As it ’s customary in the U.S. for parents to apply for Social Security Numbers for their newborn children , the Social Security Administration has a pretty detailed picture of which babe names are swerve at any give time .
Their analyst publish an annual rundown of the most popular ones from the previous year , and they recently dropped their2022 list . Olivia defended its title of respect as the top girls ’ name for the fourth year running ; and Liam has held first billet on the boys ’ side since 2017 . In fact , the top three on both face matchlast year ’s list : Emma and Noah in second place , Charlotte and Oliver in third .
Other names have switch positions — somewhat . Ava light from fifth to 7th place , for example , and James swipe past Elijah to take 4th position . Overall , though , the lists have scarcely alter at all : There are n’t any newfangled name calling on the boys ’ listing , and the only newcomer on the girls ’ tilt is Luna in 10th place . ( Luna swapped fleck with Harper , which is 2022 ’s numeral 11 ) .
More interesting , perhaps , are 2022’sfastest - rising monikers . The top two on the boys ’ side were on the face of it inspired by the TV seriesYellowstone : Dutton , the surname of the dynastic rancher menage at the marrow of the series , is in first office ; and Kayce , the youngest Dutton son , is the runner - up . For girl names , Wrenlee and Neriah took the top two spots .
you could see the top 10 boys ’ and top 10 girls ’ names below . The SSA’sbaby name databaseis exposed to everyone , so feel gratis to explore your name to find out how its popularity has exchange since 1900 .
social rank
Baby Girl name
Baby Boy Names
1 .
Olivia
Liam
2 .
Emma
Noah
3 .
Charlotte
Oliver
4 .
Amelia
James
5 .
Sophia
Elijah
6 .
Isabella I
William
7 .
Ava
Henry
8 .
Mia
Lucas
9 .
Evelyn
Benjamin
10 .
Luna
Theodore
