Most popular baby names of 2018
The 50 most popular girls' and boys' names in the US in 2018, with what entered and left the top 50 that year.
Girls
- Emma1. 18,824 births
- Olivia2. 18,061 births
- Ava3. 15,034 births
- Isabella4. 14,575 births
- Sophia5. 14,013 births
- Charlotte6. 13,038 births
- Mia7. 12,742 births
- Amelia8. 12,405 births
- Harper9. 10,646 births
- Evelyn10. 10,433 births
- Abigail11. 9,879 births
- Emily12. 8,718 births
- Elizabeth13. 8,600 births
- Mila14. 8,169 births
- Ella15. 8,127 births
- Avery16. 8,099 births
- Sofia17. 7,667 births
- Camila18. 7,508 births
- Aria19. 7,437 births
- Scarlett20. 7,226 births
- Victoria21. 7,134 births
- Madison22. 7,103 births
- Luna23. 6,937 births
- Grace24. 6,789 births
- Chloe25. 6,679 births
- Penelope26. 6,524 births
- Layla27. 6,512 births
- Riley28. 6,010 births
- Zoey29. 5,946 births
- Nora30. 5,837 births
- Lily31. 5,753 births
- Eleanor32. 5,728 births
- Hannah33. 5,680 births
- Lillian34. 5,567 births
- Addison35. 5,232 births
- Ellie36. 5,223 births
- Aubrey37. 5,209 births
- Stella38. 5,164 births
- Natalie39. 5,127 births
- Zoe40. 5,124 births
- Leah41. 5,038 births
- Hazel42. 4,951 births
- Violet43. 4,834 births
- Aurora44. 4,830 births
- Savannah45. 4,769 births
- Audrey46. 4,697 births
- Brooklyn47. 4,652 births
- Bella48. 4,578 births
- Skylar49. 4,411 births
- Claire50. 4,406 births
Boys
- Liam1. 19,977 births
- Noah2. 18,441 births
- William3. 14,646 births
- James4. 13,650 births
- Oliver5. 13,500 births
- Benjamin6. 13,488 births
- Elijah7. 13,020 births
- Lucas8. 12,665 births
- Mason9. 12,526 births
- Logan10. 12,447 births
- Alexander11. 12,110 births
- Ethan12. 11,931 births
- Jacob13. 11,897 births
- Michael14. 11,756 births
- Daniel15. 11,296 births
- Henry16. 10,714 births
- Jackson17. 10,424 births
- Sebastian18. 10,137 births
- Aiden19. 10,062 births
- Matthew20. 10,009 births
- Samuel21. 9,854 births
- David22. 9,812 births
- Joseph23. 9,682 births
- Carter24. 9,385 births
- Owen25. 9,337 births
- John26. 9,204 births
- Wyatt27. 9,183 births
- Jack28. 8,894 births
- Jayden29. 8,626 births
- Luke30. 8,624 births
- Dylan31. 8,610 births
- Grayson32. 8,606 births
- Levi33. 8,540 births
- Isaac34. 8,503 births
- Gabriel35. 8,439 births
- Julian36. 8,368 births
- Mateo37. 8,221 births
- Anthony38. 8,048 births
- Jaxon39. 7,774 births
- Joshua40. 7,446 births
- Lincoln41. 7,408 births
- Christopher42. 7,341 births
- Andrew43. 7,315 births
- Theodore44. 7,088 births
- Caleb45. 6,997 births
- Ryan46. 6,943 births
- Asher47. 6,879 births
- Nathan48. 6,850 births
- Thomas49. 6,840 births
- Leo50. 6,773 births
Girls: what changed in 2018
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
- Paisley
Biggest risers
- Nova+39 places, now #55
- Everly+29 places, now #53
- Willow+20 places, now #60
- Emilia+19 places, now #58
- Mila+16 places, now #14
Biggest fallers
- Alexa-24 places, now #90
- Sadie-16 places, now #87
- Adeline-14 places, now #78
- Kaylee-13 places, now #97
- Allison-9 places, now #70
Boys: what changed in 2018
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
Biggest risers
- Theodore+17 places, now #44
- Carson+13 places, now #70
- Leo+12 places, now #50
- Asher+12 places, now #47
- Santiago+11 places, now #82
Biggest fallers
- Aaron-13 places, now #60
- Brayden-12 places, now #84
- Cameron-9 places, now #69
- Jonathan-8 places, now #63
- Jose-8 places, now #89