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Five-letter names, the comfortable middle
100 names · 50 girls · 50 boys · records through 2025
Five letters is where an unusual number of American names land: long enough to hold two full syllables, short enough to fit any form field, monogram or nametag without argument.
This guide has 100 names: 50 girl names and 50 boy names. Names of exactly 5 letters inside the current national rankings, ordered by today's 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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It is also the length that survives handwriting. A five-letter name is read correctly at a glance, which is the quiet reason so many of them have stayed in the top 100 for a century.
Below are the five-letter names in current national use, in today's rank order.
Girl names
50 names
- Sofia#9 today
- Hazel#21 today
- Chloe#23 today
- Ellie#24 today
- Emily#34 today
- Layla#36 today
- Avery#37 today
- Grace#38 today
- Elena#42 today
- Naomi#47 today
- Riley#48 today
- Sadie#50 today
- Clara#63 today
- Alice#65 today
- Emery#74 today
- Daisy#75 today
- Maeve#76 today
- Josie#82 today
- Lucia#83 today
- Maria#87 today
- Sarah#90 today
- Lydia#92 today
- Quinn#97 today
- Amara#98 today
- Eliza#115 today
- Alaia#117 today
- Elsie#123 today
- Alina#130 today
- Julia#131 today
- Amira#132 today
- Bella#136 today
- Rylee#137 today
- Alana#140 today
- Ember#154 today
- Piper#155 today
- Alani#161 today
- Blair#169 today
- Gemma#170 today
- Freya#176 today
- Lilah#179 today
- Amaya#180 today
- Annie#182 today
- Tatum#189 today
- Haven#190 today
- Reese#192 today
- Alora#195 today
- Molly#196 today
- Olive#197 today
- Mabel#201 today
- Kylie#204 today
Boy names
50 names
- Henry#5 today
- James#6 today
- Mateo#8 today
- Lucas#10 today
- Elias#13 today
- Ethan#24 today
- Asher#28 today
- David#35 today
- Wyatt#38 today
- Mason#39 today
- Dylan#41 today
- Roman#42 today
- Jacob#43 today
- Miles#44 today
- Isaac#47 today
- Logan#53 today
- Caleb#58 today
- Rowan#59 today
- Aiden#62 today
- Nolan#65 today
- Angel#67 today
- Silas#71 today
- Atlas#75 today
- Aaron#80 today
- Micah#90 today
- Myles#100 today
- River#111 today
- Jaxon#115 today
- Jonah#128 today
- Ryder#132 today
- Elian#147 today
- Diego#158 today
- Hayes#162 today
- Jason#165 today
- Jayce#167 today
- Jesus#173 today
- Felix#175 today
- Judah#178 today
- Ryker#182 today
- Jesse#184 today
- Amari#185 today
- Aziel#186 today
- Peter#187 today
- Rhett#188 today
- Chase#192 today
- Caden#201 today
- Tatum#202 today
- Riley#207 today
- Baker#217 today
- Tyler#219 today
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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