Most Popular Baby Names Of 2020

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New year, new baby names. 2020 is young… and so are some brand-new babies. With about 360,000 births taking place every single day, according to the United Nations, that means new and traditional baby names are rising in popularity basically every single second. Since the United States government doesn’t release data about popular baby names until the next year comes around, if you want to know what today’s most popular baby name is, you’re going to have to go to other sources.

Lucky for us, BabyCenter.com, owned by Johnson & Johnson, is a go-to source for expectant mothers to track their pregnancies — and also happens to house a lot of data about the names those new parents wind up choosing for their little bundles of joy. So we’ve decided to track the most popular baby names in the U.S. according to the Baby Center website, and keep it updated so that Mommyish readers and to-be parents can keep the baby names they’re brainstorming fresh. No one wants to name their baby something that’s so passe, right?

2020’s Most Popular Baby Names For Girls

2020 Popular Baby Names For Girls
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1. Ava

2019 Rank: 4
2018 Rank: 4
Famous People With This Name:
Ava DuVernay

2. Isabella

2019 Rank: 6
2018 Rank: 5

3. Olivia

2019 Rank: 2
2018 Rank: 2
Famous People With This Name:
Olivia Culpo
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Wilde
Olivia Pope (Fictional)

4. Emma

2019 Rank: 3
2018 Rank: 3
Famous People With This Name:
Emma Chamberlain
Emma Stone
Emma Watson
Emma Swan (Fictional)

5. Mia

2019 Rank: 8
2018 Rank: 9
Famous People With This Name:
Mia Farrow
Mia Thermopolis (Fictional)

6. Ella

2019 Rank: 23
2018 Rank: 22
Famous People With This Name:
Ella Anderson
Ella Mai

7. Ellie

2019 Rank: 32
2018 Rank: 32
Famous People With This Name:
Ellie Goulding
Ellie Kemper
Ellie Bishop (Fictional)

8. Charlotte

2019 Rank: 13
2018 Rank: 6 (according to U.S. official list, 13 according to Baby Center)
Famous People With This Name:
Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana
Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte York (Fictional)

9. Luna

2019 Rank: 22
2018 Rank: 31
Famous People With This Name:
Luna Stephens (Daughter of Chrissy Teigen & John Legend)

10. Camila

2019 Rank: NR (No Rank) [‘Camilla’ #17]
2018 Rank: NR [‘Camilla’ #23]
Famous People With This Name:
Camila Cabello
Camila Mendes
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

11. Abigail

2019 Rank: 34
2018 Rank: 28
Famous People With This Name:
Abigail Breslin
Abigail “Abbey” Barlet (Fictional)

12. Nora

2019 Rank: 31
2018 Rank: 24
Famous People With This Name:
Nora Ephron
Nora Jones

13. Sophia

2019 Rank: 1 [tenth consecutive year]
2018 Rank: 1
Famous People With This Name:
Sofia Richie
Sofía Vergara
Sophia Petrillo (Fictional)

14. Everleigh

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Everleigh Soutas

15. Victoria

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: 40
Famous People With This Name:
Victoria Beckham
Victoria Justice
Victoria Everglot (Fictional)

16. Lily

2019 Rank: 20
2018 Rank: 15
Famous People With This Name:
Lily Collins
Lily Tomlin
Lily Potter (Fictional)

17. Zoey

2019 Rank: NR [‘Zoe’ at #12)
2018 Rank: NR [‘Zoe’ at #11]
Famous People With This Name:
Zoey Deutch
Zoey Brooks (Fictional)

18. Nova

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR

19. Mila

2019 Rank: 14
2018 Rank: 12
Famous People With This Name:
Mila Kunis

20. Hazel

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Hazel Grace Lancaster (Fictional)

21. Amelia

2019 Rank: 7
2018 Rank: 8
Famous People With This Name:
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Bedelia (Fictional)

22. Sofia

2019 Rank: NR [‘Sophia’ at #1]
2018 Rank: NR [‘Sophia’ at #1]
Famous People With This Name:
Sofia Richie
Sofía Vergara

23. Aria

2019 Rank: 5
2018 Rank: 6
Famous People With This Name:
Aria Montgomery (Fictional)

24. Evelyn

2019 Rank: 16
2018 Rank: 19

25. Scarlett

2019 Rank: 27
2018 Rank: 25
Famous People With This Name:
Scarlett Johansson

26. Amaliya

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR

27. Audra

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Audre Lorde

28. Brylee

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Meaning: “Noble” or “Strong”

29. Robin

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Robin Williams
Robin Wright

30. Sharia

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Meaning: “Daughter of a King”

31. Madison

2019 Rank: 33
2018 Rank: 29
Famous People With This Name:
Madison Beer
Madison “Maddie” Ziegler
Madison Montgomery (Fictional)

32. Skylar

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Meaning: Eternal life & strength

33. Riley

2019 Rank: 9
2018 Rank: 7
Meaning: Valiant

34. Harper

2019 Rank: 15
2018 Rank: 14
Famous People With This Name:
Harper Lee

35. Naomi

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Naomi Campbell
Naomi Watts

36. Alexandra

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Alexandra Daddario
Alexandra “Lexie” Grey (Fictional)

37. Layla

2019 Rank: 11
2018 Rank: 10
Meaning: “Night” or “Daughter of the Night”

38. London

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
London Tipton (Fictional)

39. Leah

2019 Rank: 26
2018 Rank: 37
Famous People With This Name:
Leah Remini
Leah Pipes

40. Lyla

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR

41. Jasmine

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Princess Jasmine (Fictional)
Jasmine Delaney (Fictional)

42. Bella

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Bella Hadid
Bella Thorne
Bella Swann (Fictional)

43. Sophie

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Sophie Turner
Sophie Reynolds
Meaning: “Wisdom”

44. Arya

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Arya Stark (Fictional)

45. Elizabeth

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: 36
Famous People With This Name:
Elizabeth Banks
Queen Elizabeth II

46. Brooklyn

2019 Rank: 44
2018 Rank: 48
Famous People With This Name:
Brooklyn Beckham
Brooklyn Decker
Brooklyn Sudano

47. Neveah

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Fun fact: “Neveah” is heaven misspelled backward
Adopted Meaning: “Child from heaven”

48. Leia

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Princess Leia

49. Kinsley

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: 35
Meaning: “King’s Field”

50. Selena

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Selena Gomez
Selena Quintanilla

2020’s Most Popular Baby Names For Boys

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1. Liam

2019 Rank: 1
2018 Rank: 2
Famous People With This Name:
Liam Hemsworth
Liam Payne
Liam Neeson

2. Noah

2019 Rank: 3
2018 Rank: 3
Famous People With This Name:
Noah Centineo
Noah Cyrus
Noah Calhoun (Fictional)

3. Elijah

2019 Rank: 8
2018 Rank: 10
Famous People With This Name:
Elijah Wood
Elijah Daniel

4. Oliver

2019 Rank: 9
2018 Rank: 5 (According to official U.S. list), 9 (According to Baby Center)
Meaning: “Olive tree”

5. Cameron

2019 Rank: 46
2018 Rank: 44
Famous People With This Name:
Cameron Boyce
Cameron Dallas

6. Gabriel

2019 Rank: 36
2018 Rank: 33
Meaning: “God is my strength” or “God is my strong man”

7. Carter

2019 Rank: 12
2018 Rank: 12
Meaning: “One who transports goods”
Famous People With This Name:
Carter Jenkins

8. Benjamin

2019 Rank: 20
2018 Rank: 23
Famous People With This Name:
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin McKenzie

9. Sebastian

2019 Rank: 17
2018 Rank: 18
Famous People With This Name:
Sebastian from The Little Mermaid (Fictional)
Sebastian from Twelfth Night (Fictional)

10. Mateo

2019 Rank: 13
2018 Rank: 20
Meaning: Spanish form of “Matthew,” meaning “gift”

11. Jayden

2019 Rank: 14
2018 Rank: 15
Famous People With This Name:
Jayden Smith

12. Mason

2019 Rank: 11
2018 Rank: 8
Famous People With This Name:
Mason Disick
Mason Ramsey

13. Ezra

2019 Rank: 47
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Ezra Fitz (Fictional)

14. Josiah

2019 Rank: 23
2018 Rank: 38

15. Silas

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Silas Timberlake (son of Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake)

16. Ethan

2019 Rank: 15
2018 Rank: 13
Famous People With This Name:
Ethan Dolan
Ethan Hawke

17. Leo

2019 Rank: 22
2018 Rank: 28
Meaning: “Lion”
Famous People With This Name:
Leonardo DiCaprio
Leo Wyatt (Fictional)

18. Logan

2019 Rank: 16
2018 Rank: 10, According to official U.S. list, 11, According to Baby Center
Famous People With This Name:
Logan Paul
Logan Marshall-Green
Logan Lerman

19. Samuel

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Samuel L. Jackson

20. Alexander

2019 Rank: 19
2018 Rank: 19
Famous People With This Name:
Alexander Ovechkin
Alexander Skarsgard
Alexander Graham Bell

21. Maverick

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Maverick Baker
Maverick Dobrev (Nina Dobrev‘s dog)

22. Levi

2019 Rank: 29
2018 Rank: 39
Meaning: “Joined, Attached”
Famous People With This Name:
Levi Miller

23. Luca

2019 Rank: 43
2018 Rank: NR
Meaning: “Light”

24. Jacob

2019 Rank: 21
2018 Rank: 21
Famous People With This Name:
Jacob “Jake” Gyllenhaal
Jacob Sartorius

25. Isaiah

2019 Rank: 38
2018 Rank: 45
Famous People With This Name:
Isaiah Washington

26. Jackson

2019 Rank: 2
2018 Rank: 1
Famous People With This Name:
Jackson Pollock
Jackson Rathbone
Jackson Avery (Fictional)

27. Michael

2019 Rank: 26
2018 Rank: 16
Famous People With This Name:
Michael Jackson
Michael B. Jordan
Michael Phelps
Michael Scott (Fictional)

28. Carmelo

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Meaning: “Cultivated terrain”
Famous People With This Name:
Carmelo Anthony

29. Jesiah

2019 Rank: NR [‘Josiah’ at 23 in 2019]
2018 Rank: NR [‘Josiah’ at 38 in 2018]
Meaning: “man of Jah” or “the Lord exists”

30. Hassan

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Meaning: Good-looking, handsome
Famous People With This Name:
Hassan Whiteside

31. Manny

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Manny Delgado (Fictional)
Manny Santos (Fictional)

30. Judson

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Judson Birza

33. Estevan

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Meaning: Crown

34. Azzam

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: Lion

35. Warren

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Name meaning: “Dweller at or keeper of a game preserve”
Famous People With This Name:
Warren Bufferr
Warren Beatty

36. Kyro

Variation of Cairo
2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Meaning: “King that brings peace”

37. Kooper

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR

38. Santino

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Meaning: “Little saint”
Famous People With This Name:
Santino Fontana
Santino “Sonny” Corleone (Fictional)

39. Bentlee

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Meaning: Bent-grass meadow

40. Jack

2019 Rank: 27
2018 Rank: 26
Famous People With This Name:
Jack Sparrow (Fictional)
Jack Dawson (Fictional)
Jack Shepherd (Fictional)

41. Cole

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Cole Sprouse
Cole Turner (Fictional)

42. Owen

2019 Rank: 33
2018 Rank: 36
Famous People With This Name:
Owen Wilson

43. Waylon

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Meaning: “Land beside the road”
Famous People With This Name:
Waylon Jennings

44. Jaxon

2019 Rank: NR [‘Jackson’ at #2 in 2019]
2018 Rank: NR [‘Jackson’ at #1 in 2018]
Famous People With This Name:
Jaxon Bieber (brother of Justin Bieber)
Jaxon Wyatt Cutler (son of Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler)

45. Miles

2019 Rank: NR [but was the second-highest chart-climber in 2019, though it didn’t break top 50]
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Miles Brown
Miles Teller
Miles Heizer

46. Aiden

2019 Rank: 4
2018 Rank: 4

47. Julian

2019 Rank: 25
2018 Rank: 27
Meaning: “Youth”
Famous People With This Name:
Julian McMahon

48. Adrian

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Famous People With This Name:
Adrien Brody
Adrian Grenier

49. Lucas

2019 Rank: 7
2018 Rank: 7
Meaning: “Bright” or “Shining”
Famous People With This Name:
Lucas Bryant
Lucas Grabeel
Lucas Till
Lucas Scott (Fictional)

50. Ali

2019 Rank: NR
2018 Rank: NR
Meaning: “Champion” or “Elevated”

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