Which baby names are falling fastest?

In 2025, Liam lost more babies than any other name: 20,818 boys, 1,434 fewer than in 2024, though it was still the most popular boys' name. Dylan (boys) fell by 1,279, and Olivia, still the top girls' name, by 1,228. This compares each name's babies with the year before, girls' and boys' names together. Social Security leaves out any name given to fewer than 5 babies in a year.

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Measure: Fewer babies than the year before. Written from the data below.

  • Liam (boys) has the highest figure, 1,434, followed by Dylan (boys) (1,279) and Olivia (girls) (1,228).
  • Caleb (boys) has the lowest figure, 578, followed by Abigail (girls) (594) and Harper (girls) (602).
  • The highest is 2.5 times the lowest.

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U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data)
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Chartly. “Which baby names are falling fastest?” Chart. Data: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data), https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/limits.html (data as of December 31, 2025). https://chart.ly/charts/fastest-falling-baby-names (accessed October 15, 2026).

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Name Fewer babies than the year before
Liam (boys) 1,434
Dylan (boys) 1,279
Olivia (girls) 1,228
Aiden (boys) 1,216
Luna (girls) 1,088
Mia (girls) 1,071
Camila (girls) 1,034
Ava (girls) 968
Emma (girls) 770
Maverick (boys) 741
Logan (boys) 721
Asher (boys) 703
Ezra (boys) 696
Mila (girls) 688
Ian (boys) 636
Christian (boys) 631
Jordan (boys) 604
Harper (girls) 602
Abigail (girls) 594
Caleb (boys) 578

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