NameRank
Every name given to a US baby since 1880,
ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records.
105,966 names ·
375,362,447 births · public domain.
* ≥5% of bearers are the minority sex
(3,194 names) ·
** ≥20%, genuinely unisex (3,590 names).
11,854 names appear under both sexes at some level, so presence
alone isn't meaningful — these flags use the minority sex's share of all bearers.
# Name M / F split
All-time Since 2016
Years
1
James
M
5,274,520
129,335
1880–2025
2
John
M
5,204,377
86,127
1880–2025
3
Robert
M
4,869,849
45,968
1880–2025
4
Michael
M
4,448,633
102,117
1880–2025
5
William
M
4,215,725
127,353
1880–2025
6
David
M
3,689,613
85,912
1880–2025
7
Joseph
M
2,680,213
86,770
1880–2025
8
Charles
M
2,447,135
62,623
1880–2025
9
Thomas
M
2,367,087
67,913
1880–2025
10
Christopher
M
2,079,103
64,544
1880–2025
11
Daniel
M
1,991,091
99,522
1880–2025
12
Elizabeth
F
1,693,973
77,082
1880–2025
13
Matthew
M
1,659,655
87,830
1880–2025
14
Anthony
M
1,495,156
73,654
1880–2025
15
Andrew
M
1,334,415
62,918
1880–2025
16
Joshua
M
1,253,882
63,611
1880–2025
17
Sarah
F
1,101,838
32,539
1880–2025
18
Ryan
97%M
991,747
61,159
1906–2025
19
Jacob
M
990,532
95,791
1880–2025
20
Nicholas
M
929,199
41,653
1880–2025
21
Anna
F
917,615
35,187
1880–2025
22
Emily
F
898,296
75,499
1880–2025
23
Jonathan
M
874,440
50,219
1880–2025
24
Benjamin
M
829,312
120,107
1880–2025
25
Samuel
M
823,085
90,681
1880–2025
26
Emma
F
778,172
161,273
1880–2025
27
Henry
M
773,564
110,532
1880–2025
28
Jack
M
759,677
88,695
1880–2025
29
Alexander
M
740,668
100,763
1880–2025
30
Evelyn
F
641,662
97,557
1880–2025
31
Aaron
M
618,857
53,431
1880–2025
32
Jose
M
596,732
41,533
1880–2025
33
Samantha
F
594,052
31,329
1880–2025
34
Alice
F
590,106
35,503
1880–2025
35
Nathan
M
589,271
60,186
1880–2025
36
Adam
M
582,453
40,685
1880–2025
37
Olivia
F
568,136
170,802
1880–2025
38
Jordan**
75%M
536,795
49,245
1880–2025
39
Grace
F
536,340
59,239
1880–2025
40
Noah
M
534,622
194,716
1880–2025
41
Victoria
F
529,191
55,762
1880–2025
42
Ethan
M
488,144
100,276
1882–2025
43
Lillian
F
476,457
48,185
1880–2025
44
Christian
96%M
473,843
53,953
1880–2025
45
Hannah
F
466,406
49,561
1880–2025
46
Charlotte
F
454,204
130,525
1880–2025
47
Austin
M
443,723
41,981
1880–2025
48
Sophia
F
439,619
133,846
1880–2025
49
Dylan
96%M
434,951
82,454
1953–2025
50
Madison
F
427,675
63,126
1880–2025
51
Logan*
92%M
419,837
101,909
1880–2025
52
Isabella
F
417,454
125,856
1880–2025
53
Abigail
F
413,935
78,956
1880–2025
54
Gabriel
M
402,627
77,415
1880–2025
55
Elijah
M
381,915
126,197
1880–2025
56
Natalie
F
379,831
43,291
1880–2025
57
Ruby
F
379,684
35,893
1880–2025
58
Angel**
73%M
366,174
57,129
1888–2025
59
Liam
M
359,085
202,895
1947–2025
60
Ella
F
352,214
70,237
1880–2025
61
Mason
M
345,931
100,881
1880–2025
62
Cameron*
91%M
344,896
58,951
1882–2025
63
Ava
F
344,441
125,379
1880–2025
64
Eleanor
F
337,323
64,625
1880–2025
65
Josephine
F
332,458
32,774
1880–2025
66
Isaac
M
332,292
75,485
1880–2025
67
Lucas
M
331,628
116,998
1881–2025
68
Caleb
M
325,003
62,533
1880–2025
69
Luke
M
323,585
80,512
1880–2025
70
Allison
F
322,944
32,867
1880–2025
71
Theodore
M
318,175
91,528
1880–2025
72
Mia
F
310,610
121,526
1933–2025
73
Audrey
F
308,812
39,172
1881–2025
74
Hazel
F
305,469
57,007
1880–2025
75
Clara
F
301,540
29,250
1880–2025
76
Jackson
M
297,998
89,966
1880–2025
77
Adrian*
95%M
287,982
54,212
1880–2025
78
Eva
F
285,768
29,356
1880–2025
79
Amelia
F
281,414
124,227
1880–2025
80
Hunter*
95%M
276,622
50,669
1880–2025
81
Jayden*
92%M
276,060
74,225
1977–2025
82
Oliver
M
270,680
143,278
1880–2025
83
Julian
M
268,291
78,582
1880–2025
84
Leo
M
262,124
73,257
1880–2025
85
Aiden
M
259,912
86,252
1970–2025
86
Ian
M
258,479
45,567
1912–2025
87
Leah
F
256,954
45,547
1880–2025
88
Chloe
F
254,741
65,203
1880–2025
89
Isaiah
M
254,710
60,836
1880–2025
90
Wesley
M
250,969
43,216
1880–2025
91
Caroline
F
250,719
34,660
1880–2025
92
Riley**
57%F
246,985
69,802
1880–2025
93
Owen
M
246,320
87,466
1880–2025
94
Lucy
F
237,613
47,844
1880–2025
95
Avery**
72%F
236,886
86,689
1880–2025
96
Connor
M
236,262
43,989
1913–2025
97
Vivian
F
230,755
29,448
1880–2025
98
Jeremiah
M
226,373
47,378
1880–2025
99
Charlie*
82%M
224,639
40,654
1880–2025
100
Sebastian
M
218,463
94,103
1881–2025
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Data: SSA national baby names ,
public domain. Only names given to 5 or more US babies in a year are published,
so rare names are systematically absent.