Most Popular Baby Names of 2022
Top 100 girl and boy names, Social Security records
Olivia and Liam were the most popular baby names of 2022 in the US: 16,670 girls were named Olivia and 20,579 boys were named Liam, about 1 in 98 girls and 1 in 85 boys born that year. It was Olivia's 4th year in a row at #1 for girls (since 2019), and it was Liam's 6th year in a row at #1 for boys (since 2017).
Social Security records list 1,640,131 girls and 1,746,008 boys born in 2022, with 17,754 different girl names and 14,326 boy names. A name is listed for a year only when at least 5 babies of one sex got it.
What Changed From 2021
- Luna joined the girls' top 10; the boys' top 10 had the same names as in 2021.
- Biggest climbers in the girls' top 100: Iris (#107 to #84), Eloise (#109 to #86) and Athena (#98 to #78).
- Biggest climbers in the boys' top 100: Walker (#130 to #78), Theo (#142 to #98) and Micah (#107 to #89).
- 7 girl names and 5 boy names left the top 100, among them Allison (#82 to #101) and Hunter (#86 to #101).
- 1,084 names appeared in the records for the first time.
Top 100 Baby Names of 2022
Ranked by the babies given each name; the last column is the name's rank in 2021, among names of the same sex. Tied names share a rank.
Top 100 Girl Names of 2022
| # | Name | Babies | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 16,670 | #1 |
| 2 | Emma | 14,512 | #2 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 12,952 | #3 |
| 4 | Amelia | 12,415 | #4 |
| 5 | Sophia | 12,382 | #6 |
| 6 | Isabella | 11,761 | #7 |
| 7 | Ava | 11,107 | #5 |
| 8 | Mia | 11,077 | #8 |
| 9 | Evelyn | 9,332 | #9 |
| 10 | Luna | 8,977 | #11 |
| 11 | Harper | 8,227 | #10 |
| 12 | Camila | 8,001 | #12 |
| 13 | Sofia | 7,285 | #18 |
| 14 | Scarlett | 7,258 | #20 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 7,020 | #14 |
| 16 | Eleanor | 6,927 | #15 |
| 17 | Emily | 6,498 | #21 |
| 18 | Mila | 6,487 | #26 |
| 19 | Chloe | 6,482 | #25 |
| 20 | Violet | 6,477 | #36 |
| 21 | Penelope | 6,430 | #23 |
| 22 | Gianna | 6,419 | #13 |
| 23 | Aria | 6,406 | #22 |
| 24 | Abigail | 6,306 | #17 |
| 25 | Ella | 6,291 | #16 |
| 26 | Avery | 6,251 | #19 |
| 27 | Hazel | 6,161 | #28 |
| 28 | Nora | 6,148 | #27 |
| 29 | Layla | 6,096 | #24 |
| 30 | Lily | 6,012 | #31 |
| 31 | Aurora | 6,003 | #35 |
| 32 | Nova | 5,927 | #32 |
| 33 | Ellie | 5,787 | #30 |
| 34 | Madison | 5,507 | #29 |
| 35 | Grace | 5,296 | #33 |
| 36 | Isla | 5,285 | #33 |
| 37 | Willow | 5,072 | #39 |
| 38 | Zoe | 5,022 | #42 |
| 39 | Riley | 4,914 | #37 |
| 40 | Stella | 4,849 | #41 |
| 41 | Eliana | 4,814 | #47 |
| 41 | Ivy | 4,814 | #49 |
| 43 | Victoria | 4,782 | #43 |
| 44 | Emilia | 4,685 | #40 |
| 45 | Zoey | 4,516 | #38 |
| 46 | Naomi | 4,503 | #54 |
| 47 | Hannah | 4,490 | #44 |
| 48 | Lucy | 4,448 | #48 |
| 49 | Elena | 4,290 | #53 |
| 50 | Lillian | 4,260 | #51 |
| 51 | Maya | 4,247 | #55 |
| 52 | Leah | 4,196 | #46 |
| 53 | Paisley | 4,056 | #52 |
| 54 | Addison | 3,968 | #45 |
| 55 | Natalie | 3,947 | #56 |
| 56 | Everly | 3,908 | #50 |
| 57 | Valentina | 3,901 | #69 |
| 58 | Delilah | 3,874 | #58 |
| 59 | Leilani | 3,868 | #68 |
| 60 | Madelyn | 3,724 | #71 |
| 61 | Kinsley | 3,705 | #57 |
| 62 | Ruby | 3,621 | #62 |
| 63 | Sophie | 3,524 | #76 |
| 64 | Alice | 3,511 | #65 |
| 65 | Genesis | 3,448 | #75 |
| 66 | Claire | 3,380 | #59 |
| 67 | Audrey | 3,340 | #60 |
| 68 | Sadie | 3,302 | #78 |
| 69 | Aaliyah | 3,286 | #61 |
| 70 | Josephine | 3,266 | #72 |
| 71 | Autumn | 3,241 | #66 |
| 72 | Brooklyn | 3,216 | #63 |
| 73 | Quinn | 3,103 | #81 |
| 74 | Kennedy | 3,077 | #70 |
| 75 | Cora | 3,076 | #87 |
| 76 | Savannah | 3,052 | #67 |
| 77 | Caroline | 3,030 | #80 |
| 78 | Athena | 3,029 | #98 |
| 79 | Hailey | 3,005 | #77 |
| 80 | Natalia | 3,003 | #79 |
| 81 | Aubrey | 2,999 | #64 |
| 82 | Emery | 2,973 | #90 |
| 83 | Anna | 2,962 | #85 |
| 84 | Iris | 2,935 | #107 |
| 85 | Bella | 2,915 | #73 |
| 86 | Eloise | 2,905 | #109 |
| 87 | Skylar | 2,894 | #74 |
| 88 | Jade | 2,888 | #92 |
| 89 | Gabriella | 2,882 | #83 |
| 90 | Ariana | 2,854 | #88 |
| 91 | Maria | 2,849 | #105 |
| 92 | Adeline | 2,825 | #94 |
| 93 | Lydia | 2,818 | #89 |
| 94 | Serenity | 2,811 | #84 |
| 95 | Sarah | 2,809 | #91 |
| 96 | Nevaeh | 2,808 | #86 |
| 97 | Liliana | 2,789 | #104 |
| 98 | Ayla | 2,758 | #108 |
| 99 | Raelynn | 2,726 | #103 |
| 100 | Everleigh | 2,722 | #99 |
Top 100 Boy Names of 2022
| # | Name | Babies | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | 20,579 | #1 |
| 2 | Noah | 18,758 | #2 |
| 3 | Oliver | 15,176 | #3 |
| 4 | James | 12,119 | #5 |
| 5 | Elijah | 12,094 | #4 |
| 6 | William | 11,356 | #6 |
| 7 | Henry | 11,272 | #9 |
| 8 | Lucas | 10,973 | #8 |
| 9 | Benjamin | 10,912 | #7 |
| 10 | Theodore | 10,824 | #10 |
| 11 | Mateo | 10,397 | #15 |
| 12 | Levi | 9,869 | #12 |
| 13 | Sebastian | 9,403 | #19 |
| 14 | Daniel | 9,121 | #16 |
| 15 | Jack | 8,936 | #11 |
| 16 | Michael | 8,895 | #17 |
| 17 | Alexander | 8,757 | #13 |
| 18 | Owen | 8,589 | #22 |
| 19 | Samuel | 8,427 | #23 |
| 20 | Asher | 8,418 | #25 |
| 21 | Ethan | 8,312 | #20 |
| 22 | Leo | 8,293 | #31 |
| 23 | Jackson | 8,120 | #14 |
| 24 | Mason | 8,051 | #18 |
| 25 | Ezra | 8,023 | #37 |
| 26 | John | 8,001 | #27 |
| 27 | Hudson | 7,922 | #34 |
| 28 | Luca | 7,855 | #42 |
| 29 | Aiden | 7,852 | #26 |
| 30 | Joseph | 7,839 | #28 |
| 31 | David | 7,829 | #30 |
| 32 | Jacob | 7,667 | #24 |
| 33 | Logan | 7,614 | #21 |
| 34 | Luke | 7,393 | #32 |
| 35 | Julian | 7,305 | #33 |
| 36 | Gabriel | 7,257 | #38 |
| 37 | Grayson | 7,197 | #35 |
| 38 | Wyatt | 7,184 | #29 |
| 39 | Matthew | 7,077 | #36 |
| 40 | Maverick | 7,049 | #47 |
| 41 | Isaac | 6,752 | #40 |
| 42 | Dylan | 6,745 | #44 |
| 43 | Elias | 6,730 | #48 |
| 44 | Anthony | 6,607 | #43 |
| 45 | Thomas | 6,512 | #46 |
| 46 | Jayden | 6,500 | #41 |
| 47 | Carter | 6,361 | #39 |
| 48 | Ezekiel | 6,053 | #53 |
| 49 | Santiago | 6,036 | #63 |
| 50 | Charles | 5,934 | #50 |
| 51 | Josiah | 5,838 | #49 |
| 52 | Caleb | 5,778 | #51 |
| 53 | Cooper | 5,631 | #68 |
| 54 | Lincoln | 5,625 | #45 |
| 55 | Christopher | 5,589 | #52 |
| 56 | Miles | 5,574 | #55 |
| 57 | Nathan | 5,544 | #59 |
| 58 | Isaiah | 5,430 | #56 |
| 59 | Kai | 5,374 | #70 |
| 60 | Joshua | 5,197 | #58 |
| 61 | Andrew | 5,168 | #57 |
| 62 | Angel | 5,105 | #67 |
| 63 | Adrian | 5,044 | #61 |
| 64 | Cameron | 4,968 | #62 |
| 65 | Nolan | 4,928 | #60 |
| 66 | Waylon | 4,923 | #69 |
| 67 | Jaxon | 4,854 | #54 |
| 68 | Roman | 4,740 | #74 |
| 69 | Eli | 4,704 | #64 |
| 70 | Wesley | 4,668 | #85 |
| 71 | Aaron | 4,527 | #65 |
| 72 | Ian | 4,505 | #81 |
| 73 | Christian | 4,486 | #71 |
| 74 | Ryan | 4,403 | #66 |
| 75 | Leonardo | 4,367 | #87 |
| 76 | Axel | 4,350 | #76 |
| 77 | Brooks | 4,349 | #78 |
| 78 | Walker | 4,250 | #130 |
| 79 | Jonathan | 4,220 | #77 |
| 80 | Easton | 4,161 | #72 |
| 81 | Everett | 4,141 | #83 |
| 82 | Weston | 4,112 | #95 |
| 83 | Bennett | 4,105 | #90 |
| 84 | Robert | 4,082 | #79 |
| 85 | Jameson | 4,079 | #80 |
| 86 | Landon | 4,032 | #73 |
| 86 | Silas | 4,032 | #91 |
| 88 | Jose | 4,031 | #89 |
| 89 | Micah | 3,969 | #107 |
| 90 | Beau | 3,958 | #94 |
| 91 | Colton | 3,926 | #75 |
| 92 | Jordan | 3,919 | #88 |
| 93 | Jeremiah | 3,886 | #82 |
| 94 | Parker | 3,861 | #93 |
| 95 | Greyson | 3,773 | #84 |
| 96 | Rowan | 3,763 | #105 |
| 97 | Nicholas | 3,643 | #92 |
| 98 | Theo | 3,642 | #142 |
| 99 | Adam | 3,638 | #104 |
| 100 | Xavier | 3,618 | #100 |
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