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Borrowed from the boys: names girls are winning
51 names · 51 girls · 0 boys · records through 2025
It's one of naming's oldest one-way streets: a boys' name gets discovered for girls, and the balance tips within a generation.
This guide has 51 names: 51 girl names and 0 boy names. Names given to 100+ babies of each sex where girls now hold 55–85% of the total. Built from US Social Security birth records through 2025. Tap + beside any name to keep it on your shortlist as you read.
Before the names
These names are used for both sexes today but now lean to the girls' side — exact splits included, from real records.
Leaning to the girls' side now
51 names
- Palmer85% girls now
- Harlow85% girls now
- Kendall85% girls now
- London83% girls now
- Avery82% girls now
- Lennon82% girls now
- Aspen82% girls now
- Leighton81% girls now
- Monroe81% girls now
- Quinn80% girls now
- Peyton80% girls now
- Sunny80% girls now
- Jream80% girls now
- Holland80% girls now
- Kamryn80% girls now
- Amani80% girls now
- Harley79% girls now
- Reese77% girls now
- Emory77% girls now
- Lyric77% girls now
- Merritt77% girls now
- Oakley74% girls now
- Indigo74% girls now
- Riley73% girls now
- Sage73% girls now
- Sky73% girls now
- Jessie72% girls now
- Murphy70% girls now
- Karsyn70% girls now
- Frankie68% girls now
- Sol68% girls now
- Laken68% girls now
- Montana68% girls now
- Reign67% girls now
- Taylor66% girls now
- Briar66% girls now
- Scout66% girls now
- Dior66% girls now
- Morgan65% girls now
- Halo65% girls now
- Salem64% girls now
- Legacy64% girls now
- Shea64% girls now
- Sutton63% girls now
- Emerson62% girls now
- Ariel61% girls now
- Ripley61% girls now
- Campbell58% girls now
- Sevyn57% girls now
- Skyler56% girls now
- Landry55% girls now
Every rank and count here is published by the US Social Security Administration and refreshed each year when the new figures land. The method is stated at the top of this page.
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