In a country where change can happen fast, one thing seems remarkably steady recently: Popular baby names are dug in and changing very little — and for the most part, they’re a blast from the past.

The Class of 2042 is going to have a lot of Liams and Olivias. Just like the class of 2041. More than a few Noahs and Emmas will make the march across the stage, too.

Top 10 names on the boys’ list for 2024 have shuffled a little from the 2023 list, but are the same names, according to the annual reckoning from the Social Security Administration . And the same is true of the girls’ list, too, with one addition and one deletion.

Here’s what the administration learned from birth records in 2024, based on all the Social Security card applications as of March 2025:

The most popular male names

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