Most Popular Baby Names by Decade & Year
Baby-name fashion tells the story of a century. These rankings are built from real US Social Security Administration data covering every year from 1880 to 2025 — see which names topped each decade, and how the fashions shifted from Mary and John to Olivia and Liam.
By decade
The 2020s
#1: Olivia & Liam →
The 2010s
#1: Emma & Noah →
The 2000s
#1: Emily & Jacob →
The 1990s
#1: Jessica & Michael →
The 1980s
#1: Jessica & Michael →
The 1970s
#1: Jennifer & Michael →
The 1960s
#1: Lisa & Michael →
The 1950s
#1: Mary & James →
The 1940s
#1: Mary & James →
The 1930s
#1: Mary & Robert →
The 1920s
#1: Mary & Robert →
The 1910s
#1: Mary & John →
The 1900s
#1: Mary & John →
The 1890s
#1: Mary & John →
The 1880s
#1: Mary & John →
By year
2025
#1: Olivia & Liam →
2024
#1: Olivia & Liam →
2023
#1: Olivia & Liam →
2022
#1: Olivia & Liam →
2021
#1: Olivia & Liam →
2020
#1: Olivia & Liam →
2019
#1: Olivia & Liam →
2018
#1: Emma & Liam →
2017
#1: Emma & Liam →
2016
#1: Emma & Noah →
2015
#1: Emma & Noah →
2014
#1: Emma & Noah →
2013
#1: Sophia & Noah →
2012
#1: Sophia & Jacob →
2011
#1: Sophia & Jacob →
2010
#1: Isabella & Jacob →