Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Ness

Gender

Male

Origin

English
From the headland
Scottish

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Nature

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #6344, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8910, 8 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #10917, 8 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202588
20245–
202310–
20229–
20215–
202010–
20195–
201813–
20178–
20167–

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 France

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #3330, 6 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3645, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #577, 74 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2413, 11 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023511
2022331
2021–33
2020–47
2019546
2018623
2017419
2016316
2015521
2014–19

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence