Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Southern

Gender

Male

Origin

English
from the south

Pronunciation

so(u)-the-rn

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #7194, 11 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #8398, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #11932, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025117
2024911
2023108
2022–10
202168
2020712
201988
201858
2017–10
2016–6

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