Names of similar variations are ranked separately.

Popular names usa. Popular Given Names US 1801-1999. Here are the top baby names of the year according to the names of more than 550000 babies born in 2020 to parents registered on BabyCenter. The file lines consist of a name a comma and then the count of occurrences in the sample.

Updated 238 PM ET Sat May 8 2021 CNN Olivia and Liam were Americas most popular names for baby girls and boys in 2020 according to the Social Security Administrations annual list. Social Security baby names popularity lists because our members are naming future babies. Rankings combine the stats for different spellings of the same name like Sophia and Sofia.

Names separated by sex are listed in descending order of popularity. Jose Arkansas 2009 William. Gabriel Arizona 2009 Jacob.

On the social and political fronts Kamala up 104 and Liberty up 12 rose in popularity while Karen and Chad declined by 13 and 12 respectively. 10 Alabama 2009 William. Male name Female name.

BabyCenter is committed to providing the most helpful and trustworthy pregnancy and parenting information in the world. Carmen was the most popular name in America but Bettie and Amanda were also popular names. Names like Ashley and Debra saw dramatic changes in their popularity from one year to the next.

Ethan Alaska 2009 Michael. Surname for the first time two. Ashley jumped from 17 in 1982 to 4 in 1983 with over 18000 more babies born with the name in 1983 than the year before.