Top girl-name debuts of all time in the U.S. baby name data (1-10)

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The final installment of the top baby name debuts for girls!

From 10 to 1:

Djuna, #10

  • Djuna debuted with 198 baby girls in 1964.
    Inspired by…I’m not sure what. Inspired by Djuna Phrayne, a character on the show Channing.

Dalary, #9

  • Dalary debuted with 215 baby girls in 2014.
    Inspired by a baby from the reality TV show Larrymania.

Fallon, #8

  • Fallon debuted with 232 baby girls in 1981.
    Inspired by Fallon Carrington, a character on the soap opera Dynasty.

Erykah, #7

Alexandr, #6

Zhavia, #5

  • Zhavia debuted with 306 baby girls in 2018.
    Inspired by The Four contestant Zhavia.

Sade, #4

  • Sade debuted with 393 baby girls in 1985.
    Inspired by singer Sade [shah-DAY].

Moesha, #3

  • Moesha debuted with 426 baby girls in 1996.
    Inspired by Moesha Mitchell, a character on the TV sitcom Moesha.

Isamar, #2

  • Isamar debuted with 446 baby girls in 1990.
    Inspired by Isamar Medina, a character on the telenovela La Revancha.

Kizzy, #1

  • Kizzy debuted with 1,116 baby girls in 1977.
    Inspired by Kizzy Reynolds, a character on the TV miniseries Roots.

And there you have it! The top girl name debuts ever, so far. Did any of the names this week surprise you?

Stay tuned for the boys’ list in a couple of weeks.

More of the top 50 baby name debuts for girls: 50-41, 40-31, 30-21, 20-11, 10-1

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[Latest update: July 2021]

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