Popsugar Parenting Best Of 2018 Most Popular Baby Names of 2018 2018's Most Popular Names Are Ready to Rock Your Baby’s Birth Certificate in 2019 7 January 2019 by Alessia Santoro Image Source: Unsplash You can always count on the beginning of a new year for fresh starts, but for baby name fanatics (it's a thing, I swear!), it means the compilation of the previous year's baby name data — and in 2018, there was a lot of exciting movement in the top 100 name lists for both girls and boys. Although the official most popular names list in the US will be released by the Social Security Administration later in 2019, this list compiled by BabyCentre likely won't end up being *too* far off. To compile its list, "BabyCentre takes its huge database of names given to babies [during the] year and combines names that have different spellings but sound the same – like Sophia and Sofia or Jackson and Jaxon – to provide a measure of true popularity." So unlike the government's list, which will include various spellings of the same names, this list is able to share even more popular names. Check out 2018's most popular names below, which will serve your baby's future birth certificate well if you're looking for a trendy name. Related: The Unique Names For Babies That You're Going to Fall in Love With in 2019 Boys Image Source: Unsplash Jackson Liam Noah Aiden Caden Grayson Lucas Mason Oliver Elijah Logan Carter Ethan Muhammad Jayden Michael James Sebastian Alexander Mateo Jacob Ryan Benjamin Daniel William 1 / 8 Image Source: Unsplash Jack Julian Leo Jayce Caleb Luke Henry Gabriel Matthew Wyatt Owen Connor Josiah Levi David Isaac John Carson Cameron Isaiah Asher Lincoln Adam Nicholas Landon 2 / 8 Image Source: Unsplash Christian Nathan Joseph Dylan Samuel Ian Eli Colton Anthony Luca Adrian Ezra Hudson Hunter Zane Brayden Joshua Dominic Aaron Thomas Kai Xavier Mile Christopher Jordan 3 / 8 Image Source: Unsplash Easton Andrew Bryson Elias Jeremiah Nolan Maverick Charlie Max Jameson Damian Elliot Cooper Roman Ezekiel Evan Austin Rowan Jonathan Micah Theodore Jason Xander Declan Weston 4 / 8 Girls Image Source: Unsplash Sophia Olivia Emma Ava Isabella Aria Riley Amelia Mia Layla Zoe Mila Charlotte Harper Lily Chloe Aaliyah Adalyn Evelyn Avery Aubrey Ella Camilla Nora Scarlett 5 / 8 Image Source: Unsplash Maya Emily Abigail Madison Eliana Luna Ellie Hannah Arianna Kinsley Elizabeth Leah Hailey Sarah Victoria Paisley Elena Penelope Everly Madelyn Addison Grace Brooklyn Charlie Isabelle 6 / 8 Image Source: Unsplash Skyler Callie Mackenzie Bella Aurora Natalie Kaylee Savannah Emilia Lila Stella Liliana Peyton Anna Lillian Adeline Kennedy Nova Hazel Emery Violet Makayla Audrey Isla Lucy 7 / 8 Image Source: Unsplash Gabriella Melanie Eva Eleanor Nevaeh Sophie Reagan Alice Maria Claire Gianna Naomi Kylie Cora Juliana London Allison Willow Delilah Vivian Jocelyn Julia Alaina Quinn Emerson 8 / 8 Best Of 2018Baby Names