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The most popular baby names of 2023

SSA recorded 3,315,158 births in 2023 across all reported names — 1,604,582 girls and 1,710,576 boys.

Top 100 girls' names in 2023

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 2022.
#NameBirthsvs 2022
1 Olivia 15,329 —
2 Emma 13,590 —
3 Charlotte 12,638 —
4 Amelia 12,365 —
5 Sophia 11,999 —
6 Mia 11,404 +2
7 Isabella 10,871 -1
8 Ava 9,737 -1
9 Evelyn 9,121 —
10 Luna 7,853 —
11 Harper 7,799 —
12 Sofia 7,665 +1
13 Camila 7,581 -1
14 Eleanor 6,765 +2
15 Elizabeth 6,616 —
16 Violet 6,370 +4
17 Scarlett 6,318 -3
18 Hazel 6,193 +9
19 Emily 6,177 -2
20 Lily 6,176 +10
21 Gianna 6,146 +1
22 Aurora 6,081 +9
23 Penelope 6,068 -2
24 Nora 6,027 +4
25 Aria 6,024 -2
26 Chloe 5,997 -7
27 Ellie 5,972 +6
28 Mila 5,920 -10
29 Avery 5,879 -3
30 Layla 5,703 -1
31 Abigail 5,687 -7
32 Ella 5,670 -7
33 Isla 5,386 +3
34 Eliana 5,357 +7
35 Nova 5,282 -3
36 Zoe 5,190 +2
37 Madison 5,179 -3
38 Ivy 5,060 +3
39 Grace 4,908 -4
40 Lucy 4,884 +8
41 Willow 4,765 -4
42 Emilia 4,687 +2
43 Riley 4,643 -4
44 Naomi 4,502 +2
45 Victoria 4,454 -2
46 Stella 4,371 -6
47 Elena 4,276 +2
48 Hannah 4,127 -1
49 Maya 4,092 +2
50 Valentina 4,090 +7
51 Zoey 4,061 -6
52 Delilah 4,049 +6
53 Leah 3,976 -1
54 Lainey 3,941 +120
55 Lillian 3,940 -5
56 Paisley 3,749 -3
57 Genesis 3,663 +8
58 Madelyn 3,645 +2
59 Sadie 3,597 +9
60 Sophie 3,592 +3
61 Leilani 3,562 -2
62 Addison 3,536 -8
63 Natalie 3,429 -8
64 Josephine 3,371 +6
65 Ruby 3,364 -3
66 Alice 3,349 -2
67 Kinsley 3,204 -6
68 Claire 3,200 -2
69 Everly 3,176 -13
70 Emery 3,115 +12
71 Adeline 3,091 +21
72 Kennedy 3,075 +2
73 Maeve 3,062 +30
74 Audrey 3,042 -7
75 Autumn 3,011 -4
76 Athena 3,001 +2
77 Eden 2,960 +39
78 Iris 2,939 +6
79 Anna 2,934 +4
80 Jade 2,927 +8
81 Eloise 2,924 +5
82 Maria 2,907 +9
83 Caroline 2,868 -6
84 Brooklyn 2,865 -12
85 Aaliyah 2,858 -16
86 Quinn 2,856 -13
87 Vivian 2,808 +17
88 Liliana 2,807 +9
89 Gabriella 2,795 —
90 Hailey 2,786 -11
91 Sarah 2,771 +4
92 Savannah 2,759 -16
93 Cora 2,751 -18
94 Lydia 2,735 -1
95 Madeline 2,733 +7
96 Natalia 2,725 -16
97 Ariana 2,720 -7
98 Clara 2,662 +12
99 Lyla 2,659 +6
100 Allison 2,650 +1

Top 100 boys' names in 2023

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 2022.
#NameBirthsvs 2022
1 Liam 20,904 —
2 Noah 19,116 —
3 Oliver 14,792 —
4 James 11,739 —
5 Elijah 11,523 —
6 Mateo 11,293 +5
7 Theodore 11,093 +3
8 Henry 10,996 -1
9 Lucas 10,890 -1
10 William 10,673 -4
11 Benjamin 10,224 -2
12 Levi 9,399 —
13 Sebastian 8,892 —
14 Jack 8,715 +1
15 Ezra 8,488 +10
16 Michael 8,430 —
17 Daniel 8,402 -3
18 Leo 8,160 +4
19 Samuel 8,038 —
20 Owen 8,015 -2
21 Hudson 7,957 +6
22 Alexander 7,918 -5
23 Asher 7,897 -3
24 Ethan 7,810 -3
24 Luca 7,810 +4
26 John 7,804 —
27 David 7,420 +4
28 Jackson 7,334 -5
29 Joseph 7,279 +1
30 Mason 7,259 -6
31 Luke 7,251 +3
32 Matthew 7,234 +7
33 Julian 7,097 +2
34 Dylan 7,074 +8
35 Jacob 7,015 -3
36 Elias 7,006 +7
37 Maverick 6,990 +3
38 Gabriel 6,786 -2
39 Logan 6,706 -6
40 Aiden 6,701 -11
41 Thomas 6,625 +4
42 Isaac 6,621 -1
43 Miles 6,589 +13
44 Grayson 6,471 -7
45 Santiago 6,358 +4
46 Anthony 6,277 -2
47 Wyatt 6,273 -9
48 Carter 5,878 -1
49 Jayden 5,645 -3
50 Ezekiel 5,611 -2
51 Caleb 5,533 +1
52 Cooper 5,445 +1
52 Josiah 5,445 -1
54 Charles 5,421 -4
55 Christopher 5,198 —
56 Isaiah 5,162 +2
57 Nolan 5,129 +8
58 Cameron 5,089 +6
59 Nathan 5,073 -2
60 Joshua 5,070 —
61 Kai 4,976 -2
62 Angel 4,900 —
63 Waylon 4,895 +3
64 Lincoln 4,866 -10
65 Andrew 4,812 -4
66 Roman 4,803 +2
67 Adrian 4,666 -4
68 Aaron 4,577 +3
69 Ian 4,555 +3
69 Wesley 4,555 +1
71 Axel 4,523 +5
72 Thiago 4,515 +35
73 Brooks 4,484 +4
74 Bennett 4,422 +9
75 Weston 4,373 +7
76 Rowan 4,215 +20
77 Christian 4,158 -4
78 Theo 4,140 +20
79 Eli 4,111 -10
80 Silas 4,105 +6
81 Beau 4,100 +9
82 Jonathan 4,094 -3
83 Ryan 4,035 -9
84 Leonardo 4,030 -9
85 Walker 4,018 -7
86 Jaxon 3,945 -19
87 Micah 3,897 +2
88 Robert 3,827 -4
89 Everett 3,826 -8
90 Enzo 3,810 +31
91 Parker 3,807 +3
92 Jeremiah 3,771 +1
93 Jose 3,725 -5
94 Colton 3,707 -3
95 Luka 3,657 +22
96 Jordan 3,655 -4
96 Landon 3,655 -10
98 Easton 3,647 -18
99 Amir 3,631 +14
100 Gael 3,629 +4

Names that climbed fastest in 2023

Ranked by places gained against 2022, among names with at least 200 births in both years.

NameRank 2023Rank 2022Change
Cassian boys 529 938 +409
Arely girls 839 1,172 +333
Kaizen boys 587 902 +315
Scottie girls 616 923 +307
Avani girls 839 1,138 +299
Jahmir boys 804 1,073 +269
Miller girls 881 1,145 +264
Blessing girls 954 1,206 +252
Miley girls 449 700 +251
Ezrah boys 695 940 +245
Dereck boys 835 1,076 +241
Andie girls 883 1,120 +237
Inaya girls 737 971 +234
Elio boys 645 875 +230
Chosen boys 669 895 +226

Names that fell fastest in 2023

NameRank 2023Rank 2022Change
Madisyn girls 1,064 805 -259
Chanel girls 1,168 937 -231
Averi girls 1,125 906 -219
Itzayana girls 1,070 854 -216
Marleigh girls 921 706 -215
Jayda girls 1,037 822 -215
Jada girls 1,032 835 -197
Heath boys 1,053 862 -191
Jayleen girls 790 611 -179
Aubrie girls 1,066 889 -177
Addilyn girls 749 575 -174
Kamilah girls 1,158 987 -171
Dion boys 1,073 902 -171
Lexie girls 1,125 955 -170
Kase boys 1,034 865 -169

Names that first appear in 2023

2023 is the earliest year these names clear the SSA reporting threshold of five births.

Names that peaked in 2023

For these names, 2023 is the single biggest year in the whole 1880–2025 record.