Name Popularity and Statistics
Explore U.S. first-name popularity through annual rankings, recorded birth counts, state differences, historical movement, peak years, comparisons, and exact-spelling calculators.
First National Year on Record1880
Most Recent Year on Record2025
State Rankings AvailableYes
Popular Names in 2025Browse the latest national girl and boy rankings.
Popular Names by StateCompare state rankings and historical years.
Name TrendsExplore rising, falling, comeback, faded, and peak-year names.
Name Popularity CalculatorCheck total recorded births, best rank, peak year, and latest result.
Compare Two NamesView ranks and recorded births across matching years.
Birth-Year RankingFind a name’s rank in a selected year.
Rank versus birth count
Rank describes relative position within a year and category. Birth count shows how many babies were recorded with that exact spelling.
Exact spellings stay separate
Variants such as Sofia and Sophia have separate records. Combining them would answer a different question from the official ranking.
State and national results differ
A name can rank much higher in one state than nationally, and state files omit counts below five.