Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

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Gender

Male

Origin

English
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #524, 373 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6143, 14 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1995 (rank #689, 308 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10107, 9 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025149
2024615
20232728
20224319
20213436
20202825
20193924
20183731
20173232
20161823

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #981, 31 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1153, 25 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #1649, 18 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2137, 13 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20252513
20243116
20231114
20222214
20212210
202097
20192512
20181818
20171613
20162815

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #93, 63 births); most recent 2004 (rank #506, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #101, 58 births); most recent 1993 (rank #201, 20 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoysGirls
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence