The almanac
Top baby names,
year by year
1880-2025 · 146 years on record
What were the most popular names the year you were born? Pick any year since 1880 — or browse a whole decade — straight from official Social Security records.
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Every year on record
Newest first, grouped by decade
Data: US Social Security Administration national birth records.
Naming a baby of your own?
A name's chart tells you whether it will feel timeless or dated in a classroom twenty years from now. Put two of them head to head, or run your whole shortlist through a bracket.
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