Most Popular Baby Boy Names Since 2021

In this article we'll look at what the most popular baby boy names are since 2021. These names are taken directly from the Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

The table below shows the top 50 most popular baby boy names since 2021, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name since 2021.

Rank Name Count
1 Liam 20,272
2 Noah 18,739
3 Oliver 14,616
4 Elijah 12,708
5 James 12,367
6 William 12,088
7 Benjamin 11,791
8 Lucas 11,501
9 Henry 11,307
10 Theodore 9,535
11 Jack 9,504
12 Levi 9,469
13 Alexander 9,344
14 Jackson 9,197
15 Mateo 9,112
16 Daniel 9,066
17 Michael 9,041
18 Mason 9,040
19 Sebastian 8,867
20 Ethan 8,804
21 Logan 8,786
22 Owen 8,713
23 Samuel 8,501
24 Jacob 8,397
25 Asher 8,281
26 Aiden 8,252
27 John 8,130
28 Joseph 8,067
29 Wyatt 7,981
30 David 7,843
31 Leo 7,749
32 Luke 7,660
33 Julian 7,629
34 Hudson 7,584
35 Grayson 7,499
36 Matthew 7,420
37 Ezra 7,365
38 Gabriel 7,216
39 Carter 7,163
40 Isaac 6,907
41 Jayden 6,887
42 Luca 6,847
43 Anthony 6,741
44 Dylan 6,718
45 Lincoln 6,653
46 Thomas 6,642
47 Maverick 6,548
48 Elias 6,305
49 Josiah 6,065
50 Charles 5,952

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Top 1000 most popular boy names: 1-250 | 251-500 | 501-750 | 751-1000

Top 1000 most popular girl names: 1-250 | 251-500 | 501-750 | 751-1000

Historical Data for Baby Names

If you're interested to see how the trends and popularity of baby names have changed, you can use the links below to view the historical data by decade.

Most popular first names, 1880-present | since 1950 | since 1960 | since 1970 | since 1980 | since 1990 | since 2000 | since 2010

Most popular boy names, 1880-present | since 1950 | since 1960 | since 1970 | since 1980 | since 1990 | since 2000 | since 2010

Most popular girl names, 1880-present | since 1950 | since 1960 | since 1970 | since 1980 | since 1990 | since 2000 | since 2010

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and excludes any names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area.

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