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Popular baby names in Puerto Rico, 2024

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Flag of Puerto Rico

The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico welcomes about 19,000 babies per year.

Last year, the most popular baby names in Puerto Rico were Valentina and Noah.

Here are Puerto Rico’s top 50+ girl names and top 50 boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Valentina, 190 baby girls
  2. Aurora, 161
  3. Emma, 110
  4. Amira, 100 (3-way tie)
  5. Mia, 100 (3-way tie)
  6. Victoria, 100 (3-way tie)
  7. Luna, 89
  8. Camila, 84
  9. Isabella, 80
  10. Gianna, 78
  11. Catalina, 75
  12. Ainara, 74
  13. Antonella, 73 (tie)
  14. Milena, 73 (tie)
  15. Sofia, 71
  16. Alaia, 70
  17. Mikaela, 63
  18. Amaia, 59
  19. Elena, 58
  20. Amirah, 57
  21. Amelia, 55
  22. Amalia, 53 (tie)
  23. Leah, 53 (tie)
  24. Alana, 51
  25. Adhara, 48
  26. Mila, 45 (3-way tie)
  27. Paula, 45 (3-way tie)
  28. Sophia, 45 (3-way tie)
  29. Gia, 44
  30. Ainhoa, 39
  31. Stella, 38
  32. Amanda, 37
  33. Nahiara, 34
  34. Brianna, 32
  35. Kamila, 31
  36. Nahia, 30 (tie)
  37. Paulina, 30 (tie)
  38. Lia, 29
  39. Paulette, 28
  40. Olivia, 27
  41. Alanna, 26 (5-way tie)
  42. Daniela, 26 (5-way tie)
  43. Gabriela, 26 (5-way tie)
  44. Lorena, 26 (5-way tie)
  45. Valeria, 26 (5-way tie)
  46. Amaya, 25 (tie)
  47. Mariana, 25 (tie)
  48. Aitana, 24 (4-way tie)
  49. Amara, 24 (4-way tie)
  50. Andrea, 24 (4-way tie)
  51. Eliana, 24 (4-way tie)

Boy names

  1. Noah, 302 baby boys
  2. Liam, 264
  3. Thiago, 236
  4. Mateo, 145 (tie)
  5. Sebastian, 145 (tie)
  6. Lucas, 140
  7. Dylan, 126
  8. Ian, 96
  9. Matias, 87
  10. Milan, 85
  11. Elian, 80
  12. Eithan, 78
  13. Ethan, 75
  14. Aaron, 73
  15. Elias, 70
  16. Enzo, 68
  17. Nicolas, 66
  18. Mauro, 65
  19. Eliam, 63 (tie)
  20. Jayden, 63 (tie)
  21. Adrian, 59
  22. Angel, 57 (tie)
  23. Gael, 57 (tie)
  24. Gian, 55
  25. Alvaro, 46
  26. Dario, 44 (4-way tie)
  27. Evan, 44 (4-way tie)
  28. Isaac, 44 (4-way tie)
  29. Luis, 44 (4-way tie)
  30. Julian, 43
  31. Carlos, 42
  32. Aiden, 41
  33. Fabian, 40 (tie)
  34. Jacob, 40 (tie)
  35. Alan, 37 (3-way tie)
  36. Jose, 37 (3-way tie)
  37. Matteo, 37 (3-way tie)
  38. Leonardo, 36
  39. Caleb, 35 (3-way tie)
  40. Diego, 35 (3-way tie)
  41. Gabriel, 35 (3-way tie)
  42. Damian, 34 (tie)
  43. Isaias, 34 (tie)
  44. Keyden, 33
  45. Daniel, 32 (tie)
  46. Kenai, 32 (tie)
  47. Andres, 31 (tie)
  48. Leandro, 31 (tie)
  49. Kaleb, 30 (tie)
  50. Paulo, 30 (tie)

In 2023, the top names in Puerto Rico were Valentina and Thiago.

Sources: Popular Names by Territory – SSA, State and Territorial Data – National Center for Health Statistics – CDC

Image: Adapted from Flag of Puerto Rico (public domain)

Popular baby names in Virginia, 2024

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Flag of Virginia

Last year, the Commonwealth of Virginia welcomed roughly 94,443 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Charlotte and Liam, according to the Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Vital Records.

Here are Virginia’s top 15 girl names and top 15 boy names of 2024:

Girl names

  1. Charlotte
  2. Olivia
  3. Emma
  4. Sophia
  5. Amelia
  6. Isabella
  7. Mia
  8. Ava
  9. Eleanor
  10. Evelyn
  11. Harper
  12. Elizabeth
  13. Sofia
  14. Abigail
  15. Aurora

Boy names

  1. Liam
  2. Noah
  3. James
  4. Oliver
  5. William
  6. Henry
  7. Theodore
  8. Lucas
  9. Elijah
  10. John
  11. Levi
  12. Ethan
  13. Dylan
  14. Benjamin
  15. Michael

The most popular baby names within specific ethnic/racial groups were…

Top girl namesTop boy names
White1. Charlotte
2. Olivia
3. Eleanor
4. Amelia
5. Emma		1. James
2. William
3. Oliver
4. Henry
5. Theodore
Black1. Nova
2. Naomi
3. Ava
4. Brielle
5. Zuri		1. Noah
2. Amir
3. Josiah
4. Elijah
5. Ezra
Hispanic1. Mia
2. Isabella
3. Sofia
4. Genesis
5. Camila		1. Liam
2. Dylan
3. Matteo
4. Noah
5. Thiago
Asian1. Sophia
2. Emma
3. Olivia
4. Chloe
5. Eliana		1. Noah
2. Muhammad
3. Henry
4. Lucas
5. Ethan

(According to the most recent CDC data, 53.1% of Virginia’s babies were born to non-Hispanic White mothers, 19.0% to Black mothers, 17.5% to Hispanic mothers, and 7.4% to Asian mothers.)

Finally, here’s a link to Virginia’s 2023 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of Virginia (public domain)

Top names for baby girls, letter by letter, in 2024

First letters of baby girl names in 2024 (U.S.)

The most common first letter for baby girl names last year was A (used 16.6% of the time), followed by E (9.7%) and M (9.2%).

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 2024 within each letter group?

Top girl names starting with A:

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

Top girl names starting with B:

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

Top girl names starting with C:

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

Top girl names starting with D:

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

Top girl names starting with E:

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

Top girl names starting with F:

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

Top girl names starting with G:

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

Top girl names starting with H:

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

Top girl names starting with I:

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

Top girl names starting with J:

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

Top girl names starting with K:

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

Top girl names starting with L:

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

Top girl names starting with M:

  1. Mia
  2. Mila
  3. Madison
  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. Peyton

Top girl names starting with Q:

  1. Quinn
  2. Quincy
  3. Queen
  4. Quinley
  5. Quetzaly

Top girl names starting with R:

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

Top girl names starting with S:

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

Top girl names starting with T:

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

(Taylor, which ranked second in 2023, dropped to sixth last year.)

Top girl names starting with U:

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

(One spot below the placeholder “unknown” is 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. Winter

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. Yareli
  3. Yaretzi
  4. Yamileth
  5. Yasmin

Top girl names starting with Z:

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

Source: SSA

Girl names on the rise in the United States in 2024

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Which girl names increased in usage the most from 2023 to 2024?

Here’s a table of the fastest-rising girl names of 2024. On the left are the top 25 increases in terms of absolute change (number of babies). On the right are the top 25 increases in terms of relative change (percentage of babies).

RankGirl nameAbsolute riseGirl nameRelative rise
1Ailany2,285Lilieth850%
2Lainey1,210Mavie836%
3Eliana1,071Aylany820%
4Scottie1,032Xylani780%
5Aurora837Ailany735%
6Mia718Klarity625%
7Ayla677Kathlyn600%
8Daisy668Jaslin570%
9Adeline635Mahelet567%
10Violet608Aaralyn417%
11Zoe531Ziora400%
12Lucy514Diara392%
13Eloise509Baela388%
14Ember469Ibbie383%
15Elodie458Sanova367%
16Ailani440Solene364%
17Alana437Zaeli363%
18Sofia429Renli360%
19Hallie425Emrielle340%
20Celeste420 (tie)Naziyah315%
21Juliette420 (tie)Xamira309%
22Alanna419Evara300% (3-way tie)
23Clara399Kahani300% (3-way tie)
24Chloe398Maryori300% (3-way tie)
25Amelia388Maysen287%

Lainey, one of the fastest-rising girl names of 2023, is still on the rise thanks to country singer Lainey Wilson.

Scottie may have been influenced by Scotty Lyon, a young female character on the show Fargo.

And Baela was probably influenced by Baela Targaryen of the show House of the Dragon.

If you can explain any of the other rises, please leave a comment!

Source: SSA

Image: Adapted from Turkey-2036 by Dennis Jarvis under CC BY-SA 2.0.