Popular Names of 2022

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2022, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025. Luna peaked among human females this year, at 10th.

Table 1. Female names, 2022
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Olivia	16,670	1
2	Emma	14,512	3
3	Charlotte	12,952	2
4	Amelia	12,415	4
5	Sophia	12,382	5
6	Isabella	11,761	7
7	Ava	11,107	11
8	Mia	11,077	6
9	Evelyn	9,332	8
10	Luna	8,977	27
11	Harper	8,227	16
12	Camila	8,001	19
13	Sofia	7,285	9
14	Scarlett	7,258	32
15	Elizabeth	7,020	17
16	Eleanor	6,927	12
17	Emily	6,498	34
18	Mila	6,487	43
19	Chloe	6,482	23
20	Violet	6,477	13

Table 2. Male names, 2022
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Liam	20,579	1
2	Noah	18,758	2
3	Oliver	15,176	3
4	James	12,119	6
5	Elijah	12,094	7
6	William	11,356	9
7	Henry	11,272	5
8	Lucas	10,973	10
9	Benjamin	10,912	11
10	Theodore	10,824	4
11	Mateo	10,397	8
12	Levi	9,869	12
13	Sebastian	9,403	16
14	Daniel	9,121	22
15	Jack	8,936	15
16	Michael	8,895	21
17	Alexander	8,757	30
18	Owen	8,589	31
19	Samuel	8,427	18
20	Asher	8,418	28

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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.