US baby names · 1880–2025
Baby names by generation and year
A first name often says roughly when someone was born. These pages show which names topped the US charts in each birth year and each generation, and how 114 of the best-known names rose and fell. United States only: the data is the Social Security Administration's.
The most popular US baby names in 2025 were Olivia for girls and Liam for boys, according to the US Social Security Administration. These pages list the top names of every birth year from 1880 to 2025, the names of each generation, and how 114 of the best-known names rose and fell.
Names by generation
Boomer names
Most often in the top 10: Mary and James.
Gen X names
Most often in the top 10: Jennifer and Michael.
Millennial names
Most often in the top 10: Jessica and Michael.
Gen Z names
Most often in the top 10: Emily and Jacob.
Gen Alpha names
Most often in the top 10: Emma and Noah.
Gen Beta names
Most often in the top 10: Olivia and Liam.
The top 10 US baby names of 2025
| Rank | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia | Liam |
| 2 | Charlotte | Noah |
| 3 | Emma | Oliver |
| 4 | Amelia | Theodore |
| 5 | Sophia | Henry |
| 6 | Mia | James |
| 7 | Isabella | Elijah |
| 8 | Evelyn | Mateo |
| 9 | Sofia | William |
| 10 | Eliana | Lucas |
Each birth-year page carries that year's top 10: born in 2025, born in 1990, or pick a year.
How these pages are made
- Source: the US Social Security Administration national baby-name data, 1880 to 2025. SSA builds it from Social Security card applications for births in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
- Many people born before 1937 never applied for a card, so early years undercount.
- Spellings are counted separately: Caitlin and Kaitlyn are two names.
- A name has its own page if it was in the yearly top 10 for at least 5 years. That gives 114 names with enough data for a real chart.
- We give no name meanings or origins, and no estimate of how many people with a name are alive today.
Every name with its own page
Popularity by year, peak year and the generation at the peak.
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