These Are The Baby Names Moms Will Use in 2021 (600+ Names!)

Inside: Are you looking for popular 2021 baby names? Check out this list of over 600 names including ideas for first and middles names for both boys and girls. These are names that moms are actually using!

I’m sure you’ve seen the Social Security Administration’s list of the top 1000 names for boys and girls.

That list is great and all, but it’s an entire year behind.

If you’re looking for popular baby names for 2021, you have to go straight to the source…

Moms.

So that’s what I did! I surveyed over 400 moms to see what they named their babies in 2020.

Since 2021 hasn’t happened yet, there’s no way to know what moms will be naming their babies this year.

But, since we do know what moms named their babies last year, you can be sure a portion of those names will continue to be popular in 2021.

I even took it a step further and gathered popular middle names. Pair any two of the names below, and you’ll have a super trendy baby name!

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Baby Girl Names For 2021

Below are 193 girl names I expect to be popular in 2021 based on their use in 2020.

1. Abigail
2. Adaline
3. Adelina
4. Adelyn
5. Adrie
6. Ainsley
7. Alaina
8. Alaya
9. Alice
10. Alijah
11. Amara
12. Amora
13. Ana
14. Analee
15. Andilyn
16. Andromeda
17. Annalyse
18. Aramina
19. Ariana
20. Ariya
21. Arlow
22. Ashley
23. Aspen
24. Athena
25. Audra
26. Aurora
27. Ava
28. Bailey
29. Berkley
30. Berlin
31. Bexley
32. Billie
33. Birdie
34. Blair
35. Blakelee
36. BobbieLynn
37. Brielle
38. Brooklynn
39. Bryar
40. Brynli
41. Brystal
42. Callie
43. Cambria
44. Cambry
45. Capri
46. Cecelia
47. Cheyenne
48. Chloe
49. Cienna
50. Claire
51. Clementine
52. Colin
53. Dahlia
54. Daisy
55. Dani
56. Daphne
57. Darci
58. Delilah
59. Dottie
60. Eden
61. Elayne
62. Elena
63. Ella
64. Ellen
65. ElleneBelle
66. Ellie
67. Eloise
68. Ember
69. Emelyn
70. Emersyn
71. Emery
72. Emi
73. Emmie
74. Emmy
75. Emoree
76. Emylia
77. Esme
78. Evelyn
79. Everest
80. Faith
81. Finley
82. Freyja
83. Gemma
84. Georgia
85. Gianna
86. Goldie
87. Grace
88. Hadlee
89. Hailey
90. Haislee
91. Haizlee
92. Harlow
93. Harper
94. Haven
95. Hazel
96. Hope

94. Huntlee
95. Huntley
96. Idabelle
97. Indie
98. Isabelle
99. Jersey
100. Josephine
101. Julianne
102. Juniper
103. Jupiter
104. Kairi
105. Kaisley
106. Kaitlyn
107. Kajea
108. Kamilla
109. Kanyon
110. Karsyn
111. Katie
112. Kaycee
113. Kaylynn
114. Kenalee
115. Kennedy
116. Kimber
117. Kinzley
118. KynzLee
119. Kori
120. Lakelynn
121. Laken
122. Layla
123. Leddy
124. Lei’nani
125. Lexi
126. Liv
127. LockLynn
128. Lucy
129. Luna
130. Lydia
131. Lynae
132. Madelyn
133. Maeva
134. Maggie
135. Mariana
136. Marley
137. Maya
138. McKenna
139. McKinlee
140. Monroe
141. Mya
142. Myla
143. Natalie
144. Nora
145. Oaklee
146. Oakley
147. Olivia
148. Olyvia
149. Ophelia
150. Paislee
151. Paisley
152. Pearl
153. Phoebe
154. Piper
155. Piper
156. Quincy
157. Quinn
158. Ramona
159. Rebekah
160. Remie
161. Remington
162. Riley
163. Rosalie
164. Rosemary
165. Ruby
166. Rylee
167. Ryleigh
168. Sarvani
169. Savanna
170. Savvy
171. Saylor
172. Scarlett
173. Scottie
174. Scottlyn
175. Skylar
176. Sloane
177. Sophia
178. Sophie
179. Stevie
180. Tayler
181. Taylie
182. Teagan
183. Tylar
184. Vayla
185. Vivian
186. Willow
187. Wrenlee
188. Xaria
189. Ximena
190. Xiomara
191. Zendaya
192. Zoe
193. Zoey

2021 Girl Middle Names

Here are 118 middle names for girls I expect to be popular in 2021.

1. Ainsley
2. A’Myia
3. Alane
4. Alice
5. Alofa
6. Anara
7. Ann
8. Anna
9. Anne
10. Avery
11. Bea
12. Belle
13. Beth
14. Bre
15. Brynlee
16. Carole
17. Catherine
18. Chamberlin
19. Christyne
20. Dawn
21. Dean
22. Donna
23. Drew
24. Elaine
25. Elise
26. Elizabeth
27. Elle
28. Elliana
29. Eloise
30. Emma
31. Faith
32. Faye
33. Fiel
34. Finch
35. Giavanna
36. Goldie
37. Grace
38. Gray
39. Grei
40. Grey
41. Gwendolyn
42. Harper
43. Helen
44. Irene
45. Jade
46. Jae
47. James
48. Jamie
49. Janae
50. Jane
51. Jay
52. Jean
53. Jo
54. Joan
55. JoAnn
56. Jolyn
57. Joy
58. Jules
59. June
60. Juniper
61. Karen
62. Kate
63. Kathy
64. Kay

59. Kaye
60. Kaylee
61. Kessara
62. Lake
63. Layne
64. Lea
65. Lee
66. Leilani
67. Leslie
68. Lily
69. Lou
70. Louise
71. Luz
72. Lynn
73. Lyrik
74. Madisa
75. Madison
76. Mae
77. Maria
78. Marie
79. Mary
80. Masina
81. Maurine
82. May
83. McKenzie
84. Michelle
85. Montserrat
86. Navy
87. Noel
88. Noelani
89. Noelle
90. Nova
91. Pearl
92. Penelope
93. Quinn
94. Rae
95. Rain
96. Ray
97. Rayne
98. Reign
99. Rhea
100. Rose
101. RoseLee
102. Rowen
103. Ruth
104. Ruthann
105. Sage
106. Shay
107. Skye
108. Sloane
109. Snow
110. Sue
111. Taylor
112. Valerie
113. Vanese
114. Veronica
115. Vingette
116. Virginia
117. Winter
118. Yvonne

I noticed several trends from the first and middle girls names.

One was place names like Aspen, Berlin, Everest, Georgia, Montserrat, and Virginia.

Another trend that stuck out was names that refer to outer space like Andromeda, Jupiter, Nova, Aurora, and Luna.

I also saw what are traditionally boy names with a more feminine spelling like Billie, Colin, Dani, Huntlee, Kanyon, Karsyn, Scottie, and Tylar.

It’s also apparent that family names are still a sentimental choice for middle names with the appearance of names like Ann, Elaine, James, Jean, Jo, Kay, and Sue.

Baby Boy Names For 2021

Below are 192 boy names that will probably be popular in 2021 based on their use in 2020.

1. Aiden
2. Alex
3. Alexander
4. Andy
5. Archer
6. Archie
7. Arthur
8. Asher
9. Ashton
10. Atlas
11. Atticus
12. August
13. Augustus
14. Axel
15. Axton
16. Ayden
17. Barrett
18. Bashtian
19. Beau
20. Beckham
21. Benjamin
22. Boston
23. Brady
24. Brance
25. Brantley
26. Brantly
27. Braxton
28. Brayden
29. Brixton
30. Brody
31. Brooks
32. Calum
33. Calvin
34. Camden
35. Canyon
36. Carson
37. Carter
38. Cash
39. Cassius
40. Charles
41. Chase
42. Christopher
43. Clayton
44. Colt
45. Corbin
46. Crue
47. Dallas
48. Dawson
49. Dax
50. Decklan
51. Declan
52. Dylan
53. Eigil
54. Eldon
55. Elijah
56. Elliot
57. Emerson
58. Estevan
59. Ethan
60. Everett
61. Ezra
62. Felix
63. Finley
64. Gabriel
65. Glen
66. Graham
67. Grant
68. Grayson
69. Grey
70. Greyson
71. Griffey
72. Gunner
73. Hagen
74. Hank
75. Harrison
76. Hendrix
77. Henry
78. Holden
79. Hoytt
80. Hudson
81. Huxton
82. Issac
83. Jace
84. Jack
85. Jackson
86. Jagger
87. James
88. Jameson
89. Jamison
90. Jason
91. Jaxxon
92. Jayden
93. Jecht
94. Jepson
95. Jett
96. Johnny
97. Jordan

96. Joseph
97. Joyner
98. Jude
99. Julian
100. Kai
101. Kairos
102. Kaison
103. Kannon
104. Kash
105. Kayden
106. Kevin
107. Knox
108. Kobe
109. Kobyn
110. Kollins
111. Kooper
112. Krew
113. Kruize
114. Lance
115. Landon
116. Layne
117. Leander
118. Legend
119. Leo
120. Leroy
121. Liam
122. Lincoln
123. Lorenzo
124. Lucah
125. Lucas
126. Lucca
127. Luke
128. Macen
129. Madden
130. Makai
131. Malcom
132. Mateo
133. Maverick
134. Maverik
135. Meloy
136. Memphis
137. Micah
138. Michael
139. Milas
140. Miles
141. Milo
142. Myles
143. Nixon
144. Nixx
145. Noah
146. Ocean
147. Oliver
148. Otto
149. Owen
150. Parker
151. Quin
152. Reicher (pronounced Riker)
153. Remington
154. Remy
155. Rex
156. Rhett
157. River
158. Robert
159. Roman
160. Rome
161. Rowan
162. Ryan
163. Ryder
164. Sam
165. Sawyer
166. Sebastian
167. Silas
168. Stanlee
169. Sterling
170. Stetson
171. Sullivan
172. Sylis
173. Taevon
174. Tatum
175. Tayden
176. Teagan
177. Theo
178. Theoden
179. Theodore
180. Titus
181. Travis
182. Tylden
183. Tyler
184. Tylon
185. Vallyn
186. Vilinois
187. Vinn
188. Walker
189. Waylon
190. Weston
191. William
192. Zayden

2021 Boy Middle Names

I expect these 140 middle names for boys to be popular in 2021.

1. Alexander
2. Amar
3. Andrew
4. Anthony
5. Armen
6. Arthur
7. Ayron
8. Benicio
9. Bernardo
10. Blaze
11. Branden
12. Braxtyn
13. Brett
14. Brooks
15. Chace
16. Chance
17. Charles
18. Christer
19. Christian
20. Christopher
21. Clark
22. Clay
23. Creed
24. Cruz
25. Dale
26. David
27. Dean
28. Dee
29. Dennis
30. Derek
31. Derrick
32. Dixon
33. Don
34. Drake
35. Duane
36. Duke
37. Elias
38. Elijah
39. Elliot
40. Ellis
41. Emmet
42. Everett
43. Finn
44. Forrest
45. Foxx
46. Francis
47. Fynn
48. Gabriel
49. Gale
50. Garret
51. Gary
52. Gasparian
53. George
54. Gillen
55. Grant
56. Grey
57. Harper
58. Harrison
59. Hayes
60. Hendrix
61. Henry
62. Ira
63. Isaac
64. Jack
65. Jacob
66. Jame
67. James

68. Jaxson
69. Jay
70. John
71. Jon
72. Jonathan
73. Joseph
74. Joshua
75. Josiah
76. Kade
77. Kai
78. Kasey
79. Kelly
80. Kidd
81. Krie
82. Lane
83. Layton
84. Lee
85. Lennox
86. Leo
87. Lincoln
88. Logan
89. Malik
90. Mars
91. Matthew
92. Mavryx
93. Max
94. McCoy
95. McKay
96. Merrick
97. Michael
98. Myles
99. Nox
100. Oliver
101. Opie
102. Oso
103. Patrick
104. Paul
105. Ray
106. Raye
107. Rayv
108. Reese
109. Reid
110. Reilley
111. Riley
112. Robert
113. Roman
114. Ronnie
115. Ryan
116. Ryatt
117. Ryder
118. Scott
119. Shane
120. Sterling
121. Steven
122. Sonatane
123. Tanner
124. Taylor
125. Thomas
126. Timothy
127. Todd
128. Victor
129. Wade
130. Walden
131. Warner
132. Wayne
133. Wells
134. White
135. William
136. Winter
137. Wyatt
138. Xander
139. Xavier
140. Zayden

Place names are also a trend for boys with names like Dallas, Memphis, and Rome on the list.

I also noticed a number of names that relate to Greek mythology like Atlas, Leander, Leo, Titus, and Legend.

It’s clear that traditional names are still a popular choice with names like Benjamin, Charles, Joseph, Jason, Matthew, David, and James making the list.

There’s also a good amount of celebrity names like Kobe, Hendrix, Jagger, Madden, Sebastian, Theoden, and Waylon.

Gender Neutral Names

These names were found on both lists of names, so they could be used for either a boy or girl!

1. Finley
2. Remington
3. Dean
4. Grey
5. Harper
6. James
7. Jay
8. Lee
9. Ray
10. Taylor
11. Winter

What baby names will be popular in 2021?

Based on the information I gathered, these were the most common first and middle names for boys and girls, and therefore will most likely be the most popular baby names in 2021.

Popular Girl Names

1. Ellie
2. Paisley
3. Harlow
4. Harper
5. Indie
6. Willow
7. Aspen
8. Aurora
9. Ava
10. Berkley
11. Birdie
12. Brielle
13. Chloe
14. Evelyn
15. Grace
16. Haven
17. Huntley
18. Maggie
19. Ryleigh
20. Saylor
21. Scarlett
22. Scottie
23. Sophia

Popular Girl Middle Names

1. Grace
2. Lynn
3. Mae
4. Rose
5. Rae
6. Jo
7. Jade
8. Kay
9. Virginia
10. Jane
11. Jean
12. Sue
13. Dawn
14. Elaine
15. Elizabeth
16. Faye
17. Jae
18. Jay
19. Joy
20. Marie
21. May
22. Nova
23. Quinn
24. Ray
25. Skye
26. Winter

Popular Boy Names

1. Sawyer
2. Oliver
3. Owen
4. Remington
5. Weston
6. Axel
7. Benjamin
8. Charles
9. Elliot
10. Grayson
11. Joseph
12. Krew
13. Lincoln
14. Maverick
15. Michael
16. Roman
17. Stetson
18. Alexander
19. Asher
20. Atlas
21. Brixton
22. Camden
23. Carson
24. Greyson
25. Jason
26. Leo
27. Liam
28. Nixon
29. Sam
30. Tyler

Popular Boy Middle Names

1. James
2. Lee
3. Scott
4. David
5. Hayes
6. Matthew
7. Robert
8. Wade
9. Alexander
10. Andrew
11. Anthony
12. Arthur
13. Christian
14. Christopher
15. Elias
16. Grey
17. McCoy
18. McKay
19. Oliver
20. Ray
21. Raye
22. Ryatt
23. Shane
24. Wayne
25. William

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Your Turn

Do you have any predictions for which baby names will be popular in 2021? Have you noticed any trends with baby names?

Let me know in the comments!