Name Dropping – Here Are the Top Ten Baby Names in the U.S.
Do you know anyone named Liam or Olivia? If you don’t already, chances are you will soon. For the sixth straight year, those are the most popular baby names in the United States.
Each year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) compiles a list of the country’s most popular baby names. In 2024, the 10 most popular boys’ names were: Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore, James, Henry, Mateo, Elijah, Lucas, and William. And the most popular girls’ names were: Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte, Mia, Sophia, Isabella, Evelyn, Ava, and Sofia.
Social Security began compiling the baby name list in 1997, with names dating back almost 150 years. Click here to find out which baby names were most popular the year you were born. You might be surprised to see which names have stood the test of time.
The SSA can track baby names because parents must file for a Social Security number (SSN) when their baby is born. A SSN is needed to claim a child as a dependent for income tax purposes as well as to open a bank account in the child’s name or buy savings bonds.
In addition to keeping track of baby names, the agency has been providing financial support to Americans for more than 80 years through retirement, disability, and survivors benefits. The Seniors Trust is working to ensure seniors receive every penny of the retirement benefits they earned and deserve. We want lawmakers to enact the Social Security Expansion Act, which would provide bigger benefits, establish a more fair cost-of-living adjustment t(COLA) ied to the actual spending habits of seniors, and secure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.
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