Names Making a Comeback
Names that returned strongly after ranking much lower about two decades earlier.
Earlier Comparison Year2005
Most Recent Year on Record2025
Names Shown120
Names Making a Comeback from 2005 to 2025
| Name | Category | 2005 rank | 2025 rank | Movement | 2025 births |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iyla | Girls | #16,462 | #525 | Up 15,937 | 572 |
| Sevyn | Girls | #16,462 | #574 | Up 15,888 | 518 |
| Lennox | Girls | #16,462 | #716 | Up 15,746 | 392 |
| Khalani | Girls | #16,462 | #904 | Up 15,558 | 293 |
| Birdie | Girls | #14,502 | #670 | Up 13,832 | 422 |
| Lakelynn | Girls | #13,010 | #498 | Up 12,512 | 596 |
| Kailany | Girls | #13,010 | #581 | Up 12,429 | 511 |
| Indy | Girls | #13,010 | #768 | Up 12,242 | 353 |
| Naylani | Girls | #13,010 | #895 | Up 12,115 | 296 |
| Elara | Girls | #13,010 | #941 | Up 12,069 | 275 |
| Oakleigh | Girls | #11,834 | #666 | Up 11,168 | 423 |
| Lettie | Girls | #11,834 | #756 | Up 11,078 | 358 |
| Sevyn | Boys | #11,472 | #695 | Up 10,777 | 390 |
| Navy | Girls | #10,921 | #327 | Up 10,594 | 935 |
| Jaylani | Girls | #10,921 | #470 | Up 10,451 | 654 |
| Xyla | Girls | #10,921 | #760 | Up 10,161 | 356 |
| Everly | Girls | #10,128 | #91 | Up 10,037 | 2,695 |
| Ayra | Girls | #10,921 | #939 | Up 9,982 | 276 |
| Amiri | Girls | #10,921 | #964 | Up 9,957 | 266 |
| Aitana | Girls | #10,128 | #211 | Up 9,917 | 1,435 |
| Palmer | Girls | #10,128 | #232 | Up 9,896 | 1,330 |
| Ledger | Boys | #10,151 | #553 | Up 9,598 | 541 |
| Kylian | Boys | #10,151 | #622 | Up 9,529 | 448 |
| Wylder | Boys | #10,151 | #669 | Up 9,482 | 407 |
| Lakelyn | Girls | #10,128 | #673 | Up 9,455 | 421 |
| Royalty | Girls | #10,128 | #782 | Up 9,346 | 347 |
| Koah | Boys | #10,151 | #912 | Up 9,239 | 260 |
| Wesson | Boys | #10,151 | #917 | Up 9,234 | 257 |
| Kreed | Boys | #10,151 | #935 | Up 9,216 | 251 |
| Harlow | Girls | #9,452 | #309 | Up 9,143 | 981 |
| Karter | Girls | #10,128 | #987 | Up 9,141 | 256 |
| Oaklee | Girls | #9,452 | #535 | Up 8,917 | 565 |
| Elouise | Girls | #9,452 | #788 | Up 8,664 | 344 |
| Akari | Boys | #9,115 | #542 | Up 8,573 | 554 |
| Sunday | Girls | #9,452 | #946 | Up 8,506 | 273 |
| Mavis | Girls | #8,883 | #560 | Up 8,323 | 537 |
| Azari | Girls | #8,883 | #766 | Up 8,117 | 354 |
| Liora | Girls | #8,883 | #898 | Up 7,985 | 295 |
| Kaizen | Boys | #8,299 | #364 | Up 7,935 | 895 |
| Aylani | Girls | #7,891 | #293 | Up 7,598 | 1,043 |
| Ensley | Girls | #8,330 | #844 | Up 7,486 | 322 |
| Kolson | Boys | #8,299 | #883 | Up 7,416 | 269 |
| Halo | Girls | #7,891 | #612 | Up 7,279 | 477 |
| Jasai | Boys | #7,640 | #439 | Up 7,201 | 719 |
| Kiyomi | Girls | #7,891 | #764 | Up 7,127 | 355 |
| Freyja | Girls | #7,891 | #770 | Up 7,121 | 352 |
| Krew | Boys | #7,640 | #599 | Up 7,041 | 476 |
| Tilly | Girls | #7,891 | #884 | Up 7,007 | 302 |
| Miller | Girls | #7,500 | #571 | Up 6,929 | 528 |
| Brixton | Boys | #7,640 | #744 | Up 6,896 | 349 |
| Colbie | Girls | #7,500 | #881 | Up 6,619 | 303 |
| Cillian | Boys | #7,096 | #507 | Up 6,589 | 595 |
| Winona | Girls | #7,138 | #627 | Up 6,511 | 466 |
| Eziah | Boys | #7,096 | #610 | Up 6,486 | 465 |
| Kasai | Boys | #7,096 | #639 | Up 6,457 | 437 |
| Brynleigh | Girls | #7,138 | #807 | Up 6,331 | 338 |
| Kaisen | Boys | #7,096 | #800 | Up 6,296 | 311 |
| Bear | Boys | #7,096 | #853 | Up 6,243 | 286 |
| Alaiya | Girls | #6,820 | #792 | Up 6,028 | 343 |
| Marlowe | Girls | #6,528 | #523 | Up 6,005 | 575 |
| Saint | Boys | #6,226 | #267 | Up 5,959 | 1,286 |
| Lyanna | Girls | #6,820 | #877 | Up 5,943 | 305 |
| Azaiah | Boys | #6,634 | #749 | Up 5,885 | 346 |
| Crue | Boys | #6,634 | #797 | Up 5,837 | 314 |
| Adley | Girls | #6,528 | #805 | Up 5,723 | 339 |
| Lottie | Girls | #6,245 | #527 | Up 5,718 | 570 |
| Paislee | Girls | #6,245 | #666 | Up 5,579 | 423 |
| Huxley | Boys | #6,226 | #736 | Up 5,490 | 357 |
| Lian | Boys | #5,875 | #428 | Up 5,447 | 752 |
| Romi | Girls | #6,245 | #817 | Up 5,428 | 333 |
| Colsen | Boys | #5,875 | #566 | Up 5,309 | 523 |
| Rowyn | Girls | #5,999 | #694 | Up 5,305 | 407 |
| Rhodes | Boys | #5,875 | #575 | Up 5,300 | 511 |
| Zyla | Girls | #6,245 | #950 | Up 5,295 | 271 |
| Lennon | Girls | #5,437 | #214 | Up 5,223 | 1,421 |
| Kyaire | Boys | #5,578 | #367 | Up 5,211 | 878 |
| Bellamy | Girls | #5,999 | #797 | Up 5,202 | 341 |
| Mylo | Boys | #5,875 | #736 | Up 5,139 | 357 |
| Legacy | Girls | #5,800 | #662 | Up 5,138 | 429 |
| Caspian | Boys | #5,578 | #491 | Up 5,087 | 614 |
| Jovie | Girls | #5,600 | #520 | Up 5,080 | 576 |
| Brewer | Boys | #5,875 | #804 | Up 5,071 | 310 |
| Evren | Boys | #5,875 | #857 | Up 5,018 | 284 |
| Kolter | Boys | #5,578 | #599 | Up 4,979 | 476 |
| Emberly | Girls | #5,600 | #688 | Up 4,912 | 411 |
| Ozias | Boys | #5,578 | #707 | Up 4,871 | 381 |
| Alaia | Girls | #4,958 | #117 | Up 4,841 | 2,318 |
| Neriah | Girls | #5,600 | #760 | Up 4,840 | 356 |
| Izael | Boys | #5,578 | #767 | Up 4,811 | 336 |
| Indie | Girls | #5,437 | #632 | Up 4,805 | 459 |
| Monroe | Girls | #5,266 | #467 | Up 4,799 | 658 |
| Raylan | Boys | #5,578 | #800 | Up 4,778 | 311 |
| Atlas | Boys | #4,824 | #75 | Up 4,749 | 4,413 |
| Eliam | Boys | #5,034 | #313 | Up 4,721 | 1,085 |
| Vihaan | Boys | #5,578 | #910 | Up 4,668 | 261 |
| Reign | Girls | #5,113 | #451 | Up 4,662 | 682 |
| Miley | Girls | #4,958 | #338 | Up 4,620 | 900 |
| Alara | Girls | #5,266 | #652 | Up 4,614 | 441 |
| Aurelius | Boys | #5,578 | #991 | Up 4,587 | 230 |
| Baylor | Girls | #5,266 | #694 | Up 4,572 | 407 |
| Ailany | Girls | #4,581 | #14 | Up 4,567 | 7,136 |
| Ander | Boys | #5,278 | #728 | Up 4,550 | 365 |
| Bristol | Girls | #5,266 | #728 | Up 4,538 | 382 |
| Eliora | Girls | #5,437 | #914 | Up 4,523 | 287 |
| Emberlynn | Girls | #5,437 | #928 | Up 4,509 | 281 |
| Asaiah | Boys | #5,278 | #773 | Up 4,505 | 331 |
| Goldie | Girls | #5,113 | #621 | Up 4,492 | 469 |
| Kyrie | Boys | #4,631 | #244 | Up 4,387 | 1,416 |
| Laylani | Girls | #5,113 | #768 | Up 4,345 | 353 |
| Westyn | Boys | #5,034 | #723 | Up 4,311 | 371 |
| Etta | Girls | #5,113 | #928 | Up 4,185 | 281 |
| Leylani | Girls | #5,113 | #970 | Up 4,143 | 263 |
| Henley | Girls | #5,113 | #1,000 | Up 4,113 | 252 |
| Briar | Girls | #4,487 | #400 | Up 4,087 | 778 |
| Journi | Girls | #4,828 | #785 | Up 4,043 | 345 |
| Kenzo | Boys | #4,631 | #628 | Up 4,003 | 445 |
| Azrael | Boys | #4,631 | #656 | Up 3,975 | 421 |
| Onyx | Boys | #4,326 | #365 | Up 3,961 | 881 |
| Kashton | Boys | #4,326 | #400 | Up 3,926 | 797 |
| Nael | Boys | #4,824 | #903 | Up 3,921 | 263 |
How to read this list
Comeback names often combine renewed cultural interest with a familiar sound, but this page reports only the measured ranking change. Rankings compare names within the same SSA sex category and year. Spelling variants remain separate names, and a large movement from a low rank may represent fewer births than a small movement near the top.