The most popular baby names have officially been revealed, and the list also reveals names that have lost or increased in popularity over the past year.
On May 10, the Social Security Association announced the most popular baby names of 2023 in the United States, and Liam ranked as the most popular male name for the seventh year in a row. Olivia ranked as the most popular female name of 2023, surpassing the name Emma, which has been the most popular female name for the past five years.
After Liam, the next most popular boy names, from two to 10 in the ranking, are Noah, Olivia, James, Elijah, Mateo, Theodore, Henry, Lucas and William.
For women, the next most popular names on the list, after Olivia, are Emma, Charlotte, Amelia, Sophia, Mia, Isabella, Ava, Evelyn and Luna.
The data also shows the change in the popularity of baby names over the past year. For example, some female names are much lower in the ranking, with Addilyn at number 1,315 in the baby name rankings for 2023, after ranking at number 941 in 2022. The name Chanel for girls also saw a similar decline in popularity, as it progressed. from occupying position 935 in 2022 to 1,171 in 2023.
For boy names, Davian was less popular in 2023, ranking 1,174th on the list, after ranking 968th in 2022. The name Braden is also not as common for baby boys as it once was, falling from rank 935 in 2022 on the list to 1,121 in 2023.
Meanwhile, several unique baby names were used more frequently in 2023 than in 2022. For girls, the name Kaeli ranks as the 678th most popular name in 2023, after ranking 2,370th in 2022. That Popularity could have been influenced by social media, such as There is a TikTok star named Kaeili McEwen, who has over 14.7 million followers.
Americans also love the name Alitzel for their girls, as it rose from 2,383rd in the rankings in 2022 to 871st in 2023.
For boys, Izael is becoming more popular, with its ranking on the list going from 1,666th to 806th in 2023. Chozen is also being used more frequently for baby boys, as it was ranked 813th on the list in 2023. , after being listed at number 1,479 in 2022.
The growing interest in the name Chozen could be due to the hit show. Cobra Kai, which featured a protagonist named Chozen. In 2022, the Netflix series aired its fifth season, which included Chozen, played by Yuji Okumotomade.
The most recent data from the Social Security Administration also shows that 3.58 million babies were born in the US in 2023. This is a slight decrease from last year's 3.66 million babies, which which represents an overall decline in the American birth rate.
