The 100 most-given names in the United States for 2026, ranked by Social Security Administration data. Boys and girls combined, sorted by popularity. Click any name for meanings, origin, state-by-state rankings, and how it's trended over the past decade.
100 names — data from the U.S. Social Security Administration
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strong-willed warrior
Irisholive tree
Englishwhole, universal
Englishrest, comfort
Hebrewrival, striving
Englisholive tree
Englishfree woman
Frenchgift of God
Englishmay God protect
Englishmine, beloved
Italianruler of the homeland
Englishwisdom
GreekGod is my oath
Italiangift of Yahweh
Spanishthe Lord is my God
Hebrewwished-for child, life
Englishlike a bird, birdlike
Englishfrom Lucania
Englishskill, cleverness
Spanishdetermined helmet-wearer, warrior protector
Englishson of the south
Hebrewacolyte, one who serves
Spanishharp player, harper
Englishassociated with, united
Hebrewstrong, powerful
Jewishmoon
Latinother, foreign
Englishfrom Sebastia
Englishsupplanter
Englishviolet color, purple
Englishthe dawn goddess
Englishdivine judge
Englishconsecrated to God
Englishname of God
EnglishGod is my salvation
Jewishwho resembles God
Englishpermanent, long-lived
Englishwisdom, inspiration
Englishfortunate, prosperous
Jewishepithet of Demeter, goddess of grain
Englishmy God is gracious
EnglishYahweh is gracious
Englishson of the hood/hooded man
Americanlight
IrishGod is gracious
Italianlight
Italianlion-hearted, brave
Englishsymbol of purity and rebirth
Englishthe Lord is my God
Greekfrom the Aemilius family
Englishlion of God
Italianyoung warrior
Welshdefender of men
Greekbright red color
Englishgreat wave
Welshweaver, one who weaves
Greeksupplanter (via James/Jacob)
Spanishalive, living
Greekgoddess
Englishof the Julius family
Latinruler of elves, elf counsel
Englishfriend, darling
Hebrewmy father is joyful
HebrewGod will increase, he will add
Hebrewgift of Yahweh
Hebrewhardworking, industrious
Slavicborn at dawn or daylight
Englishlight, bright one
Greekisland
Scottishson of Jack
Englishivy plant
Englishindependent thinker, nonconformist
Americannight, dark beauty
Arabicsoldier
Englishtorch, bright
Englishlittle warrior
Englishnew
Englishtwin, double
Englishcharm, elegance
Englishhe will laugh, he laughs
Englishsupplanter, one who supplants
EnglishFrom Old English 'welig', the willow tree; a na...
EnglishStone worker; one who builds with stone
Englishdescendant of Raghallach
IrishFrom the Roman family name Aemilius; variant of...
ItalianFrom Hebrew 'Gavriel'; the archangel Gabriel ap...
Englishpriceless one, of inestimable worth
Englishstraight beauty
Englishcart driver, transporter of goods
EnglishVariant of Helen from the Greek 'Helene'; widel...
ItalianLittle hollow; from the little hollow place
ScottishAn English surname turned first name; populariz...
AmericanLittle fire; born of fire
IrishFeminine form of Valentine, from Latin 'Valenti...
Italianson of Gray
EnglishVictory; triumph; conqueror
Englishwhole-hearted, faithful
EnglishStar
ItalianFrom the Middle English 'couper' or Middle Low ...
Englishseductive, alluring
EnglishOlivia and Liam hold the top spots for girls and boys based on SSA rankings. The full top 100 for both genders is listed above, sorted by overall rank.
Rankings come from the U.S. Social Security Administration, which tracks baby name data from birth certificates filed each year. The SSA releases updated rankings annually, typically in May.
Popular means high total usage right now. Trending means gaining ground fast. A name like Luna is trending — it's climbing quickly from a lower base. Olivia is popular — it's already at the top and holding. Both are worth knowing.
Probably not as often as you'd think. Even the #1 name represents under 1% of babies born that year. A top-10 name averages one classmate every few grades. Still, if uniqueness matters, check names ranked below 50.
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