Most popular baby names of 2022
Looking for some baby names inspiration? Every year, we keep track of the most popular baby names by compiling data from hundreds of thousands of BabyCenter parents who share their babies' names with us. The names you see below range from traditional favorites to unique and even unexpected names that parents are loving right now. And like we saw trending last year, gender neutral names remain popular in 2022, with many unisex names appearing on the boy and girl names lists below.
BabyCenter's baby name rankings are updated in real time, which is why you might see one name top this list today, but something completely different next week. The most popular baby names of 2021 were Olivia and Liam … will they claim the top spots again this year? Only time will tell.
Top baby names so far in 2022
| RANK |
GIRLS
|
BOYS
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia | Noah |
| 2 | Emma | Liam |
| 3 | Amelia | Oliver |
| 4 | Ava | Elijah |
| 5 | Sophia | Gold |
| 6 | Isabella | Lucas |
| 7 | Luna | Mateo |
| 8 | Mia | Levi |
| 9 | Charlotte | Asher |
| 10 | Evelyn | Ethan |
| 11 | Harper | Luca |
| 12 | Ella | James |
| 13 | Aurora | Leo |
| 14 | Scarlett | Grayson |
| 15 | Gianna | Aiden |
| 16 | Nova | Ezra |
| 17 | Aria | Benjamin |
| 18 | Mila | Wyatt |
| 19 | Sofia | Henry |
| 20 | Ellie | Sebastian |
| 21 | Violet | Owen |
| 22 | Willow | Mason |
| 23 | Layla | Alexander |
| 24 | Lily | Jackson |
| 25 | Camila | Daniel |
| 26 | Hazel | Jack |
| 27 | Avery | Hudson |
| 28 | Chloe | Gabriel |
| 29 | Penelope | Kai |
| 30 | Elena | Muhammad |
| 31 | Isla | William |
| 32 | Eliana | Carter |
| 33 | Eleanor | Logan |
| 34 | Abigail | Maverick |
| 35 | Elizabeth | Michael |
| 36 | Nora | Samuel |
| 37 | Riley | Ezekiel |
| 38 | Ivy | Jayden |
| 39 | Emily | Luke |
| 40 | Grace | Josiah |
| 41 | Paisley | Lincoln |
| 42 | Zoey | Theo |
| 43 | Stella | David |
| 44 | Emilia | Elias |
| 45 | Maya | Jacob |
| 46 | Everly | Julian |
| 47 | Leilani | Theodore |
| 48 | Naomi | Waylon |
| 49 | Athena | Matthew |
| 50 | Lucy | Jaxon |
