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NameTrender
What's Hot and What's Not
NameTrender shows how the top 1000 baby names have changed in popularity over the last 110 years in the United States. Data is provided by the Social Security Administration. Some trends are obvious, some unexpected, some laughable and others interesting.
Trendy Baby Names: New to the top 100
Baby names that rocketed up in popularity in the last decade. These are names that didn't even break the top 1000 a decade ago but are now suddenly popular. Yuppie names? Blame it on Sex in the City? Reality TV shows?
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1. Ayden 2. Cayden 3. Jaiden 4. Landen 5. Kayden |
6. Kaiden 7. Xander 8. Rylan 9. Aden 10. Maddox |
1. Nevaeh 2. Serenity 3. Camila 4. Amaya 5. Jayden |
6. Keira 7. Bella 8. Laila 9. Reese 10. Aniyah |
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Baby Names Surging in Popularity
Baby names with the largest increase in popularity from the 1990's to the 2000's. These names broke into the top 50 after a quick surge in popularity. Ordered by change in rank (delta rank).
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1. Jackson 2. Elijah 3. Mason 4. Isaiah 5. Angel |
6. Jack 7. Isaac 8. Ethan 9. Noah 10. Luke |
1. Ella 2. Ava 3. Lily 4. Mia 5. Isabella |
6. Sophia 7. Makayla 8. Chloe 9. Hailey 10. Kaylee |
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Baby Names Dropping in Popularity
Baby names that are rapidly falling in popularity. These are baby names from the top 50 a decade ago that have dropped the most in popularity. Ordered by change in rank (delta rank).
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1. Stephen 2. Jeremy 3. Mark 4. Cody 5. Patrick |
6. Jesse 7. Richard 8. Steven 9. Timothy 10. Eric |
1. Brittany 2. Heather 3. Chelsea 4. Tiffany 5. Kelsey |
6. Courtney 7. Laura 8. Christina 9. Melissa 10. Danielle |
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Classic Baby Names
These names have stood the test of time. They have always been in the top 50. You can play it safe with these names and rest assured that your kid won't get teased on the playground.
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1. James 2. John 3. William 4. Robert 5. Joseph |
6. David 7. Thomas 8. Michael 9. Charles 10. Richard |
1. Elizabeth 2. Mary 3. Anna 4. Sarah 5. Margaret |
6. Catherine 7. Katherine 8. Laura 9. Kathryn 10. Maria |
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"Old School" Names
Baby names that were popular in your Grandma's heyday. They were in the top 50 in 1900 but have not even appeared in the top 1000 for 3 decades.
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1. Sal 2. Gearld 3. Reno 4. Burnell 5. Torrance |
6. Durwood 7. Arvin 8. Arne 9. Levon 10. Arvil |
1. Catina 2. Florence 3. Mildred 4. Ethel 5. Darci |
6. Bessie 7. Kizzy 8. Sommer 9. Gertrude 10. Elayne |
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Predictions: Will be MORE popular coming years
These baby names have been in the top 1000 for the past 3 decades but are steadily increasing in popularity. Ordered by change in rank from 1980 to present.
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1. Hayden 2. Cooper 3. Brody 4. Liam 5. Carter |
6. Ashton 7. Cristian 8. Carson 9. Jackson 10. Sebastian |
1. Arianna 2. Ashlyn 3. Valeria 4. Zoe 5. Sophie |
6. Jada 7. Gabriella 8. Mckenzie 9. Giselle 10. Alexia |
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Predictions: Will be LESS popular coming years
These baby names were in the top 100 3 decades ago but are steadily losing popularity. Ordered by change in rank from 1980 to present.
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1. Todd 2. Craig 3. Brent 4. Chad 5. Douglas |
6. Cory 7. Gary 8. Larry 9. Philip 10. Donald |
1. Stacey 2. Carrie 3. Brandi 4. Brandy 5. Stacy |
6. Susan 7. Kristin 8. Lisa 9. Krystal 10. Whitney |
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Fading Baby Names
Baby names that have dropped out of the top 1000 only in the last 30 years. Before that they were always in the top 1000. They could be on their way out. RIP.
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1. Bob 2. Thad 3. Bert 4. Boyd 5. Doyle |
6. Garth 7. Garland 8. Elbert 9. Homer 10. Wilbur |
1. Phyllis 2. Mona 3. Lois 4. Mildred 5. Ida |
6. Gwen 7. Ursula 8. Gayle 9. Kay 10. Bernice |
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Zombie Names
Baby names that have reappeared after decades of dormancy. They were Popular before 1930 but then dropped out of the top 1000 for decades only to reappear in the 1990's. Ordered by present rank.
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1. Hayden 2. Hudson 3. Reese 4. Addison 5. Zack |
6. Turner 7. Vincenzo |
1. Savannah 2. Ellie 3. Bella 4. Madalyn 5. Macie |
6. Lilian 7. Lexie 8. Nathalie 9. Mariam 10. Luna |
Popularity Rank 2000 to 2008
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1. Jacob 2. Michael 3. Joshua 4. Matthew 5. Christopher |
1. Emily 2. Madison 3. Emma 4. Hannah 5. Olivia |
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Popularity Rank 1990's
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1. Michael 2. Christopher 3. Matthew 4. Joshua 5. Jacob |
1. Jessica 2. Ashley 3. Emily 4. Sarah 5. Samantha |
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Popularity Rank 1980's
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1. Michael 2. Christopher 3. Matthew 4. Joshua 5. David |
1. Jessica 2. Jennifer 3. Amanda 4. Ashley 5. Sarah |
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Popularity Rank 1970's
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1. Michael 2. Christopher 3. Jason 4. David 5. James |
1. Jennifer 2. Amy 3. Melissa 4. Michelle 5. Kimberly |
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Popularity Rank 1960's
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1. Michael 2. David 3. John 4. James 5. Robert |
1. Lisa 2. Mary 3. Susan 4. Karen 5. Kimberly |
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Popularity Rank 1950's
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1. James 2. Michael 3. Robert 4. John 5. David |
1. Mary 2. Linda 3. Patricia 4. Susan 5. Deborah |
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Popularity Rank 1940's
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1. James 2. Robert 3. John 4. William 5. Richard |
1. Mary 2. Linda 3. Barbara 4. Patricia 5. Carol |
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Popularity Rank 1930's
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1. Robert 2. James 3. John 4. William 5. Richard |
1. Mary 2. Betty 3. Barbara 4. Shirley 5. Patricia |
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Popularity Rank 1920's
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1. Robert 2. John 3. James 4. William 5. Charles |
1. Mary 2. Dorothy 3. Helen 4. Betty 5. Margaret |
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