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Most popular baby names of the 2010s
Did your child’s name make the list?
If you’re a soon-to-be parent, you may want to consider one of these names.
BabyCenter, a popular parenting company and resource, released its annual baby name popularity and name trends reports.
The data was sourced from more than 350,000 babies born in 2025 from parents who registered the names on the BabyCenter app.
Most popular baby names of 2025
By the numbers:
The data showed that the most popular names in 2025 were Noah and Olivia, with some shakeups in the top 10 on both sides.
For girls, Eliana made its way into the top 10 at No. 7, and Aurora made her debut at No. 9, bumping out Ava and Luna.
Meanwhile, on the boys’ side, Luca reclaimed a top 10 spot, pushing Leo out.
Close-up of the feet of a newborn.(Credit: Marie Waldmann/Photothek via Getty Images)
The top 100 also got a refresh: Seven new girl names including Juniper, Oaklynn, Sienna and Eloise made the list. For boys, newcomers like Malachi, Ali, and Arthur made it into the rankings.
Top 10 girl names of 2025
- Olivia
- Amelia
- Sophia
- Emma
- Isabella
- Charlotte
- Eliana
- Ellie
- Aurora
- Mia
Top 10 boy names of 2025
- Noah
- Liam
- Oliver
- Elijah
- Mateo
- Levi
- Lucas
- Ezra
- Asher
- Luca
See the full report here.
Trends influencing baby names in 2026
Dig deeper:
BabyCenter also analyzed the trends that will be influencing baby names in 2026.
This ranged from Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter" to the polarizing love triangle of #TeamConrad vs. #TeamJeremiah from the popular television series "The Summer I Turned Pretty."
The data found that Beyoncé’s "Cowboy Carter" tracks like "My Rose" are helping names like Rose (up 19) bloom again, with Jane (up 127), Miley (up 135), and even Willie (up 577) riding the wave as well.
In addition, Backstreet’s back — and so are boy band name. Y2K and Backstreet Boys have driven a renewed interest in name choices like Nick (up 3), Lance (up 115), and Howie (up 299). K-pop fans are joining in too, with BTS’s Jin up 699 spots and Seventeen’s Jun up 1,397.
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Meanwhile, premium TV shows are also having a grip on unique names: Helena (up 50) from "Severance" is climbing, and names from "The Pitt" — like Samira, Heather, and Cassie — are also on the rise. Isabel from "The Summer I Turned Pretty" is up 17 spots, while Conrad won baby registration; Jeremiah fell 1 spot, but Conrad rose 40.
Athletes from the NBA and WNBA are also racking up naming influence, with NBA champions from the Oklahoma City Thunder leading on and off the court — Jalen, Jaylin, Isaiah and Dillon are all climbing. Meanwhile, WNBA stars like Courtney, Kelsey, and Natasha are also influencing name choices.
Baby names that are declining
Meanwhile, names like Blake and Justin are slipping after a year of headline drama.Following the high-profile legal battle between "It Ends with Us" Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, both names are falling — Blake is down 85 spots and Justin is down 24.
Boy names ending in -y are also starting to fade. Boy names like Vinny, Grady, Murphy and Kody are all dropping.
What they're saying:
"This is the first year of Generation Beta babies," Robin Hilmantel, the senior director of editorial strategy & growth at BabyCenter, said. "Our data shows how deeply pop culture – down to popular TikTok aesthetics – are widening new parents’ circles of influence. The baby naming process has gotten so much more creative, while also sticking to long-held rules – like if a name is embroiled in controversy, we’ll see it drop from the spotlight."
The Source: These insights come from BabyCenter's proprietary name data, sourced from more than 350,000 babies born in 2025 to parents registered on the BabyCenter app. Because names are submitted in real time, BabyCenter said it is able to spot emerging trends before the Social Security Administration releases its annual list. This story was reported from Los Angeles.