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 40,728
2 Noah 37,360
3 Oliver 29,692
4 Elijah 24,687
5 James 24,395
6 William 23,370
7 Benjamin 22,633
8 Henry 22,528
9 Lucas 22,410
10 Theodore 20,289
11 Mateo 19,433
12 Levi 19,255
13 Jack 18,393
14 Sebastian 18,208
15 Daniel 18,113
16 Alexander 18,017
17 Michael 17,870
18 Jackson 17,267
19 Owen 17,259
20 Ethan 17,075
21 Mason 17,028
22 Samuel 16,843
23 Asher 16,631
24 Logan 16,361
25 John 16,060
26 Aiden 16,051
27 Jacob 16,000
28 Leo 15,999
29 Joseph 15,838
30 David 15,584
31 Hudson 15,467
32 Ezra 15,308
33 Wyatt 15,125
34 Luke 15,004
35 Julian 14,897
36 Luca 14,650
37 Grayson 14,647
38 Matthew 14,445
39 Gabriel 14,402
40 Isaac 13,598
41 Maverick 13,539
42 Carter 13,489
43 Dylan 13,416
44 Jayden 13,349
45 Anthony 13,295
46 Thomas 13,107
47 Elias 12,989
48 Lincoln 12,252
49 Charles 11,841
50 Josiah 11,828

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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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