Track the Top Baby Names for over a decade, these lists of popular baby names are compiled by the US Census Bureau from state birth registries.
Top Baby Names 2018
| Rank |
Male name |
Female name |
| 1 |
Liam |
Emma |
| 2 |
Noah |
Olivia |
| 3 |
William |
Ava |
| 4 |
James |
Isabella |
| 5 |
Oliver |
Sophia |
| 6 |
Benjamin |
Charlotte |
| 7 |
Elijah |
Mia |
| 8 |
Lucas |
Amelia |
| 9 |
Mason |
Harper |
| 10 |
Logan |
Evelyn |
Top Baby Names 2017
| Rank |
Male name |
Female name |
| 1 |
Liam |
Emma |
| 2 |
Noah |
Olivia |
| 3 |
William |
Ava |
| 4 |
James |
Isabella |
| 5 |
Logan |
Sophia |
| 6 |
Benjamin |
Mia |
| 7 |
Mason |
Charlotte |
| 8 |
Elijah |
Amelia |
| 9 |
Oliver |
Evelyn |
| 10 |
Jacob |
Abigail |
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Top Baby Names 2016
| Rank |
Male name |
Female name |
| 1 |
Noah |
Emma |
| 2 |
Liam |
Olivia |
| 3 |
William |
Ava |
| 4 |
Mason |
Sophia |
| 5 |
James |
Isabella |
| 6 |
Benjamin |
Mia |
| 7 |
Jacob |
Charlotte |
| 8 |
Michael |
Abigail |
| 9 |
Elijah |
Emily |
| 10 |
Ethan |
Harper |
Top Baby Names 2015
| Rank |
Male name |
Female name |
| 1 |
Noah |
Emma |
| 2 |
Liam |
Olivia |
| 3 |
Mason |
Sophia |
| 4 |
Jacob |
Ava |
| 5 |
William |
Isabella |
| 6 |
Ethan |
Mia |
| 7 |
James |
Abigail |
| 8 |
Alexander |
Emily |
| 9 |
Michael |
Charlotte |
| 10 |
Benjamin |
Harper |
Top 10 Baby Names for 2014
| Rank |
Male name |
Female name |
| 1 |
Noah |
Emma |
| 2 |
Liam |
Olivia |
| 3 |
Mason |
Sophia |
| 4 |
Jacob |
Isabella |
| 5 |
William |
Ava |
| 6 |
Ethan |
Mia |
| 7 |
Michael |
Emily |
| 8 |
Alexander |
Abigail |
| 9 |
James |
Madison |
| 10 |
Daniel |
Charlotte |
Top 10 Baby Names for 2013
| Rank |
Male name |
Female name |
| 1 |
Noah |
Sophia |
| 2 |
Liam |
Emma |
| 3 |
Jacob |
Olivia |
| 4 |
Mason |
Isabella |
| 5 |
William |
Ava |
| 6 |
Ethan |
Mia |
| 7 |
Michael |
Emily |
| 8 |
Alexander |
Abigail |
| 9 |
Jayden |
Madison |
| 10 |
Daniel |
Elizabeth |
Top 10 Baby Names for 2012
| Rank |
Male name |
Female name |
| 1 |
Jacob |
Sophia |
| 2 |
Mason |
Emma |
| 3 |
Ethan |
Isabella |
| 4 |
Noah |
Olivia |
| 5 |
William |
Ava |
| 6 |
Liam |
Emily |
| 7 |
Jayden |
Abigail |
| 8 |
Michael |
Mia |
| 9 |
Alexander |
Madison |
| 10 |
Aiden |
Elizabeth |
Top 10 Baby Names for 2011
| Rank |
Male name |
Female name |
| 1 |
Jacob |
Sophia |
| 2 |
Mason |
Isabella |
| 3 |
William |
Emma |
| 4 |
Jayden |
Olivia |
| 5 |
Noah |
Ava |
| 6 |
Michael |
Emily |
| 7 |
Ethan |
Abigail |
| 8 |
Alexander |
Madison |
| 9 |
Aiden |
Mia |
| 10 |
Daniel |
Chloe |
Top 10 Names for 2009
| Rank |
Male name |
Female name |
| 1 |
Jacob |
Isabella |
| 2 |
Ethan |
Emma |
| 3 |
Michael |
Olivia |
| 4 |
Alexander |
Sophia |
| 5 |
William |
Ava |
| 6 |
Joshua |
Emily |
| 7 |
Daniel |
Madison |
| 8 |
Jayden |
Abigail |
| 9 |
Noah |
Chloe |
| 10 |
Anthony |
Mia |
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