🇺🇸 Most Popular Baby Names in the USA (2024)
The United States Social Security Administration publishes one of the world's most comprehensive baby name datasets, covering millions of births each year. American naming culture is characterised by enormous diversity — reflecting the country's multicultural population — alongside clear national trends. Noah, Liam, Emma, and Olivia have dominated the top spots for the past decade, driven by pop culture, celebrity influence, and a preference for internationally recognisable names.
Data source: Social Security Administration (SSA) · Year: 2024 · 50 girl names, 50 boy names
👧 Most Popular Girl Names in United States (2024)
#1OliviaLatin
Meaning: Olive tree
Olivia was first popularised by Shakespeare in Twelfth Night and is now consistently ranked among the top girl's names in the English-speaking world.
#2EmmaGermanic
Meaning: Whole, universal
Emma is a Germanic name that was popular among medieval queens and has remained a top choice across Europe and North America for over a century.
#3AmeliaGermanic
Meaning: Work, industrious
Amelia is a blend of the Germanic Amalia and the Latin Aemilia, meaning industrious, and has been a top name in the UK and Australia for over a decade.
#4CharlotteGermanicFrench
Meaning: Free woman
Charlotte is the French feminine form of Charles, meaning free woman, and is a royal name borne by princesses in Britain, Sweden and Monaco.
#5SophiaGreek
Meaning: Wisdom
Sophia is a timeless Greek name meaning wisdom, carried by Byzantine empresses and saints, and one of the most popular girl's names globally.
#6MiaHebrewScandinavian
Meaning: Mine; wished-for child
Mia began as a Scandinavian pet form of Maria and has become an international favourite, topping charts from Norway to the United States.
#7IsabellaHebrewItalian
Meaning: My God is an oath
#8AvaGermanicHebrew
Meaning: Life, bird-like
#9EvelynHebrewFrench
Meaning: Wished-for child
#10LunaLatin
Meaning: Moon
Luna is the Latin name for the moon goddess and has risen rapidly in popularity across Europe and North America since the 2010s.
#11HarperEnglish
Meaning: Harp player
#12CamilaLatin
Meaning: Helper of the priest
#13SofiaGreek
Meaning: Wisdom
Sofia is the Slavic and southern European form of Sophia, meaning wisdom in Greek, and is the most popular girl's name in Italy and Spain.
#14EleanorGreekFrench
Meaning: Bright, shining
Eleanor is of Old French and Old Provençal origin, meaning bright or shining, and has been borne by queens of England, France and Castile.
#15ElizabethHebrew
Meaning: My God is an oath
#16VioletLatin
Meaning: Violet flower
#17ScarlettEnglish
Meaning: Scarlet, bright red
Scarlett began as an occupational surname for dyers of scarlet cloth and became a given name through Margaret Mitchell's character Scarlett O'Hara.
#18EmilyLatin
Meaning: Rival, industrious
#19HazelEnglish
Meaning: Hazelnut tree
Hazel is an English nature name referring to the hazelnut tree, part of the modern trend for botanical names, popular in the UK and USA.
#20LilyLatin
Meaning: Lily flower
#21GiannaHebrewItalian
Meaning: God is gracious
#22AuroraLatin
Meaning: Dawn
Aurora is the Roman goddess of the dawn; the name has been popular in Italy and Spain for generations and is now rising across northern Europe.
#23PenelopeGreek
Meaning: Weaver
Penelope is a Greek name meaning weaver, most famous as the faithful wife of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey, and enjoying a strong modern revival.
#24ChloeGreek
Meaning: Blooming, verdant
#25LaylaArabic
Meaning: Night
#26RileyIrishEnglish
Meaning: Courageous; rye clearing
#27ZoeyGreek
Meaning: Life
#28NoraLatinIrish
Meaning: Honour
Nora arose as a short form of Honora or Eleanor and has become an independently popular name across Ireland, Scandinavia and central Europe.
#29LilyLatin
Meaning: Lily flower
#30EllieGreek
Meaning: Bright, shining
#31HannahHebrew
Meaning: Grace, favour
Hannah is the original Hebrew form of the name Anna, meaning grace or favour, and appears in the Bible as the mother of the prophet Samuel.
#32LillianLatin
Meaning: Lily flower
#33AveryGermanic
Meaning: Elf ruler
#34AriaItalian
Meaning: Air, song
#35Eliana
#36NovaLatin
Meaning: New
#37MilaSlavic
Meaning: Gracious, dear
Mila began as a Slavic diminutive meaning gracious or dear and has spread widely across Europe and the Americas in recent decades.
#38LeahHebrew
Meaning: Weary
#39AubreyGermanic
Meaning: Elf ruler
#40WillowEnglish
Meaning: Willow tree
#41EmiliaLatin
Meaning: Rival, industrious
Emilia derives from the Latin Aemilia, the name of an ancient Roman family, and has been among the most popular girl's names in Austria and Germany for years.
#42ZoeGreek
Meaning: Life
#43StellaLatin
Meaning: Star
Stella is the Latin word for star and was popularised as a given name by the 16th-century poet Philip Sidney in his sonnet sequence.
#44NataliaLatin
Meaning: Born at Christmas
#45EverlyEnglish
Meaning: Ever meadow
#46Leila
#47PaisleyScottish
Meaning: Church, cemetery
#48MadelynHebrew
Meaning: From Magdala; high tower
#49VictoriaLatin
Meaning: Victory
Victoria is the Latin word for victory and the name of a 19th-century British queen whose reign gave it enduring popularity across the world.
#50ClaireLatinFrench
Meaning: Clear, bright, famous
👦 Most Popular Boy Names in United States (2024)
#1LiamIrishGermanic
Meaning: Resolute protector
Liam is the Irish short form of William, meaning resolute protector, and has been the most popular boy's name in the USA and Canada for over a decade.
#2NoahHebrew
Meaning: Rest, comfort
Noah is a Hebrew name meaning rest or comfort, famous as the biblical patriarch who built the ark, and the most popular boy's name across much of Europe.
#3OliverLatinNorse
Meaning: Olive tree
Oliver has Norse and Latin roots linked to the olive tree and ancestor-descendants, and has been the top boy's name in England and Wales for several years.
#4JamesHebrew
Meaning: Supplanter
James is the English form of the Late Latin Jacomus, derived from the Hebrew Jacob, meaning supplanter, and has been borne by six kings of Scotland.
#5ElijahHebrew
Meaning: My God is Yahweh
Elijah is the Hebrew original of Elias, meaning my God is Yahweh, and is currently one of the fastest-rising boy's names in the United States.
#6MateoHebrewSpanish
Meaning: Gift of God
Mateo is the Spanish form of Matthew, meaning gift of God in Hebrew, and is currently one of the fastest-rising names in the USA and Spain.
#7TheodoreGreek
Meaning: Gift of God
Theodore is derived from the Greek Theodoros, meaning gift of God, and has seen a remarkable revival in the UK, USA and Australia.
#8HenryGermanic
Meaning: Home ruler
Henry is the English form of the Germanic Heimirich, meaning home ruler, and has been borne by eight kings of England.
#9LucasLatinGreek
Meaning: Bringer of light
Lucas is the Latin form of Luke, meaning bringer of light, and ranks highly across Europe and the Americas.
#10WilliamGermanic
Meaning: Resolute protector
William comes from the Germanic Willahelm, meaning resolute protector, and remains one of the most enduring royal names in the English-speaking world.
#11BenjaminHebrew
Meaning: Son of the right hand
Benjamin is a Hebrew name meaning son of the right hand, the youngest son of Jacob in the Bible, and a perennial favourite across Europe.
#12LeviHebrew
Meaning: Joined, attached
#13SebastianGreek
Meaning: From Sebastia; venerable
Sebastian comes from the Greek Sebastianos, meaning from Sebastia, and was the name of a 3rd-century Roman soldier venerated as a martyr.
#14JackHebrewEnglish
Meaning: God is gracious
Jack began as a medieval English pet form of John and is now one of the most popular boy's names in England, Ireland and Australia.
#15EzraHebrew
Meaning: Help
#16MichaelHebrew
Meaning: Who is like God?
#17OwenWelshLatin
Meaning: Young warrior; well-born
#18DanielHebrew
Meaning: God is my judge
#19LeoLatin
Meaning: Lion
Leo is the Latin word for lion and the name of thirteen popes, making it both a timeless classic and a modern favourite across Europe.
#20SamuelHebrew
Meaning: Name of God; God has heard
Samuel is a Hebrew name meaning name of God or God has heard, and was the last of the great judges of Israel in the Old Testament.
#21HudsonEnglish
Meaning: Son of Hudd
#22Aiden
#23JacksonEnglish
Meaning: Son of Jack
#24MasonEnglish
Meaning: Stone worker
#25WyattEnglish
Meaning: Brave in battle
#26Joseph
#27JulianLatin
Meaning: Youthful
Julian derives from the Roman family name Julius and has been steadily popular across Germany, Austria and the English-speaking world.
#28DavidHebrew
Meaning: Beloved
David is a Hebrew name meaning beloved and was the name of the biblical king of Israel, the most celebrated monarch in Jewish history.
#29CarterEnglish
Meaning: Cart driver
#30LukeLatin
Meaning: Bringer of light
#31GabrielHebrew
Meaning: God is my strength
Gabriel is the Hebrew name of the archangel who announced the birth of Jesus, meaning God is my strength, popular across southern Europe and Latin America.
#32IsaacHebrew
Meaning: He will laugh
#33JohnHebrew
Meaning: God is gracious
#34DylanWelsh
Meaning: Son of the sea
#35JaydenHebrew
Meaning: Thankful
#36LucaLatinItalian
Meaning: Bringer of light
Luca is the Italian form of Luke, meaning bringer of light in Greek, and is among the most popular boy's names in Italy, Switzerland and Germany.
#37AnthonyLatin
Meaning: Of inestimable worth
#38AdamHebrew
Meaning: Earth, man
#39AlexanderGreek
Meaning: Defender of men
Alexander is the Latinised form of the Greek Alexandros, meaning defender of men, and was the name of the Macedonian king who conquered the ancient world.
#40LoganScottish Gaelic
Meaning: Little hollow
#41CalebHebrew
Meaning: Dog, faithful
#42RyanIrish
Meaning: Little king
#43NathanHebrew
Meaning: He gave
#44ThomasAramaic
Meaning: Twin
#45LincolnLatinEnglish
Meaning: Lake colony
#46MilesLatinGermanic
Meaning: Soldier; mild
#47EliHebrew
Meaning: Ascended
#48NolanIrish
Meaning: Champion
#49ChristianGreekLatin
Meaning: Follower of Christ
#50Aaron
Data: Social Security Administration (SSA). Rankings reflect official birth registrations for 2024. Updated automatically from the national statistics registry. Browse all countries →