THE 200 MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES OF 2021
Written by Katie Hintz-Zambrano
Photography by Julia Hirsh
It happens every year to kick-off 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 2021.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the Top 10 names for both boys and girls in 2021 remained virtually the same as the 2020 lists, with only one shake-up—Theodore snuck its way in, while the name Alexander was booted out of the Top 10. Meanwhile, Liam remained the #1 pick for boys (for 5 years running) and Olivia the #1 choice for girls (for the 3rd year in a row).
You can check out the Top 100 girls names and Top 100 boys names of 2021 below! If you want to go further and see the Top 2,000 names for 2021—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.
To note: names rising in popularity amongst girls outside the Top 100 for 2021 include Raya, Angelique, Halo, Azriel, Freyja, and Nyra. And for boys: Khai, Banks, and Evander.
Names that lost popularity for girls in 2021 include Denise, Karen, and Alexa. Names that lost popularity for boys included Ermias, Juelz, and Bryant and the alternative spellings of Jaxtyn, Karsyn, and Xzavier.
1. Olivia
24. Chloe
67. Leilani
Top Boy Names For 2021:
1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Oliver
4. Elijah
5. James
6. William
7. Benjamin
8. Lucas
9. Henry
10. Theodore
11. Jack
12. Levi
13. Alexander
14. Jackson
15. Mateo
16. Daniel
17. Michael
18. Mason
19. Sebastian
20. Ethan
21. Logan
22. Owen
23. Samuel
24. Jacob
25. Asher
26. Aiden
27. John
28. Joseph
29. Wyatt
30. David
31. Leo
32. Luke
33. Julian
34. Hudson
35. Grayson
36. Matthew
37. Ezra
38. Gabriel
39. Carter
40. Isaac
41. Jayden
42. Luca
43. Anthony
44. Dylan
45. Lincoln
46. Thomas
47. Maverick
48. Elias
49. Josiah
50. Charles
51. Caleb
52. Christopher
53. Ezekiel
54. Miles
55. Jaxon
56. Isaiah
57. Andrew
58. Joshua
59. Nathan
60. Nolan
61. Adrian
62. Cameron
63. Santiago
64. Eli
65. Aaron
66. Ryan
67. Angel
68. Cooper
69. Waylon
70. Easton
71. Kai
72. Christian
73. Landon
74. Colton
75. Roman
76. Axel
77. Brooks
78. Jonathan
79. Robert
80. Jameson
81. Ian
82. Everett
83. Greyson
84. Wesley
85. Jeremiah
86. Hunter
87. Leonardo
88. Jordan
89. Jose
90. Benett
91. Silas
92. Nicholas
93. Parker
94. Beau
95. Weston
96. Austin
97. Connor
98. Carson
99. Dominic
100. Xavier
Want more trends beyond the most popular baby names of 2021? Check out the hottest baby names that are trending for 2022.
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