Most Common Passwords of 2019

Whether it’s accidental or on purpose, many weak passwords seem to remain popular. For example, “123456” has been one of the most consistent passwords for nearly a decade.

Most online services and local applications require stronger passwords, but that still doesn’t stop the ones who don’t or those who haven’t changed their passwords recently.

If you haven’t seen this type of password roundup list, SplashData’s annual report is based on 5 million passwords that were leaked online and found in data breaches throughout the year.

Most Common Passwords of 2019 by SplashData

The numbers in parentheses denote the position change in the password list. New refers to a new position on the list, 0 refers to the same position (unchanged), positive numbers mean the entry has gone up, and finally, a negative number means the entry went down the list.

1. 123456 (0)
2. 123456789 (1)
3. qwerty (6)
4. password (-2)
5. 1234567 (2)
6. 12345678 (-2)
7. 12345 (-2)
8. iloveyou (2)
9. 111111 (-3)
10. 123123 (7)
11. abc123 (4)
12. qwerty123 (13)
13. 1q2w3e4r (New)
14. admin (-2)
15. qwertyuiop (New)
16. 654321 (3)
17. 555555 (New)
18. lovely (New)
19. 7777777 (New)
20. welcome (-7)
21. 888888 (New)
22. princess (-11)
23. dragon (New)
24. password1 (0)
25. 123qwe (New)

Comparison of the Most Common Passwords from 2011 to 2019 by SplashData

Since 2011, SplashData has published a list of the 25 most common passwords each year. The list is based on data examined from millions of passwords leaked in data breaches, mostly in North America and Western Europe, year over year.

Rank	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
1	123456	123456	123456	123456	123456	123456	123456	password	password
2	123456789	password	password	password	password	password	password	123456	123456
3	qwerty	123456789	12345678	12345	12345678	12345	12345678	12345678	12345678
4	password	12345678	qwerty	12345678	qwerty	12345678	qwerty	abc123	qwerty
5	1234567	12345	12345	football	12345	qwerty	abc123	qwerty	abc123
6	12345678	111111	123456789	qwerty	123456789	123456789	123456789	monkey	monkey
7	12345	1234567	letmein	1234567890	football	1234	111111	letmein	1234567
8	iloveyou	sunshine	1234567	1234567	1234	baseball	1234567	dragon	letmein
9	111111	qwerty	football	princess	1234567	dragon	iloveyou	111111	trustno1
10	123123	iloveyou	iloveyou	1234	baseball	football	adobe123	baseball	dragon
11	abc123	princess	admin	login	welcome	1234567	123123	iloveyou	baseball
12	qwerty123	admin	welcome	welcome	1234567890	monkey	admin	trustno1	111111
13	1q2w3e4r	welcome	monkey	solo	abc123	letmein	1234567890	1234567	iloveyou
14	admin	666666	login	abc123	111111	abc123	letmein	sunshine	master
15	qwertyuiop	abc123	abc123	admin	1qaz2wsx	111111	photoshop	master	sunshine
16	654321	football	starwars	121212	dragon	mustang	1234	123123	ashley
17	555555	123123	123123	flower	master	access	monkey	welcome	bailey
18	lovely	monkey	dragon	passw0rd	monkey	shadow	shadow	shadow	passw0rd
19	7777777	654321	passw0rd	dragon	letmein	master	sunshine	ashley	shadow
20	welcome	!@#$%^&*	master	sunshine	login	michael	12345	football	123123
21	888888	charlie	hello	master	princess	superman	password1	jesus	654321
22	princess	aa123456	freedom	hottie	qwertyuiop	696969	princess	michael	superman
23	dragon	donald	whatever	loveme	solo	123123	azerty	ninja	qazwsx
24	password1	password1	qazwsx	zaq1zaq1	passw0rd	batman	trustno1	mustang	michael
25	123qwe	qwerty123	trustno1	password1	starwars	trustno1	0	password1	Football
Rank	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011

Most Common Passwords of 2019 by NordPass

NordPass has jumped on the scene and published the Most Common Passwords. This will be worth keeping an eye on since Nord is pretty big in the space.

Update: NordPass has published a blog post reviewing the most common passwords for 2019.

1. 12345
2. 123456
3. 123456789
4. test1
5. password
6. 12345678
7. zinch
8. g_czechout
9. asdf
10. qwerty
11. 1234567890
12. 1234567
13. Aa123456.
14. iloveyou
15. 1234
16. abc123
17. 111111
18. 123123
19. dubsmash
20. test
21. princess
22. qwertyuiop
23. sunshine
24. BvtTest123
25. 11111

Most Common Passwords of 2019 by National Cyber Security Centre

National Cyber Security Centre (UK) has compiled its own list of the most common passwords in 2019 from 100 million passwords leaked in data breaches from the year.

1. 123456
2. 123456789
3. qwerty
4. password
5. 111111
6. 12345678
7. abc123
8. 1234567
9. password1
10. 12345
11. 1234567890
12. 123123
13. 000000
14. iloveyou
15. 1234
16. 1q2w3e4r5t
17. qwertyuiop
18. 123
19. monkey
20. dragon
21. 123456a
22. 654321
23. 123321
24. 666666
25. 1qaz2wsx

Comparison of the Most Common Passwords from 2019 – All Research Sources

Rank	SplashData	NordPass	NCSC (UK)
1	123456	12345	123456
2	123456789	123456	123456789
3	qwerty	123456789	qwerty
4	password	test1	password
5	1234567	password	1111111
6	12345678	12345678	12345678
7	12345	zinch	abc123
8	iloveyou	g_czechout	1234567
9	111111	asdf	password1
10	123123	qwerty	12345
11	abc123	1234567890	1234567890
12	qwerty123	1234567	123123
13	1q2w3e4r	Aa123456.	000000
14	admin	iloveyou	Iloveyou
15	qwertyuiop	1234	1234
16	654321	abc123	1q2w3e4r5t
17	555555	111111	Qwertyuiop
18	lovely	123123	123
19	7777777	dubsmash	Monkey
20	welcome	test	Dragon
21	888888	princess	123456a
22	princess	qwertyuiop	654321
23	dragon	sunshine	123321
24	password1	BvtTest123	666666
25	123qwe	11111	1qaz2wsx
Rank	SplashData	NordPass	NCSC (UK)

Most Common Passwords of 2019 Observations

Other passwords besides the returning champs were “12345678,” “12345,” “qwerty,” “111111,” and “123123,” a signal that people think that keyboard patterns are clever, which of course, they are not. In an interesting turn of events, “password” has been knocked out of the top two spots for the first time in the list’s history.

“Invoking the name of the president or any other celebrity as your password is a dangerous decision, one that hackers will exploit and put you at substantial risk of having your identity stolen.”

Morgan Slain, SplashData CEO

Additional Sources:

• The worst passwords of 2019: Did yours make the list? by WeLiveSecurity

To compare against last year’s passwords, check out our previous Most Common Passwords of 2018 post.