Baby name rankings
Insight rankings built from real SSA birth counts.
These rankings cut the U.S. Social Security Administration baby-name data several ways: all-time most popular (most births since 1880), the fastest-rising and fastest-falling names of 2025, the most balanced gender-neutral names, and comeback names that fell out of favour decades ago and are popular again. Every ranking is derived only from real SSA birth counts - nothing is estimated.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names. Data as of SSA national data through 2025, state data through 2025, retrieved June 2026.
Names given to the most babies since 1880.
Fastest-rising namesBiggest rank gains in 2025.
Fastest-falling namesBiggest rank drops in 2025.
Gender-neutral namesNames used for both boys and girls.
Comeback namesOut of favour decades ago, popular again now.
Top 100 of 2025This year's full leaderboard.
Frequently asked questions
What rankings can I see here?
We rank US baby names several ways from SSA data: all-time most popular (by total births since 1880), the fastest-rising and fastest-falling names of 2025, the most balanced gender-neutral names, and "comeback" names that were out of favour decades ago but are popular again. Each is based purely on real SSA birth counts.
Source
U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names. SSA national data through 2025, state data through 2025, retrieved June 2026. Public domain. See our methodology.
Last updated: 2026-06-22