeremiah 93Lydia 94Parker 94Sarah 95Greyson 95Nevaeh 96Rowan 96Serenity 97Adam 97Liliana 98Nicholas 98Ayla 99Theo 99Everleigh 100Xavier 100Raelynn