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).
| Rank | Girl name | Absolute rise | Girl name | Relative rise |
| 1 | Ailany | 2,285 | Lilieth | 850% |
| 2 | Lainey | 1,210 | Mavie | 836% |
| 3 | Eliana | 1,071 | Aylany | 820% |
| 4 | Scottie | 1,032 | Xylani | 780% |
| 5 | Aurora | 837 | Ailany | 735% |
| 6 | Mia | 718 | Klarity | 625% |
| 7 | Ayla | 677 | Kathlyn | 600% |
| 8 | Daisy | 668 | Jaslin | 570% |
| 9 | Adeline | 635 | Mahelet | 567% |
| 10 | Violet | 608 | Aaralyn | 417% |
| 11 | Zoe | 531 | Ziora | 400% |
| 12 | Lucy | 514 | Diara | 392% |
| 13 | Eloise | 509 | Baela | 388% |
| 14 | Ember | 469 | Ibbie | 383% |
| 15 | Elodie | 458 | Sanova | 367% |
| 16 | Ailani | 440 | Solene | 364% |
| 17 | Alana | 437 | Zaeli | 363% |
| 18 | Sofia | 429 | Renli | 360% |
| 19 | Hallie | 425 | Emrielle | 340% |
| 20 | Celeste | 420 (tie) | Naziyah | 315% |
| 21 | Juliette | 420 (tie) | Xamira | 309% |
| 22 | Alanna | 419 | Evara | 300% (3-way tie) |
| 23 | Clara | 399 | Kahani | 300% (3-way tie) |
| 24 | Chloe | 398 | Maryori | 300% (3-way tie) |
| 25 | Amelia | 388 | Maysen | 287% |
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.
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