Most Popular Baby Names 2020…so far
The most popular names of 2020 halfway through the year are in, with Luna and Milo leading the roster for girls and boys.
But one significant name is missing from Nameberry’s Top 10 after these challenging six months: Cora.
Cora stood at Number 8 on the popular baby name website’s list at this time last year, and had moved all the way up to Number 6 on the official 2019 list. But the name is too reminiscent of coronavirus so its popularity is waning.
The dimming of Cora’s star may be one reason for Luna‘s rise to the top spot. Like Cora, Luna is a sleek yet ancient mythological name. Luna is the Roman goddess of the moon, and perhaps more significantly for the name’s current visibility, the name of Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s daughter.
Top boys’ name Milo has similarly ancient roots: It was the name of a six-time wrestling champion in the original Olympics.
Nameberry’s ten most popular names for the first half of 2020 are:
Popular Girl Names
Luna
Maeve
Aurora
Olivia
Isla
Ava
Ophelia
Eleanor
Eloise
Aurelia
Popular Boy Names
Milo
Asher
Atticus
Oliver
Levi
Silas
Arlo
Leo
Theodore
Jasper
Six names are new to the half-year 2020 girls’ Top 10 compared with this time last year: Luna, Ava, Ophelia, Eleanor, Eloise, and Aurelia.
On the boys’ side, Oliver, Levi, and Leo are new to the Top 10 compared with mid-year 2019.
We calculate our popularity list on the basis of which name pages received the most visits. While this is not an official count of how many babies received these names, it’s the closest anybody might be able to get right now. Due to Covd-19, the Social Security Administration delayed announcing its 2019 list of popular names indefinitely.
Hottest Girl Names 2020
The hottest baby names at mid-year 2020 – those that have made the most dramatic leaps up the list compared with a year ago – are, for girls:
Kiara
Nova
Luna
Ayla
Zara
Athena
Cordelia
Maeve
Florence
Anastasia
Hottest Boy Names 2020
For boys, the names making the biggest upward moves are:
Enzo
Phoenix
Arlo
Lucius
Kai
Hugo
Levi
Ezekiel
Caleb
Rowan
Many of these names sharing a new moment in the sun are multi-cultural or have ancient roots in mythology or the bible.
Kiara, the hottest girl name up nearly 200% over last year, might be a spelling variation of Chiara, the Italian version of Claire, or an Aboriginal nature name, or the name of Simba’s daughter in The Lion King.
Enzo, an Italian spin on Henry, is popular not only in its native land but in Spain, France, Portugal, England, and the US.
TOP 100 BABY NAMES 2020
Nameberry’s full list of Top 100 baby names for the first half of 2020 are:
Most Popular Girl Names
Luna
Maeve
Aurora
Olivia
Isla
Ava
Ophelia
Eleanor
Eloise
Aurelia
Charlotte
Iris
Cora
Alice
Hazel
Ivy
Freya
Amelia
Amara
Maya
Aria
Isabella
Mia
Adelaide
Elodie
Clara
Astrid
Evelyn
Genevieve
Violet
Nora
Ada
Chloe
Lucy
Rose
Anastasia
Arabella
Esme
Maisie
Elena
Penelope
Lilith
Anna
Claire
Zara
Evangeline
Phoebe
Audrey
Adeline
Imogen
Cordelia
Clementine
Thea
Seraphina
Elsie
Jane
Florence
Emma
Elizabeth
Beatrice
Mabel
Josephine
Grace
Emilia
Mae
Julia
Delilah
Quinn
Scarlett
Poppy
Eliza
Mila
Athena
Ellie
Matilda
Lily
Eliana
Eva
Sadie
Nova
Ella
Sienna
Elise
Sophia
Stella
Lyra
Kayla
Edith
Lydia
Caroline
Abigail
Evie
Margaret
Wren
Persephone
Ayla
Willa
Kiara
Madeline
Daphne
Most Popular Boy Names
Milo
Asher
Atticus
Oliver
Levi
Silas
Arlo
Leo
Theodore
Jasper
Kai
Felix
Aarav
Finn
Liam
Oscar
Jack
Jude
Ethan
Caleb
Henry
Atlas
Hugo
Ezra
Wyatt
Eli
Jayden
Elijah
Arthur
Theo
Sebastian
Tobias
Rowan
Cassius
Lucas
Benjamin
Archer
Soren
Julian
Miles
Declan
Zachary
Aaron
Bodhi
Xavier
Axel
James
Owen
Josiah
Aryan
Callum
Charles
Enzo
Phoenix
Thomas
Archie
Elio
Roman
Mateo
Alexander
Louis
Emmett
Everett
Nathaniel
Luke
Cyrus
William
Ronan
Amias
Ambrose
Otto
Ezekiel
John
Daniel
Gabriel
Otis
Andrew
Isaac
August
Micah
Adrian
Gideon
Ryker
Luca
Lucian
Max
Zane
Cassian
Lucius
Caspian
Samuel
Elias
Abiah
Jacob
Dante
Ian
Nolan
Logan
Caius
Lachlan
GIRL NAMES NEW TO THE TOP 100
Names new to the Top 100 are a combination of fresh choices making big leaps upwards, some of them on the hottest list, and widely popular names still attracting attention from Nameberry’s visitors.
The new names to the girls’ Top 100 2020 compared with 2019’s mid-year tally are:
Athena
Ayla
Daphne
Edith
Eliana
Ellie
Eva
Evie
Kayla
Kiara
Nova
Persephone
Quinn
Scarlett
Sophia
BOY NAMES NEW TO THE TOP 100
Boy names new to the Top 100 for mid-year 2020 compared with the same time last year are:
Abiah
Dante
Enzo
Ezekiel
Ian
Logan
Luca
Lucian
Lucius
Mateo
Micah
Nathaniel
Phoenix
Rowan