Name lookup: how popular is a name?
Type a first name to see how many babies were given it each year since 1880, its rank in 2025, how many people with it are alive today and the 2020 Census count. SSA has recorded 105,948 first names since 1880.
Lookups read the SSA national and state files, published May 8, 2026, and the Census Bureau’s first names in the 2020 Census; ages use SSA’s cohort life tables.
What does a rank mean in births?
In 2025 the most given girls’ name, Olivia, went to 13,544 babies and the most given boys’ name, Liam, to 20,818; the names ranked #1,000 went to 252 girls (Harmoni) and 227 boys (Langston). Below the top 1,000 a rank moves a long way for a few births.
| Rank, 2025 | Girls’ name | Girls born | Boys’ name | Boys born |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Olivia | 13,544 | Liam | 20,818 |
| #10 | Eliana | 8,191 | Lucas | 10,219 |
| #25 | Lucy | 6,176 | Julian | 7,603 |
| #50 | Sadie | 4,168 | Thiago | 5,835 |
| #100 | Juniper | 2,618 | Myles | 3,511 |
| #250 | Rachel | 1,225 | Lane | 1,383 |
| #500 | Bianca | 594 | Royce | 606 |
| #750 | Karina | 363 | Forest | 344 |
| #1,000 | Harmoni | 252 | Langston | 227 |
Ranks and births: SSA national file, 2025, girls’ and boys’ names ranked separately.
What the lookup answers
- How popular is it now?Its rank among girls’ or boys’ names in 2025 and how the rank moved since 2015 (Liam, for example).
- How common has it been?Every baby given the name since 1880, by year and sex, and its peak (Olivia, for example).
- How many people have it, and how old are they?The people alive with the name by age, beside the 2020 Census count.
- What do a year’s ranks look like?The top 1,000 girls’ and boys’ names of 2025 with their births.