Naming your lil chonker can be one of the most nerve-racking parts of having a child. (Aside from, you know, raising them and being responsible for a Whole! Human! Life!) But that’s because a name becomes someone’s identity. It’s super important.
And picking a name comes with great responsibility. Not only do you have to find something that fits who they are (or at least who you think they’ll be), but you also want to choose something that’s totally unique to them.
So, good news: We’ve compiled a list of more than 100 of the most popular baby names to help you find some inspo. For your viewing pleasure—and to also add to your Notes tab ASAP—here are 145 of le best baby names of 2020.
(P.S. Picking out a middle name is just as important—if not more!—than the first name. We’ve gotchu with some catchy middle name options for a baby girl and baby boy middle names too.)
According to Names org, these are the 55 most popular baby girl names of 2020 so far:
- Autumn
- Esme
- Ruby
- Margot
- Layla
- Emma
- Olivia
- Ava
- Isabella
- Charlotte
- Sophia
- Amelia
- Mia
- Luna
- Camila
- Aria
- Evelyn
- Abigail
- Ella
- Aurora
- Violet
- Hazel
- Chloe
- Scarlett
- Isla
- Freya
- Sofia
- Adeline
- Nora
- Adelaide
- Lily
- Grace
- Maeve
- Ivy
- Audrey
- Genevieve
- Iris
- Lucy
- Ophelia
- Eloise
- Vivianne
- Lorelei
- Wren
- Hannah
- Clara
- Lydia
- Madeline
- Claire
- Astrid
- Thea
- Kaia
- Cora
- Penelope
- Naomi
- Zoey
And these are the 55 most popular baby boy names in 2020 rn:
- Samuel
- Arthur
- Gideon
- Kaden
- Arlo
- Liam
- Noah
- William
- Oliver
- Lucas
- Benjamin
- Elijah
- James
- Henry
- Alexander
- Sebastian
- Mason
- Ethan
- Logan
- Michael
- Daniel
- Jacob
- Jackson
- Mateo
- Aiden
- Gabriel
- Caleb
- Theodore
- Declan
- Owen
- Elijah
- Grayson
- Levi
- Matthew
- Finn
- Miles
- Leo
- Landon
- Emmett
- Everett
- Jasper
- Oscar
- Felix
- Hudson
- Harrison
- Elliot
- Lincoln
- Gavin
- Dominic
- Jack
- Isaac
- Wyatt
- Elias
- Josiah
- Thomas
Here, baby names from the celebrity world that’ll catch on in the ~real world~:
- North
- Geo
- Winter
- Rumi
- James
- Archie
- Betty
- Daisy
- Ruthie
- Hayes
- Buddy
- Violet
- Callum
- Wyatt
- Lyla
A few Hollywood-inspired monikers that we bet will be huge offscreen throughout the rest of the year:
- Payton (The Politician)
- Chrishell (Selling Sunset)
- Kelsey (The King of Staten Island)
- John (Outer Banks)
- Michaela (I May Destroy You)
- Connell (Normal People)
- Maggie (The High Note)
- Jason (The Good Place)
A-lister names you can steal for your future star:
- Khloe
- Winston
- Jordan
- Lupita
- Leonardo
- Timothée
- Ariana
- Shawn
- Normani
- Adam
- Rihanna
- Travis
- Stefani
- Jennifer
- Bryce
- Taylor
- Brie
- Chris
- Billie
- Addison
