Most Popular Baby Names of 2018
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Emma and Liam were the most popular baby names of 2018 in the US: 18,824 girls were named Emma and 19,977 boys were named Liam, about 1 in 90 girls and 1 in 91 boys born that year. It was Emma's 5th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 2014), and it was Liam's 2nd year in a row at #1 for boys (since 2017).
Social Security records list 1,701,074 girls and 1,816,158 boys born in 2018, with 18,147 different girl names and 14,111 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 2017
- Harper joined the girls' top 10; Lucas joined the boys' top 10.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Nova (#94 to #55), Everly (#82 to #53) and Ivy (#108 to #86).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Theodore (#61 to #44), Carson (#83 to #70) and Asher (#59 to #47).
- 7 girl names and 3 boy names left the top 100, among them Peyton (#89 to #102) and Ayden (#99 to #104).
- 1,079 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 2018
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 2017, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 2018
| # | Name | Babies | In 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma | 18,824 | #1 |
| 2 | Olivia | 18,061 | #2 |
| 3 | Ava | 15,034 | #3 |
| 4 | Isabella | 14,575 | #4 |
| 5 | Sophia | 14,013 | #5 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 13,038 | #7 |
| 7 | Mia | 12,742 | #6 |
| 8 | Amelia | 12,405 | #8 |
| 9 | Harper | 10,646 | #11 |
| 10 | Evelyn | 10,433 | #9 |
| 11 | Abigail | 9,879 | #10 |
| 12 | Emily | 8,718 | #12 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 8,600 | #13 |
| 14 | Mila | 8,169 | #30 |
| 15 | Ella | 8,127 | #16 |
| 16 | Avery | 8,099 | #14 |
| 17 | Sofia | 7,667 | #15 |
| 18 | Camila | 7,508 | #23 |
| 19 | Aria | 7,437 | #20 |
| 20 | Scarlett | 7,226 | #18 |
| 21 | Victoria | 7,134 | #19 |
| 22 | Madison | 7,103 | #17 |
| 23 | Luna | 6,937 | #37 |
| 24 | Grace | 6,789 | #21 |
| 25 | Chloe | 6,679 | #22 |
| 26 | Penelope | 6,524 | #24 |
| 27 | Layla | 6,512 | #26 |
| 28 | Riley | 6,010 | #25 |
| 29 | Zoey | 5,946 | #28 |
| 30 | Nora | 5,837 | #29 |
| 31 | Lily | 5,753 | #33 |
| 32 | Eleanor | 5,728 | #36 |
| 33 | Hannah | 5,680 | #32 |
| 34 | Lillian | 5,567 | #27 |
| 35 | Addison | 5,232 | #34 |
| 36 | Ellie | 5,223 | #44 |
| 37 | Aubrey | 5,209 | #31 |
| 38 | Stella | 5,164 | #42 |
| 39 | Natalie | 5,127 | #35 |
| 40 | Zoe | 5,124 | #41 |
| 41 | Leah | 5,038 | #40 |
| 42 | Hazel | 4,951 | #43 |
| 43 | Violet | 4,834 | #47 |
| 44 | Aurora | 4,830 | #51 |
| 45 | Savannah | 4,769 | #38 |
| 46 | Audrey | 4,697 | #46 |
| 47 | Brooklyn | 4,652 | #39 |
| 48 | Bella | 4,578 | #50 |
| 49 | Skylar | 4,411 | #48 |
| 50 | Claire | 4,406 | #49 |
| 51 | Lucy | 4,378 | #52 |
| 52 | Paisley | 4,366 | #45 |
| 53 | Everly | 4,345 | #82 |
| 54 | Anna | 4,198 | #53 |
| 55 | Nova | 4,174 | #94 |
| 56 | Caroline | 4,167 | #55 |
| 57 | Genesis | 4,099 | #56 |
| 58 | Emilia | 4,040 | #77 |
| 59 | Kennedy | 3,946 | #58 |
| 60 | Willow | 3,933 | #80 |
| 61 | Samantha | 3,924 | #54 |
| 62 | Maya | 3,918 | #60 |
| 63 | Kinsley | 3,881 | #59 |
| 64 | Naomi | 3,855 | #69 |
| 65 | Aaliyah | 3,845 | #57 |
| 66 | Sarah | 3,781 | #62 |
| 67 | Elena | 3,776 | #68 |
| 68 | Ariana | 3,739 | #67 |
| 69 | Gabriella | 3,710 | #65 |
| 70 | Allison | 3,694 | #61 |
| 71 | Alice | 3,667 | #70 |
| 72 | Madelyn | 3,652 | #63 |
| 73 | Cora | 3,596 | #83 |
| 74 | Ruby | 3,591 | #79 |
| 75 | Serenity | 3,570 | #77 |
| 76 | Eva | 3,569 | #73 |
| 77 | Autumn | 3,506 | #75 |
| 78 | Adeline | 3,491 | #64 |
| 79 | Hailey | 3,474 | #72 |
| 80 | Gianna | 3,451 | #91 |
| 81 | Valentina | 3,436 | #96 |
| 82 | Isla | 3,410 | #103 |
| 82 | Nevaeh | 3,410 | #74 |
| 84 | Eliana | 3,405 | #88 |
| 85 | Quinn | 3,390 | #76 |
| 86 | Ivy | 3,287 | #108 |
| 87 | Sadie | 3,267 | #71 |
| 88 | Piper | 3,230 | #81 |
| 89 | Lydia | 3,213 | #85 |
| 90 | Alexa | 3,068 | #66 |
| 91 | Josephine | 3,050 | #107 |
| 92 | Delilah | 3,012 | #102 |
| 93 | Julia | 3,010 | #93 |
| 94 | Emery | 3,009 | #115 |
| 95 | Arianna | 2,983 | #87 |
| 96 | Vivian | 2,976 | #97 |
| 97 | Kaylee | 2,963 | #84 |
| 98 | Sophie | 2,948 | #106 |
| 99 | Brielle | 2,939 | #101 |
| 100 | Madeline | 2,918 | #99 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 2018
| # | Name | Babies | In 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | 19,977 | #1 |
| 2 | Noah | 18,441 | #2 |
| 3 | William | 14,646 | #3 |
| 4 | James | 13,650 | #4 |
| 5 | Oliver | 13,500 | #10 |
| 6 | Benjamin | 13,488 | #6 |
| 7 | Elijah | 13,020 | #8 |
| 8 | Lucas | 12,665 | #11 |
| 9 | Mason | 12,526 | #7 |
| 10 | Logan | 12,447 | #5 |
| 11 | Alexander | 12,110 | #13 |
| 12 | Ethan | 11,931 | #14 |
| 13 | Jacob | 11,897 | #9 |
| 14 | Michael | 11,756 | #12 |
| 15 | Daniel | 11,296 | #15 |
| 16 | Henry | 10,714 | #19 |
| 17 | Jackson | 10,424 | #20 |
| 18 | Sebastian | 10,137 | #23 |
| 19 | Aiden | 10,062 | #17 |
| 20 | Matthew | 10,009 | #16 |
| 21 | Samuel | 9,854 | #21 |
| 22 | David | 9,812 | #22 |
| 23 | Joseph | 9,682 | #18 |
| 24 | Carter | 9,385 | #24 |
| 25 | Owen | 9,337 | #28 |
| 26 | John | 9,204 | #27 |
| 27 | Wyatt | 9,183 | #25 |
| 28 | Jack | 8,894 | #36 |
| 29 | Jayden | 8,626 | #26 |
| 30 | Luke | 8,624 | #30 |
| 31 | Dylan | 8,610 | #29 |
| 32 | Grayson | 8,606 | #34 |
| 33 | Levi | 8,540 | #35 |
| 34 | Isaac | 8,503 | #32 |
| 35 | Gabriel | 8,439 | #31 |
| 36 | Julian | 8,368 | #37 |
| 37 | Mateo | 8,221 | #42 |
| 38 | Anthony | 8,048 | #33 |
| 39 | Jaxon | 7,774 | #43 |
| 40 | Joshua | 7,446 | #38 |
| 41 | Lincoln | 7,408 | #41 |
| 42 | Christopher | 7,341 | #39 |
| 43 | Andrew | 7,315 | #40 |
| 44 | Theodore | 7,088 | #61 |
| 45 | Caleb | 6,997 | #50 |
| 46 | Ryan | 6,943 | #44 |
| 47 | Asher | 6,879 | #59 |
| 48 | Nathan | 6,850 | #45 |
| 49 | Thomas | 6,840 | #49 |
| 50 | Leo | 6,773 | #62 |
| 51 | Isaiah | 6,719 | #46 |
| 52 | Josiah | 6,684 | #51 |
| 53 | Charles | 6,667 | #48 |
| 54 | Christian | 6,582 | #52 |
| 55 | Hudson | 6,576 | #64 |
| 56 | Hunter | 6,117 | #53 |
| 57 | Eli | 6,094 | #54 |
| 58 | Connor | 6,086 | #56 |
| 59 | Ezra | 6,048 | #69 |
| 60 | Aaron | 5,996 | #47 |
| 61 | Landon | 5,860 | #57 |
| 62 | Adrian | 5,817 | #58 |
| 63 | Jonathan | 5,779 | #55 |
| 64 | Jeremiah | 5,632 | #63 |
| 65 | Nolan | 5,629 | #67 |
| 66 | Easton | 5,463 | #66 |
| 67 | Elias | 5,351 | #78 |
| 68 | Colton | 5,314 | #70 |
| 69 | Cameron | 5,313 | #60 |
| 70 | Carson | 5,259 | #83 |
| 71 | Robert | 5,191 | #65 |
| 72 | Angel | 5,065 | #71 |
| 73 | Maverick | 5,041 | #84 |
| 74 | Nicholas | 4,847 | #68 |
| 75 | Dominic | 4,795 | #74 |
| 76 | Jaxson | 4,770 | #79 |
| 77 | Greyson | 4,754 | #80 |
| 78 | Adam | 4,711 | #77 |
| 79 | Ian | 4,706 | #76 |
| 80 | Jordan | 4,703 | #73 |
| 81 | Austin | 4,693 | #75 |
| 82 | Santiago | 4,670 | #93 |
| 83 | Cooper | 4,473 | #88 |
| 84 | Brayden | 4,422 | #72 |
| 85 | Evan | 4,392 | #85 |
| 86 | Roman | 4,390 | #91 |
| 87 | Ezekiel | 4,366 | #82 |
| 88 | Xavier | 4,345 | #89 |
| 89 | Jose | 4,318 | #81 |
| 90 | Jace | 4,304 | #87 |
| 91 | Jameson | 4,252 | #100 |
| 92 | Bryson | 4,225 | #86 |
| 93 | Leonardo | 4,223 | #97 |
| 94 | Axel | 4,074 | #104 |
| 95 | Everett | 4,029 | #106 |
| 96 | Parker | 4,007 | #90 |
| 97 | Kayden | 4,004 | #98 |
| 98 | Miles | 3,994 | #110 |
| 99 | Jason | 3,880 | #92 |
| 100 | Sawyer | 3,878 | #95 |
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