Babycenter has released their list of the top baby names for 2025. The top ten names for boys and girls are listed above. They look familiar, so what's different from last year? Not much. For boys, Luca replaced Leo at number 10, and Levi and Lucas switched spots. For girls, Eliana replaced Ava at number seven, and the celestial Aurora replaced the celestial Luna -and the rankings changed a little. But this is the fifth year in a row that Olivia is the most popular name for girls.
It's outside of the top ten that names get more interesting. There is a lot more movement in name rankings for girls, as usual, and quite a few new names appear on the top 100, like Catalina, Juniper, and Emersyn. Some old names are gaining popularity again, like Josephine and Vivian. See the top 100 names for both boys and girls in 2025 in the expanded list at Babycenter.
And where are these names coming from? TV is a big influence, but they are also coming from sports, music, and literature. Check out the trends that may influence the popularity of baby names of 2026 in this article.
