US name list
Baby names 2026
SSA has not published 2026 counts. These are the top 25 female and male ranks from the 2025 file, with no forecast.
US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved
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There is no 2026 figure on this page. The tables repeat published 2025 ranks so a reader looking for “baby names 2026” can see the latest official file without a guessed next year. Download these 2025 rows (CSV) · Full top 100 girl names · Full top 100 boy names
2025 female ranks
| Rank | Name | 2025 count | Change since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 13,544 | Down 1,228 |
| 2 | Charlotte | 13,400 | Up 803 |
| 3 | Emma | 12,754 | Down 770 |
| 4 | Amelia | 12,699 | Down 87 |
| 5 | Sophia | 12,561 | Up 435 |
| 6 | Mia | 11,078 | Down 1,071 |
| 7 | Isabella | 10,666 | Down 144 |
| 8 | Evelyn | 9,123 | Down 23 |
| 9 | Sofia | 8,252 | Up 139 |
| 10 | Eliana | 8,191 | Up 1,744 |
| 11 | Ava | 7,732 | Down 968 |
| 12 | Eleanor | 7,649 | Up 502 |
| 13 | Violet | 7,546 | Up 560 |
| 14 | Ailany | 7,136 | Up 4,530 |
| 15 | Aurora | 7,065 | Up 110 |
| 16 | Harper | 6,792 | Down 602 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 6,760 | Down 164 |
| 18 | Lily | 6,673 | Up 552 |
| 19 | Camila | 6,591 | Down 1,034 |
| 20 | Nora | 6,380 | Up 232 |
| 21 | Hazel | 6,318 | Down 114 |
| 22 | Penelope | 6,225 | Up 465 |
| 23 | Chloe | 6,203 | Down 203 |
| 24 | Ellie | 6,176 | Down 141 |
| 25 | Lucy | 6,176 | Up 751 |
2025 male ranks
| Rank | Name | 2025 count | Change since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | 20,818 | Down 1,434 |
| 2 | Noah | 20,358 | Down 51 |
| 3 | Oliver | 14,939 | Down 457 |
| 4 | Theodore | 13,355 | Up 1,286 |
| 5 | Henry | 12,020 | Up 424 |
| 6 | James | 11,945 | Up 89 |
| 7 | Elijah | 11,111 | Down 127 |
| 8 | Mateo | 11,045 | Down 304 |
| 9 | William | 10,545 | Down 102 |
| 10 | Lucas | 10,219 | Down 524 |
| 11 | Benjamin | 9,762 | Down 103 |
| 12 | Levi | 9,642 | Up 87 |
| 13 | Elias | 8,837 | Up 1,153 |
| 14 | Luca | 8,759 | Up 768 |
| 15 | Jack | 8,748 | Up 276 |
| 16 | Sebastian | 8,605 | Up 12 |
| 17 | Hudson | 8,583 | Up 568 |
| 18 | Samuel | 8,334 | Down 21 |
| 19 | Leo | 8,173 | Up 350 |
| 20 | Ezra | 8,126 | Down 696 |
| 21 | Michael | 8,094 | Down 135 |
| 22 | Daniel | 8,085 | Down 341 |
| 23 | John | 8,027 | Down 60 |
| 24 | Ethan | 7,852 | Down 349 |
| 25 | Julian | 7,603 | Up 213 |
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