Top baby names on Nameberry are based on which names attract the most views from our visitors each month with a master list for the current year published every December.

Most popular baby names this year. Baby names popularity and trends in the acclaimed interactive graph of baby name popularity. 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. Our Top 10 is trending towards shorter names with several one- and two-syllable options entering or returning to the list this year.

The names Michael James David Robert and John remained popular for boys as did Mary Susan Linda and Debra for girls. Rankings combine the stats for different spellings of the same name like Sophia and Sofia. For girls Freya and Aria replace Eleanor and Olivia.

In the past 40 years or so it seems that the enduring popular girl names are Jennifer and Jessica and popular boy names are Matthew and Michael. For regional name popularity check out the Top Baby Names. Emily and Hannah remained on top and Hana Hayes from the show The Grinder was born this year.

Social Security baby names popularity lists because our members are naming future babies. 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. And for boys August Rowan Finn Ezra and Kai replace Asher Theodore Oliver Felix and Jasper.

Male name Female name. The top baby names internationally include Emma Olivia Isabella Sophia or Sofia and Charlotte for girls and Liam Noah Jack and Oliver for boys. The most popular baby names in 1997 The most popular baby names in 1996 The most popular baby names in 1995 The most popular baby names in 1994 The most popular baby names in 1993 The most popular baby names in 1992.

2 with Deborah at No. The following table shows the five most frequent given names for male and female babies born in each year 1921-2020. Ethan Alexander and Jackson also fall just short of the top 10 but they are declining in popularity.