The Top 100 Baby Names of 2018

Nameberry, the world’s largest website dedicated to baby names, recently issued its list of most popular baby names of 2018. From classic favorites to unique newcomers, this ultimate roundup of the trendiest monikers has it all.

Nameberry’s popular baby name list measures which names attracted the largest share of the site’s nearly 250 million page views. It’s a measure of parents’ interest in baby names and a predictor of which names will become more popular in the future. While the latest national list measures 2017 popularity, Nameberry’s list gives a more current sense of what parents are considering now.

Can’t wait to hear what topped the 2018 charts? We’ll save you the anticipation: Atticus is the top boys’ name for the second year in a row, and Olivia ranks as the most popular girls’ name for the third consecutive year. Curious to see what else ranked among the top 10—and even 100—of the year? Read on.

In this article:
Top 10 baby names for girls
Top 10 baby names for boys
Top 100 baby names for girls
Top 100 baby names for boys

Top 10 Baby Names for Girls in 2018

Olivia has been a favorite for a few years now, but the bigger news is that two new names have reached Nameberry’s Top 10 baby name list: Genevieve and Rose. Looking at the other popular baby girl names, it’s clear the top choices reflect the continued influence of celebrities and popular culture. Charlotte’s popularity is inspired by the young British princess, while the popularity of multicultural Amara was probably spiked by her presence as an immortal character on The Vampire Diaries, and Genevieve is a fresher replacement for the Jen-generation of names. Also, it’s fun to note that four of the top 10 girls’ names begin and end in the letter A.

1. Olivia
2. Isla
3. Amara
4. Cora
5. Charlotte
6. Aurora
7. Amelia
8. Ava
9. Rose
10. Genevieve

Top 10 Baby Name for Boys in 2018

The most popular boy name, Atticus, represents a growing trend toward ancient Latin names and literary heroes. Theodore is a second-tier classic making a strong comeback, while Silas is a name revived by Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake in 2015. Rounding out the list is Finn, a fresh addition to Nameberry’s top 10.

1. Atticus
2. Milo
3. Jasper
4. Asher
5. Jack
6. Theodore
7. Silas
8. Wyatt
9. Henry
10. Finn

Top 100 Baby Names for Girls in 2018

New entrants on Nameberry’s list of top 100 baby names for girls are multisyllabic Clementine, Anastasia, Emmeline and Cordelia, along with Florence, Lyra, Margot, Wren and Mabel.

For both girls and boys, we’re now seeing a preponderance of charming vintage revivals, with Clementine, Cordelia, Otto and Amos all entering the top 100. Unusual names made a strong showing as well, with high rankings for Amara, Aurora, Lyra, Wren, Atlas, Aarav, Ryker and Caspian.

1. Olivia
2. Isla
3. Amara
4. Cora
5. Charlotte
6. Aurora
7. Amelia
8. Ava
9. Rose
10. Genevieve
11. Ophelia
12. Maeve
13. Eleanor
14. Iris
15. Ada
16. Luna
17. Penelope
18. Eloise
19. Violet
20. Alice
21. Ivy
22. Evelyn
23. Aurelia
24. Lucy
25. Isabella
26. Esme
27. Thea
28. Imogen
29. Arabella
30. Anna
31. Adeline
32. Hazel
33. Jane
34. Elodie
35. Nora
36. Elizabeth
37. Emilia
38. Freya
39. Evangeline
40. Eliza
41. Julia
42. Adelaide
43. Astrid
44. Sadie
45. Mia
46. Emma
47. Phoebe
48. Claire
49. Maisie
50. Lila
51. Chloe
52. Elise
53. Clara
54. Beatrice
55. Maia
56. Aria
57. Maya
58. Mae
59. Florence
60. Seraphina
61. Willa
62. Audrey
63. Lydia
64. Josephine
65. Lyra
66. Stella
67. Caroline
68. Matilda
69. Willow
70. Clementine
71. Margaret
72. Grace
73. Mila
74. Elsie
75. Sienna
76. Juliet
77. Isabel
78. Gemma
79. Eliana
80. Celeste
81. Emily
82. Sophia
83. Zoe
84. Elena
85. Zara
86. Anastasia
87. Molly
88. Margot
89. Emmeline
90. Ella
91. Poppy
92. Wren
93. Madeline
94. Naomi
95. Hannah
96. Mabel
97. Cornelia
98. Evie
99. Abigail
100. Daisy

Top 100 Names for Boys in 2018

Parents have become more and more adventurous with their baby boy name choices: In 2018 there were more new boys’ names than girls’ entering the ranks of both the top 100 and top 1,000 baby names. In fact, there were 11 new names in 2018’s top 100 list: Aarav, Atlas, Ryker, Caspian, Elio, Desmond, Jayden, Wilder, Elias, Otto and Amos. Big gains were also seen by Charlie, Louis and Emmett. Nameberry boy favorites include fewer traditional male name picks, with style becoming a dominant factor.

1. Atticus
2. Milo
3. Jasper
4. Asher
5. Jack
6. Theodore
7. Silas
8. Wyatt
9. Henry
10. Finn
11. Oscar
12. Oliver
13. Declan
14. Leo
15. Aryan
16. Felix
17. Bodhi
18. Levi
19. Axel
20. Ethan
21. Soren
22. Arthur
23. James
24. Thomas
25. Charlie
26. Kai
27. Liam
28. Sebastian
29. Ryker
30. Charles
31. Louis
32. Julian
33. Ezra
34. Caleb
35. Harry
36. Alexander
37. William
38. Jude
39. Eli
40. Benjamin
41. Cassius
42. Aarav
43. Callum
44. Elio
45. Elijah
46. John
47. Andrew
48. Zachary
49. Ronan
50. Desmond
51. Owen
52. Xavier
53. Emmett
54. Lewis
55. Luke
56. Caspian
57. Theo
58. Jacob
59. Samuel
60. Archer
61. Isaac
62. Hugo
63. Jayden
64. Roman
65. Simon
66. Atlas
67. Nathaniel
68. Wilder
69. Lachlan
70. Tobias
71. Matthew
72. Elias
73. Noah
74. Harrison
75. Daniel
76. Gideon
77. Otto
78. Josiah
79. Lucas
80. Magnus
81. Nolan
82. Gabriel
83. George
84. Lucian
85. Knox
86. Graham
87. Isaiah
88. Everett
89. Maverick
90. Xander
91. Rhett
92. David
93. Amos
94. Nathan
95. Miles
96. Kane
97. August
98. Beckett
99. Joseph
100. Griffin

Want even more baby name inspiration? Check out Nameberry’s 1,000 most popular baby names of 2018.

Nameberry is the world’s largest baby name site, created by Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz, name experts and coauthors of ten bestselling books about names.

Published December 2018

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