Name Legacy About the data

US baby names · 1880–2025 · all 50 states + DC

Track name popularity
over time.

Births and rankings for every name the Social Security Administration has recorded, nationally and by state.

Rising fastest in 2025: Ailany Eithan Cooper Eliana

United States · 2025

The top 10 right now

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#GirlsSince 2000BirthsMove
1Olivia13,544– 2Charlotte13,400▲2 3Emma12,754▼1 4Amelia12,699▼1 5Sophia12,561▲1 6Mia11,078▼1 7Isabella10,666– 8Evelyn9,123– 9Sofia8,252▲1 10Eliana8,191▲8
#BoysSince 2000BirthsMove
1Liam20,818– 2Noah20,358– 3Oliver14,939– 4Theodore13,355– 5Henry12,020▲1 6James11,945▼1 7Elijah11,111▲1 8Mateo11,045▼1 9William10,545▲1 10Lucas10,219▼1

What moved in 2025

All risers and fallers
Biggest girl riserAilany+4,5302,606 → 7,136 births · #101 → #14 Biggest boy riserEithan+2,0371,599 → 3,636 births · #226 → #97 Biggest girl fallerOlivia−1,228Still #1 · 14,772 → 13,544 births Biggest boy fallerLiam−1,434Still #1 · 22,252 → 20,818 births

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