Olivia and Liam Are the Top Baby Names for a Sixth Straight Year

America has been cranking out kids named Olivia and Liam for the better part of a decade now . .

The Social Security Administration released its annual baby names list for Mother's Day. And for a sixth straight year, Olivia and Liam were the top two baby names in 2024. (Liam has been #1 for boys for eight straight years. Olivia has been at the top for six.)

They're two of four names that have dominated the rankings for over a decade. Since 2014, either Olivia or Emma has been the #1 name for girls, and the other has been #2. Same applies to Liam and Noah for boys.

The 10 most popular girl names in 2024 were . . .

1.  Olivia. It's been in the Top 5 every year since 2008.

2.  Emma. Top 5 every year since 2002.

3.  Amelia. Up one spot from #4.

4.  Charlotte. Top 10 for 11 years running.

5.  Mia. Top 10 since 2009.

6.  Sophia. Top 10 since 2006. It was the #1 name for girls from 2011 to 2013.

7.  Isabella. Top 10 since 2004.

8.  Evelyn. It's been eighth, ninth, or 10th every year since 2017.

9.  Ava. Top 10 since 2005.

 

10.  Sofia with an "F" instead of a "P-H." It's the first time it's made the Top 10. It knocked out Luna, which fell to 13th place.

 

The 10 most popular names for boys last year were . . .

1.  Liam. It's been in the Top 5 for 12 straight years.  (It got popular around 2010 when One Direction got big. Liam Payne tragically died last October.)

2.  Noah. Top 5 for 14 years in a row.

3.  Oliver. The sixth year in a row it's held the #3 spot.

4.  Theodore. The first time it's made the Top 5, up from #7.

5.  James. A mainstay in the Top 20 for 125 years running, probably longer. The Social Security stats only go back to 1900.

6.  Henry. Top 10 for five years in a row.

7.  Mateo. It cracked the Top 10 for the first time last year when it was #6.  (It's the Spanish version of Matthew, which ranked 33rd this time.)

8.  Elijah. Top 10 for nine straight years.

9.  Lucas. It's always been eighth or ninth since 2018.

10.  William. Like "James," it's made the Top 20 every year since 1900.

The baby names that saw the biggest gains last year were Truce for boys and Ailany for girls. Truce jumped more than 11,000 spots to 991. Ailany jumped from 855th place way up to 101st.

 

 

(SSA / USA Today) 

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