Every year, the Social Security Administration posts a list of the Top 10 Baby Names the Year. They recently released the Top 10 Baby Names of 2021. Here they are!
Female Names
Olivia – Rank one in 2021, 2020, and 2019 (Rank 2 from 2014 – 2018)
Emma – Rank two in 2021, 2020, and 2019 (Rank 1 from 2014 – 2018)
Charlotte – Rank three in 2021 (Rank 4 in 2020)
Amelia – Rank four in 2021
Ava – Rank five in 2021 (Rank 3 from 2017 through 2020, and Rank 4 in 2015)
Sophia – Rank six in 2021
Isabella – Rank seven in 2021
Mia – Rank eight in 2021
Evelyn – Rank nine in 2021
Harper – Rank ten in 2021
Male Names
Liam – Rank one in 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018, and 2017 (Rank two from 2014 – 2016)
Noah – Rank two in 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018 (Rank two from 2013 – 2016)
Oliver – Rank three in 2021, 2020, and 2019 (Rank five in 2018)
Elijah – Rank four in 2021and 2020
James – Rank five in 2021 (Rank four in 2018, Rank four in 2017)
William – Rank six in 2021
Benjamin – Rank seven in 2021
Lucas – Rank eight in 2021
Henry – Rank nine in 2021
Theodore – Rank ten in 2021
HuffPost took a look at 50 unusual baby names that parents chose in 2021. Here are some of the unusual names they found:
Girls: Infant, Alchemy, Coast, Louisiana, Pearly, Brilliance, Epic, Fairy, Rhapsody, Hyatt, Nation, Ibiza, Anime, Comfort, Curie, Irish, Rocket, Pennylane, Aggie, Tawny, Evergreen, Hawkins, Skylene, Mama, Greenleigh
Boys: Woodland, Fenway, Time, Thanos, Colorado, Zero, Starling, Lancelot, Wealth, Science, Rambo, Clever, Tide, Telly, Swift, Sacred, Highland, Grit, Renegade, Early, Preacher, Patch, Muse, Morpheus, Keeper
It should be noted that giving your child an unusual name could cause them problems in the future. They might be picked on at school by the other kids. It might also bring difficulties for parents who need to put their child’s unusual name onto official documents, such as signing them up for a Social Security number. Not all employers are going to consider applicants who have an unusual name.
BabyCenter posted a list of the Top Baby Names for 1921. You may be surprised to see how different the 1921 list is from the 2021 list of baby names!
Girls
Mary – Rank one
Dorothy – Rank two
Helen – Rank three
Margaret – Rank four
Ruth – Rank five
Virginia – Rank six
Mildred – Rank seven
Betty – Rank eight
Frances – Rank nine
Elizabeth – Rank ten
Boys
John – Rank one
Robert – Rank two
William – Rank three
James – Rank four
Charles – Rank five
George – Rank six
Joseph – Rank seven
Edward – Rank eight
Frank – Rank nine
Richard – Rank ten
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