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Distinctly American names
99 names · 49 girls · 50 boys · records through 2025
Some names are global citizens; these are proudly local. Each one sits in the American top-100 while not appearing anywhere in the current England & Wales top-100.
This guide has 99 names: 49 girl names and 50 boy names. Current US top-100 names absent from the latest England & Wales official top-100. Built from US Social Security birth records through 2025. Tap + beside any name to keep it on your shortlist as you read.
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Girl names
49 names
- Eliana#10 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Ailany#14 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Camila#19 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Lucy#24 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Lainey#30 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Gianna#33 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Valentina#35 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Avery#37 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Madison#40 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Abigail#41 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Elena#42 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Naomi#47 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Riley#48 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Sadie#50 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Stella#52 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Josephine#53 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Victoria#54 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Hannah#56 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Lillian#57 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Leah#58 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Adeline#59 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Leilani#60 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Genesis#66 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Paisley#67 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Claire#68 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Zoey#69 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Madelyn#70 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Vivian#70 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Emery#74 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Liliana#78 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Melody#79 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Madeline#81 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Josie#82 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Lucia#83 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Addison#84 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Kennedy#85 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Audrey#86 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Autumn#88 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Natalie#89 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Sarah#90 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Everly#91 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Lydia#92 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Kinsley#93 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Jade#95 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Caroline#96 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Quinn#97 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Amara#98 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Georgia#99 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Juniper#100 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
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Boy names
50 names
- Mateo#8 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Levi#12 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- John#23 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Julian#25 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Santiago#26 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Cooper#27 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Asher#28 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Owen#31 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Matthew#32 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Luke#33 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Jackson#36 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Wyatt#38 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Bennett#40 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Miles#44 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Carter#45 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Anthony#46 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Charles#48 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Maverick#49 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Thiago#50 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Wesley#52 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Josiah#54 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Weston#55 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Waylon#56 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Isaiah#57 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Beau#60 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Ezekiel#61 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Aiden#62 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Brooks#64 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Nolan#65 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Angel#67 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Christopher#68 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Lincoln#69 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Jayden#70 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Silas#71 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Andrew#73 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Adrian#74 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Atlas#75 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Cameron#76 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Everett#77 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Walker#78 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Axel#79 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Aaron#80 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- August#81 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Ian#83 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Adriel#84 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Luka#85 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Gael#86 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Jeremiah#88 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Jonathan#89 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
- Micah#90 in the US · unranked in England & Wales
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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