Most popular baby names in the United States — 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in the United States were Olivia, Charlotte, and Emma for girls and Liam, Noah, and Oliver for boys, ranked by U.S. birth records. Browse the full top 100 for each, see which names climbed and fell the fastest, and compare how the rankings shift from state to state.

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Biggest baby name trends in the top 100, 2024–2025

Which names rose and fell the most between 2024 and 2025 in the United States.

Gender
Year
Years back

Biggest rank gains

  1. Ailany #101 → #14 ▲ 87
  2. Sienna #139 → #94 ▲ 45
  3. Amara #121 → #98 ▲ 23
  4. Eloise #64 → #49 ▲ 15
  5. Clara #78 → #63 ▲ 15
  6. Lucia #98 → #83 ▲ 15
  7. Millie #86 → #73 ▲ 13
  8. Valentina #47 → #35 ▲ 12
  9. Melody #91 → #79 ▲ 12
  10. Georgia #110 → #99 ▲ 11

Biggest rank drops

  1. Athena #90 → #109 ▼ 19
  2. Addison #68 → #84 ▼ 16
  3. Natalie #73 → #89 ▼ 16
  4. Luna #13 → #27 ▼ 14
  5. Maria #74 → #87 ▼ 13
  6. Anna #94 → #107 ▼ 13
  7. Maya #51 → #62 ▼ 11
  8. Genesis #55 → #66 ▼ 11
  9. Jade #84 → #95 ▼ 11
  10. Gianna #23 → #33 ▼ 10

Biggest count gains

  1. Ailany +174.9% +4,540
  2. Eliana +27.5% +1,768
  3. Valentina +20.6% +916
  4. Charlotte +6.8% +848
  5. Eloise +23.9% +821
  6. Lucy +14.5% +780
  7. Isla +12.0% +645
  8. Iris +19.4% +605
  9. Lainey +11.5% +591
  10. Lily +9.5% +580

Biggest count drops

  1. Olivia -8.0% -1,174
  2. Luna -14.8% -1,059
  3. Mia -8.5% -1,035
  4. Camila -13.4% -1,017
  5. Ava -10.7% -930
  6. Emma -5.4% -731
  7. Mila -12.4% -676
  8. Harper -7.8% -578
  9. Abigail -10.1% -558
  10. Maya -12.0% -508

Girl names new to the top 100 in 2025

Ailany #101 → #14Sienna #139 → #94Amara #121 → #98Georgia #110 → #99Juniper #111 → #100

Girl names that fell out of the top 100 in 2025

Athena #90 → #109Aaliyah #93 → #101Anna #94 → #107Allison #99 → #103Hailey #100 → #104