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topicnews · October 24, 2024

Olivia, Amelia, Noah and more

Olivia, Amelia, Noah and more

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Noah, Liam and Oliver for boys and Olivia, Amelia and Emma for girls were among the most popular names for babies in 2024, a new study from BabyCenter found.

Noah was the most popular name for boys, followed by Liam and Oliver, while Olivia was the most popular name for girls, followed by Amelia and Emma, ​​BabyCenter said in a news release Monday, adding “‘E’ names for boys” and Add names ending in “”. -lee” or “-lyn” for girls became increasingly popular.

Emrys debuted on BabyCenter’s Top 1000 Boy Names, landing at number one. 954, while other boys’ names starting with E, such as Emir, Enrique, Edgar and Eliel, shot up the rankings. Easton and Everett re-entered the top 100 list at Nos. 92 and 93, respectively.

For girls, the top 100 name list is “full of new popular names like Evelyn, Brooklyn and Madelyn,” BabyCenter said, and other “rising stars” like Adalee, Avalynn, Lakelyn, Rosalee and Maelynn. All of these names rose a few hundred places and landed in the top 1,000 girls’ names in the US for the first time.

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The most popular names for babies in 2024

The top 10 name list for boys and girls was similar to 2023’s except for a few changes, BabyCenter said. The top seven names for boys in 2024 were exactly the same as last year, while the bottom three shifted: Ezra rose one spot to No. 8, Asher rose two spots to No. 9, and Leo fell two Places back to 9th place. 10 and Luca fall off the list.

In the list of girls’ names, Amelia and Emma swapped places, with Amelia jumping to number 3 and Emma dropping back to number 3. Sophia and Charlotte remained at No. 4 and No. 5, while “Isabella (No. 6) and Ava (No. 7) swapped places.” Mia came in at No. 8 and Ellie “made the biggest jump, from No. 15 to No. 9.” Ultimately, Luna fell one place to No. 10.

Top 10 most popular girl names

  1. Olivia
  2. Amelia
  3. Emma
  4. Sophia
  5. Charlotte
  6. Isabella
  7. Ava
  8. Mia
  9. Ellie
  10. Luna

Top 10 most popular boy names

  1. Noah
  2. Liam
  3. Oliver
  4. Elijah
  5. Mateo
  6. Lucas
  7. Levi
  8. Ezra
  9. Asher
  10. Lion

Names inspired by pop culture and sporting events

The results also noted an increase in French names following the 2024 Paris Olympics, as well as “names associated with high-profile figures from the WNBA and Super Bowl.” It also saw a rise in names inspired by films and TV shows such as “Inside Out”, “Ripley” and “The Bear”, as well as celestial events such as the total solar eclipse.

Names inspired by France, sports, films and popular events include:

guys

◾ Raphael

◾Louis

◾ Beaux

◾ Remi

◾ Gustavo

◾ Orion

Girl

◾ Louise

◾ Elodie

◾ Arlette

◾ Jolie

◾ Caitlin

◾ Camilla

◾ A’yes

◾ Solar eclipse

◾ Sol

Names are no longer popular

Meanwhile, names that have fallen in popularity include Drake, Justin, Stanley and Sarah, which disappeared from the list of top 100 names for girls after 60 years. Other long-time favorites left off the top 100 names list include Kayden, Dominic and Aaron for boys and Eva and Jasmine for girls.

“BabyCenter’s reports draw insights from more than 500,000 babies born in 2024 to parents registered on the BabyCenter website and mobile app,” the company said in the press release, adding that since 2004 baby name reports published.

Robin Hilmantel, senior director of editorial strategy and growth at BabyCenter, said in a statement: “BabyCenter has a community of millions of parents, many of whom choose to self-identify their baby’s name at birth.”

“For two decades, this has given us unique insight into baby name trends as they happen in real time,” Hilmantel said. “Because of this proprietary data set, we are able to reliably share the most popular baby names each year months before the Social Security Administration data is released.”

This story has been updated to correct a typo.

Saman Shafiq is a featured news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@gannett.com and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.

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