Awwww. Who’s this little bundle of joy?

If it’s a girl, it’s probably an Olivia. And if it’s a boy? Likely it’s a Liam. In 2021, these two baby names were once again the most common in the United States.

Part of the government called the Social Security Administration tracks baby names given every year. Records go back as far as 1880. Baby nurseries then held more Johns and Marys than Liams and Olivias.

Do you know any babies named Liam? Liam has been the king of boy names for five years in a row. Olivia has come in first for three years after knocking Emma off the throne in 2019.

After Liam, the most popular names for boys last year were: Noah, Oliver, Elijah, James, William, Benjamin, Lucas, Henry, and Theodore.

After Olivia, the names Emma, Charlotte, Amelia, Ava, Sophia, Isabella, Mia, Evelyn, and Harper topped the charts.

Data also showed that moms and dads are more often choosing the names Amiri (for boys) and Raya (for girls). These two names are becoming common the fastest.

What were the most popular names the year you were born? Let us guess. Were they . . .

Jackson and Sophia?

Isabella and Aiden?

Something else? You can search by birth year on the Social Security website.

Why? Names have meaning. They set people apart as individuals while tying them together in families and lineages. Christians are told not to take God’s name “in vain.” When you bear the name of Christ, you carry His character with you into the world.