Popular Baby Names
List of popular baby names has never been so vibrant with new names being added every year. Contemporary names are replacing classic names in most of the parts of USA.
Today naming options are limitless as parents are picking their family names over conventional names. Millennial parents are exploring their roots in search of a unique moniker and shortened version names are preferred over original names.
Biblical name Noah and short and cute Liam, Emma, Mia are exemplifications of the trend that is soaring on the baby naming charts.
Nameslist.org is continuously researching the trends emerging around the globe and analyzing the attitude of contemporary parents to serve you the finest list of popular names.
Popular names
Here is the list of top 20 popular names around the globe in English-speaking countries. The list is organized according to the instances of the name on official websites like SSA and Office for National Statistics, during past 10 years to capture more recent trend.
- Sophia, Sofia
- Olivia
- Emma
- Ava
- Isabella
- Mia
- Amelia
- Charlotte
- Emily
- Abigail
- Evelyn
- Harper
- Ella
- Elizabeth
- Grace
- Chloe
- Madison
- Scarlett
- Lily
- Avery View full list of popular English girls names
Girls
- Noah
- Liam
- William
- Jacob
- Oliver
- James
- Mason
- Ethan
- Alexander
- Benjamin
- Logan
- Lucas
- Daniel
- Elijah
- Michael
- Henry
- Jack
- Joseph
- Matthew
- Samuel View full list of popular English boys names
Boys
Popular names list by countries
In addition to popular English names, we have also assembled the most popular names from non-English regions too! The names are collected from various official sources that publish popular names in their countries. You can go through the list of most popular names by country listed below.
If you can not find your country below, please visit the website after some time. As the list of nations is growing over time and new countries are being added at much faster pace. To ease off the burdensome process, the popular baby names are available by year and separate lists for baby girls and boys name are published.
2023's Most Popular Baby Girl Names in USA[1]
- Olivia
- Emma
- Charlotte
- Amelia
- Sophia
- Mia
- Isabella
- Ava
- Evelyn
- Luna
- Harper
- Sofia
- Camila
- Eleanor
- Elizabeth
- Violet
- Scarlett
- Emily
- Hazel
- Lily
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2023's Most Popular Baby Boy Names in USA[1]
- Liam
- Noah
- Oliver
- James
- Elijah
- Mateo
- Theodore
- Henry
- Lucas
- William
- Benjamin
- Levi
- Sebastian
- Jack
- Ezra
- Michael
- Daniel
- Leo
- Owen
- Samuel
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2022's Most Popular Baby Girl Names in UK[2]
- Olivia
- Amelia
- Isla
- Ava
- Lily
- Ivy
- Freya
- Florence
- Isabella
- Mia
- Willow
- Sienna
- Poppy
- Sophia
- Elsie
- Rosie
- Grace
- Millie
- Emily
- Sofia
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2023's Most Popular Baby Boy Names in UK[2]
- Noah
- Muhammad
- George
- Oliver
- Leo
- Arthur
- Oscar
- Theodore
- Theo
- Freddie
- Archie
- Luca
- Henry
- Jack
- Harry
- Charlie
- Alfie
- Arlo
- Thomas
- Teddy
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2023's Most Popular Baby Girl Names in Ireland[3]
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2023's Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Ireland[3]
- Jack
- Noah
- James
- Rían
- Oisín
- Fionn
- Tadhg
- Liam
- Cillian
- Daniel
- Finn
- Conor
- Charlie
- Seán
- Michael
- Leo
- Theo
- Thomas
- Patrick
- Luke
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2022's Most Popular Baby Girl Names in France[4]
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2022's Most Popular Baby Boy Names in France[4]
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2022's Most Popular Baby Girl Names in Spain[5]
- Lucia
- Sofia
- Martina
- Valeria
- Maria
- Julia
- Paula
- Emma
- Olivia
- Daniela
- Carla
- Alma
- Mia
- Carmen
- Vega
- Lola
- Lara
- Sara
- Alba
- Jimena
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2022's Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Spain[5]
- Martin
- Mateo
- Hugo
- Leo
- Lucas
- Manuel
- Alejandro
- Pablo
- Daniel
- Alvaro
- Enzo
- Adrian
- Luca
- Diego
- Thiago
- Mario
- Bruno
- David
- Oliver
- Alex
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2022's Most Popular Baby Girl Names in Italy[6]
- Sofia
- Aurora
- Giulia
- Ginevra
- Vittoria
- Beatrice
- Alice
- Ludovica
- Emma
- Matilde
- Anna
- Camilla
- Chiara
- Giorgia
- Bianca
- Nicole
- Greta
- Gaia
- Martina
- Azzurra
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2022's Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Italy[6]
- Leonardo
- Francesco
- Tommaso
- Edoardo
- Alessandro
- Lorenzo
- Mattia
- Gabriele
- Riccardo
- Andrea
- Diego
- Nicolo'
- Matteo
- Giuseppe
- Federico
- Antonio
- Enea
- Samuele
- Giovanni
- Pietro
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2022's Most Popular Baby Girl Names in Belgium[7]
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2022's Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Belgium[7]
- Noah
- Arthur
- Liam
- Louis
- Adam
- Jules
- Lucas
- Gabriel
- Victor
- Finn
- Oscar
- Léon
- Mohamed
- Matteo
- Leon
- Raphaël
- Lewis
- Mathis
- Théo
- Rayan
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2022's Most Popular Baby Girl Names in Switzerland[8]
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2022's Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Switzerland[8]
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2023's Most Popular Baby Girl Names in Netherlands[9]
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2023's Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Netherlands[9]
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2023's Most Popular Baby Girl Names in Denmark[10]
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2023's Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Denmark[10]
- Noah
- William
- Alfred
- Carl
- Aksel
- Emil
- Oscar
- Malthe
- Oliver
- Arthur
- August
- Valdemar
- Otto
- Lucas
- Elliot
- Lauge
- Theo
- Elias
- Hugo
- Magnus
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2023's Most Popular Baby Girl Names in Sweden[11]
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2023's Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Sweden[11]
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2023's Most Popular Baby Girl Names in Finland[12]
- Aurora
- Sofia
- Maria
- Olivia
- Emilia
- Aino
- Matilda
- Ellen
- Helmi
- Ilona
- Linnea
- Amanda
- Lilja
- Helena
- Aava
- Aada
- Isla
- Eevi
- Kerttu
- Viola
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2023's Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Finland[12]
- Olavi
- Juhani
- Johannes
- Oliver
- Mikael
- Ilmari
- Eino
- Onni
- Elias
- Toivo
- Viljami
- Antero
- Väinö
- Matias
- Tapani
- Emil
- Leo
- Alvar
- Aatos
- Eemil
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2023's Most Popular Baby Girl Names in Norway[13]
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2023's Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Norway[13]
- Lucas
- Lukas
- Noah
- Noa
- Isak
- Isaac
- Isac
- Oliver
- Kasper
- Casper
- Kacper
- Elias
- Emil
- Jakob
- Jacob
- Oskar
- Oscar
- Theodor
- Teodor
- William
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2023's Most Popular Baby Girl Names in New South Wales[14]
- Isla
- Amelia
- Olivia
- Mia
- Charlotte
- Ava
- Lily
- Sophia
- Evelyn
- Matilda
- Chloe
- Harper
- Ella
- Zoe
- Isabella
- Hazel
- Grace
- Sienna
- Willow
- Sofia
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2023's Most Popular Baby Boy Names in New South Wales[14]
- Oliver
- Noah
- Leo
- Henry
- Theodore
- Luca
- Hudson
- William
- Lucas
- Charlie
- Jack
- James
- Thomas
- Levi
- Liam
- Elijah
- Archie
- Alexander
- Arlo
- Kai
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2023's Most Popular Baby Girl Names in Queensland[15]
- Isla
- Charlotte
- Amelia
- Harper
- Olivia
- Matilda
- Ivy
- Mia
- Willow
- Ava
- Hazel
- Sophie
- Ella
- Grace
- Lily
- Sophia
- Evelyn
- Isabella
- Violet
- Aria
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2023's Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Queensland[15]
- Oliver
- Noah
- Henry
- Theodore
- Hudson
- William
- Leo
- Luca
- Charlie
- Jack
- Thomas
- James
- Elijah
- Levi
- Arthur
- Harrison
- Arlo
- Harvey
- Cooper
- Archie
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2022's Most Popular Baby Girl Names in Northern Territory[16]
- Charlotte
- Matilda
- Ava
- Amelia
- Ella
- Isla
- Harper
- Isabella
- Grace
- Frankie
- Ruby
- Sadie
- Willow
- Evelyn
- Mila
- Olivia
- Aaliyah
- Aurora
- Freya
- Kiara
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2022's Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Northern Territory[16]
- Noah
- William
- Levi
- Michael
- Xavier
- Hudson
- Jack
- James
- Archer
- Harry
- Lucas
- Charlie
- Henry
- Leo
- Liam
- Max
- Oliver
- Samuel
- Arthur
- Billy
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2022's Most Popular Baby Girl Names in Western Australia[17]
- Isla
- Amelia
- Olivia
- Charlotte
- Mia
- Lily
- Grace
- Harper
- Ava
- Willow
- Ivy
- Ella
- Mila
- Matilda
- Isabella
- Chloe
- Zoe
- Evelyn
- Lucy
- Ruby
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2022's Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Western Australia[17]
- Oliver
- Noah
- Leo
- Charlie
- Jack
- Hudson
- Thomas
- Theodore
- Henry
- Levi
- James
- Luca
- Elijah
- William
- Finn
- Kai
- Max
- Lucas
- George
- Arlo
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2023's Most Popular Baby Girl Names in Victoria[18]
- Amelia
- Charlotte
- Olivia
- Mia
- Isla
- Hazel
- Matilda
- Ava
- Grace
- Ella
- Lily
- Harper
- Chloe
- Sophie
- Evelyn
- Isabella
- Ivy
- Sienna
- Willow
- Zoe
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2023's Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Victoria[18]
- Oliver
- Noah
- Henry
- Leo
- Charlie
- Luca
- Jack
- Archie
- Hudson
- Thomas
- Levi
- William
- Lucas
- Theodore
- Harvey
- Elijah
- Alexander
- Oscar
- James
- Sebastian
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