Popular names in United States

The latest top baby names and the most common surnames, from Social Security Administration.

Top baby names

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Girls

  1. 1Olivia13,544 babies
  2. 2Charlotte13,400 babies
  3. 3Emma12,754 babies
  4. 4Amelia12,699 babies
  5. 5Sophia12,561 babies
  6. 6Mia11,078 babies
  7. 7Isabella10,666 babies
  8. 8Evelyn9,123 babies
  9. 9Sofia8,252 babies
  10. 10Eliana8,191 babies

Boys

  1. 1Liam20,818 babies
  2. 2Noah20,358 babies
  3. 3Oliver14,939 babies
  4. 4Theodore13,355 babies
  5. 5Henry12,020 babies
  6. 6James11,945 babies
  7. 7Elijah11,111 babies
  8. 8Mateo11,045 babies
  9. 9William10,545 babies
  10. 10Lucas10,219 babies

Source: Social Security Administration. Rankings are updated when the publisher releases new data.

Most common surnames

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RankSurnameOrigin & meaningPeople
1SmithEnglish · “metalworker”2,369,644
2JohnsonEnglish · “son of John”1,858,234
3WilliamsWelsh · “son of William”1,561,395
4BrownEnglish · “brown-haired or brown-skinned”1,386,083
5JonesWelsh · “son of John”1,383,250
6GarcíaSpanish1,149,510
7MillerEnglish · “grain miller”1,129,186
8RodríguezSpanish · “son of Rodrigo”1,085,838
9DavisWelsh · “son of David”1,074,448
10MartínezSpanish · “son of Martín”1,039,848

Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Rankings are updated when the publisher releases new data.