Baby name reports

Analysis built directly from US Social Security baby name records. Every number links back to a name page with its full history, and the methodology explains how each figure is made. You are welcome to cite these pages or download the name statistics as CSV.

• Baby names in 2024: risers, fallers and newcomersWhich names climbed, which dropped, and which entered or left the top 1,000.
• The most unisex baby names in 2024Names given to boys and girls in close to equal numbers, and the most popular names used for both.
• Names that switched from boys to girls (and back)Ashley, Leslie, Avery and others: when each name crossed the line, measured year by year.
• Popular names by yearThe top 100 boy and girl names for every year since 1880.
• Popular names by stateThe top names in each state, and the names far more common there than nationally.

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.