Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Sham

Gender

Female

Origin

Unknown

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #3833, 8 births); most recent 2015 (rank #12008, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #4237, 33 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5099, 25 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–25
2024–15
2023–14
2022–11
2021–9
2020–13
2019–15
2018–33
2017–21
2016–16

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 2018 (rank #3955, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #1639, 18 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025–18
2024–8
2023–12
2022–7
2021–4
2020–8
2019–16
2018411
2017–16
2016–9

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 France

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #3084, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #1870, 17 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3214, 7 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–7
202274
2021–5
2020–17
2019–10
2018–8
2017–9
2016–9
2015–3
2014––

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

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #765, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
20203
2019–
20183
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #672, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20185
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