Top 20 Baby Names: Most Popular vs. Most Rare

What's in a name? For expectant parents, there's often a lot of joy -- and a lot of stress. If you're making the decision to name your baby together with your partner, you'll likely encounter some strong opinions for and against certain names. Ultimately you have to come to a resolution that works for both of you. (Though I'll tell you, with my eyes of hindsight, it won't matter quite so much 2, 4, 7, or 10 years down the road from now -- so keep that in mind.)

I'm not here to give you tips on how to decide on a baby's name, however -- that was said and done in this post! Today, we're focusing on lists of the most popular vs. most rare baby names divided by girls, boys, and agender/gender neutral/unisex. Maybe, just maybe, you'll find that perfect name that you can agree on with one of the lists below! 

20 Most Popular Baby Names

Most Popular Girl Names

1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Ava
4. Isabella
5. Sophia
6. Mia
7. Amelia
8. Charlotte
9. Abigail
10. Emily
11. Harper
12. Evelyn
13. Madison
14. Victoria
15. Sofia
16. Scarlett
17. Aria
18. Elizabeth
19. Camila
20. Layla

Most Popular Boy Names

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Elijah
4. Logan
5. Mason
6. James
7. Aiden
8. Ethan
9. Lucas
10. Jacob
11. Michael
12. Matthew
13. benjamin
14. alexander
15. William
16. Daniel
17. Jayden
18. Oliver
19. Carter
20. Sebastian

Most Popular Unisex/Gender-Neutral Names

1. Andy
2. Aubrey
3. Morgan
4. Finley
5. Charlie
6. Sawyer
7. Logan
8. Skyler
9. Casey
10. Justice
11. Quinn
12. Blake
13. Sam
14. Parker
15. Jordan
16. Drew
17. Alex
18. Hayden
19. Jessie
20. Riley

20 Most Rare Baby Names

Most Rare Girl Names

1. Alessia
2. Anya
3. Aurelia
4. Azalea
5. Bexley
6. Briar
7. Effie
8. Ellerie
9. Imani
10. Issa
11. Kai
12. Kenna
13. Kolly
14. Lyra
15. Nayeli
16. Nimah
17. Ranya
18. Sarai
19. Sena
20. Shiloh

Most Rare Boy Names

1. Axton
2. Benji
3. Boston
4. Brantley
5. Brecken
6. Cade
7. Callum
8. Deacon
9. Enoch
10. Iker
11. Kingsley
12. Kyrie
13. Langston
14. Lathan
15. Makai
16. Marley
17. Rhett
18. Ryker
19. Soren
20. Stetson

Most Rare Gender-Neutral Names

1. Asa
2. Averill
3. Baldwin
4. Campbell
5. Christmas
6. Denali
7. Dune
8. Echo
9. Ellington
10. Endellion
11. Fable
12. Fifer
13. Florian
14. Gardener
15. Guthrie
16. Hero
17. Indiana
18. Jagger
19. Jericho
20. Kit

Sources

Mom365 (2019)

Babygaga (2019)

Popsugar Family (2019)

Nameberry (2019)

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