The 200 Most Popular Baby Names Of 2022
Written by Katie Hintz-Zambrano
Photography by Cara Dolan
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 2022.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the Top 10 names for both boys and girls in 2022 remained virtually the same as the 2021 lists, with only one shake-up—Luna snuck its way into the girls list at the #10 spot, while the name Harper was booted out of the Top 10 (down to #11). Meanwhile, Liam remained the #1 pick for boys (for 6 years running) and Olivia the #1 choice for girls (for the 4th year in a row).
Other changes within the Top 10: Ava fell down a couple spots, and Sophie and Isabella moved up a pinch. On the boys side, James and Henry moved up a little bit. Meanwhile, Elijah and Benjamin fell down (but still remained in the Top 10).
You can check out the Top 100 girls names and Top 100 boys names of 2022 below! 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.
To note: names rising rapidly in popularity amongst girls outside the Top 100 for 2022 include Wrenlee, Neriah, Arlet, and Georgina. And for boys: Dutton, Khaza, Chosen, and Eithan.
Names that lost popularity for girls in 2022 include Tatiana, Alaiya, Jaylene, and Aarna. Names that lost popularity for boys included Jacoby, Turner, Aydin, Juelz, and Elon.
1. Olivia
12. Camila
13. Sofia
14. Scarlett
15. Elizabeth
16. Eleanor
17. Emily
18. Chloe
19. Mila
20. Violet
21. Penelope
22. Gianna
23. Aria
24. Abigail
25. Ella
26. Avery
27. Hazel
28. Nora
29. Layla
30. Lily
31. Aurora
32. Nova
33. Ellie
34. Madison
35. Grace
36. Isla
37. Willow
38. Zoe
39. Riley
40. Stella
41. Eliana
42. Ivy
43. Victoria
44. Emilia
45. Zoey
46. Naomi
47. Hannah
48. Lucy
49. Elena
50. Lillian
51. Maya
52. Leah
53. Paisley
54. Addison
55. Natalie
56. Valentina
57. Everly
58. Delilah
59. Leilani
60. Madelyn
61. Kinsley
62. Ruby
63. Sophie
64. Alice
65. Genesis
66. Claire
67. Audrey
68. Sadie
69. Aaliyah
70. Josephine
71. Autumn
72. Brooklyn
73. Quinn
74. Kennedy
75. Cora
76. Savannah
77. Caroline
78. Athena
79. Natalia
80. Hailey
81. Aubrey
82. Emery
83. Anna
84. Iris
85. Bella
86. Eloise
87. Skylar
88. Jade
89. Gabriella
90. Ariana
91. Maria
92. Adeline
93. Lydia
94. Sarah
95. Nevaeh
96. Serenity
97. Liliana
98. Ayla
99. Everleigh
100. Raelynn
Top 100 Boy Names For 2022:
1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Oliver
4. James
5. Elijah
6. William
7. Henry
8. Lucas
9. Benjamin
10. Theodore
11. Mateo
12. Levi
13. Sebastian
14. Daniel
15. Jack
16. Michael
17. Alexander
18. Owen
19. Asher
20. Samuel
21. Ethan
22. Leo
23. Jackson
24. Mason
25. Ezra
26. John
27. Hudson
28. Luca
29. Aiden
30. Joseph
31. David
32. Jacob
33. Logan
34. Luke
35. Julian
36. Gabriel
37. Grayson
38. Wyatt
39. Matthew
40. Maverick
41. Dylan
42. Isaac
43. Elias
44. Anthony
45. Thomas
46. Jayden
47. Carter
48. Santiago
49. Ezekiel
50. Charles
51. Josiah
52. Caleb
53. Cooper
54. Lincoln
55. Miles
56. Christopher
57. Nathan
58. Isaiah
59. Kai
60. Joshua
61. Andrew
62. Angel
63. Adrian
64. Cameron
65. Nolan
66. Waylon
67. Jaxon
68. Roman
69. Eli
70. Wesley
71. Aaron
72. Ian
73. Christian
74. Ryan
75. Leonardo
76. Brooks
77. Axel
78. Walker
79. Jonathan
80. Easton
81. Everett
82. Weston
83. Bennett
84. Robert
85. Jameson
86. Landon
87. Silas
88. Jose
89. Beau
90. Micah
91. Colton
92. Jordan
93. Jeremiah
94. Parker
95. Greyson
96. Rowan
97. Adam
98. Nicholas
99. Theo
100. Xavier
Want more trends beyond the most popular baby names of 2022? Check out the hottest baby names that are trending for 2023.
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