Most Popular Names in the United States

Here is a list of the top baby names for boys and girls in the United States. This list is based off of the official Social Security Administration data. You can also take a look at the top baby names by state.

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Most Popular Girl Names For 2022

Name

Origin

Meaning

234 Allison

Origin: English

Meaning: son of the noble

237 Madeline

Origin: French

Meaning: Woman from Magdala

242 Vivian

Origin: Latin

Meaning: full of life

243 Maeve

Origin: English

Meaning: Little bird

244 Lyla

Origin: English

Meaning: Islander

250 Samantha

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: Name of God

253 Rylee

Origin: English

Meaning: English Meadow. Variant of Riley.

255 Eva

Origin: Welsh

Meaning: God is gracious; born of yew; youth

256 Melody

Origin: Greek

Meaning: Song; Music.

257 Clara

Origin: French

Meaning: Bright; Shining; Clear

258 Hadley

Origin: English

Meaning: Heath-covered meadow; heather meadow

259 Julia

Origin: Latin

Meaning: Softhaired; Youthful; Downy-haired; Gentle; youthful; Jove's child

262 Piper

Origin: English

Meaning: Piper; one who plays the pipes

264 Juniper

Origin: Unknown

Meaning: Juniper \j(u)-ni-per\ as a boy's name. Plant name: an evergreen shrub with berries from which gin (known as "genever" in Dutch) is traditionally distilled.

Similar baby names are Junior, Jasper, Jesper and Joiner.

267 Parker

Origin: English

Meaning: Keeper of the forest; Forest ranger; Cultivated land; park keeper

269 Brielle

Origin: Irish

Meaning: Strong

272 Eden

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: Delightful; Adornment; Paradise; Perfect; Pleasure; place of pleasure

273 Remi

Origin: French

Meaning: Rower; from Rheims

276 Josie

Origin: English

Meaning: God wiIl multiply

277 Rose

Origin: Scottish

Meaning: Rose

278 Arya

Origin: Indian

Meaning: myth name noble goddess

279 Eliza

Origin: French

Meaning: Consecrated to God

280 Charlie

Origin: English

Meaning: Strong; Manly

281 Peyton

Origin: Irish

Meaning: Noble one

282 Daisy

Origin: Anglo Saxon

Meaning: The day's eye

293 Lucia

Origin: Latin

Meaning: Light

295 Millie

Origin: French

Meaning: Strength; Determination

296 Margaret

Origin: Irish

Meaning: Name of a saint

300 Freya

Origin: Anglo Saxon

Meaning: Queen of the gods

301 Melanie

Origin: French

Meaning: Dark

306 Elliana

Origin: Greek

Meaning: Light; Mercy; sun ray, shining light

307 Emersyn

Origin: Unknown

Meaning: Emersyn \e-mers-yn, em(er)-syn\ as a girl's name.

The baby name Emersyn sounds like Amaris and Amarissa. Another similar baby name is Emelyn.

308 Alina

Origin: Irish

Meaning: Beautiful

309 Sienna

Origin: Latin

Meaning: from Siena

312 Mary

Origin: English

Meaning: Bitter

313 Isabelle

Origin: Spanish

Meaning: Devoted to God

314 Alaia

Origin: Arabic

Meaning: Sublime.; sublime

317 Esther

Origin: Latin

Meaning: Star

319 Sloane

Origin: Celtic

Meaning: Fighter

322 Mackenzie

Origin: Scottish

Meaning: Fair; Favored one; Son of the fair man; Son of Kenzie

323 Amara

Origin: African

Meaning: Paradise

326 Ximena

Origin: Spanish

Meaning: Ximena \x(i)-me-na\ as a girl's name. Possibly a variant of Xenia, or an archaic Spanish form of Simone.

Baby names that sound like Ximena are Simona and Simeona. Other similar baby names are Jimena, Amena, Dimona, Kimana, Rimona, Siena, Sirena and Xena.

328 Sage

Origin: French

Meaning: Wise one.

330 Cecilia

Origin: Latin

Meaning: Blind

331 Valeria

Origin: French

Meaning: Brave

332 Reagan

Origin: Celtic

Meaning: Regal