Top five girl names
Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia, and Ava.
US ranking ยท 2021
Most popular baby names in United States in 2021.
Olivia and Liam lead the 2021 list. Explore every reviewed rank through 50, recorded counts, ties, and the exact scope behind the numbers. The publisher scope is United States (50 states and District of Columbia).
Olivianumber-one girl name
Liamnumber-one boy name
100ranked names listed
812,802recorded uses in these rows
Top five boy names
Liam, Noah, Oliver, Elijah, and James.
Compared with 2020
What changed in 2021?
Names are matched by publisher spelling and category. A rise means a better source-derived rank than in the previous annual release.
Girl-name risers
- Isla#44 to #34
- Willow#48 to #39
- Eleanor#22 to #15
- Nova#38 to #32
New to this top 50: Eliana, Ivy.
Boy-name risers
- Theodore#23 to #10
- Jack#21 to #11
- Hudson#43 to #34
- Asher#32 to #25
New to this top 50: Luca, Elias.
Top girl names in 2021
Source-derived rank and recorded count for United States (50 states and District of Columbia). Tied positions are preserved.
| Rank | Name | Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia | 17,847 |
| 2 | Emma | 15,549 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 13,368 |
| 4 | Amelia | 13,041 |
| 5 | Ava | 12,873 |
| 6 | Sophia | 12,585 |
| 7 | Isabella | 11,309 |
| 8 | Mia | 11,177 |
| 9 | Evelyn | 9,495 |
| 10 | Harper | 8,448 |
| 11 | Luna | 8,241 |
| 12 | Camila | 8,036 |
| 13 | Gianna | 7,477 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 7,265 |
| 15 | Eleanor | 7,099 |
| 16 | Ella | 7,041 |
| 17 | Abigail | 6,993 |
| 18 | Sofia | 6,983 |
| 19 | Avery | 6,815 |
| 20 | Scarlett | 6,631 |
| 21 | Emily | 6,594 |
| 22 | Aria | 6,400 |
| 23 | Penelope | 6,370 |
| 24 | Layla | 6,356 |
| 25 | Chloe | 6,347 |
| 26 | Mila | 6,337 |
| 27 | Nora | 6,281 |
| 28 | Hazel | 6,015 |
| 29 | Madison | 5,964 |
| 30 | Ellie | 5,867 |
| 31 | Lily | 5,632 |
| 32 | Nova | 5,574 |
| 33 | Grace | 5,542 |
| 34 | Isla | 5,542 |
| 35 | Aurora | 5,528 |
| 36 | Violet | 5,524 |
| 37 | Riley | 5,225 |
| 38 | Zoey | 5,217 |
| 39 | Willow | 5,195 |
| 40 | Emilia | 4,854 |
| 41 | Stella | 4,820 |
| 42 | Zoe | 4,739 |
| 43 | Victoria | 4,713 |
| 44 | Hannah | 4,590 |
| 45 | Addison | 4,490 |
| 46 | Leah | 4,474 |
| 47 | Eliana | 4,460 |
| 48 | Lucy | 4,457 |
| 49 | Ivy | 4,396 |
| 50 | Everly | 4,395 |
Top boy names in 2021
Source-derived rank and recorded count for United States (50 states and District of Columbia). Tied positions are preserved.
| Rank | Name | Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | 20,424 |
| 2 | Noah | 18,919 |
| 3 | Oliver | 14,713 |
| 4 | Elijah | 12,845 |
| 5 | James | 12,474 |
| 6 | William | 12,170 |
| 7 | Benjamin | 11,895 |
| 8 | Lucas | 11,584 |
| 9 | Henry | 11,370 |
| 10 | Theodore | 9,600 |
| 11 | Jack | 9,568 |
| 12 | Levi | 9,559 |
| 13 | Alexander | 9,425 |
| 14 | Jackson | 9,287 |
| 15 | Mateo | 9,181 |
| 16 | Daniel | 9,162 |
| 17 | Michael | 9,150 |
| 18 | Mason | 9,103 |
| 19 | Sebastian | 8,932 |
| 20 | Ethan | 8,863 |
| 21 | Logan | 8,836 |
| 22 | Owen | 8,770 |
| 23 | Samuel | 8,580 |
| 24 | Jacob | 8,494 |
| 25 | Asher | 8,370 |
| 26 | Aiden | 8,313 |
| 27 | John | 8,186 |
| 28 | Joseph | 8,166 |
| 29 | Wyatt | 8,049 |
| 30 | David | 7,940 |
| 31 | Leo | 7,803 |
| 32 | Luke | 7,711 |
| 33 | Julian | 7,693 |
| 34 | Hudson | 7,625 |
| 35 | Grayson | 7,554 |
| 36 | Matthew | 7,489 |
| 37 | Ezra | 7,438 |
| 38 | Gabriel | 7,302 |
| 39 | Carter | 7,205 |
| 40 | Isaac | 6,987 |
| 41 | Jayden | 6,934 |
| 42 | Luca | 6,891 |
| 43 | Anthony | 6,792 |
| 44 | Dylan | 6,767 |
| 45 | Lincoln | 6,700 |
| 46 | Thomas | 6,680 |
| 47 | Maverick | 6,610 |
| 48 | Elias | 6,355 |
| 49 | Josiah | 6,157 |
| 50 | Charles | 6,010 |
Publisher
Social Security Administration
Reviewed data
Reviewed namestrace.com mirror
Geographic scope
United States (50 states and District of Columbia)
Release
Final reviewed release for 2021
Coverage
50 girl names and 50 boy names
Reviewed data licence
CC0 1.0 Universal
Source review
Checked 6 August 2026
Source methodology
SSA card applications for 2021, excluding territories and counts below five. Spaces and hyphens are removed by SSA; spelling variants remain separate. The SSA archive rejected automated retrieval, so the pinned CC0 NamesTrace top-100 transport was checked against SSA's official 2025 top 10, annual 2020-2025 top fives, and 2020s aggregate top-five counts before sequential top-50 ranks were retained. NamesTrace's separate top-1000 export was rejected and is not used.
Questions about the list
Read the ranking without losing the context.
What are the most popular baby names in United States?
Olivia is the number-one girl name and Liam is the number-one boy name in the reviewed 2021 release.
What area does this list cover?
It covers United States (50 states and District of Columbia) exactly. It should not be read as a ranking for a broader geography.
How are tied names shown?
The reviewed data does not contain a tied position within the ranks shown on this page.
How complete is the page?
The page includes every reviewed row through rank 50 for both categories: 50 girl names and 50 boy names. Counts are retained from the source; display-casing normalization is documented in the methodology.
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