The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 2023, How did Texas compare?

The top baby names for 2023 were released by the Social Security Administration and Olivia and Liam topped the list.

For the past 5 years, Olivia and Liam ranked top of the list for America’s most popular baby names. In close second were Noah for boys and Emma for girl names.

Here are the top 10 boys’ and girls’ names for 2023:

An estimated 20,000 baby boys were named Liam last year, according to the Social Security Administration. It was the most popular baby name from 2017-21 and was the most popular boy name in at least 21 states, including Texas.

Top boy names 2023

1. Liam

2. Noah

3. Oliver

4. James

5. Elijah

6. Mateo

7. Theodore

8. Henry

9. Lucas

10. William

According to the Social Security Administration the name trend of Olivia began in 2019. It's been the most popular girl name from 2019-2021 and again ranked at the top in 2023.

Top girl names 2023

1. Olivia

2. Emma

3. Charlotte

4. Amelia

5. Sophia

6. Mia

7. Isabella

8. Ava

9. Evelyn

10. Luna

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If you are looking for a name now, here is a list of the fasting rising baby names in the U.S.

Fastest rising baby names in 2023

Girls:

1. Kaeli

2. Alitzel

3. Emryn

4. Adhara

5. Azari

Boys:

1. Izael

2. Chozen

3. Eiden

4. Cassian

5. Kyren

How does Texas compare to the rest of the country?

Top five boys names for 2023 in Texas

1. Liam

2. Noah

3. Mateo

4. Santiago

5. Sebastian

Top five girl names for 2023 in Texas

1. Emma

2. Olivia

3. Camila

4. Mia

5. Isabella

Social Security began compiling the baby names list in 1997, with names dating back to 1880. Check out Social Security’s website, www.ssa.gov, to see the 1,000 most popular boys’ and girls’ names for 2023 and see where your name ranks now and over the past 100 years.

This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Olivia and Liam topped the list for five years, where are they in 2023?