Most Popular Baby Girl Names Since 2001

In this article we'll look at what the most popular baby girl names are since 2001. 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 girl names since 2001, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name since 2001.

Rank Name Count
1 Emma 394,518
2 Olivia 362,720
3 Isabella 336,824
4 Emily 328,640
5 Sophia 319,032
6 Ava 284,175
7 Madison 283,613
8 Abigail 271,073
9 Mia 231,181
10 Elizabeth 226,607
11 Hannah 206,466
12 Chloe 186,937
13 Grace 183,371
14 Samantha 179,396
15 Ella 166,347
16 Natalie 163,305
17 Sarah 159,093
18 Ashley 155,693
19 Alexis 155,444
20 Victoria 154,838
21 Charlotte 151,778
22 Amelia 151,071
23 Evelyn 144,251
24 Alyssa 141,538
25 Sofia 137,449
26 Anna 137,327
27 Avery 136,167
28 Lily 132,401
29 Addison 130,244
30 Hailey 128,180
31 Taylor 127,327
32 Brianna 127,193
33 Lillian 120,395
34 Savannah 116,350
35 Lauren 114,082
36 Kayla 113,797
37 Zoe 112,396
38 Riley 109,531
39 Allison 108,860
40 Harper 107,784
41 Leah 106,862
42 Julia 102,862
43 Brooklyn 102,721
44 Aubrey 101,328
45 Layla 101,069
46 Kaylee 100,733
47 Jasmine 99,867
48 Gabriella 98,330
49 Audrey 97,591
50 Sydney 96,714

More Popular Baby Names

You can also use the links below to research more about the most popular baby names.

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.