Prediction: the 100 most popular baby names for 2020

It’s official! The most popular baby names for 2020 have been announced – well, so far.

And while this list is compiled by BabyCenter in the US, that doesn’t make it any less interesting to have a peek at the names parents are drifting towards. You never know – you might even find the perfect name for your little one.

There’s an interesting trend this year when it comes to girls’ names: nine out of the top 10 names end with the feminine “ah” sound, such as Sophia, Olivia, Emma, Ava.

As for the boys, Liam is sitting pretty at number one for the second year in a row, while Noah is a rising star. 

Here’s the full list of names contributed by more than 520,000 BabyCenter parents by October.

Girls’ names

1. Sophia
2. Olivia
3. Riley
4. Emma
5. Ava
6. Isabella
7. Aria
8. Aaliyah
9. Amelia
10. Mia
11. Layla
12. Zoe
13. Camilla
14. Charlotte
15. Eliana
16. Mila
17. Everly
18. Luna
19. Avery
20. Evelyn
21. Harper
22. Lily
23. Ella
24. Gianna
25. Chloe
26. Adalyn
27. Charlie
28. Isla
29. Ellie
30. Leah
31. Nora
32. Scarlett
33. Maya
34. Abigail
35. Madison
36. Aubrey
37. Emily
38. Kinsley
39. Elena
40. Paisley
41. Madelyn
42. Aurora
43. Peyton
44. Nova
45. Emilia
46. Hannah
47. Sarah
48. Ariana
49. Penelope
50. Lila

Boys’ names

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Jackson
4. Aiden
5. Elijah
6. Grayson
7. Lucas
8. Oliver
9. Caden
10. Mateo
11. Muhammad
12. Mason
13. Carter
14. Jayden
15. Ethan
16. Sebastian
17. James
18. Michael
19. Benjamin
20. Logan
21. Leo
22. Luca
23. Alexander
24. Levi
25. Daniel
26. Josiah
27. Henry
28. Jayce
29. Julian
30. Jack
31. Ryan
32. Jacob
33. Asher
34. Wyatt
35. William
36. Owen
37. Gabriel
38. Miles
39. Lincoln
40. Ezra
41. Isaiah
42. Luke
43. Cameron
44. Caleb
45. Isaac
46. Carson
47. Samuel
48. Colton
49. Maverick
50. Matthew

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