Liam and Olivia dominate — again — with top baby names for a sixth year in a row

Liam and Olivia dominate. Still.

The 2 names have, for a sixth year together, topped nan database of names for babies calved successful nan U.S. successful 2024.

The Social Security Administration annually tracks nan names fixed to girls and boys successful each state, pinch names making love backmost to 1880. In clip for Mother’s Day, nan agency connected Friday released nan astir celebrated names from applications for Social Security cards.

Liam has reigned for 8 years successful a statement for boys, while Olivia has topped nan girls’ database for six. Also, for nan sixth consecutive year, Emma took nan 2nd slot for girls, and Noah for boys.

The girls’ sanction Luna slipped retired of nan Top 10 and was replaced by Sofia, which enters astatine number 10 for nan first time.

After Liam, the astir communal names for boys are, successful order: Noah, Oliver, Theodore, James, Henry, Mateo, Elijah, Lucas, and William.

After Olivia, nan astir communal names for girls are Emma, Amelia, Charlotte, Mia, Sophia, Isabella, Evelyn, Ava, and Sofia.

Sophie Kihm, editor-in-chief of Nameberry, a babe naming website, said nan latest information showcases really American parents are progressively choosing names that person cross-cultural appeal.

Kihm’s first sanction shows up successful 2 variations connected nan yearly list.

“A inclination we’re search is that Americans are much apt to take practice choices,” Kihm said, including names that activity “no matter wherever you are successful nan world.”

”More families successful nan U.S. travel from mixed taste backgrounds, and I perceive parents commonly petition that they want their kid to recreation and person a comparatively easy-to-understand name.”

The Social Security Administration’s latest information show that 3.61 million babies were calved successful nan U.S. successful 2024.

That’s a flimsy summation from past year’s 3.59 cardinal babies, representing an wide increase successful nan American birthrate.

Social media stars and celebrated tv shows are having immoderate effect connected nan rising fame of definite names, Social Security says.

Among those rising successful fame for girls: Ailany, a Hawaiian sanction that intends “chief,” topped nan list. The boys’ sanction Truce, an Old English sanction meaning “peace,” roseate 11,118 spots from past year’s position to rank 991.

The complete, searchable list of babe names is connected nan Social Security website.