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Top girl names by length, 2025

Length frequency, U.S. baby girl names, 2025

The most common length for girl names last year was 6 letters (used 29.4% of the time), followed by 5 letters (22.1%) and 7 letters (18.4%).

What were the most popular girl names within each length group?

Top girl names with 2 letters:

  1. An
  2. Jo
  3. Bo
  4. Vy
  5. Yi

(Yi replaced Vi in the top five.)

Top girl names with 3 letters:

  1. Mia
  2. Ava
  3. Zoe
  4. Ivy
  5. Eva

Top girl names with 4 letters:

  1. Emma
  2. Lily
  3. Nora
  4. Lucy
  5. Aria

(Lucy replaced Luna in the top five.)

Top girl names with 5 letters:

  1. Sofia
  2. Hazel
  3. Chloe
  4. Ellie
  5. Emily

Top girl names with 6 letters:

  1. Olivia
  2. Amelia
  3. Sophia
  4. Evelyn
  5. Eliana

(Fast-rising Eliana knocked Camila out of the top five.)

Top girl names with 7 letters:

  1. Eleanor
  2. Madison
  3. Abigail
  4. Delilah
  5. Lillian

Top girl names with 8 letters:

  1. Isabella
  2. Penelope
  3. Scarlett
  4. Victoria
  5. Madeline

Top girl names with 9 letters:

  1. Charlotte
  2. Elizabeth
  3. Valentina
  4. Josephine
  5. Gabriella

Top girl names with 10 letters:

  1. Evangeline
  2. Alessandra
  3. Clementine
  4. Alexandria
  5. Jacqueline

Top girl names with 11 letters:

  1. Yashnareddy
  2. Christianna
  3. Oliviagrace
  4. Alessandria
  5. Alexzandria (part of a 3-way tie)

(Only Yashnareddy was in the top five in 2024.)

Top girl names with 12 letters:

  1. Mariacecilia
  2. Marymargaret
  3. Peneloperose
  4. Christabelle (part of a 4-way tie)
  5. Kosisochukwu (part of a 4-way tie)

(Only Mariacecilia and Marymargaret were in the top five in 2024.)

Top girl names with 13 letters:

  1. Marykatherine
  2. Mariafernanda
  3. Maryelizabeth
  4. Oluwadarasimi
  5. Oluwatamilore

(Oluwatamilore replaced Chrysanthemum in the top five.)

There weren’t enough 14- or 15-letter names to create a top-five list for either group.

Source: SSA

Top girl names by first letter, 2025

First letter frequency, U.S. baby girl names, 2025

The most common first letter for girl names last year was A (used 16.5% of the time), followed by E (10.1%) and M (9.1%).

The least common first letter was U (used 0.04% of the time), followed by Q (0.2%) and X (0.3%).

So, what were the most popular girl names of 2025 within each letter group?

Top girl names starting with A:

  1. Amelia
  2. Ava
  3. Ailany
  4. Aurora
  5. Aria

(Fast-rising Ailany knocked Avery out of the top five.)

Top girl names starting with B:

  1. Brooklyn
  2. Bella
  3. Brielle
  4. Blair
  5. Blakely

(Blair replaced Brianna in the top five.)

Top girl names starting with C:

  1. Charlotte
  2. Camila
  3. Chloe
  4. Clara
  5. Claire

Top girl names starting with D:

  1. Delilah
  2. Daisy
  3. Daphne
  4. Dahlia
  5. Delaney

Top girl names starting with E:

  1. Emma
  2. Evelyn
  3. Eliana
  4. Eleanor
  5. Elizabeth

Top girl names starting with F:

  1. Freya
  2. Faith
  3. Francesca
  4. Frances
  5. Fatima

(Frances replaced Finley in the top five.)

Top girl names starting with G:

  1. Gianna
  2. Grace
  3. Genesis
  4. Georgia
  5. Gabriella

Top girl names starting with H:

  1. Harper
  2. Hazel
  3. Hannah
  4. Hailey
  5. Hallie

(Hallie replaced Hadley in the top five.)

Top girl names starting with I:

  1. Isabella
  2. Isla
  3. Ivy
  4. Iris
  5. Isabelle

(Isabelle replaced Isabel in the top five.)

Top girl names starting with J:

  1. Josephine
  2. Josie
  3. Jade
  4. Juniper
  5. Juliette

(Juliette replaced Julia in the top five.)

Top girl names starting with K:

  1. Kennedy
  2. Kinsley
  3. Kehlani
  4. Kaylani
  5. Katherine

(Kaylani replaced Kaia in the top five.)

Top girl names starting with L:

  1. Lily
  2. Lucy
  3. Luna
  4. Lainey
  5. Layla

Top girl names starting with M:

  1. Mia
  2. Madison
  3. Mila
  4. Maya
  5. Madelyn

Top girl names starting with N:

  1. Nora
  2. Nova
  3. Naomi
  4. Natalie
  5. Natalia

Top girl names starting with O:

  1. Olivia
  2. Oaklynn
  3. Oakley
  4. Olive
  5. Ophelia

Top girl names starting with P:

  1. Penelope
  2. Paisley
  3. Parker
  4. Piper
  5. Phoebe

(Phoebe replaced Peyton in the top five.)

Top girl names starting with Q:

  1. Quinn
  2. Quincy
  3. Queen
  4. Qamar
  5. Quetzalli

(Qamar and Quetzalli replaced Quinley and Quetzaly in the top five.)

Top girl names starting with R:

  1. Riley
  2. Ruby
  3. Rose
  4. Raelynn
  5. Rylee

Top girl names starting with S:

  1. Sophia
  2. Sofia
  3. Scarlett
  4. Sadie
  5. Stella

Top girl names starting with T:

  1. Tatum
  2. Talia
  3. Tessa
  4. Teagan
  5. Thea

Top girl names starting with U:

  1. Unique
  2. Ulani
  3. Uma
  4. Una
  5. Unknown

(One spot below the placeholder “unknown” was the name Unity.)

Top girl names starting with V:

  1. Violet
  2. Valentina
  3. Victoria
  4. Vivian
  5. Valerie

Top girl names starting with W:

  1. Willow
  2. Wrenley
  3. Wren
  4. Wrenlee
  5. Willa

(Willa replaced Winter in the top five.)

Top girl names starting with X:

  1. Ximena
  2. Xiomara
  3. Xyla
  4. Xochitl
  5. Xolani

Top girl names starting with Y:

  1. Yara
  2. Yaretzi
  3. Yareli
  4. Yuna
  5. Yasmin

(Yuna replaced Yamileth in the top five.)

Top girl names starting with Z:

  1. Zoe
  2. Zoey
  3. Zara
  4. Zuri
  5. Zariah

Source: SSA

Popular baby names in the United States, 2025

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Flag of the United States

Earlier today, the SSA released the 2025 U.S. baby name data.

What were the top two names? Olivia and Liam, for the seventh year in a row!

Here are the new top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names:

Girl names

  1. Olivia, 13,544 baby girls
  2. Charlotte, 13,400
  3. Emma, 12,754
  4. Amelia, 12,699
  5. Sophia, 12,561
  6. Mia, 11,078
  7. Isabella, 10,666
  8. Evelyn, 9,123
  9. Sofia, 8,252
  10. Eliana, 8,191

Boy names

  1. Liam, 20,818 baby boys
  2. Noah, 20,358
  3. Oliver, 14,939
  4. Theodore, 13,355
  5. Henry, 12,020
  6. James, 11,945
  7. Elijah, 11,111
  8. Mateo, 11,045
  9. William, 10,545
  10. Lucas, 10,219

(If you’re an “11:11” person, and you’re currently looking for a boy name, the number “11,111” for Elijah might be your sign!)

In the girls’ top 10, Eliana (one of last year’s fastest-rising girl names) replaced Ava.

The boys’ top 10 consists of the same ten names.

Here are the rest of the names in the top 50 (for both genders):

RankGirl namesBoy names
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50		Ava, 7,732
Eleanor, 7,649
Violet, 7,546
Ailany, 7,136
Aurora, 7,065
Harper, 6,792
Elizabeth, 6,760
Lily, 6,673
Camila, 6,591
Nora, 6,380
Hazel, 6,318
Penelope, 6,225
Chloe, 6,203
Ellie, 6,176 (tie)
Lucy, 6,176 (tie)
Aria, 6,130
Luna, 6,076
Isla, 6,012
Ella, 5,831
Lainey, 5,738
Zoe, 5,646
Scarlett, 5,644
Gianna, 5,634
Emily, 5,451
Valentina, 5,354
Layla, 5,338
Avery, 5,267
Grace, 5,127
Ivy, 5,117
Madison, 4,945
Abigail, 4,941
Elena, 4,836
Mila, 4,796
Willow, 4,763
Emilia, 4,677
Nova, 4,657
Naomi, 4,644
Riley, 4,441
Eloise, 4,251
Sadie, 4,168		Benjamin, 9,762
Levi, 9,642
Elias, 8,837
Luca, 8,759
Jack, 8,748
Sebastian, 8,605
Hudson, 8,583
Samuel, 8,334
Leo, 8,173
Ezra, 8,126
Michael, 8,094
Daniel, 8,085
John, 8,027
Ethan, 7,852
Julian, 7,603
Santiago, 7,554
Cooper, 7,472
Asher, 7,456
Joseph, 7,303
Alexander, 7,230
Owen, 7,190
Matthew, 7,003
Luke, 6,948
Thomas, 6,917
David, 6,794
Jackson, 6,582
Gabriel, 6,569
Wyatt, 6,480
Mason, 6,291
Bennett, 6,268
Dylan, 6,208
Roman, 6,162
Jacob, 6,152
Miles, 6,072
Carter, 6,024
Anthony, 5,967
Isaac, 5,953
Charles, 5,898
Maverick, 5,894
Thiago, 5,835

Here’s more from the SSA’s news release:

Beyond the top 10, 2025’s fastest movers tell their own story. The boys’ name Kasai, meaning “fire” in Japanese and Swahili, surged 1,108 positions to enter the top 1,000 for the first time, landing at 639. For girls, Klarity, a contemporary spelling of “clarity” evoking brightness and light, led all risers.

(If you want to see more of the fast-rising names, here’s the SSA’s Change in Popularity page.)

I’ll be writing posts about the new names throughout the day and over the weekend, so stay tuned!

Sources: Popular Baby Names – SSA, Olivia and Liam Top America’s Most Popular Baby Names for the Seventh Straight Year – SSA

Image: Adapted from Flag of the United States (public domain)

Preliminary 2025 baby name rankings for five U.S. states

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We won’t have access to the federal government’s next batch of baby name data until May, but five U.S. states — Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Rhode Island — have released preliminary rankings for 2025. Let’s check them out, starting in the east and moving westward…

Rhode Island

According to the Rhode Island Department of Health, these were the state’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names in 2025.

Top girl names, RITop boy names, RI
1. Charlotte
2. Olivia
3. Amelia
4. Isabella
5. Sophia
6. Aurora
7. Ava
8. Maeve
9. Nora
10. Isla		1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Oliver
4. Theodore
5. Benjamin
6. Luca
7. Lucas
8. Henry
9. John
10. Jack

Mississippi

According to the Mississippi State Department of Health, these were the state’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names in 2025.

Top girl names, MSTop boy names, MS
1. Amelia
2. Charlotte
3. Olivia
4. Ava
5. Elizabeth
6. Mary
7. Ivy
8. Nova
9. Emma & Lainey (tie)
10. Ellie		1. James
2. William
3. John
4. Noah
5. Elijah
6. Liam
7. Waylon
8. Hudson
9. Henry
10. Levi

Louisiana

According to the Louisiana Department of Health, these were the state’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names in 2025.

Top girl names, LATop boy names, LA
1. Amelia
2. Charlotte
3. Olivia
4. Emma
5. Eleanor
6. Harper
7. Sophia
8. Evelyn
9. Ellie
10. Nova		1. Noah
2. Liam
3. James
4. John
5. Elijah
6. Oliver
7. William
8. Hudson
9. Joseph
10. Henry

New Mexico

According to the New Mexico Department of Health, these were the state’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names in 2025.

Top girl names, NMTop boy names, NM
1. Olivia
2. Mia
3. Sophia
4. Sofia
5. Camila
6. Eliana
7. Amelia
8. Isabella
9. Aurora
10. Aria		1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Mateo
4. Elijah
5. Santiago
6. Sebastian
7. Ezra
8. Elias
9. Levi
10. Ezekiel

Arizona

According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, these were the state’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names in 2025.

Top girl names, AZTop boy names, AZ
1. Olivia
2. Sophia
3. Mia
4. Isabella
5. Emma
6. Amelia
7. Charlotte
8. Eliana
9. Camila
10. Sofia		1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Mateo
4. Santiago
5. Oliver
6. Elias
7. Elijah
8. Theodore
9. Sebastian
10. Ezra

See anything interesting/unexpected so far?

Sources:

Image: Adapted from A trompe l’œil with a young nun peeking out through a shutter (public domain)