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SSA baby-name data

Baby Names Popularity

Explore how popular baby names changed across the United States or in a specific state. Compare the latest available year with any earlier year.

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Comparing 2024 with 2023

38,119 names

Name	Sex	2024 rank	2024 births	2023 rank	2023 births	Birth difference	Birth change	Rank change
Nathan	Boy	#62	5,010	#59	5,066	-56	-1.1%	-3
Grace	Girl	#40	5,002	#39	4,904	+98	+2.0%	-1
Angel	Boy	#63	4,964	#63	4,890	+74	+1.5%	+0
Nolan	Boy	#64	4,888	#57	5,123	-235	-4.6%	-7
Waylon	Boy	#65	4,878	#62	4,894	-16	-0.3%	-3
Cameron	Boy	#66	4,817	#58	5,085	-268	-5.3%	-8
Brooks	Boy	#67	4,793	#73	4,483	+310	+6.9%	+6
Andrew	Boy	#68	4,772	#65	4,804	-32	-0.7%	-3
Beau	Boy	#69	4,694	#80	4,098	+596	+14.5%	+11
Weston	Boy	#70	4,660	#75	4,372	+288	+6.6%	+5
Willow	Girl	#41	4,653	#41	4,761	-108	-2.3%	+0
Rowan	Boy	#71	4,647	#76	4,210	+437	+10.4%	+5
Riley	Girl	#42	4,644	#43	4,637	+7	+0.2%	+1
Emilia	Girl	#43	4,634	#42	4,684	-50	-1.1%	-1
Adrian	Boy	#72	4,617	#67	4,662	-45	-1.0%	-5
Naomi	Girl	#44	4,605	#44	4,494	+111	+2.5%	+0
Elena	Girl	#45	4,567	#47	4,276	+291	+6.8%	+2
Lincoln	Boy	#73	4,567	#64	4,863	-296	-6.1%	-9
Madison	Girl	#46	4,563	#37	5,174	-611	-11.8%	-9
Enzo	Boy	#74	4,548	#90	3,808	+740	+19.4%	+16

Birth counts come from U.S. Social Security Administration data. The SSA omits names recorded fewer than five times in a geographic area. “All states” uses the national dataset rather than adding state totals.

Data refreshed August 26, 2026.

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