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Discover the Names Shaping America.

Explore real baby-name popularity across the United States. Full ranking pages are live for Texas, California, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, New Jersey, Virginia, Tennessee, Washington, Arizona and Indiana so far — the dataset behind them covers all 50 states and DC.

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Most popular girl name, 2025Olivia#1 in the US · 13,544 girls
Most popular boy name, 2025Liam#1 in the US · 20,818 boys
Fastest rising girl nameKlarityUp 1,379 places to #746 · 320 girls

See the fastest rising names of 2025

Real numbers, from official records

Every figure on this page comes from the same dataset — no estimates, no guesses.

6,725,428Name records in the data file
1910–2025Years covered
16 states liveFull Top 100 pages: Texas, California, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, New Jersey, Virginia, Tennessee, Washington, Arizona and Indiana
2025Latest data year, released May 2026

Explore Baby Names by State

Discover the most popular names in every corner of America.

16 states are live: Texas, California, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, New Jersey, Virginia, Tennessee, Washington, Arizona and Indiana. Choose a state on the map to see its status.

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Names on the Rise

The fastest-rising names of 2025, from real SSA counts. Only names given to at least 100 babies in 2025 qualify.

CaliaGirl

↑ 1,385 places

Rank #1339 in 2025, up from #2724 in 2024
113 babies in 2025

KlarityGirl

↑ 1,379 places

Rank #746 in 2025, up from #2125 in 2024
320 babies in 2025

RynleeGirl

↑ 1,291 places

Rank #741 in 2025, up from #2032 in 2024
326 babies in 2025

NaylaniGirl

↑ 932 places

Rank #918 in 2025, up from #1850 in 2024
237 babies in 2025

JaslynGirl

↑ 909 places

Rank #973 in 2025, up from #1882 in 2024
213 babies in 2025

ZaliyahGirl

↑ 864 places

Rank #1284 in 2025, up from #2148 in 2024
123 babies in 2025

See all the fastest rising names of 2025

Rising over five years

One fast year is not a trend. From 2020 to 2025, the biggest climbers for girls are Madisson (+2,049 places, to #319), Ailany (+1,869 places, to #14), Honey (+1,823 places, to #838), and for boys Akari (+1,744 places, to #543), Kayce (+1,521 places, to #375), Kasai (+1,447 places, to #631).

The 10 most popular girl and boy names in the United States in 2025, counted across the 50 states and District of Columbia.

Most popular girl names

  1. 1Olivia13,544 babies
  2. 2Charlotte13,400 babies
  3. 3Emma12,754 babies
  4. 4Amelia12,699 babies
  5. 5Sophia12,561 babies
  6. 6Mia11,078 babies
  7. 7Isabella10,666 babies
  8. 8Evelyn9,123 babies
  9. 9Sofia8,241 babies
  10. 10Eliana8,179 babies

Most popular boy names

  1. 1Liam20,818 babies
  2. 2Noah20,358 babies
  3. 3Oliver14,939 babies
  4. 4Theodore13,355 babies
  5. 5Henry12,020 babies
  6. 6James11,945 babies
  7. 7Elijah11,111 babies
  8. 8Mateo11,045 babies
  9. 9William10,545 babies
  10. 10Lucas10,219 babies

See the full Top 100 of 2025 · Top 500 · Top 1000 · 2024 · 2023

Popular Names by Decade

The top names of each decade, counted across the whole decade from the same SSA records.

Most popular girl names, 2020s

  1. 1Olivia95,853 babies in the 2020s
  2. 2Emma85,652 babies in the 2020s
  3. 3Charlotte78,055 babies in the 2020s
  4. 4Amelia76,108 babies in the 2020s
  5. 5Sophia74,758 babies in the 2020s

Most popular boy names, 2020s

  1. 1Liam124,842 babies in the 2020s
  2. 2Noah116,024 babies in the 2020s
  3. 3Oliver89,293 babies in the 2020s
  4. 4James72,523 babies in the 2020s
  5. 5Elijah72,049 babies in the 2020s

Most Popular by Region

The names leading each part of the country in 2025.

Northeast

Girls: Charlotte (2,341) · Sophia (2,257) · Olivia (2,211)

Boys: Noah (3,803) · Liam (3,558) · Theodore (2,435)

Midwest

Girls: Charlotte (3,154) · Amelia (2,593) · Sophia (2,430)

Boys: Oliver (3,721) · Theodore (3,642) · Liam (3,394)

South

Girls: Olivia (5,449) · Amelia (5,338) · Charlotte (5,298)

Boys: Liam (9,045) · Noah (8,524) · Oliver (5,575)

West

Girls: Olivia (3,461) · Sophia (3,097) · Emma (3,059)

Boys: Liam (4,821) · Noah (4,679) · Mateo (3,814)

Names Gaining Popularity

The names that gained the most babies in 2025 — not ranks, babies.

Girls gaining the most babies

  1. 1Ailany+4,523 babies
  2. 2Eliana+1,744 babies
  3. 3Valentina+900 babies

Boys gaining the most babies

  1. 1Eithan+2,048 babies
  2. 2Cooper+1,757 babies
  3. 3Theodore+1,286 babies

Names Losing Popularity

The names that lost the most babies in 2025.

Girls losing the most babies

  1. 1Olivia−1,228 babies
  2. 2Luna−1,096 babies
  3. 3Mia−1,071 babies

Boys losing the most babies

  1. 1Liam−1,434 babies
  2. 2Dylan−1,278 babies
  3. 3Aiden−1,205 babies

Most Consistent Names

20 girl names and 45 boy names have been in the national top 100 every year since 2000. Here they all are, with their 2025 rank and their best and worst rank since 2000.

Girls, always in the top 100 since 2000

  1. 1Oliviabest #1 · worst #16
  2. 3Emmabest #1 · worst #17
  3. 5Sophiabest #1 · worst #42
  4. 6Miabest #5 · worst #94
  5. 7Isabellabest #1 · worst #45
  6. 17Elizabethbest #9 · worst #17
  7. 23Chloebest #9 · worst #38
  8. 32Zoebest #29 · worst #82
  9. 34Emilybest #1 · worst #34
  10. 38Gracebest #13 · worst #40
  11. 40Madisonbest #2 · worst #46
  12. 41Abigailbest #4 · worst #41
  13. 54Victoriabest #19 · worst #54
  14. 57Hannahbest #2 · worst #57
  15. 58Leahbest #24 · worst #97
  16. 68Clairebest #40 · worst #98
  17. 88Autumnbest #64 · worst #94
  18. 89Nataliebest #13 · worst #89
  19. 90Sarahbest #5 · worst #96
  20. 96Carolinebest #55 · worst #99

Boys, always in the top 100 since 2000

  1. 2Noahbest #1 · worst #31
  2. 6Jamesbest #4 · worst #19
  3. 7Elijahbest #4 · worst #52
  4. 9Williambest #3 · worst #11
  5. 10Lucasbest #8 · worst #83
  6. 11Benjaminbest #6 · worst #27
  7. 15Jackbest #11 · worst #48
  8. 16Sebastianbest #13 · worst #96
  9. 18Samuelbest #17 · worst #28
  10. 21Michaelbest #2 · worst #21
  11. 22Danielbest #5 · worst #22
  12. 23Johnbest #14 · worst #28
  13. 24Ethanbest #2 · worst #26
  14. 25Julianbest #25 · worst #87
  15. 29Josephbest #6 · worst #32
  16. 30Alexanderbest #4 · worst #30
  17. 32Matthewbest #3 · worst #39
  18. 33Lukebest #28 · worst #59
  19. 34Thomasbest #33 · worst #63
  20. 35Davidbest #12 · worst #35
  21. 36Jacksonbest #14 · worst #72
  22. 37Gabrielbest #21 · worst #44
  23. 39Masonbest #2 · worst #64
  24. 41Dylanbest #19 · worst #44
  25. 43Jacobbest #1 · worst #43
  26. 46Anthonybest #7 · worst #46
  27. 47Isaacbest #28 · worst #53
  28. 48Charlesbest #46 · worst #64
  29. 53Loganbest #5 · worst #53
  30. 57Isaiahbest #39 · worst #58
  31. 59Calebbest #31 · worst #59
  32. 63Nathanbest #20 · worst #63
  33. 66Joshuabest #3 · worst #66
  34. 67Angelbest #32 · worst #76
  35. 68Christopherbest #5 · worst #68
  36. 73Andrewbest #5 · worst #73
  37. 74Adrianbest #56 · worst #78
  38. 76Cameronbest #31 · worst #76
  39. 80Aaronbest #41 · worst #80
  40. 83Ianbest #65 · worst #83
  41. 89Jonathanbest #19 · worst #89
  42. 91Robertbest #29 · worst #91
  43. 95Josebest #28 · worst #95
  44. 96Christianbest #21 · worst #96
  45. 99Ryanbest #12 · worst #99

Names Making a Comeback

Names that left the top 100 and came back — or arrived for the first time.

Arthur is back in the boys’ top 100 at #87 in 2025. It was last there in 1969 — 55 years ago. Nine other names joined the top 100 in 2025: Ailany (#14), Sienna (#94), Amara (#98), Juniper (#99) for girls, and Atlas (#75), Adriel (#84), Emiliano (#94), Eithan (#97), Archer (#98) for boys.

See all the comebacks, and the names climbing back · See all the new top 100 names of 2025

Most Unusual State Differences

Names that are loved in one state and barely used in another, in 2025. Spread is the gap between the name’s best and worst state rank.

Biggest state-rank spreads, 2025
NameBest stateWorst stateSpreadNational rank
BrantleyWest Virginia (#113)California (#1582)1,469#494
OaklynnWest Virginia (#8)California (#1323)1,315#153
FinneganNew Hampshire (#99)Texas (#1347)1,248#530
HattieNorth Dakota (#26)New York (#1235)1,209#334
MonroeUtah (#119)New York (#1312)1,193#464

Recently Discovered Names

379 names entered the national rankings for the first time in 2025. The most common ones:

  1. 1Zaielrank #1,293 · 100 babies · 9 states
  2. 2Jeslyrank #1,503 · 90 babies · 9 states
  3. 3Nisaiahrank #1,577 · 60 babies · 8 states
  4. 4Khamazirank #1,731 · 48 babies · 7 states
  5. 5Delijahrank #1,798 · 44 babies · 6 states

Discover Names

Collections built from the same 2025 data — each one leads to a full page.

Names Unique to Each State

Names given at least 5 times in one state in 2025 and fewer than 5 times anywhere else.

Texas only: Roel (33 boys) · Chizaram (14 girls)
California only: Armen (28 boys) · Ani (20 girls)
New York only: Mendel (74 boys) · Gitty (159 girls)

Names only popular in Texas California → New York →

Names Rising Quickly

The names climbing fastest in the national rankings in 2025.

Calia — up 1,385 places · Klarity — up 1,379 places · Kasai — up 1,073 places

Fastest rising names of 2025

Names Losing Popularity

The names falling fastest in the national rankings in 2025.

Aubrie — down 396 places · Karim — down 326 places · Lesly — down 334 places

Names falling in popularity

Compare Names

See where any name is more popular, state against state, with the real counts.

Mateo: Texas #3 (2,081 boys) · California #3 (2,239 boys)

Compare baby names by state

Names by Year

Browse the rankings year by year — the same Top 100 for every state and the whole country.

2025 · 2024 · 2023, for the US and all 16 live states

US Top 100, 2024 2023 →

Is Your Favorite Name More Popular in Texas or California?

Pick any name and two states — here is what the 2025 data says about Mateo.

Mateo ranks #3 in both Texas and California in 2025.

Texas

#3

2,081 boys named Mateo in 2025

California

#3

2,239 boys named Mateo in 2025

Rank #3 in Texas (2,081 boys, 1 in every 84) vs rank #3 in California (2,239 boys, 1 in every 78).

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How It Works

Three steps, real numbers at the end of each one.

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Search a Name

Type any name — suggestions show its real 2025 rank and count.

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Choose a State

Pick a state to see that name's rank and births there, or compare two states side by side.

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Explore Real Rankings

Browse the top 100, the fastest risers, and the names found only in that state.

How the data is counted →

Data Source & Trust

Every figure on this site comes from the U.S. Social Security Administration's baby-name records — the names given on Social Security card applications, a 100% sample of births. The latest data covers babies born in 2025, released in May 2026, and was checked on 8 November 2026. Coverage: all 50 states and DC. This site is not affiliated with the SSA.

How the data is counted

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names data, births in 2025, released May 2026. Data checked 8 November 2026. ssa.gov baby names.