Baby names of 2018
In 2018 the most given names in the United States were Emma for girls (18,818 births) and Liam for boys (19,974).
Top 100 girls’ names
- Emma18,818
- Olivia18,055
- Ava15,028
- Isabella14,568
- Sophia14,004
- Charlotte13,036
- Mia12,738
- Amelia12,402
- Harper10,644
- Evelyn10,432
- Abigail9,877
- Emily8,716
- Elizabeth8,595
- Mila8,167
- Ella8,126
- Avery8,097
- Sofia7,663
- Camila7,508
- Aria7,435
- Scarlett7,223
- Victoria7,134
- Madison7,099
- Luna6,932
- Grace6,785
- Chloe6,677
- Penelope6,523
- Layla6,509
- Riley6,009
- Zoey5,943
- Nora5,837
- Lily5,752
- Eleanor5,727
- Hannah5,680
- Lillian5,566
- Addison5,231
- Ellie5,221
- Aubrey5,208
- Stella5,163
- Natalie5,127
- Zoe5,123
- Leah5,036
- Hazel4,951
- Violet4,829
- Aurora4,828
- Savannah4,767
- Audrey4,696
- Brooklyn4,652
- Bella4,573
- Skylar4,407
- Claire4,405
- Lucy4,378
- Paisley4,365
- Everly4,345
- Anna4,197
- Nova4,174
- Caroline4,167
- Genesis4,098
- Emilia4,039
- Kennedy3,945
- Willow3,933
- Samantha3,923
- Maya3,918
- Kinsley3,879
- Naomi3,854
- Aaliyah3,844
- Sarah3,778
- Elena3,776
- Ariana3,738
- Gabriella3,708
- Allison3,693
- Alice3,664
- Madelyn3,651
- Cora3,596
- Ruby3,590
- Eva3,569
- Serenity3,566
- Autumn3,505
- Adeline3,490
- Hailey3,474
- Gianna3,450
- Valentina3,436
- Islanew3,410
- Nevaeh3,407
- Eliana3,403
- Quinn3,388
- Ivynew3,285
- Sadie3,267
- Piper3,229
- Lydia3,212
- Alexa3,067
- Josephinenew3,048
- Delilahnew3,011
- Emerynew3,008
- Julia3,008
- Arianna2,983
- Vivian2,976
- Kaylee2,959
- Sophienew2,948
- Briellenew2,938
- Madeline2,917
Top 100 boys’ names
- Liam19,974
- Noah18,429
- William14,645
- James13,642
- Oliver13,499
- Benjamin13,483
- Elijah13,012
- Lucas12,659
- Mason12,520
- Logan12,443
- Alexander12,109
- Ethan11,930
- Jacob11,891
- Michael11,750
- Daniel11,290
- Henry10,712
- Jackson10,423
- Sebastian10,135
- Aiden10,058
- Matthew10,004
- Samuel9,850
- David9,811
- Joseph9,677
- Carter9,382
- Owen9,335
- John9,198
- Wyatt9,181
- Jack8,892
- Jayden8,624
- Luke8,624
- Dylan8,610
- Grayson8,605
- Levi8,537
- Isaac8,502
- Gabriel8,435
- Julian8,367
- Mateo8,221
- Anthony8,045
- Jaxon7,767
- Joshua7,443
- Lincoln7,406
- Christopher7,333
- Andrew7,313
- Theodore7,088
- Caleb6,994
- Ryan6,940
- Asher6,878
- Nathan6,850
- Thomas6,836
- Leo6,772
- Isaiah6,709
- Josiah6,681
- Charles6,663
- Christian6,581
- Hudson6,576
- Hunter6,114
- Eli6,091
- Connor6,086
- Ezra6,047
- Aaron5,994
- Landon5,859
- Adrian5,816
- Jonathan5,774
- Nolan5,628
- Jeremiah5,627
- Easton5,460
- Elias5,348
- Colton5,314
- Cameron5,312
- Carson5,259
- Robert5,191
- Angel5,064
- Maverick5,040
- Nicholas4,843
- Dominic4,794
- Jaxson4,770
- Greyson4,754
- Adam4,711
- Ian4,704
- Jordan4,700
- Austin4,690
- Santiago4,669
- Cooper4,473
- Brayden4,422
- Evan4,389
- Roman4,389
- Ezekiel4,365
- Xavier4,340
- Jose4,318
- Jace4,304
- Jameson4,252
- Bryson4,223
- Leonardo4,221
- Axelnew4,072
- Everettnew4,029
- Parker4,006
- Kayden4,001
- Milesnew3,992
- Sawyer3,878
- Jason3,876
2018 in numbers
The Social Security data for 2018 holds 1,700,424 girls under 18,148 different names. The ten most common names covered 8.2% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Isla, Ivy, Josephine, Delilah, Emery, Sophie, Brielle. Leaving it:Aubree, Peyton, Melanie, Isabelle, Clara, Reagan, Mackenzie.
The Social Security data for 2018 holds 1,815,473 boys under 14,109 different names. The ten most common names covered 7.9% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Axel, Everett, Miles. Leaving it:Chase, Gavin, Ayden.