Choosing a baby boy name is one of the first important decisions you'll make as a parent-to-be. Should you select a traditional name that will stand the test of time, possibly one that's remained in your family for generations? Or, should you opt for a more modern and unique baby boy name?
Fortunately, there are plenty of resources to help you choose the perfect name for your son. And believe it or not, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is a great place to start. Every year, the SSA rounds up the 1,000 most popular baby girl and boy names.
Here, browse the list of the top baby boy names for inspiration (or to see if your little one's name made the list!).
Top 1,000 most popular baby boy names
- Liam
- Noah
- Oliver
- James
- Elijah
- William
- Henry
- Lucas
- Benjamin
- Theodore
- Mateo
- Levi
- Sebastian
- Daniel
- Jack
- Michael
- Alexander
- Owen
- Asher
- Samuel
- Ethan
- Leo
- Jackson
- Mason
- Ezra
- John
- Hudson
- Luca
- Aiden
- Joseph
- David
- Jacob
- Logan
- Luke
- Julian
- Gabriel
- Grayson
- Wyatt
- Matthew
- Maverick
- Dylan
- Isaac
- Elias
- Anthony
- Thomas
- Jayden
- Carter
- Santiago
- Ezekiel
- Charles
- Josiah
- Caleb
- Cooper
- Lincoln
- Miles
- Christopher
- Nathan
- Isaiah
- Kai
- Joshua
- Andrew
- Angel
- Adrian
- Cameron
- Nolan
- Waylon
- Jaxon
- Roman
- Eli
- Wesley
- Aaron
- Ian
- Christian
- Ryan
- Leonardo
- Brooks
- Axel
- Walker
- Jonathan
- Easton
- Everett
- Weston
- Bennett
- Robert
- Jameson
- Landon
- Silas
- Jose
- Beau
- Micah
- Colton
- Jordan
- Jeremiah
- Parker
- Greyson
- Rowan
- Adam
- Nicholas
- Theo
- Xavier
- Hunter
- Dominic
- Jace
- Gael
- River
- Thiago
- Kayden
- Damian
- August
- Carson
- Austin
- Myles
- Amir
- Declan
- Emmett
- Ryder
- Luka
- Connor
- Jaxson
- Milo
- Enzo
- Giovanni
- Vincent
- Diego
- Luis
- Archer
- Harrison
- Kingston
- Atlas
- Jasper
- Sawyer
- Legend
- Lorenzo
- Evan
- Jonah
- Chase
- Bryson
- Adriel
- Nathaniel
- Arthur
- Juan
- George
- Cole
- Zion
- Jason
- Ashton
- Carlos
- Calvin
- Brayden
- Elliot
- Rhett
- Emiliano
- Ace
- Jayce
- Graham
- Max
- Braxton
- Leon
- Ivan
- Hayden
- Jude
- Malachi
- Dean
- Tyler
- Jesus
- Zachary
- Kaiden
- Elliott
- Arlo
- Emmanuel
- Ayden
- Bentley
- Maxwell
- Amari
- Ryker
- Finn
- Antonio
- Charlie
- Maddox
- Justin
- Judah
- Kevin
- Dawson
- Matteo
- Miguel
- Zayden
- Camden
- Messiah
- Alan
- Alex
- Nicolas
- Felix
- Alejandro
- Jesse
- Beckett
- Matias
- Tucker
- Emilio
- Xander
- Knox
- Oscar
- Beckham
- Timothy
- Abraham
- Andres
- Gavin
- Brody
- Barrett
- Hayes
- Jett
- Brandon
- Joel
- Victor
- Peter
- Abel
- Edward
- Karter
- Patrick
- Richard
- Grant
- Avery
- King
- Caden
- Adonis
- Riley
- Tristan
- Kyrie
- Blake
- Eric
- Griffin
- Malakai
- Rafael
- Israel
- Tate
- Lukas
- Nico
- Marcus
- Stetson
- Javier
- Colt
- Omar
- Simon
- Kash
- Remington
- Jeremy
- Louis
- Mark
- Lennox
- Callum
- Kairo
- Nash
- Kyler
- Dallas
- Crew
- Preston
- Paxton
- Steven
- Zane
- Kaleb
- Lane
- Phoenix
- Paul
- Cash
- Kenneth
- Bryce
- Ronan
- Kaden
- Maximiliano
- Walter
- Maximus
- Emerson
- Hendrix
- Jax
- Atticus
- Zayn
- Tobias
- Cohen
- Aziel
- Kayson
- Rory
- Brady
- Finley
- Holden
- Jorge
- Malcolm
- Clayton
- Niko
- Francisco
- Josue
- Brian
- Bryan
- Cade
- Colin
- Andre
- Cayden
- Aidan
- Muhammad
- Derek
- Ali
- Elian
- Bodhi
- Cody
- Jensen
- Damien
- Martin
- Cairo
- Ellis
- Khalil
- Otto
- Zander
- Dante
- Ismael
- Angelo
- Brantley
- Manuel
- Colson
- Cruz
- Tatum
- Jaylen
- Jaden
- Erick
- Cristian
- Romeo
- Milan
- Reid
- Cyrus
- Leonel
- Joaquin
- Ari
- Odin
- Orion
- Ezequiel
- Gideon
- Daxton
- Warren
- Casey
- Anderson
- Spencer
- Karson
- Eduardo
- Chance
- Fernando
- Raymond
- Bradley
- Cesar
- Wade
- Prince
- Julius
- Dakota
- Kade
- Koa
- Raiden
- Callan
- Hector
- Onyx
- Remy
- Ricardo
- Edwin
- Stephen
- Kane
- Saint
- Titus
- Desmond
- Killian
- Sullivan
- Mario
- Jay
- Kamari
- Luciano
- Royal
- Zyaire
- Marco
- Wilder
- Russell
- Nasir
- Rylan
- Archie
- Jared
- Gianni
- Kashton
- Kobe
- Sergio
- Travis
- Marshall
- Iker
- Briggs
- Gunner
- Apollo
- Bowen
- Baylor
- Sage
- Tyson
- Kyle
- Oakley
- Malik
- Mathias
- Sean
- Armani
- Hugo
- Johnny
- Sterling
- Forrest
- Harvey
- Banks
- Grady
- Kameron
- Jake
- Franklin
- Lawson
- Tanner
- Eden
- Jaziel
- Pablo
- Reed
- Pedro
- Zayne
- Royce
- Edgar
- Ibrahim
- Winston
- Ronin
- Leonidas
- Devin
- Damon
- Noel
- Rhys
- Clark
- Corbin
- Sonny
- Colter
- Esteban
- Erik
- Baker
- Adan
- Dariel
- Kylo
- Tripp
- Caiden
- Frank
- Solomon
- Major
- Memphis
- Quinn
- Dax
- Hank
- Donovan
- Finnegan
- Nehemiah
- Andy
- Camilo
- Asa
- Jeffrey
- Santino
- Isaias
- Jaiden
- Kian
- Fabian
- Callen
- Ruben
- Alexis
- Emanuel
- Francis
- Garrett
- Kendrick
- Matthias
- Wells
- Augustus
- Jasiah
- Alijah
- Alonzo
- Koda
- Collin
- Ford
- Frederick
- Jaxton
- Kohen
- Troy
- Kason
- Seth
- Denver
- Kyson
- Ares
- Raphael
- Bodie
- Sylas
- Uriel
- Zaiden
- Shiloh
- Lewis
- Kieran
- Marcos
- Bo
- Shepherd
- Philip
- Zaire
- Gregory
- Princeton
- Roberto
- Leland
- Eithan
- Moshe
- Johnathan
- Lucca
- Kenzo
- Mack
- Porter
- Kolton
- Kaison
- Valentino
- Saul
- Shane
- Jamari
- Rocco
- Kylan
- Deacon
- Dalton
- Moses
- Callahan
- Tadeo
- Makai
- Amiri
- Rowen
- Drew
- Jalen
- Kylian
- Sutton
- Dominick
- Reece
- Rodrigo
- Soren
- Kasen
- Ridge
- Zachariah
- Jamir
- Peyton
- Omari
- Trevor
- Morgan
- Izaiah
- Alessandro
- Kaysen
- Enrique
- Marcelo
- Sincere
- Lucian
- Leandro
- Armando
- Braylen
- Jayson
- Julio
- Lawrence
- Cassius
- Raul
- Jase
- Mohammad
- Zain
- Jayceon
- Jonas
- Ronald
- Ayaan
- Rio
- Allen
- Bruce
- Mohamed
- Dorian
- Maximilian
- Keegan
- Shawn
- Yusuf
- Pierce
- Ariel
- Ander
- Conor
- Conrad
- Phillip
- Arjun
- Roy
- Moises
- Arturo
- Johan
- Gerardo
- Atreus
- Nikolai
- Braylon
- Samson
- Hezekiah
- Kayce
- Scott
- Gunnar
- Jamison
- Samir
- Keanu
- Ledger
- Jaime
- Finnley
- Cannon
- Colby
- Nikolas
- Emmitt
- Kamden
- Miller
- Boone
- Hamza
- Ocean
- Mac
- Anakin
- Brixton
- Roland
- Huxley
- Zeke
- Danny
- Marvin
- Otis
- Albert
- Clay
- Emir
- Boston
- Bruno
- Lionel
- Ozzy
- Taylor
- Jamie
- Augustine
- Chaim
- Krew
- Rayan
- Alden
- Bellamy
- Amos
- Drake
- Davis
- Dustin
- Corey
- Ahmad
- Conner
- Gustavo
- Layton
- Abram
- Axton
- Chandler
- Azariah
- Reese
- Benson
- Tru
- Case
- Trey
- Mauricio
- Westin
- Gage
- Reign
- Creed
- Mylo
- Dennis
- Quentin
- Madden
- Rome
- Julien
- Sam
- Zaid
- Marcel
- Maximo
- Layne
- Ahmed
- Kannon
- Quincy
- Yosef
- Aarav
- Lennon
- Ryland
- Skyler
- Chris
- Eliam
- Kareem
- Kyree
- Dario
- Donald
- Fletcher
- Darius
- Duke
- Rayden
- Salem
- Vicente
- Vincenzo
- Cayson
- Eliseo
- Issac
- Lian
- Clyde
- Wilson
- Santana
- Tomas
- Dexter
- Keith
- Houston
- Harry
- Uriah
- Lee
- Rex
- Tony
- Carmelo
- Alberto
- Loyal
- Trace
- Alfredo
- Riggs
- Forest
- Raylan
- Salvador
- Jakari
- Zakai
- Louie
- Flynn
- Leonard
- Mohammed
- Derrick
- Musa
- Avi
- Ty
- Westley
- Ambrose
- Brycen
- Aron
- Caspian
- Gatlin
- Harlan
- Dillon
- Emery
- Nixon
- Tommy
- Watson
- Zayd
- Azrael
- Zyair
- Azriel
- Legacy
- Cillian
- Alvin
- Bridger
- Alec
- Edison
- Kingsley
- Remi
- Briar
- Jaxxon
- Truett
- Lachlan
- Cal
- Landen
- Roger
- Alonso
- Kaiser
- Blaze
- Jerry
- Seven
- Kenji
- Noe
- Quinton
- Grey
- Jefferson
- Marcellus
- Ray
- Kyro
- Benicio
- Justice
- Neil
- Idris
- Bear
- Kiaan
- Wayne
- Ben
- Junior
- Karim
- Yehuda
- Jimmy
- Ramon
- Bjorn
- Nathanael
- Stanley
- Hassan
- Magnus
- Trenton
- Brayan
- Brock
- Jagger
- Cason
- Dakari
- Rey
- Abdiel
- Abdullah
- Casen
- Jiraiya
- Lance
- Misael
- Alvaro
- Robin
- Langston
- Nelson
- Wes
- Khari
- Landyn
- Jakai
- Lochlan
- Valentin
- Keaton
- Amias
- Joziah
- Thaddeus
- Jedidiah
- Orlando
- Eliel
- Hugh
- Koen
- Calum
- Enoch
- Mitchell
- Rohan
- Aryan
- Dilan
- Aden
- Allan
- Leighton
- Elisha
- Evander
- Castiel
- Curtis
- Kellen
- Dash
- Douglas
- Eddie
- Melvin
- Avyaan
- Everest
- Zamir
- Ricky
- Dutton
- Yahir
- Devon
- Franco
- Khaza
- Dior
- Leif
- Sevyn
- Guillermo
- Ira
- Emory
- Felipe
- Titan
- Alfred
- Azael
- Zahir
- Kellan
- Darren
- Rudy
- Ayan
- Leroy
- Anders
- Ishaan
- Reuben
- Boden
- Mccoy
- Heath
- Kase
- Wylder
- Judson
- Khai
- Kye
- Axl
- Crue
- Ernesto
- Ahmir
- Zyon
- Aries
- Mustafa
- Santos
- Dane
- Damari
- Elio
- Jadiel
- Jovanni
- Salvatore
- Mathew
- Kolson
- Nova
- Brendan
- Murphy
- Brodie
- Damir
- Rocky
- Larry
- Fisher
- Waylen
- Byron
- Ermias
- Joey
- Joe
- Jon
- Arian
- Chosen
- Jairo
- Vihaan
- Kylen
- Ameer
- Dion
- Jrue
- Kaizen
- Yousef
- Bryant
- Cullen
- Kaisen
- Kelvin
- Zen
- Kartier
- Randy
- Shepard
- Alaric
- Cain
- Jeremias
- Alfonso
- Brecken
- Colten
- Gian
- Rhodes
- Wesson
- Duncan
- Harold
- Henrik
- Harley
- Alistair
- Agustin
- Jericho
- Talon
- Westyn
- Cassian
- Eugene
- Ryatt
- Shmuel
- Braden
- Yahya
- Aldo
- Dangelo
- Ezrah
- Korbin
- Zavier
- Bronson
- Teo
- Jones
- Neo
- Stefan
- Van
- Mekhi
- Coleson
- Eren
- Ignacio
- Kristian
- Harlem
- Zev
- Canaan
- Cedric
- Khalid
- Bode
- Gary
- Rene
- Benedict
- Maxton
- Thatcher
- Wallace
- Davian
- Gordon
- Niklaus
- Yisroel
- Kabir
- Osman
- Adler
- Darian
- Terry
- Cartier
- Osiris
- Vance
- Demetrius
- Kamryn
- Lux
- Stone
- Jaxx
- Kooper
- Rodney
- Aurelio
- Darwin
- Jakob
- Zechariah
- Brennan
- Marlon
- Meir
- Yael
- Asaiah
- Atharv
- Imran
- Ivaan
- Kanan
- Kalel
- London
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How are the top baby boy names chosen?
Every year, the SSA compiles their list of the top baby names for boys and girls using data from U.S. Social Security Card applications. The most recent data available is for 2022, which the list above references.
Baby boy names that are rising in popularity
The top baby boy names in the U.S. right now — Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah — have been popular for quite some time. Liam has held the number one spot for baby boy names since 2017, while Noah, Oliver and Elijah have also been somewhere in the top five positions for the past few years.
This year, James and Elijah swapped rankings: James moved up one spot to the number four position, and Elijah moved down to number five. But other than a few order shifts, the top ten boy names for 2022 are the same as 2021.
Two-syllable names remain popular for baby boys: Lucas and Henry are just a couple of examples in the top 10. The rest of the list is sprinkled with classic and up-and-coming names alike, all providing ideas for parents hunting for the perfect baby boy name for their newest arrival.
While many of the top baby boy names have remained among the most popular for the past few years, other boy names are on the rise and quickly approaching the top spots. Mateo, for example, jumped four spots, from number 15 in 2021 to number 11 in 2022. The name Asher is also trending, from number 25 in 2021 to number 18 in 2022.
It's clear that unique names are also popular. From 2021 to 2022, the names that increased most in popularity were all rather unique, perhaps suggesting that they will continue to be popular in 2023. Big increases included the name Dutton, which surged 986 spots; Kayce, which rose 490 spots; and Chosen, which jumped 410 spots. Other trending names for baby boys include Khaza, Eithan, Waylen, Asaiah and Karim.
Baby boy names that were popular 100 years ago
Unlike baby girl names, the SSA's list of the most popular baby boy names didn't look too different back in the 1920s — some of the most popular names for boys a century ago still remain popular today.
For instance, James was the number four boy name in 1922 and held the number four spot again a century later in 2022. William has actually never left the top 20 names for boys since 1900.
Popular baby boy names by letter
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As an expert and enthusiast, I have access to a vast amount of information on various topics, including baby boy names. I can provide you with insights and information based on popular trends, historical data, and the methodology used to determine the top baby boy names. Let's explore the concepts mentioned in this article.
Choosing Baby Boy Names
Choosing a baby boy name is an important decision for parents-to-be. The article suggests considering traditional names that have stood the test of time or opting for more modern and unique names. It also mentions that the Social Security Administration (SSA) is a great resource for finding popular baby names.
Top Baby Boy Names
The article mentions that the SSA compiles a list of the top baby names for boys and girls based on data from U.S. Social Security Card applications. The most recent data available is for 2022. The list provided in the article includes popular baby boy names such as Liam, Noah, Oliver, James, and Elijah. These names have consistently been popular choices for several years. Liam has held the number one spot since 2017, while Noah, Oliver, and Elijah have also been in the top five positions.
Rising Popularity
The article notes that while many of the top baby boy names have remained popular over the years, there are also names that are rising in popularity. For example, Mateo jumped from number 15 in 2021 to number 11 in 2022. The name Asher also saw an increase in popularity, moving from number 25 in 2021 to number 18 in 2022. Unique names are also gaining popularity, with names like Dutton, Kayce, and Chosen experiencing significant increases in ranking.
Historical Popularity
The article mentions that some of the most popular baby boy names from a century ago still remain popular today. For example, James was the number four boy name in 1922 and held the same position in 2022. William has consistently been in the top 20 names for boys since 1900.
Baby Boy Names by Letter
The article provides links to lists of baby boy names organized by letter. These lists can be helpful for parents who want to explore names starting with a specific letter.
Conclusion
Choosing a baby boy name is a personal decision for parents-to-be. The article suggests considering both traditional and unique names. The SSA's annual compilation of popular baby names provides valuable insights into naming trends. Whether you're looking for a timeless classic or a rising star, there are plenty of resources available to help you find the perfect name for your son.