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Eight of the top ten names end with the first letter of the alphabet: Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Sophia, Mia, Isabella, Ava and Luna. The two exceptions are Charlotte (No. 3) and Evelyn (No. 9).
The 2024 most popular baby names have been revealed exclusively to PEOPLE. See which name celebrates its 8th year at number one, and which name made the list twice!
Barack has never appeared in the top 1,000 names, and the popularity of the name of Obama’s predecessor, President George W. Bush, dropped slightly during his eight-year presidency, from No. 130 ...
Emrys debuted on BabyCenter's top 1,000 boys' names soaring to spot no. 954, while other boy names starting with E, such as Emir, Enrique, Edgar, and Eliel, shot up on the rankings.
Halo, which was the fourth fastest-growing boys name of 2024, has appeared in the top 1,000 names for girls every year since since 2019, but has never previously appeared among the top 1,000 names ...
SSA celebrates Mother's Day annually by announcing the top 1,000 names in the previous year. In 2024, Olivia and Liam once again earned the #1 spot on the list, and Emma and Noah remained at #2.
In May 2025, the Social Security Administration (SSA) unveiled its eagerly awaited list of the top 100 baby boy baby names for 2024, based on birth certificates from across the United States. For ...
Maverick entered Nameberry’s list of the most popular 1,000 names in 1994, according to Satran. It climbed to 511 in 2008 (the year the late maverick John McCain ran for president) and now ...
Every year, the Social Security Administration compiles and releases its list of 2024's most popular 1,000 baby names to see which names increased the most in popularity. The girls' name, Ailany, ...
Barack has never appeared in the top 1,000 names, and the popularity of the name of President Obama's predecessor, President George W. Bush, dropped slightly during his eight-year presidency, from ...
Among the names that took large leaps up the list were Archie, Kobe and variations of Gianna, the name of Kobe Bryant’s daughter. In 2020, the top 1000 names accounted for 77% of boys and 67% of ...