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In America there will be many Liams in the future. In 2022, Liam was the most popular name for baby boys. The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) has released its annual list of the most popular baby names in the country. The Administration has been tracking newborn names in each state based on Social Security card applications since 1997, often showing the impact popular culture has had on baby naming trends. Some parents may have named their children as famous Liams, such as actor Liam Hemsworth or Liam Payne from One Direction.
This is the sixth year Liam has been in first place. On the other hand, Olivia is the most popular girl's name since four years ago, when she took the throne from Emma, who is now in second place. Olivia previously held that site from 2014 to 2018. In third place is Charlotte, followed by Amelia and Sophia. For male names, Liam (who in 2005 was in the 104th place) is followed by Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. Here is the top 10 names for boys and girls.
The most popular names for boys in 2022
The most popular names for girl in 2022
Apparently the hit show Yellowstonehas influenced new parents. Dutton, the last name of the main character (played by Kevin Costner) moved up the Social Security list to site 835. The previous year it was on site 986, which makes it the fastest name to climb the ranking. Kayce, another name associated with the Dutton family, played by Luke Grimes, is ranked 578th. The previous year it ranked 1,077. Rip, another name on the show, gained popularity but did not make the top 1,000.
Chosen, Khaza, Eithan and Waylen are male names that have increased in popularity. For girls, Wrenlee, Neriah, Arlet and Georgina are now more popular.
Some names that greatly decreased their popularity are: Jacoby, Turner, Aydin, Juelz, Jamal and Jesiah for boys, and Tatiana, Aliya, Jaylene, Aarna and Zoie for girls.
The most recent SSA data shows that 3.64 million Social Security cards were issued last year. The Administration says getting a child's Social Security number is the first step in ensuring them valuable protection for any kind of benefits they may receive in the future. A social security number is needed to list children as dependents on the tax return, open a bank account in the child's name, buy savings bonds, get health coverage, or apply for any government services.
On the SSA website you can review which were the most popular names by year of birth or learn how the popularity of a name has changed over time.
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