Is Echo a boy or girl name?
Echo is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 120 girls and 32 boys were named Echo, so 78.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 92.9% of the 5,115 US babies named Echo were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,529
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,693
- Babies named Echo since 1888
- 5,115
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 190 babies
Boys and girls named Echo, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 24 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 128 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 125 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 35 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 78 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 129 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 149 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 397 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 993 | 100% |
| 1990s | 5 | 600 | 99.2% |
| 2000s | 14 | 557 | 97.5% |
| 2010s | 153 | 841 | 84.6% |
| 2020s | 193 | 659 | 77.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32 | #3,529 | 120 | #1,693 |
| 2023 | 32 | #3,578 | 136 | #1,558 |
| 2022 | 56 | #2,475 | 128 | #1,650 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3,135 | 152 | #1,421 |
| 2020 | 35 | #3,219 | 123 | #1,666 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,373 | 95 | #2,017 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,644 | 98 | #2,000 |
| 2017 | 24 | #4,254 | 72 | #2,487 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,859 | 102 | #1,962 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,426 | 113 | #1,832 |
| 2014 | 14 | #6,083 | 89 | #2,145 |
| 2013 | 14 | #6,000 | 66 | #2,668 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,711 | 72 | #2,521 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,340 | 69 | #2,599 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,135 | 65 | #2,734 |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,399 | 56 | #3,058 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,226 | 53 | #3,169 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,724 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,477 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,282 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,720 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,777 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,903 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,778 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,288 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,374 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,017 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,314 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,413 | 45 | #2,729 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,430 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,268 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,360 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,226 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,022 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,995 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,811 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,514 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,779 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,316 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,207 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 182 | #846 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 181 | #845 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,813 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,815 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,738 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,547 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,029 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,795 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,145 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,786 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,226 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,523 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,146 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,943 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,465 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,603 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,211 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,388 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,078 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,591 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,414 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,220 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,072 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,082 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,020 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,487 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,136 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,761 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,854 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,130 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,372 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,968 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,709 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,507 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,051 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,626 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,088 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,772 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,734 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,097 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,666 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,291 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,211 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,505 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,374 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,449 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,668 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,505 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,468 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,531 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,363 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,044 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,568 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,437 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,196 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,849 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,817 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,096 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,869 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,134 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,347 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,705 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,748 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,479 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,067 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,022 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,692 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,664 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,538 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,793 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,867 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,749 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,621 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,661 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,265 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,112 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,510 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,339 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Echo reached #2,475 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #845 in 1983. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.