Welcome to our dedicated page featuring the top 500 boy and girl baby names of 2021. This year holds a special place in the annals of naming history, reflecting a blend of timeless classics and unique choices that captured the hearts of parents during this era. As you explore our comprehensive list, you’ll discover the names that defined a generation, from the traditional to the trendsetting. Whether you’re seeking inspiration for a new arrival, researching historical naming trends, or simply curious about the names that resonated with families in 2021, our curated selection offers a fascinating glimpse into the past. Join us on a nostalgic journey through the most popular names of the year, and see how trends in baby naming have evolved over time.
| Rank | Boy Name | Boy Births | Girl Name | Girl Births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | 17029 | Olivia | 16185 |
| 2 | Noah | 16235 | Emma | 13580 |
| 3 | Oliver | 13600 | Charlotte | 12066 |
| 4 | Elijah | 11596 | Amelia | 11729 |
| 5 | William | 11078 | Ava | 11078 |
| 6 | James | 10752 | Sophia | 10966 |
| 7 | Benjamin | 10648 | Mia | 9944 |
| 8 | Henry | 10445 | Isabella | 9881 |
| 9 | Lucas | 10065 | Evelyn | 8968 |
| 10 | Theodore | 8749 | Harper | 7885 |
| 11 | Alexander | 8632 | Luna | 7778 |
| 12 | Levi | 8501 | Camila | 7315 |
| 13 | Mateo | 8485 | Gianna | 6578 |
| 14 | Jack | 8447 | Elizabeth | 6559 |
| 15 | Jackson | 8250 | Eleanor | 6548 |
| 16 | Daniel | 8223 | Ella | 6195 |
| 17 | Sebastian | 8189 | Sofia | 6099 |
| 18 | Owen | 8040 | Abigail | 6096 |
| 19 | Mason | 7967 | Scarlett | 6009 |
| 20 | Samuel | 7688 | Emily | 5999 |
| 21 | Michael | 7676 | Avery | 5976 |
| 22 | Ethan | 7559 | Aria | 5925 |
| 23 | Asher | 7555 | Hazel | 5776 |
| 24 | Logan | 7407 | Mila | 5770 |
| 25 | Wyatt | 7268 | Penelope | 5763 |
| 26 | Aiden | 7229 | Nora | 5691 |
| 27 | Ezra | 7173 | Layla | 5624 |
| 28 | Hudson | 7141 | Chloe | 5593 |
| 29 | Leo | 7071 | Ellie | 5454 |
| 30 | Jacob | 7045 | Isla | 5280 |
| 31 | Julian | 7001 | Lily | 5065 |
| 32 | David | 6931 | Aurora | 5009 |
| 33 | Luke | 6759 | Violet | 4949 |
| 34 | Grayson | 6705 | Zoey | 4941 |
| 35 | John | 6680 | Madison | 4890 |
| 36 | Joseph | 6576 | Willow | 4862 |
| 37 | Carter | 6539 | Nova | 4656 |
| 38 | Isaac | 6307 | Grace | 4555 |
| 39 | Matthew | 6307 | Riley | 4535 |
| 40 | Maverick | 6169 | Stella | 4251 |
| 41 | Gabriel | 6091 | Ivy | 4176 |
| 42 | Jayden | 5740 | Lucy | 4160 |
| 43 | Thomas | 5711 | Addison | 4049 |
| 44 | Luca | 5709 | Everly | 3954 |
| 45 | Elias | 5693 | Emilia | 3941 |
| 46 | Ezekiel | 5403 | Victoria | 3899 |
| 47 | Lincoln | 5309 | Hannah | 3890 |
| 48 | Dylan | 5237 | Zoe | 3827 |
| 49 | Isaiah | 5218 | Elena | 3724 |
| 50 | Anthony | 5194 | Naomi | 3711 |
| 51 | Josiah | 5130 | Eliana | 3700 |
| 52 | Jaxon | 5059 | Delilah | 3554 |
| 53 | Miles | 5018 | Natalie | 3533 |
| 54 | Caleb | 4817 | Paisley | 3514 |
| 55 | Nolan | 4791 | Brooklyn | 3374 |
| 56 | Andrew | 4746 | Ruby | 3230 |
| 57 | Christopher | 4598 | Claire | 3220 |
| 58 | Joshua | 4423 | Lillian | 3213 |
| 59 | Charles | 4335 | Audrey | 3169 |
| 60 | Eli | 4105 | Maya | 3120 |
| 61 | Cooper | 4019 | Leah | 3055 |
| 62 | Santiago | 3964 | Alice | 3000 |
| 63 | Roman | 3947 | Kinsley | 2990 |
| 64 | Adrian | 3904 | Aaliyah | 2889 |
| 65 | Easton | 3716 | Aubrey | 2594 |
| 66 | Kai | 3693 | Natalia | 2573 |
| 67 | Brooks | 3672 | Kennedy | 2559 |
| 68 | Waylon | 3641 | Leilani | 2543 |
| 69 | Nathan | 3619 | Quinn | 2489 |
| 70 | Colton | 3362 | Madelyn | 2482 |
| 71 | Jonathan | 3311 | Emery | 2420 |
| 72 | Robert | 3242 | Savannah | 2402 |
| 73 | Cameron | 3237 | Sophie | 2395 |
| 74 | Axel | 3158 | Genesis | 2363 |
| 75 | Aaron | 3123 | Autumn | 2350 |
| 76 | Angel | 3074 | Valentina | 2266 |
| 77 | Landon | 2978 | Bella | 2212 |
| 78 | Everett | 2928 | Nevaeh | 2139 |
| 79 | Weston | 2906 | Lydia | 2119 |
| 80 | Christian | 2805 | Sadie | 2075 |
| 81 | Greyson | 2794 | Hailey | 2049 |
| 82 | Leonardo | 2787 | Piper | 2037 |
| 83 | Hunter | 2778 | Allison | 1938 |
| 84 | Bennett | 2767 | Josephine | 1929 |
| 85 | Silas | 2707 | Caroline | 1793 |
| 86 | Beau | 2641 | Raelynn | 1762 |
| 87 | Ryan | 2637 | Jade | 1754 |
| 88 | Carson | 2570 | Cora | 1740 |
| 89 | Jameson | 2569 | Everleigh | 1735 |
| 90 | Ian | 2487 | Eva | 1720 |
| 91 | Wesley | 2466 | Skylar | 1720 |
| 92 | Jordan | 2433 | Ariana | 1717 |
| 93 | Emmett | 2426 | Iris | 1698 |
| 94 | Jeremiah | 2395 | Clara | 1684 |
| 95 | Damian | 2299 | Serenity | 1603 |
| 96 | Jose | 2279 | Samantha | 1582 |
| 97 | Jaxson | 2248 | Rylee | 1570 |
| 98 | Dominic | 2168 | Athena | 1549 |
| 99 | Parker | 2164 | Adeline | 1503 |
| 100 | Gael | 2019 | Vivian | 1480 |
| 101 | Declan | 1940 | Hadley | 1433 |
| 102 | Sawyer | 1930 | Anna | 1425 |
| 103 | Xavier | 1917 | Maria | 1380 |
| 104 | Adam | 1892 | Peyton | 1348 |
| 105 | River | 1885 | Liliana | 1337 |
| 106 | Austin | 1878 | Ximena | 1327 |
| 107 | Kingston | 1873 | Margaret | 1264 |
| 108 | Rowan | 1873 | Gabriella | 1247 |
| 109 | Jace | 1810 | Ayla | 1239 |
| 110 | Nicholas | 1750 | Melody | 1181 |
| 111 | Diego | 1671 | Parker | 1142 |
| 112 | Vincent | 1557 | Daisy | 1116 |
| 113 | Ryder | 1549 | Eloise | 1095 |
| 114 | Emiliano | 1539 | Mary | 1092 |
| 115 | Micah | 1518 | Alina | 1044 |
| 116 | Bryson | 1450 | Blakely | 1039 |
| 117 | Adriel | 1446 | Charlie | 1035 |
| 118 | Jesus | 1376 | Alaia | 1028 |
| 119 | Ryker | 1375 | Maeve | 1007 |
| 120 | Connor | 1362 | Valeria | 1005 |
| 121 | Enzo | 1337 | Arya | 968 |
| 122 | Luis | 1300 | Emersyn | 965 |
| 123 | Rhett | 1293 | Josie | 941 |
| 124 | Giovanni | 1274 | Melanie | 930 |
| 125 | Walker | 1266 | Magnolia | 927 |
| 126 | Legend | 1254 | Valerie | 908 |
| 127 | Evan | 1246 | Lyla | 903 |
| 128 | Myles | 1223 | Remi | 874 |
| 129 | Kayden | 1212 | Adalynn | 864 |
| 130 | Braxton | 1208 | Lucia | 857 |
| 131 | Harrison | 1207 | Eliza | 821 |
| 132 | Lorenzo | 1151 | Madeline | 808 |
| 133 | Nicolas | 1149 | Millie | 778 |
| 134 | Bentley | 1141 | Sarah | 768 |
| 135 | Carlos | 1080 | Oaklynn | 751 |
| 136 | Ivan | 1059 | Rose | 729 |
| 137 | Andres | 1047 | Isabel | 720 |
| 138 | Matteo | 1020 | Catalina | 716 |
| 139 | Calvin | 1009 | Amaya | 686 |
| 140 | Emilio | 991 | Reagan | 662 |
| 141 | Amir | 974 | Kamila | 628 |
| 142 | Juan | 954 | Andrea | 628 |
| 143 | Nathaniel | 952 | Eden | 609 |
| 144 | August | 931 | Ryleigh | 597 |
| 145 | Milo | 871 | Juniper | 590 |
| 146 | Archer | 844 | Cecilia | 586 |
| 147 | Messiah | 709 | Sloane | 566 |
| 148 | Chase | 695 | Freya | 493 |
| 149 | Theo | 653 | Julia | 492 |
| 150 | Jasper | 634 | Brielle | 471 |
| 151 | Karter | 561 | Olive | 441 |
| 152 | Tucker | 561 | Londyn | 440 |
| 153 | Ashton | 514 | Journee | 430 |
| 154 | Camden | 508 | Reese | 428 |
| 155 | Atlas | 494 | Mackenzie | 424 |
| 156 | Barrett | 487 | Kehlani | 403 |
| 157 | Beckett | 468 | Ember | 400 |
| 158 | Arlo | 467 | Khloe | 392 |
| 159 | Graham | 459 | Aspen | 384 |
| 160 | Jude | 449 | Elliana | 382 |
| 161 | Ace | 445 | Oakley | 365 |
| 162 | Zion | 432 | Isabelle | 338 |
| 163 | Brayden | 420 | Georgia | 312 |
| 164 | Thiago | 399 | Brynlee | 298 |
| 165 | Hayes | 373 | Elsie | 291 |
| 166 | Jayce | 361 | Sutton | 287 |
| 167 | Knox | 357 | Summer | 278 |
| 168 | Jett | 321 | Lainey | 239 |
| 169 | Cole | 319 | June | 238 |
| 170 | Ayden | 313 | Bailey | 213 |
| 171 | Malachi | 312 | Arianna | 193 |
| 172 | Lane | 287 | Zuri | 189 |
| 173 | Elliot | 264 | River | 185 |
| 174 | Arthur | 262 | Ashley | 184 |
| 175 | Maxwell | 248 | Harmony | 178 |
| 176 | George | 237 | Sage | 177 |
| 177 | Jason | 209 | Anastasia | 173 |
| 178 | Kaiden | 208 | Arabella | 172 |
| 179 | Luka | 196 | Collins | 162 |
| 180 | Elliott | 184 | Kylie | 159 |
| 181 | Dallas | 174 | Brianna | 157 |
| 182 | Gavin | 166 | Saylor | 150 |
| 183 | Felix | 160 | Adelaide | 142 |
| 184 | Finn | 129 | Kali | 137 |
| 185 | King | 128 | Blake | 131 |
| 186 | Beckham | 124 | Norah | 130 |
| 187 | Ali | 122 | Sienna | 126 |
| 188 | Blake | 120 | Octavia | 119 |
| 189 | Kyrie | 118 | Amara | 114 |
| 190 | Dean | 117 | Phoebe | 112 |
| 191 | Odin | 114 | Jane | 102 |
| 192 | Griffin | 108 | Callie | 100 |
| 193 | Abel | 90 | Taylor | 94 |
| 194 | Riley | 84 | Emerson | 90 |
| 195 | Antonio | 81 | Journey | 90 |
| 196 | Alejandro | 80 | Margot | 89 |
| 197 | Kyler | 77 | Vivienne | 87 |
| 198 | Colt | 72 | Adalyn | 86 |
| 199 | Cohen | 66 | Delaney | 86 |
| 200 | Peter | 64 | Esme | 84 |
| 201 | Dawson | 60 | Camille | 83 |
| 202 | Leon | 57 | Annie | 81 |
| 203 | Nixon | 54 | Genevieve | 72 |
| 204 | Max | 51 | Navy | 71 |
| 205 | Charlie | 51 | Stevie | 71 |
| 206 | Nash | 49 | Aubree | 70 |
| 207 | Zachary | 49 | Demi | 70 |
| 208 | Paxton | 42 | Gracie | 68 |
| 209 | Bodhi | 40 | Elise | 66 |
| 210 | Avery | 39 | Gemma | 66 |
| 211 | Remington | 39 | Vera | 66 |
| 212 | Wilder | 38 | Annabelle | 60 |
| 213 | Hayden | 31 | Tatum | 56 |
| 214 | Amari | 30 | Finley | 51 |
| 215 | Tyler | 30 | Lucille | 47 |
| 216 | Richard | 26 | Holland | 45 |
| 217 | Brantley | 26 | Sawyer | 43 |
| 218 | Bryce | 24 | Armani | 42 |
| 219 | Raiden | 22 | Dream | 42 |
| 220 | Koa | 21 | Kate | 41 |
| 221 | Bridger | 20 | Remington | 35 |
| 222 | Maddox | 20 | Fiona | 34 |
| 223 | Zane | 19 | Kaia | 33 |
| 224 | Keanu | 19 | Daphne | 32 |
| 225 | Kainoa | 18 | Presley | 29 |
| 226 | Kaimana | 18 | Rosalie | 25 |
| 227 | Colter | 18 | Wren | 24 |
| 228 | Stetson | 17 | Kiana | 23 |
| 229 | Kaizen | 15 | Milani | 22 |
| 230 | Nico | 15 | Leila | 21 |
| 231 | Makoa | 14 | Lila | 20 |
| 232 | Malakai | 14 | Raegan | 19 |
| 233 | Simon | 14 | Esther | 19 |
| 234 | Orion | 14 | Julianna | 16 |
| 235 | Daxton | 14 | Alani | 16 |
| 236 | Reef | 14 | Bristol | 15 |
| 237 | Holden | 14 | Leia | 15 |
| 238 | Cash | 13 | Rowan | 14 |
| 239 | Nakoa | 13 | Hayden | 14 |
| 240 | Otis | 12 | Mahina | 14 |
| 241 | Oscar | 12 | Kailani | 13 |
| 242 | Jonah | 12 | Halia | 12 |
| 243 | Eric | 12 | Juliette | 12 |
| 244 | Xander | 11 | Lilinoe | 12 |
| 245 | Judah | 11 | Jordyn | 12 |
| 246 | Kade | 11 | Kailea | 11 |
| 247 | Kaito | 11 | Skye | 11 |
| 248 | Ocean | 11 | Ariella | 11 |
| 249 | Kanoa | 11 | Harlow | 11 |
| 250 | Otto | 11 | Mabel | 11 |
| 251 | Callum | 11 | Malia | 10 |
| 252 | Kenzo | 11 | Scout | 10 |
| 253 | Augustus | 7 | Ruth | 10 |
| 254 | Grant | 7 | Sylvia | 10 |
| 255 | Cody | 6 | Maia | 10 |