200 of the Most Popular Baby Names in the US, According to the Most Current Data

By Alessia Santoro
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With so many baby names out there, it's tough to choose just one that both you and your partner love. To populate your list of choices, we took a peek at the most current Social Security Administration data and grabbed the 200 most popular names for boys and girls. Of the 200 names, the ones nearest the top are the most commonly given in recent years, while the names in the middle and bottom are moderately popular but trendy all the same.

Scroll through the list to get some inspiration, and let us know — which names would you choose from these lists? (And if popular names aren't your thing, check out our favorite uncommon boy names and uncommon girl names.)

Boys
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Boys

  1. Liam
  2. Noah
  3. William
  4. James
  5. Logan
  6. Benjamin
  7. Mason
  8. Elijah
  9. Oliver
  10. Jacob
  11. Lucas
  12. Michael
  13. Alexander
  14. Ethan
  15. Daniel
  16. Matthew
  17. Aiden
  18. Henry
  19. Joseph
  20. Jackson
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  1. Samuel
  2. Sebastian
  3. David
  4. Carter
  5. Wyatt
  6. Jayden
  7. John
  8. Owen
  9. Dylan
  10. Luke
  11. Gabriel
  12. Anthony
  13. Isaac
  14. Grayson
  15. Jack
  16. Julian
  17. Levi
  18. Christopher
  19. Joshua
  20. Andrew
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  1. Lincoln
  2. Mateo
  3. Ryan
  4. Jaxon
  5. Nathan
  6. Aaron
  7. Isaiah
  8. Thomas
  9. Charles
  10. Caleb
  11. Josiah
  12. Christian
  13. Hunter
  14. Eli
  15. Jonathan
  16. Connor
  17. Landon
  18. Adrian
  19. Asher
  20. Cameron
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  1. Leo
  2. Theodore
  3. Jeremiah
  4. Hudson
  5. Robert
  6. Easton
  7. Nolan
  8. Nicholas
  9. Ezra
  10. Colton
  11. Angel
  12. Brayden
  13. Jordan
  14. Dominic
  15. Austin
  16. Ian
  17. Adam
  18. Elias
  19. Jaxson
  20. Greyson
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  1. Jose
  2. Ezekiel
  3. Carson
  4. Evan
  5. Maverick
  6. Bryson
  7. Jace
  8. Cooper
  9. Xavier
  10. Parker
  11. Roman
  12. Jason
  13. Santiago
  14. Chase
  15. Sawyer
  16. Gavin
  17. Leonardo
  18. Kayden
  19. Ayden
  20. Jameson
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  1. Emma
  2. Olivia
  3. Ava
  4. Isabella
  5. Sophia
  6. Mia
  7. Charlotte
  8. Amelia
  9. Evelyn
  10. Abigail
  11. Harper
  12. Emily
  13. Elizabeth
  14. Avery
  15. Sofia
  16. Ella
  17. Madison
  18. Scarlett
  19. Victoria
  20. Aria
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  1. Grace
  2. Chloe
  3. Camila
  4. Penelope
  5. Riley
  6. Layla
  7. Lillian
  8. Nora
  9. Zoey
  10. Mila
  11. Aubrey
  12. Hannah
  13. Lily
  14. Addison
  15. Eleanor
  16. Natalie
  17. Luna
  18. Savannah
  19. Brooklyn
  20. Leah
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  1. Zoe
  2. Stella
  3. Hazel
  4. Ellie
  5. Paisley
  6. Audrey
  7. Skylar
  8. Violet
  9. Claire
  10. Bella
  11. Aurora
  12. Lucy
  13. Anna
  14. Samantha
  15. Caroline
  16. Genesis
  17. Aaliyah
  18. Kennedy
  19. Kinsley
  20. Allison
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  1. Maya
  2. Sarah
  3. Madelyn
  4. Adeline
  5. Alexa
  6. Ariana
  7. Elena
  8. Gabriella
  9. Naomi
  10. Alice
  11. Sadie
  12. Hailey
  13. Eva
  14. Emilia
  15. Autumn
  16. Quinn
  17. Nevaeh
  18. Piper
  19. Ruby
  20. Serenity
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  1. Willow
  2. Everly
  3. Cora
  4. Kaylee
  5. Lydia
  6. Aubree
  7. Arianna
  8. Eliana
  9. Peyton
  10. Melanie
  11. Gianna
  12. Isabelle
  13. Julia
  14. Valentina
  15. Nova
  16. Clara
  17. Vivian
  18. Reagan
  19. Mackenzie
  20. Madeline