Popular Names of 2020

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2020, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025.

Table 1. Female names, 2020
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Olivia	17,691	1
2	Emma	15,723	3
3	Ava	13,201	11
4	Sophia	13,105	5
5	Charlotte	13,100	2
6	Amelia	12,802	4
7	Isabella	12,226	7
8	Mia	11,269	6
9	Evelyn	9,517	8
10	Harper	8,849	16
11	Camila	8,165	19
12	Abigail	7,917	41
13	Gianna	7,903	33
14	Luna	7,850	27
15	Ella	7,372	29
16	Elizabeth	7,308	17
17	Sofia	6,990	9
18	Emily	6,918	34
19	Avery	6,747	37
20	Mila	6,646	43

Table 2. Male names, 2020
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Liam	19,865	1
2	Noah	18,464	2
3	Oliver	14,277	3
4	Elijah	13,238	7
5	William	12,676	9
6	James	12,390	6
7	Benjamin	12,264	11
8	Lucas	11,386	10
9	Henry	10,793	5
10	Alexander	10,268	30
11	Mason	10,117	39
12	Michael	9,833	21
13	Ethan	9,556	24
14	Daniel	9,530	22
15	Jacob	9,309	43
16	Logan	9,163	53
17	Jackson	9,138	36
18	Levi	9,098	12
19	Sebastian	9,029	16
20	Mateo	9,007	8

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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.