Popular Names of 2021

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2021, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025. Amelia peaked among human females this year, at 4th.

Table 1. Female names, 2021
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Olivia	17,847	1
2	Emma	15,549	3
3	Charlotte	13,368	2
4	Amelia	13,041	4
5	Ava	12,873	11
6	Sophia	12,585	5
7	Isabella	11,309	7
8	Mia	11,177	6
9	Evelyn	9,495	8
10	Harper	8,448	16
11	Luna	8,241	27
12	Camila	8,036	19
13	Gianna	7,477	33
14	Elizabeth	7,265	17
15	Eleanor	7,099	12
16	Ella	7,041	29
17	Abigail	6,993	41
18	Sofia	6,983	9
19	Avery	6,815	37
20	Scarlett	6,631	32

Table 2. Male names, 2021
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Liam	20,424	1
2	Noah	18,919	2
3	Oliver	14,713	3
4	Elijah	12,845	7
5	James	12,474	6
6	William	12,170	9
7	Benjamin	11,895	11
8	Lucas	11,584	10
9	Henry	11,370	5
10	Theodore	9,600	4
11	Jack	9,568	15
12	Levi	9,559	12
13	Alexander	9,425	30
14	Jackson	9,287	36
15	Mateo	9,181	8
16	Daniel	9,162	22
17	Michael	9,150	21
18	Mason	9,103	39
19	Sebastian	8,932	16
20	Ethan	8,863	24

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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.