The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, culturally, and over time. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends, or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population.
Popularity by region The names listed in the following tables, unless otherwise noted, represent the most current top 10 breakdowns of what newborn children are commonly being named in the various regions of the world.
Africa
Male names Region (year)No. 1No. 2No. 3No. 4No. 5No. 6No. 7No. 8No. 9 No. 10Algeria (census, 2010)MohamedAbdelkaderAhmedMohammedAliRachidSaidIbrahimOmarDjamelEgypt (2004, unofficial)Mohamed, Youssef, Ahmed, Mahmoud, Mustafa, Yassin, Taha, Khaled, Hamza, Bilal, Ibrahim, Hassan, Hussein, Karim, Tareq, Abdel-Rahman, Ali, Omar, Halim, Murad, Selim, AbdallahEgypt (2004, Coptic Christians, unofficial) Peter Pierre George John Mina Beshoi Kirollos Mark Fadi HabibEquatorial Guinea (2011)ManuelJuanAntonioJoséNANANANANANAEthiopia (total population)MohammedAli MohamedSolomonAbdelaDanielMehamedKemalEbrahimMichaelLiberia (unofficial)JamesEmmanuelJohnJosephMosesPrinceJuniorAbrahamSamuelPeterLibya MohammedAhmedAliHamzaIbrahimMahmoudAbdallahTareqHassanKhaledMali (census, 2010)MamadouMoussaMahamadouAdamaBakaryAbdoulayeModiboOumarSekouSouleymaneMorocco (2019)MohamedAmirIbrahimNaïmAyoubYoussefYounèsWassimAliAmineNigeria (total population, most common names, unofficial)MusaIbrahimAbubakarSaniMohammedSundayUmarEmmanuelUsmanMuhammedSenegal (total population, most common names, unofficial)MamadouIbrahimaCheikhAbdoulayeAmadouMoussaOusmaneModouAbdouAliouSierra Leone (total population, most popular names, unofficial)MohamedIbrahimAbdulJohnJosephSamuelJamesDavidAbuEmmanuelSomalia (unofficial)MohamedAbdiAhmedAliHassanFarahIbrahimMahamedOmarHusseinSouth Africa(2024)LethaboLubanziNkazimuloNkanyeziLangelihleLesediLethokuhleSiphosethuJuniorLeanoSudan (2017, unofficial)MustafaOkotIbrahimFahimJamalAbdoSamirMohamadSuleymanAsimTunisia (2022)YoussefHarounYahyaAdamMohamedAhmedZakariaYaakoubYassineSajed
Female names Region (year)No. 1No. 2No. 3No. 4No. 5No. 6No. 7No. 8No. 9 No. 10Algeria (census, 2020)ImeneSaraYasmine LynaMariaAminaMeriemKarima Melissa LydiaIvory Coast (unofficial)AhouAkissiAyaAmoinAffoueLouAdjouaAmenanBrouMariamEgypt (2004, unofficial)Shaimaa, Fatma, Maha, Reem, Farida, Aya, Shahd, Ashraqat, Sahar, Fatin, Dalal, Doha, Fajr, Suha, Rowan, Hosniya, Hasnaa, Hosna, Gamila, Gamalat, HabibEgypt (2004, Coptic Christians, unofficial)Mary, Marie, Mariam Marina Irene Malak Habiba Hana Farah Marwa Nada SalmaEthiopia (total population)DabaFantaSimaAmanArayaBertaMarieRahelNidaJeanEquatorial Guinea (2011)María del CarmenIsabelMaría TeresaEsperanzaMilagrosaNANANANANAGuinea-Bissau (unofficial)AdamaAninha DomingasEdnaGlóriaFelisminaJoaquinaMarianaZulmiraVitóriaGuinea (unofficial)FatoumataMariamaKadiatouAissatouAminataFantaMariameOumouMarieHadjaLiberia (unofficial)MaryEstherHawaAnnieMarthaMamieOrethaSarahRebeccaPatienceLibyaAyaRaniaSarahReemHodaMarwaMonaFatimaEishaNesreenMali (census, 2010)FatoumataMariamAminataHawaAwaOumouDjenebaBintouFantaKadiatouMorocco (2019)InèsNoûrAyaYasmineAssiaMaryamAïchaNoraAmiraAminaNigeria (total population, most common names, unofficial)BlessingAishaFatimaMaryEstherGraceAminaZainabMaryamJoySenegal (total population)FatouNdeyeAwaKhadyAminataAïssatouCoumbaAdamaMariamaAmySierra Leone (total population, most popular names, unofficial)FrancisVictoriaAminataMariamaAmaraElizabethZainabJosephineChristianaEstherSomalia (unofficial)MaryanAminaHalimaAshaHawaSahraMariamKhadijaZahraHabibaSouth Africa(2024)OnaleronaZanokuhleMelokuhleLisakhanyaLethaboNkanyeziOnthatileLesediOmphileOlwemihlaSudan (unofficial)FatimaMariamSaraHudaLaylaNoorYasminSamiraImanAmeeraTunisia (2022)MariemRayhaneLinaMayarEssilBeyaSoujoudJouriYasmineEline
Americas
Male names Region (year)No. 1No. 2No. 3No. 4No. 5No. 6No. 7No. 8No. 9 No. 10Buenos Aires, Argentina (2024)MateoFelipeEnzoBautista BenjamínBrunoLiamJoaquínNoahBenicioCórdoba, Argentina (2024)BenjamínBautistaMateoValentinoGaelValentínNoahLorenzoLiamBenicioAruba (2005)DanielDylan/DyllanKevin/KevenNANANANANANANABolivia (2024)(Babycenter)SantiagoMaximilianoAgustínCalebEnzoGaelLeonardoLiamThiagoDylanBrazil (2025)RaviMiguelHeitorArturThéoGaelBernardoDaviNoahSamuelBrazil (census, 2010)JoséJoãoAntônioFranciscoCarlosPauloPedroLucasLuizMarcosCanada (2025)NoahTheodoreLiamLeoWilliamOliverJackBenjaminThomasLucasCanada, Quebec (2025)NoahLéoLiamArthurLouisWilliamÉdouardThomas ThéoAdamChile (2025)MateoLiamLucasSantiagoFacundoThiagoBenjamínGael, Máximo GasparNAColombia (2024)MateoLiamLucasSantiagoGasparFacundoThiagoBenjamínVicenteGaelCosta Rica (2024)SantiagoMateoSamuelJuliánEmilianoNoahSebastiánNicolásThiagoFelipeCubaJosé LuisJorge LuisErnestoRobertoJorgeEduardo José AntonioRaúlAlejandroManuelDominican Republic (2023)AdrielEmmanuelSebastiánAlexanderLiamGaelDanielDavidJaydenDarielEcuador (Baby Center, 2024)BenjamínGaelIderSamuelThiagoEmilianoLucasNoahSantiagoNAEl Salvador (Baby Center, 2024)MateoLucasOliverSantiagoThiagoAarónCarloLiamSebastiánÁngelGreenland (2012–2020)InukMalikMinikInunnguag, Liam, UlloriaqNorsaqAputsiaqIvikMikiMaligiaq, Noah, QillaqInutsiaq, Nuka, SalikGuatemala (2024)LiamLuisThiagoDavidSantiagoEithanMatíasEthanJuliánMateoHaiti (total population, most common names, unofficial)JeanLouisPierreBaptisteJuniorJosephEmmanuelJamesMarcJacquesHonduras (Baby Center, 2024)LiamIsaacMateoAylamRobertoSamuelAdrianCristhianDanielDylanJamaica (2021)AidenLiamMalachiAmirNathanielJoshuaJosiahZahirNathanNAMexico (2024, unofficial)MateoSantiagoMaximilianoOliverDiegoLeonardoIkerSebastiánEnzoJuan PabloNicaragua (2024, Baby Center)SantiagoAdriánAlejandroAndrewEddyLiamSalatielBenjamínCalebDavidPanama (2024, Baby Center)AminadabThiagoAibarDavidEiderEndrickEnocGaelIanJatnielParaguay (2024, Baby Center)ThiagoBenjamínMateoLiamJuanRafael AgustínAlejandroBrunoDantePeru (2024, Baby Center)MateoEithanSantiagoLiamThiagoEnzoGabrielNoahAdrielAlejandroPuerto Rico (2025)NoahLiamThiagoMateoSebastiánElianDylan, LucasEthanEliamIanUnited States (2025)Every year, the United States Social Security's Office of the Chief Actuary publishes a list of the most popular names given at birth for males and females in the U.S. (website ). The 2007 list was released May 9, 2008. The most popular names by year beginning with 1880 are listed for the following: 1880s - 1890s - 1900s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s - 2000sLiamNoahOliverTheodoreHenryJamesElijahMateoWilliamLucasUnited States (most common names, 1990 census)JamesJohnRobertMichaelWilliamDavidRichardCharlesJosephThomasUruguay (2025)JuanMateoJoséLiamFelipeBenjamínLorenzoLuisThiagoNoahVenezuela (2024, Baby Center)NoahLiamMateo, Matheo, MatteoThiagoLucianoMathiasEithanMaximilianoSantiagoMarcelo
Female names Region (year)No. 1No. 2No. 3No. 4No. 5No. 6No. 7No. 8No. 9 No. 10Buenos Aires, Argentina (2024)OliviaSofíaEmmaEmiliaIsabellaCatalinaMartinaDelfinaAlmaValentina Córdoba, Argentina (2024)IsabellaCatalinaValentinaEmmaEmiliaVictoriaOliviaMartinaCataleyaMíaAruba (2005)Alysha Isabella/Isabelle Emily/EmelyNANANANANANANABolivia (2024, Baby CenterAitanaValentinaDanaeRenataAntonellaAlexiaAliciaAmiraArianaAuroraBrazil (2025)HelenaMaitêCecíliaMaria Cecília AuroraAliceLauraAntonellaIsisHeloísaBrazil (census, 2010)MariaAnaFranciscaAntôniaAdrianaJulianaMarciaFernandaPatríciaAlineCanada (2025)CharlotteOliviaEmmaSophiaAmeliaSofiaChloeMiaLilyNoraCanada, Quebec (2025)EmmaCharlotteOliviaAliceFlorenceSofiaJulietteBeatriceCharlieRomyChile (2025)EmmaEmiliaSofía, IsabellaJulietaAuroraMíaIsidoraTrinidadAmandaNAColombia (2024)EmmaIsabellaSofíaEmiliaJulietaMíaIsidoraAuroraTrinidadAntonellaCosta Rica (2024)IsabellaAntonellaLucianaValentinaSaraEmmaCamilaLucíaZoéVictoriaCubaYanetMaría CarmenMercedesCaridadMaría ElenaTaniaElizabethAna MaríaOdalysYadiraDominican Republic (2023)AbigailAlaiaValentinaEstherEliannyAshleyCharlotteCamilaZoeEmmaEcuador (Baby Center, 2024)AmeliaAntonellaIsabellaLucianaAmiraEmmaMiaValentinaVictoriaAitanaEl Salvador (Baby Center, 2024)SofíaAntonellaIsabellaArlethElenaEliannyElizabethEmilyFiorellaJulimarGreenland (2012–2020)IvaanaNiviUiloqNiviaqIsabellaIvalu, PipalukMaluPaninnguaqAviana, MayaPaneeraqGuatemala (2024)ValentinaSofíaEmmaIsabellaMarianAlejandraAstridCamilaLucianaMeredithHaiti (total population, most common names, unofficial) MarieRoseStephanieNadègeNatachaFabienneNathalieRoselineJacquelineMarjorieHonduras (Baby Center, 2024)IsabellaDaraValentinaEmmaKassandraAitanaÁmbarAriadnaCamilaCristelJamaica (2021)AmeliaAriannaGiannaKyraAzora KiaraAzariahAriaArianaAzariaNAMexico (2024,unofficial)MíaEmiliaValentinaMaría FernandaCamilaAlexaIsabellaVictoriaRenataValeriaNicaragua (2024, Baby Center)ElizabethAntonellaAnieliMaddieAbrilAilanyAlessandraAliceBarbaraNAPanama (2024, Baby Center)ZoeAlaia, AlahiaSofíaAnaCailínElianysHannahIsabellaIvannaMirandaParaguay (2024, Baby Center)IsabellaSofíaLucianaLuanaAitanaDannaAllisonEmilyMilagrosMaiaPeru (2024, Baby Center)AitanaValentinaAlessiaZoeIsabellaAntonellaEmmaAlaiaAlmudenaBiancaPuerto Rico (2025)AuroraValentinaMiaEmmaCatalina, IsabellaAmiraMilenaAmeliaAinara, GiannaAntonellaUnited States (2025)OliviaCharlotteEmmaAmeliaSophiaMiaIsabellaEvelynSofiaElianaUnited States (most common names, 1990 census)MaryPatriciaLindaBarbaraElizabethJenniferMariaSusanMargaretDorothyUruguay (2025)MaríaEmmaSofíaOliviaIsabellaJulietaEmiliaMartinaZoéMíaVenezuela (2024, Baby Center)EmmaIsabellaAbbyAmandaAmeliaAna PaulaMia IsabellaMirandaSaloméSofía, Sophia
Asia
Male names