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The biggest projected climbs to 2030

100 names · 50 girls · 50 boys · records through 2025

Not the names projected to be biggest, but the ones projected to move furthest: this page ranks by the distance between where a name stands today and where its own trajectory puts it in 2030.

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This guide has 100 names: 50 girl names and 50 boy names. Currently ranked names ordered by the improvement between today's rank and the projected 2030 rank. 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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A large climb from deep in the rankings is a different proposition from a small climb near the top. The note beside each name carries both numbers, so the size of the move is always visible against the size of the name.

As with any forecast, this is a line drawn through recent history. It shows what is accelerating now, which is the part of the chart that changes fastest.

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Girl names

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Boy names

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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