Baby Name Reports and Data Guides
Use individual-name counts, defined comparisons, and catalog context to make a shortlist. Check each report’s year, selection, and denominator before applying its findings.
The national history held by this site is a selected import. Missing records can reflect catalog and rank filters as well as privacy limits in the official source. Read the methodology.
Top Baby Names of 2025
Latest-year individual ranks and counts, with the national selection stated.
The State of Baby Naming: Available Data in 2026
Latest imported rankings and a year-by-year coverage audit.
Rises and Falls in the Available Records
Adjacent-year comparisons requiring an observed count at both endpoints.
Name Origins in the Catalog
Origin-label coverage rather than estimates of national ancestry or identity.
Historical Names With Lower Recorded Use
Observed declines without equating missing records with extinction.
Sibling Name Ideas
Spelling and usage comparisons; no inferred family pairings.
Twin Name Ideas
Pair suggestions with individual-name observations and explicit year denominators.
State Shares of Recorded Names
Comparable same-year state and national counts.
Checking Pop-Culture Naming Claims
Selected observations and the limits of causal explanations.
Biblical Name Ideas and Recorded Usage
An editorial name selection without inferring families’ beliefs.
Written Name Length
Character counts and shares within the imported annual selection.
Names by Decade
Browse historical observations with coverage limits.
Names by US State
Browse available state-level records.
What a Missing Record Means
Separate source privacy limits from site import and display filters.
The Top 100 Cutoff
Compare nearby ranks without treating a list length as a scientific threshold.
Top 100 Stability
Inspect repeated top-100 observations over the stated period.
Download selected data · Sources and limits