What changed in the latest release?
Social Security's annual tables let families compare movement over time without turning a forecast into a fact. A rise of a few ranks may reflect a modest change in births, while movement lower in the list can be more volatile. Use the birth count alongside rank when a change matters to you.
Popularity is useful in two opposite ways
Some parents want an easy-to-recognize name; others want to avoid hearing the same name throughout a class. The same table serves both choices. It cannot decide whether a name fits your surname, honors your family or works in another language.
Move from rankings to a shortlist
Browse names used for boys and girls, try the middle name generator, or compare a new choice with an older child in the sibling name generator. Our cute names list takes a more editorial route while keeping official ranks visible.