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Baby Names from 2021

3,387,949 registered births | 1,748,237 boys | 1,639,712 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 2021

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Liam
20,407 births
2 Noah
18,906 births
3 Oliver
14,707 births
4 Elijah
12,825 births
5 James
12,464 births
6 William
12,166 births
7 Benjamin
11,889 births
8 Lucas
11,582 births
9 Henry
11,367 births
10 Theodore
9,597 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Olivia
17,841 births
2 Emma
15,543 births
3 Charlotte
13,362 births
4 Amelia
13,032 births
5 Ava
12,867 births
6 Sophia
12,578 births
7 Isabella
11,297 births
8 Mia
11,167 births
9 Evelyn
9,489 births
10 Harper
8,441 births

Top Unisex Names of 2021

Logan
8,831 boys 1,035 girls
Avery
1,806 boys 6,807 girls
Riley
1,448 boys 5,219 girls
Parker
3,842 boys 2,420 girls
Cameron
5,124 boys 667 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 2021

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Oakley
#284 → #193 (+91)
B Walker
#206 → #130 (+76)

Biggest Fallers

G Teagan
#192 → #255 (-63)

New to the Top 200 in 2021

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Walker #130 Sage #177 Alani #183 Arlo #190 Oakley #193 Margot #194 Journee #196 Beckett #198 Aspen #199 Amari #200 Blake #200
2020 All Years 2022