Top 100 American baby names for girls [Updated in 2023]

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When looking at the most common baby names for girls in 2022, it’s easy to see what’s hot with names for little girls: It’s all about that letter A.

Seven of the top 100 most popular American baby names for girls in 20220ended with the letter A — and more than two dozen more names with a final A sound follow on the list. In total, 19 of the top 100 names start with the letter A.

Baby names that are also common words — including Autumn, Aria, Aurora, Nova, Piper, Paisley, Ruby, Lily, Violet, Grace, Harper and Brooklyn — were also big players in 2022. (There was also one everyday word spelled backward: Nevaeh, which reverses to Heaven.)

Without further ado, take a look below at the top 100 girl baby names in the United States.

ALSO SEE: Top 100 American baby names for boys

This American baby name list is based on the US Social Security applications during the year 2022, as released in 2023