Popular Names of 2018

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2018, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025. Orion peaked among human males this year, at 300th.

Table 1. Female names, 2018
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Emma	18,824	3
2	Olivia	18,061	1
3	Ava	15,034	11
4	Isabella	14,575	7
5	Sophia	14,013	5
6	Charlotte	13,038	2
7	Mia	12,742	6
8	Amelia	12,405	4
9	Harper	10,646	16
10	Evelyn	10,433	8
11	Abigail	9,879	41
12	Emily	8,718	34
13	Elizabeth	8,600	17
14	Mila	8,169	43
15	Ella	8,127	29
16	Avery	8,099	37
17	Sofia	7,667	9
18	Camila	7,508	19
19	Aria	7,437	26
20	Scarlett	7,226	32

Table 2. Male names, 2018
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Liam	19,977	1
2	Noah	18,441	2
3	William	14,646	9
4	James	13,650	6
5	Oliver	13,500	3
6	Benjamin	13,488	11
7	Elijah	13,020	7
8	Lucas	12,665	10
9	Mason	12,526	39
10	Logan	12,447	53
11	Alexander	12,110	30
12	Ethan	11,931	24
13	Jacob	11,897	43
14	Michael	11,756	21
15	Daniel	11,296	22
16	Henry	10,714	5
17	Jackson	10,424	36
18	Sebastian	10,137	16
19	Aiden	10,062	62
20	Matthew	10,009	32

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As recorded on the Social Security card application. Names given to fewer than five babies of a sex in a year are not published, so the file is a floor.