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And the Most Popular Baby Names of 2020 Were…

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The Social Security Administration has released the final tally on the most popular baby names of 2020. Even though birth rates fell 4% this last year (thanks, pandemic), parent still have the important job of naming their bundles of joy, and not much has changed since 2019.

Very few names made the top 10 that differed from the 2019 rundown for both boys and girls. So who’s topping the list?

The SSA reports the top names for girls as:

1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Ava
4. Charlotte
5. Sophia
6. Amelia
7. Isabella
8. Mia
9. Evelyn
10. Harper

Top boy names include:

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Oliver
4. Elijah
5. William
6. James
7. Benjamin
8. Lucas
9. Henry
10. Alexander

Want to check out the most popular names for other years? You can head to the SSA Baby Names page to find out!

––Karly Wood

Feature photo: iStock

 

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