The 200 Most Popular Baby Names Of 2023
Written by Katie Hintz-Zambrano
Photography by Morgan Pansing
It happens every year around Mother’s Day weekend: the Social Security Administration releases its top baby names list from the year prior. In what apparently takes 5+ months to tally, the latest SSA data shows the names parents in the U.S. chose to put on their babies’ birth certificates in 2023.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the Top 5 names for both boys and girls in 2023 remained the exact same as the 2022 lists. Liam, Noah, Oliver, James, and Elijah reign supreme for the boys; and Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia, and Sophia for the girls.
Meanwhile, the Top 6 to Top 10 spots had some minor shake-ups. For boys, Mateo made a big jump up to the #6 spot (it was #11 last year), scooting down Henry, Lucas, and William, and bumping Benjamin out of the Top 10. For girls, Mia made a jump up to the #6 spot (from #8), with Isabella, Ava, Evelyn, and Luna below her.
Below, we’ve listed the Top 100 lists—a.k.a the most popular baby names of 2023—for both sexes. If you want to go further and see the Top 2,000 names for 2022—or any other year after 1879—head over here! Plus, you can type in any name and see its rise and fall in popularity over the years, decades, and century!
Another tool on the Social Security Administration’s site that we like is the Change in Name Popularity chart, which shows the names that moved up the most from last year to this year. Those ambitious climbers include Kaeli, Alitzel, Emryn, Adhara, Azari, Kya, Ivey, Ainara, Arely, and Scottie for girls; and Izael, Chozen, Eiden, Cassian, Kyren, Semaj, Kaizen, Kyaire, Jahmir, and Jasiah for boys.
1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Charlotte
4. Amelia<
5. Sophia
6. Mia
7. Isabella
8. Ava
9. Evelyn
10.Luna
11. Harper
12. Sofia
13. Camila
14. Eleanor
15. Elizabeth
16. Violet
17. Scarlett
18. Emily
19. Hazel
20. Lily
21. Gianna
22. Aurora
23. Penelope
24. Aria
25. Nora
26. Chloe
27. Ellie
28. Mila
29. Avery
30. Layla
31. Abigail
32. Ella
33. Isla
34. Eliana
35. Nova
36. Madison
37. Zoe
38. Ivy
39. Grace
40. Lucy
41. Willow
42. Emilia
43. Riley
44. Naomi
45. Victoria
46. Stella
47. Elena
48. Hannah
49. Valentina
50. Maya
51. Zoey
52. Delilah
53. Leah
54. Lainey
55. Lillian
56. Paisley
57. Genesis
58. Madelyn
59. Sadie
60. Sophie
61. Leilani
62. Addison
63. Natalie
64. Josephine
65. Alice
66. Ruby
67. Claire
68. Kinsley
69. Everly
70. Emery
71. Adeline
72. Kennedy
73. Maeve
74. Audrey
75. Autumn
76. Athena
77. Eden
78. Iris
79. Anna
80. Eloise
81. Jade
82. Maria
83. Carolina
84. Brooklyn
85. Quinn
86. Aaliyah
87. Vivian
88. Liliana
89. Gabriella
90. Hailey
91. Sarah
92. Savannah
93. Cora
94. Madeline
95. Natalia
96. Ariana
97. Lydia
98. Lyla
99. Clara
100. Allison
The Top 100 Boy Names For 2023:
1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Oliver
4. James
5. Elijah
6. Mateo
7. Theodore
8. Henry
9. Lucas
10. William
11. Benjamin
12. Levi
13. Sebastian
14. Jack
15. Ezra
16. Michael
17. Daniel
18. Leo
19. Owen
20. Samuel
21. Hudson
22. Alexander
23. Asher
24. Luca
25. Ethan
26. John
27. David
28. Jackson
29. Joseph
30. Mason
31. Luke
32. Matthew
33. Julian
34. Dylan
35. Elias
36. Jacob
37. Maverick
38. Gabriel
39. Logan
40. Aiden
41. Thomas
42. Isaac
43. Miles
44. Grayson
45. Santiago
46. Anthony
47. Wyatt
48. Carter
49. Jayden
50. Ezekiel
51. Caleb
52. Cooper
53. Josiah
54. Charles
55. Christopher
56. Isaiah
57. Nolan
58. Cameron
59. Nathan
60. Joshua
61. Kai
62. Waylon
63. Angel
64. Lincoln
65. Andrew
66. Roman
67. Adrian
68. Aaron
69. Wesley
70. Ian
71. Thiago
72. Axel
73. Brooks
74. Bennett
75. Weston
76. Rowan
77. Christian
78. Theo
79. Beu
80. Eli
81. Silas
82. Jonathan
83. Ryan
84. Leonardo
85. Walker
86. Jaxon
87. Micah
88. Everett
89. Robert
90. Enzo
91. Parker
92. Jeremiah
93. Jose
94. Colton
95. Luka
96. Easton
97. Landon
98. Jordan
99. Amir
100. Gael
While the SSA list shows the names that are the hottest in the mainstream, if you’re looking for an off-the-beaten-path moniker for your newborn, check out Nameberry’s list of the 50 Buzziest Names for Babies in 2024, as well as these Unique and Suprising Baby-Naming Trends.
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