Top Baby Names of 2026 - So Far!

Stacker compiled the most popular baby names for girls of the 1950s in North Carolina using data from the Social Security Administration. (Liudmila Fadzeyeva // Shutterstock/Liudmila Fadzeyeva // Shutterstock)

By Kristy Knight

So I’ve learned that “softer” names are in. And names that start with AD.. like Adele or Addie.

Here are the TOP 10 Names for Girls/Boys for 2026. SO FAR:

OLIVIA

ELIANA

SOPHIA

CHARLOTTE

ISABELLA

EMMA

AURORA

ELLIE

EVELYN

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NOAH

LIAM

OLIVER

ELIJAH

MATEO

LEVI

LUCAS

EZRA

ELIAS

LEO

Find out more about the names trending this year:

Top Baby Names 2026