Top Names for Babies Throughout the Decades

Every day in the U.S., about 10,000 babies are born! That’s a lot of names and a lot of new parents. One of the most important decisions a new parent will make is a name for their new baby. There is a world of options to choose from, yet cultural conventions and norms gives us a crop of names that have longstanding popularity. The team at Kremp showed us some evergreen names, current trends, and old favorites that have faded from popularity with this chart showing the top boy and girl names from the last century.

The top boy names in 2023 were:

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Oliver
4. James
5. Elijah
6. Mateo
7. Theodore
8. Henry
9. Lucas
10. William

As for girl names, the favorites of 2023 were:

1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Charlotte
4. Amelia
5. Sophia
6. Mia
7. Isabella
8. Ava
9. Evelyn
10. Luna

Compare the current favorite names to the top choices every decade all the way back to 1920. This colorful chart is a great source of baby name inspiration.