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Echo

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
Greek
Sound; Echo was a mythological nymph who faded away until only her voice was left.

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Greek/Roman Mythology
  • Green
  • Nature

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Echo

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #2466, 56 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2798, 45 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1984 (rank #845, 182 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2326, 78 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20254578
202432120
202332136
202256128
202138152
202035123
20192395
20182198
20172472
201615102

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 2022 (rank #3447, 5 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4209, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #2927, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4866, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
202544
202436
2023–8
202253
202148
2020–7
2019––
2018–6
2017––
2016–6

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 British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #665, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
20215
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence