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About to go mainstream: next year's top-100

There's a narrow window when a name is clearly headed for the big time but hasn't arrived: you get the fresh sound without the future crowd... for now.

These names sit just outside the top-100 and are actively rising. Statistically, several will crack the list next year.

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How this list is built: Names ranked #101–150 with a rising or new trajectory, ordered by rank. Source: US Social Security birth records, refreshed yearly.

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