For every name climbing the charts, others slip. Comparing the SSA’s 2024 and 2025 national lists, here are the names that fell the most while remaining inside the top 100.
Fastest-falling boy names (top 100)
| Name | 2024 -> 2025 | Positions dropped |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | #77 -> #96 | -19 |
| Kai | #76 -> #93 | -17 |
| Aiden | #47 -> #62 | -15 |
| Dylan | #28 -> #41 | -13 |
| Maverick | #36 -> #49 | -13 |
| Ryan | #87 -> #99 | -12 |
Several 2000s-era favorites (Aiden, Dylan, Ryan) continue a long, gradual cooldown.
Fastest-falling girl names (top 100)
| Name | 2024 -> 2025 | Positions dropped |
|---|---|---|
| Addison | #68 -> #84 | -16 |
| Natalie | #73 -> #89 | -16 |
| Luna | #13 -> #27 | -14 |
| Maria | #74 -> #87 | -13 |
| Maya | #51 -> #62 | -11 |
| Genesis | #55 -> #66 | -11 |
Luna’s 14-place slide is notable because it was a recent top-15 name; it remains very common at #27.
What a falling rank does (and doesn’t) mean
Rank is relative. A name can fall simply because others rose faster, even if its own birth count barely changed. Names also dip and recover - a single year’s drop is not a death sentence.
See the full fastest-falling ranking and its mirror, the fastest-rising names. For each name’s full trajectory, browse names A-Z.
Sources: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data 2024-2025, public domain).