Which baby names are rising fastest?

In 2025, Ailany gained more babies than any other name: 7,136 girls, up 4,530 from 2,606 in 2024. Eithan (boys) was next, up 2,037, then Cooper (boys), up 1,757. 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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  • Ailany (girls) has the highest figure, 4,530, followed by Eithan (boys) (2,037) and Cooper (boys) (1,757).
  • Colter (boys) has the lowest figure, 705, followed by Scottie (girls) (709) and Callum (boys) (729).
  • The highest is 6.4 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 rising 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-rising-baby-names (accessed October 15, 2026).

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Name More babies than the year before
Ailany (girls) 4,530
Eithan (boys) 2,037
Cooper (boys) 1,757
Eliana (girls) 1,744
Theodore (boys) 1,286
Bennett (boys) 1,159
Elias (boys) 1,153
Atlas (boys) 980
Elian (boys) 949
Valentina (girls) 898
Ailani (girls) 857
Weston (boys) 810
Eloise (girls) 808
Charlotte (girls) 803
Luca (boys) 768
Madisson (girls) 755
Lucy (girls) 751
Callum (boys) 729
Scottie (girls) 709
Colter (boys) 705

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