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Prediction: the 100 most popular baby names for 2020

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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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