Choosing your baby’s name is a big decision, which is why staying on top of baby-naming trends for 2022 and trending names can help you pick just the right name for your newborn.
To help you figure out what the most popular baby names are for 2022, we compiled lists from three of the top baby-naming authorities out there: Nameberry, SSA and BabyCenter.
Whether you’re pregnant with a baby girl or expecting a baby boy, searching this big list of the most popular baby girl names and boy names and the most common baby names can help you find (and finally decide on!) the perfect moniker for your newest addition.
Based on decades worth of their combined data, these are the key baby-naming trends for boys and girls that we’re predicting to see in 2022.
The 50 Baby Names Predicted to be Most Popular in 2022
| RANK |
GIRLS
|
BOYS
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amelia | Noah |
| 2 | Emma | Liam |
| 3 | Olivia | Oliver |
| 4 | Ava | Elijah |
| 5 | Luna | Mateo |
| 6 | Mia | Lucas |
| 7 | Isabella | James |
| 8 | Sophia | Levi |
| 9 | Charlotte | Grayson |
| 10 | Ella | Alexander |
| 11 | Harper | Asher |
| 12 | Aurora | Wyatt |
| 13 | Sofia | Daniel |
| 14 | Gianna | Sebastian |
| 15 | Scarlett | Muhammad |
| 16 | Nova | Kai |
| 17 | Violet | Luca |
| 18 | Hazel | Aiden |
| 19 | Evelyn | Logan |
| 20 | Willow | Ethan |
| 21 | Zoey | Ezekiel |
| 22 | Layla | Mason |
| 23 | Camila | Carter |
| 24 | Elizabeth | Jaxon |
| 25 | Ellie | William |
| 26 | Avery | Ezra |
| 27 | Penelope | Anthony |
| 28 | Isla | Josiah |
| 29 | Elena | Michael |
| 30 | Lily | Benjamin |
| 31 | Leilani | Luke |
| 32 | Paisley | Leo |
| 33 | Chloe | Jackson |
| 34 | Eliana | Waylon |
| 35 | Abigail | Jack |
| 36 | Kinsley | Julian |
| 37 | Emilia | Elias |
| 38 | Hannah | Owen |
| 39 | Emily | Maverick |
| 40 | Everly | Jace |
| 41 | Athena | Hudson |
| 42 | Aubrey | Samuel |
| 43 | Claire | John |
| 44 | Eleanor | Matthew |
| 45 | Ivy | Kayden |
| 46 | Autumn | Jayden |
| 47 | Mila | Theo |
| 48 | Aria | Xavier |
| 49 | Delilah | David |
| 50 | Lucy | Gabriel |