Most Popular Baby Names Of 2020
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
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
SofÃÂa 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
SofÃÂa 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
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”
