Want to know the top baby names for 2022 that are trending to date? Here is a list of the top boy, girl, and gender-neutral baby names of 2022 that are trending for the first four months of the year with commentary by BabyNames.com co-founder, Mallory Moss:

So far, the top most popular names of 2022 have yielded some shocking surprises…and some not so surprising, since we predicted them. Which trending names of 2022 are your favorites and which would you like to be over? View the past 20 years’ name rankings.

Top Baby Names of 2022…so far

	Male	Female	Gender-Neutral
1	OLIVER	VIOLET	WILLOW
2	ASHER	CHARLOTTE	ROWAN
3	THEODORE	AURORA	SAGE
4	NOAH	AMELIA	AVERY
5	HENRY	HAZEL	QUINN
6	FINN/FYNN	LUNA	RILEY
7	AIDAN/AIDEN	SOPHIA/SOFIA	RIVER
8	ALASTAIR/ALISTAIR	IVY	HARPER
9	LIAM	EVELYN	LOGAN
10	JASPER	GENEVIEVE	EZRA

Girl names with V in them have not only taken up nearly half of the top 10, but Violet has currently taken over #1 from Charlotte. Other new top 10 names with a V or two in them include Ivy, Evelyn and Genevieve. Sophia, which keeps scattering to different numbers in the top 100, seems to be gaining popularity again. Other strongholds that remained in the top 10 for girls include Aurora, Amelia, and Hazel, showing that “old lady” names are still in.

Oliver seems to holding at #1, over the U.S. favorite, Liam. As per usual, the boy names have less turnover in the top 10 than the girl names. Others that remained in the top 10 include Asher, Theodore, Jasper and Finn. Henry jumped into the top 10 this year but the real surprise was Alastair, which went from #55 to #8. Alastair is a Scottish form of the name Alexander, meaning “Defender of the People.”

On the gender-neutral list, Willow remains at #1 and Rowan, Logan, Quinn and River shuffled amongst themselves. New names on the gender-neutral top-10 include Sage, Riley, and Harper.

11	DECLAN	FREYA	LUCA
12	SILAS	WREN	HARLOW
13	SEBASTIAN	ISLA	ORION
14	LEVI	AVA	RORY
15	LEO	IRIS	HUNTER
16	FELIX	LILY/LILLY	CHARLIE
17	EVERETT	OLIVIA	JUDE
18	ALEXANDER	ADELAIDE	KAI
19	ETHAN	ARIA	ASPEN
20	CALEB	MAEVE	NOVA

For the second half of the top 20, we see some falls in names that have been hugely popular, such as Ava, Olivia, and Aria. However, with the waning of the Game of Thrones influence, Aria is sinking as fast as Cersei Lannister’s ego in the series finale. Also of note among girls is the jump of Lily/Lilly into the top 20, which we predicted would happen when the U.K.’s prince Harry and wife Meghan named their new daughter Lilibet. Mark our words, it might make the the top 10 by the end of the year!

For boys, the top 20 shows the ongoing popularity of Hebrew names such as Levi, Caleb, and Ethan, although we do note that they are slowly decreasing in the popularity they once had, at times predominating the top 10. Also in the top 20 is Everett, which shows us that, along with Jasper, the Twilight effect is still holding strong.

Luca is just one off at #11 than Ezra #10 in the gender neutral names. We believe this continues to happen among boys names that end in A. We also see Harlow which jumped from #45 last year to #12 s far this year, also a huge bump. The name Jude also jumped more than 20 spots to #17.

21	GABRIEL	ELEANOR	LUX
22	ATTICUS	SCARLETT	ADDISON
23	OWEN	ADELINE	EMBER
24	BENJAMIN	GRACE	DARCY
25	GRAYSON	OPHELIA	BENNETT
26	JACKSON/JAXON	ELLA	ELLIOT
27	ELIJAH	NORA	EVERLY
28	LUCAS	ALICE	ECHO
29	AUGUST	EVANGELINE	EDEN
30	MILO	NAOMI	DAKOTA

The old-fashioned names remain strong in the top 30, including Eleanor, Adeline, Nora, and Alice. Atticus and Milo remain strong and Jackson/Jaxon/Jaxson is still holding. There are some really cool names in the gender neutral group including Lux, Addison, and Echo. I’m not a fan of Lux as I feel it sounds too much like Lex, as in arch-villain Lex Luthor, plus it has an expectation element, as in Luxury.

31	WILLIAM	AUDREY	POPPY
32	MILES/MYLES	ELIZABETH	JAMES
33	EVANDER	ELOISE	SKYE
34	THEO	LYDIA	CAMERON
35	HUDSON	CHLOE	BRIAR
36	EMMETT	CORA	ALEX
37	ARLO	CLARA	JULIAN
38	ARCHER	ROSE	SHILOH
39	ELIAS	CELESTE	AERO
40	RONAN	JUNIPER	INDIGO

The next group of 10 highlights the trend of flower names, including Juniper, Rose, and Poppy. Poppy is a particularly interesting gender neutral name as we don’t see many flower names in that category. Also interesting among the gender neutral names include Briar and Aero, a homophous name for the more popular Arrow.

41	ISAAC	PENELOPE	MORGAN
42	WESLEY	ANASTASIA	RAVEN
43	MICAH	ASTRID	SAWYER
44	ATLAS	EMMA	FINLEY
45	BEAU	ROSALIE	BECKETT
46	LUKE	ATHENA	ASH
47	NATHANIEL	ABIGAIL	CARTER
48	THOMAS	STELLA	JADE
49	CONOR/CONNOR	IMOGEN	PIPER
50	LANDON	PHOEBE	REMY

The last groups comprising the top 50 include another Twilight name (Rosalie), a Friends name (Phoebe), and a royal name, Anastasia. The boys show some more Biblical names, such as Luke, Micah, and Isaac. In the gender neutral names, we see Ash (a short form of the names Asher, Ashton, or Ashley), Piper, and Remy. I prefer the name Remy to the more popular Remington. The name Piper rose in popularity after the debut of the HBO Series, Orange is the New Black.

51	JACK	HANNAH	AVALON
52	ARTHUR	CLEMENTINE	ELLIS
53	JAMES	MABEL	FLYNN
54	LUCIEN	LUCY	ARTEMIS
55	SIMON	EMILIA	PARKER
56	ROMAN	ELIANA	JORDAN
57	ADAM	DAISY	RAIN
58	SOREN	CLAIRE	GREER
59	RAPHAEL/RAFAEL	SADIE	KIERAN
60	KEIRAN	VIVIENNE	OAKLEY

In this next group of names we see some traditional names such as Hannah, Lucy, Daisy and Claire. Vivienne, like Shiloh, show that the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie baby names are still strong. I predict Vivienne will rise higher as it has two V’s in it, which as stated above is becoming wildly popular. The boys names are predominantly traditional, such as Jack, Arthur, James, Simon, and Adam. In the gender neutral names, I think Parker might increase, as well. I would not use Oakley as I’m not a fan of brand names for baby names. Also of note, Keiran is in this group for boys and its variation Kieran is in this group for gender neutral names, the difference only being the order of the vowels.

61	HUGO	LORELEI	ARROW
62	ADRIEN	JANE	ARDEN
63	MALACHI	VICTORIA	CASEY
64	COLE	AUTUMN	AUBREY
65	LACHLAN	AURELIA	BLAIR
66	HOLDEN	DAHLIA	EMERSON
67	TOBIAS	RUBY	DYLAN
68	XANDER	DAPHNE	MADISON
69	GEORGE	DELILAH	EVAN
70	SAMUEL	ESME	HAYDEN

This group of names, from 61 to 70, shows some interesting commonalities. The girl names are all super feminine, such as Victoria, Aurelia, Dahlia, and Delilah. The boy names often end in AN/EN/ON, including Adrian, Lachlan, and Holden. Among the gender neutral names, is Arrow – a “themed” variation on the more popular Archer. The other gender neutral names in this group are pretty traditional but also show that same trend you see among boys, including Emerson, Madison, Evan, and Hayden.

71	EZRA	MILA	ZEPHYR
72	MASON	JOSEPHINE	FALLON
73	GRAHAM	VIVIAN	NILE/NYLE
74	MATTHEW	MADELINE	CLOVE
75	JACOB	BRIELLE	ROBIN
76	JOSHUA	MIRIAM	TRISTAN
77	ALARIC	OLIVE	IRELAND
78	AARON	ABRIELLE	ANGEL
79	ELI	ISABELLA	REAGAN
80	PETER	FLORENCE	BLAKE

We have Mila in the 70s, and due to Mila Kunis’ popularity and her Ukrainian origin, I believe this name will further increase. The double LL names are interesting among the girls, including Brielle, Abrielle, and Isabella. I think Florence is probably affected positively by the band Florence and the Machine, as well as it being an old lady name. The Hebrew/Biblical names are all over this group of 10 for the boys, including Ezra (which we already pointed out is on the gender neutral top 10), Matthew, Jacob, Joshua, Aaron, Eli, and Peter. I would like to point out Alaric, which is kind of like the rise of Alistair: unusual and surprising. Alaric is a German name meaning “noble ruler” or my preferred definition: “Elf Ruler.” I mean, c’mon, we need more elf rulers in this world. As far as gender neutral names, Zephyr and Clove are pretty interesting.

81	EZEKIEL	ELODIE	SKYLAR
82	JOSEPH	SAOIRSE	RYAN
83	ZACHARY	ZOE	SASHA
84	ELLIOT	ADA	CADEN/CAYDEN
85	JOHN	LAYLA	ADAIR
86	GAVIN	LILITH	FLANNERY
87	WYATT	MATILDA	HADLEY
88	ISAIAH	AALIYAH	BLUE
89	LINCOLN	MAGNOLIA	ASHTON
90	NOLAN	ELIZA	TAYLOR

From 81-90, Saoirse is a celeb name that has been climbing the charts, however it might be difficult for Americans to sound out (SEER-sha). I’m also surprised by Matilda, which I feel is rare nowadays, but might just become popular and overused. I am a fan of Eliza as an alternative to Elizabeth.

The boys show more traditional names again in this group, including Joseph, Zachary, and Isaiah. We are surprised that Lincoln fell down more than 20 spots and it seems its rise in popularity is over. Gender neutral names include Caden and Cayden…please folks, don’t start that up again, regardless of gender or gender-neutrality. I do think Blue is a cool name for either gender, but if you are going to use it, don’t follow it with a noun name. An adjective-noun combo (like Blue Sky for example) could set your child up for ridicule.

91	ANDREW	WILLOW	ARI
92	MAX	EMILY	FINNEGAN
93	RHYS	AARALYN	KIT
94	CASPIAN	ADALYN	COOPER
95	APOLLO	THEA	REN
96	HEATH	MIA	CIEL
97	JOHAH	SERENA	VALENTINE
98	AXEL	SIENNA	BROOKS
99	IAN	GEMMA	BAILEY
100	GIDEON	MARGOT	LENNOX

We round out the list with Willow on the girl’s side in addition to it ranking #1 for gender-neutral. A sure  indication that the name is rising. We see Aaralyn and Adalyn, very similar to each other, as well as the same synchronicity with Serena and Sienna. For boys, we see some ultra-macho names such as Apollo and Axel actually falling in the charts. Is this the end of the God names, already?

Max, one of my all time favorite names is here, as is the unusual name Caspian, which could be used as an alternative to Casper. Interesting 3-letter names on the gender-neutral list include Ari, Kit and Ren, all names which have been used as nicknames, but not as common on their own. There’s also Ciel, which means “sky” in French. I guess the sky’s the limit when it comes to baby names!

What I’m noticing most among the trends so far in 2022 is the prevalence of the letter V in girls names, and the boys charts are remaining more traditional and Biblical. The gender neutral names are interesting and certainly most flow well within the gender spectrum.

My predictions for changes by the end of the year include: 1) Lily will overtake Charlotte in royal baby monikers; 2) names with V in them will continue to rise for all categories; 3) Henry will take over Oliver in the boy names and Liam will continue to fall as no one wants a name that popular; and 4) Quinn and Kai will continue to rise on the gender-neutral names.

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