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Most Popular Baby Boy Names in the U.S.

Guess the most popular names for boys born in the United States for each of the last five years.
We give the first letter of the name as a clue
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Last updated: September 17, 2020
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First submittedMay 30, 2012
Times taken88,138
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2019
L
Liam
N
Noah
O
Oliver
W
William
E
Elijah
J
James
B
Benjamin
L
Lucas
M
Mason
E
Ethan
A
Alexander
H
Henry
J
Jacob
M
Michael
D
Daniel
2018
L
Liam
N
Noah
W
William
J
James
O
Oliver
B
Benjamin
E
Elijah
L
Lucas
M
Mason
L
Logan
A
Alexander
E
Ethan
J
Jacob
M
Michael
D
Daniel
2017
L
Liam
N
Noah
W
William
J
James
L
Logan
B
Benjamin
M
Mason
E
Elijah
O
Oliver
J
Jacob
L
Lucas
M
Michael
A
Alexander
E
Ethan
D
Daniel
2016
N
Noah
L
Liam
W
William
M
Mason
J
James
B
Benjamin
J
Jacob
M
Michael
E
Elijah
E
Ethan
A
Alexander
O
Oliver
D
Daniel
L
Lucas
M
Matthew
2015
N
Noah
L
Liam
M
Mason
J
Jacob
W
William
E
Ethan
J
James
A
Alexander
M
Michael
B
Benjamin
E
Elijah
D
Daniel
A
Aiden
L
Logan
M
Matthew
HighFidelity
+3
Level 49
Dec 6, 2012
Can you accept "Aidan" for "Aiden". I definitely know one or two.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Dec 9, 2012
Okay.
ChaosQuizzer
+1
Level 21
May 10, 2016
I also know someone called Aidyn for that variant.
Blue3
+3
Level 12
May 23, 2013
Where did you get your info from? I think I found a website that has all the answers you have, and in the same order!
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
May 23, 2013
http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/
buck1017
+6
Level 72
May 23, 2013
I wonder if this list counts all of the jacked up spelling variations that evil parents like to impart on their children.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
May 9, 2015
No, the SSA lists each spelling separately.
McLerristarr
+1
Level 63
May 16, 2016
If spelling variations are listed separately, do you combine them for the quiz? And if not, why do you accept variations for answers?
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
May 12, 2019
No they are not combined. We accept alternate spellings because people like it that way.
DiscoBayGolfer
+1
Level 74
May 11, 2016
Totally, names should never have an apostrophe or two y's
Quizzer6794
+3
Level 64
May 11, 2016
My Arabic friend has an apostrophe in his name.
Sifhraven
+2
Level 67
Jun 13, 2019
O'Connor ?
What
+1
Level 32
May 23, 2013
Less odd names than by girls, but also less fantasy (no that doesn't have to be the same ;))
SN
+2
Level 33
May 23, 2013
Angel is a boys' name? o.O
ander217
+2
Level 79
May 12, 2015
It is a popular Spanish name for boys.
angrobper14
+2
Level 79
May 13, 2015
Hi, I'm Angel, and yes, I'm a boy (or more accurately, a grown man).
Freestatebear
+1
Level 79
Aug 7, 2017
Angels, in Christianity at least, are ALWAYS referred to as male. Angels are never referred to in any other gender (feminine, or neuter). Furthermore, the only named angels in the bible are also males: Michael, Gabriel, and Lucifer. Hey - maybe some day Lucifer will catch on! "Just call me Lucy!"
Jared0309
+1
Level 70
May 9, 2020
Well, it is the name of the cat in Cinderella ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

but you're probably referring to people

MidnightAlpha
+1
Level 32
Nov 2, 2020
Yes, an if I am not mistaken, a girl is named Angela?
awolf
+2
Level 54
Apr 2, 2015
I just started by picking names of the boys I've had in daycare the last two years and then names of boys from my daughters classes and their friends. All these kids were born between 08 and 14. Just from that I got 40 my first time out. not to bad. :)
evacooper
+1
Level 56
May 12, 2015
can;t lie, i have a michael, daniel and joshua...
Instrumental
+1
Level 50
May 10, 2016
There is probably a connection between me being terrible at remembering people's names and my doing so poorly on this quiz. ha.
Elan
+4
Level 62
May 10, 2016
Ugh, I hate all these new names. Mason? Is that a name?
ander217
+2
Level 79
May 10, 2016
It might have evolved from the surname.
Djilas
+2
Level 77
May 14, 2017
There are quite a lot of English names from surnames, and not even just modern inventions.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 80
May 10, 2016
No doubt part of the New World Order's conspiracy to control the world and gloat about it while doing so.
Findlay
+2
Level 73
Sep 11, 2016
Apparently it's been around for a while now, though it's rise to popularity was very recent. It certainly sounds like it should be a surname to me, but whatever, it's a free country. That said, my tolerance is stretched to breaking point by Jayden and its variants. That one is definitely a nonsense modern invention.
tom88
+4
Level 67
Jun 20, 2019
Why is it being a modern invention a bad thing? language changes, so do the names we use. I'm not a fan of naming your kid apple like Chris Martin or Moonunit like Frank Zappa, but I don't see any issue with naming your kid Jayden just because it doesn't have a long history.
Freestatebear
+2
Level 79
Aug 7, 2017
It's probably from the surname, which in turn is from the occupation - or perhaps the Illuminati - but even as a given name it's been around quite a while. A few examples that come to mind are Mason Williams ("Classical Gas"), Mason Adams (character actor and voice over artist), and Mason Reese (child actor) - all from 50 or more years ago.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Jun 13, 2019
it has been around as a given name, from atleast the 1800s.

And I find surnames used as given names often sound very silly aswell.. though I never looked at mason as coming from a surname. Now that I think about it, it obviously does, and comes from a profession.

Diggerdog77
+3
Level 70
May 10, 2016
Funny story: My Economics teacher once had a student whose name was spelled "La-a", and he was like "uh, is there someone named Laa in this class or is it a mistake?" so everyone in the class was like "there's no one named Laa in here", but finally this one girl said that she wasn't called on, and my teacher said "okay, what's your name?" and she said "LaDasha". You were supposed to pronounce the dash. I don't know if he was telling the truth, but I still found it funny.
stylus
+2
Level 53
Aug 1, 2017
i heard of parents who just put - on the birth certificate and the child was legally called Dash
PuzzledOut
+1
Level 56
May 12, 2018
I’ve seen “Na-a” (Nadasha)
Jacktheguy
+1
Level 83
May 10, 2016
What? No Jacks? This is blasphemy! This is madness! This.... is.... JETPUNK!!!
Quizzer6794
+1
Level 64
May 11, 2016
xD
beccimoo
+1
Level 59
Jun 3, 2016
Like with many US based quizzes, I did badly here (I'm British). Here I think biblical names are popular as well, but also royal names. So we have lots of Edwards, Charles and Harrys.
kiwiquizzer
+2
Level 65
Sep 18, 2016
I think people should be careful before dissing names.
stylus
+1
Level 53
Aug 1, 2017
Fun facts:

There are now more children called Jaxon spelled with an x than like the surname Jackson

The parents who called their daughter Unique would be sad to learn that there are three others

Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Jun 13, 2019
3? you mean 300.000?

personally I have never heard of jaxon. It looks alright I think.

grantdon
+3
Level 72
Oct 30, 2017
I believe there is some research supporting the theory that naming your child something unique affects their career prospects.

I personally can't imagine a political or business leader named Jayden or Swayde

TinklePork
+2
Level 64
Nov 17, 2017
Thank god the Aiden/Jayden/Brayden fad is over. It looks like that cancer is gone by 2016
ckewish
+2
Level 29
Apr 16, 2018
in 20 years kids are going to be named things like "Ryker", "Londynn", and "Lakynn"
loganite
+2
Level 82
May 18, 2018
GAHHH! I can't believe I, Loganite, missed Logan. :(
loganite
+1
Level 82
Oct 4, 2020
*Facepalm* Did it again... Maybe I'll try again in two years.
someone2018
+1
Level 82
Sep 2, 2018
With the popularity of idiotic cartoon movies (laughable CGI) from comic books, I'm expecting a bunch of fan boys insisting on naming their night of drunken sex after those characters. Groot sounds like he won't get tormented in school, does he?
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Jun 13, 2019
Some people have officialy tried to name their kids thing like sex fruit... in several cases the court got involved and the were forbidden to use the name, but many (some countries are way more strict than others ) very weird ones got through, (like paycheck...)
GeoDude
+1
Level 53
Jan 17, 2019
I'm sorry I have this knowledge now
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Jun 13, 2019
Hardly anything changes> First jayden goes out en matthew in, then aiden out oliver in (ow and logan out and lucas in). Matthew out again and logan in again. And the last year no name changes.

=>Jayden                  <=Matthew
=>Aiden, Logan        <=Oliver, Lucas
=>Matthew                <=Logan
WillemLAif
+1
Level 74
Sep 20, 2020
Well, I'm still bad at fad names.
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