Name Trends and Historical Changes
Explore measurable changes in U.S. name popularity, including names rising quickly, declining, returning after a quieter period, fading from recent rankings, and reaching historical peaks.
Fastest-Rising Names
Compare matching names across two imported years and find the largest improvements in national rank.
Fastest-Falling Names
See which names experienced the largest numerical declines while keeping birth counts visible for context.
Names Making a Comeback
Find names that returned to stronger rankings after sitting much lower roughly two decades earlier.
Names That Have Faded
Review names that once ranked prominently but now appear much lower or are absent from the public file.
Name Popularity Peak Years
Discover the best recorded national rank and associated peak year for established names.
Current data coverage
The live lists currently compare imported records through 2025. Every trend is calculated separately within the SSA female or male source category, and spelling variants remain separate records.
Read movement carefully
- A lower rank number means greater popularity.
- Rank movement should be compared across the same years and source category.
- Birth counts provide important context because the size of the naming population changes.
- Names missing from a public file may still have been used fewer than five times.