MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The two lists provided show the 100 most frequently given names for boys and girls from 2022.
The information is provided by the Social Security Administration.
Most popular boy names in 2022:
| Rank | Name | Number of boy babies w/ name |
| 1 | William | 323 |
| 2 | James | 314 |
| 3 | John | 295 |
| 4 | Noah | 235 |
| 5 | Liam | 227 |
| 6 | Elijah | 209 |
| 7 | Oliver | 186 |
| 8 | Jackson | 173 |
| 9 | Grayson | 167 |
| 10 | Samuel | 162 |
| 11 | Waylon | 162 |
| 12 | Asher | 160 |
| 13 | Henry | 158 |
| 14 | Hudson | 149 |
| 15 | Levi | 146 |
| 16 | Mason | 143 |
| 17 | Thomas | 134 |
| 18 | Michael | 131 |
| 19 | Cooper | 129 |
| 20 | Carter | 128 |
| 21 | Benjamin | 123 |
| 22 | Walker | 122 |
| 23 | Charles | 121 |
| 24 | Maverick | 119 |
| 25 | Wyatt | 118 |
| 26 | Josiah | 107 |
| 27 | David | 106 |
| 28 | Daniel | 104 |
| 29 | Joseph | 104 |
| 30 | Legend | 103 |
| 31 | Kingston | 102 |
| 32 | Lucas | 102 |
| 33 | Aiden | 101 |
| 34 | Jack | 101 |
| 35 | Luke | 100 |
| 36 | Bryson | 98 |
| 37 | Easton | 98 |
| 38 | Ezra | 98 |
| 39 | Colton | 94 |
| 40 | Isaiah | 94 |
| 41 | Jaxon | 91 |
| 42 | Matthew | 90 |
| 43 | Jacob | 89 |
| 44 | Christopher | 88 |
| 45 | Logan | 86 |
| 46 | Nolan | 86 |
| 47 | Ethan | 85 |
| 48 | Robert | 85 |
| 49 | Alexander | 84 |
| 50 | River | 84 |
| 51 | Owen | 82 |
| 52 | Brooks | 81 |
| 53 | Bennett | 80 |
| 54 | Gabriel | 80 |
| 55 | Beau | 79 |
| 56 | Carson | 79 |
| 57 | Greyson | 79 |
| 58 | Jayden | 78 |
| 59 | Kaiden | 77 |
| 60 | Theodore | 76 |
| 61 | Caleb | 75 |
| 62 | Sawyer | 75 |
| 63 | Weston | 75 |
| 64 | Isaac | 74 |
| 65 | Jameson | 74 |
| 66 | Jace | 73 |
| 67 | Micah | 73 |
| 68 | Parker | 73 |
| 69 | Eli | 72 |
| 70 | Harrison | 72 |
| 71 | Ryder | 72 |
| 72 | Christian | 71 |
| 73 | Jonathan | 71 |
| 74 | Karter | 71 |
| 75 | Amir | 70 |
| 76 | Andrew | 69 |
| 77 | Joshua | 69 |
| 78 | Landon | 69 |
| 79 | Lincoln | 68 |
| 80 | Rhett | 68 |
| 81 | Silas | 68 |
| 82 | Ace | 66 |
| 83 | Jeremiah | 66 |
| 84 | Jordan | 66 |
| 85 | Kayden | 66 |
| 86 | Dylan | 65 |
| 87 | Sebastian | 65 |
| 88 | Wesley | 65 |
| 89 | Anthony | 64 |
| 90 | Axel | 64 |
| 91 | Hunter | 64 |
| 92 | Jayce | 64 |
| 93 | Messiah | 64 |
| 94 | Rowan | 64 |
| 95 | Stetson | 64 |
| 96 | Elias | 63 |
| 97 | Tucker | 63 |
| 98 | Dawson | 62 |
| 99 | Mateo | 62 |
| 100 | Dallas | 61 |
The top five boy names from 2021 are similar to the top boy names in 2022:
- William, 360
- John, 297
- James, 253
- Noah, 247
- Elijah, 237
| Rank | Name | Number of girl babies w/ name |
| 1 | Oliva | 251 |
| 2 | Charlotte | 208 |
| 3 | Ava | 206 |
| 4 | Amelia | 166 |
| 5 | Emma | 155 |
| 6 | Harper | 155 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 151 |
| 8 | Evelyn | 151 |
| 9 | Mary | 144 |
| 10 | Nova | 135 |
| 11 | Eleanor | 124 |
| 12 | Ella | 115 |
| 13 | Isabella | 115 |
| 14 | Paisley | 109 |
| 15 | Scarlett | 105 |
| 16 | Sophia | 105 |
| 17 | Willow | 103 |
| 18 | Caroline | 101 |
| 19 | Luna | 101 |
| 20 | Mia | 101 |
| 21 | Hazel | 99 |
| 22 | Ellie | 98 |
| 23 | Avery | 96 |
| 24 | Chloe | 95 |
| 25 | Lillian | 94 |
| 26 | Emily | 91 |
| 27 | Layla | 89 |
| 28 | Ivy | 87 |
| 29 | Everleigh | 86 |
| 30 | Naomi | 84 |
| 31 | Abigail | 83 |
| 32 | Serenity | 83 |
| 33 | Riley | 82 |
| 34 | Addison | 80 |
| 35 | Brooklyn | 78 |
| 36 | Anna | 77 |
| 37 | Madison | 75 |
| 38 | Nora | 75 |
| 39 | Sadie | 73 |
| 40 | Raelynn | 72 |
| 41 | Stella | 72 |
| 42 | Rylee | 71 |
| 43 | Aurora | 70 |
| 44 | Blakely | 70 |
| 45 | Margaret | 70 |
| 46 | Hadley | 69 |
| 47 | Zoey | 69 |
| 48 | Emery | 68 |
| 49 | Kinsley | 68 |
| 50 | Everly | 66 |
| 51 | Madelyn | 66 |
| 52 | Nevaeh | 66 |
| 53 | Skylar | 65 |
| 54 | Aria | 63 |
| 55 | Lucy | 63 |
| 56 | Penelope | 63 |
| 57 | Autumn | 62 |
| 58 | Violet | 61 |
| 59 | Delilah | 60 |
| 60 | Lily | 60 |
| 61 | Gianna | 59 |
| 62 | Saylor | 59 |
| 63 | Isla | 58 |
| 64 | Ryleigh | 58 |
| 65 | Camila | 57 |
| 66 | Emersyn | 57 |
| 67 | Khloe | 57 |
| 68 | Natalie | 56 |
| 69 | Remi | 56 |
| 70 | Mila | 55 |
| 71 | Collins | 54 |
| 72 | Audrey | 53 |
| 73 | Charlie | 53 |
| 74 | Millie | 53 |
| 75 | Piper | 53 |
| 76 | Adalynn | 52 |
| 77 | Magnolia | 52 |
| 78 | Parker | 52 |
| 79 | Ruby | 52 |
| 80 | Sofia | 52 |
| 81 | Oaklynn | 51 |
| 82 | Adeline | 49 |
| 83 | Josie | 49 |
| 84 | Emilia | 48 |
| 85 | Grace | 47 |
| 86 | Journee | 47 |
| 87 | Lydia | 47 |
| 88 | Alice | 46 |
| 89 | Hannah | 46 |
| 90 | Kehlani | 46 |
| 91 | Aaliyah | 45 |
| 92 | Eliza | 45 |
| 93 | Sarah | 45 |
| 94 | Sutton | 45 |
| 95 | Claire | 44 |
| 96 | Katherine | 44 |
| 97 | Zoe | 44 |
| 98 | Ada | 43 |
| 99 | Julia | 43 |
| 100 | Peyton | 43 |
The top five girl names from 2022 are nearly identical to the top five girl names from 2021:
- Olivia, 266
- Ava, 233
- Amelia, 230
- Charlotte, 217
- Emma, 194
