Trending baby names

A unisex form of Billy, diminutive of William (Germanic 'resolute protector')

Rest, comfort, peace

↑ 669

#1308 → #639

Billie

Unisex ·Germanic

↑ 597

#1464 → #867

Florence

From Latin Florentia, feminine of Florentius meaning 'blossoming' or 'flourishing' — also the English name for the Italian city

↑ 446

#968 → #522

Loretta

Girl ·Italian

An Italian diminutive of Laura (Latin laurus, 'laurel') or a variant of Lauretta, also linked to the Marian shrine of Loreto in Italy

↑ 330

#1087 → #757

Lilith

From Hebrew לִילִית, borrowed from Akkadian līlītu — a Mesopotamian night-demon referenced once in Isaiah 34:14

↑ 288

#520 → #232

Elaine

Girl ·French

Old French form of Helen, ultimately from Greek Ἑλένη ('torch, shining')

↑ 255

#636 → #381

Louise

Girl ·French

French feminine of Louis, from Germanic hlud ('famous') + wig ('battle'); 'famous warrior'

↑ 220

#803 → #583

Celine

Girl ·French

A French form of Caelina, from Latin Caelius — likely from caelum, "sky, heaven

↑ 205

#505 → #300

Ezra

From the Scots adjective bonnie meaning 'pretty', 'cheerful', or 'good' — ultimately from Old French bon ('good')

Help, helper

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#962 → #764

Bonnie

Girl ·Scots

↑ 189

#691 → #502

Amira

Girl ·Arabic

From أَمِيرَة (ʾamīra), "princess, commander" — the feminine of Amir, sharing the same root as the Arabic word for command, ʾamr

↑ 184

#315 → #131

Lina لِينَا

Girl ·Arabic

"Tender, soft; young palm tree

↑ 169

#754 → #585

Sage

Unisex ·Latin

From Latin sapere, "to be wise," via Old French sage

↑ 163

#305 → #142

Mabel

A medieval form of Amabel, from Latin amabilis meaning 'lovable'

↑ 161

#439 → #278

Maryam مَرْيَم

Girl ·Arabic (Hebrew origin)

The Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus — the only woman mentioned by name in the Qur'an (34 times)

↑ 149

#564 → #415

Octavia

Feminine of Octavius, from Latin octavus, "eighth" — originally given to an eighth child

↑ 148

#427 → #279

Aisha عَائِشَة

Girl ·Arabic

"Living, lively, she who lives

↑ 145

#523 → #378

Rosemary

From the Latin name of the herb rosmarinus — ros ('dew') + marinus ('of the sea'); 'dew of the sea'

↑ 143

#453 → #310

Phoebe

Girl ·Greek

From Φοίβη (Phoibē), "bright, radiant" — a Titaness identified with the moon

↑ 129

#320 → #191

Elsie

Girl ·Scottish

A Scottish pet form of Elspeth (which is itself a Scots form of Elizabeth, Hebrew "my God is an oath")

↑ 115

#278 → #163

Ophelia

Girl ·Greek

From Greek ὠφέλεια (ōphéleia), "help, benefit

↑ 108

#373 → #265

Annie

An English diminutive of Ann, ultimately from Hebrew Hannah meaning 'grace' or 'favor'

↑ 105

#307 → #202

Georgia

Girl ·Greek

Feminine of George, from γεωργός (geōrgos), "farmer, earthworker

↑ 93

#221 → #128

Olive

From Latin oliva, the tree and its fruit

↑ 88

#268 → #180

Boys rising fastest

Emir أَمِير

"Prince, commander, leader

↑ 447

#1030 → #583

Karim كَرِيم

"Generous, noble, precious

↑ 385

#1092 → #707

Casey

Unisex ·Irish

From the Irish surname Ó Cathasaigh meaning 'descendant of Cathasach' — from cathasach ('vigilant in war')

↑ 269

#585 → #316

Morgan

Unisex ·Welsh

From Old Welsh Morcant — likely mor ('sea') + a second element meaning 'circle' or 'bright'; often glossed 'sea-born' or 'sea-circle'

↑ 193

#743 → #550

Idris إِدْرِيس

"Interpreter, studious

↑ 169

#960 → #791

Zayd زَيْد

"Growth, abundance

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#883 → #732

Otto

A short form of Old High German names beginning with aud, "wealth, fortune

↑ 149

#431 → #282

Samir سَمِير

"Evening companion, one with whom you talk through the night

↑ 148

#734 → #586

Jamie

Unisex ·Scottish

Scottish diminutive of James, used since the 16th century

↑ 120

#721 → #601

Arthur

Boy ·Celtic

The name of the legendary British king

↑ 99

#229 → #130

Cyrus —

Boy ·Persian

"Sun, lord

↑ 93

#389 → #296

Musa مُوسَى

"Drawn out of the water

↑ 92

#747 → #655

Zayn زَيْن

"Beauty, grace, that which adorns

↑ 91

#337 → #246

Leon

Boy ·Greek

From λέων (leōn) and its Latin descendant leo, "lion

↑ 90

#238 → #148

Lewis

English form of Louis, from Germanic hlud ('famous') + wig ('battle'); 'famous warrior'

↑ 78

#548 → #470

Hassan حَسَن

"Handsome, good, excellent

↑ 78

#766 → #688

Muhammad مُحَمَّد

"The praised one

↑ 74

#346 → #272

Yusuf يُوسُف

"God adds, God increases

↑ 72

#566 → #494

Kareem كَرِيم

"Generous, noble, honored

↑ 70

#698 → #628

Hamza حَمْزَة

"Lion, strong, vigorous

↑ 56

#613 → #557

Miles

Soldier; merciful

↑ 55

#98 → #43

Khalil خَلِيل

"Close friend, sincere companion

↑ 55

#395 → #340

Wayne

From the Old English wægn meaning 'wagon'; an occupational surname for a wagon-maker or wagon-driver

↑ 44

#778 → #734

Charlie

Unisex ·Germanic

A diminutive of Charles, from Germanic karl meaning 'free man'

↑ 44

#218 → #174

New to the top 500

Names ranked in the top 500 in 2023 that didn’t appear at all in 2018 — the freshest entries on the chart.

Girls

Boys

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Alexa

A short form of Alexandra, from Greek alexein ('to defend') + anēr ('man'); 'defender of mankind'

↓ 516

#90 → #606

Katelyn

Modern American respelling of Caitlin, the Irish form of Katherine — ultimately from Greek Aikaterinē, traditionally linked to katharos meaning 'pure'

↓ 348

#503 → #851

Ryan

Little king; descendant of Rían

↓ 314

#363 → #677

Haley

Girl ·Old English

From Old English heg ('hay') + leah ('clearing'); 'hay meadow'

↓ 299

#385 → #684

Dylan

Boy ·Welsh

Son of the sea; great wave

↓ 253

#398 → #651

Kelsey

Girl ·Old English

From an Old English place name probably meaning 'Cenel's island' (Cenel being a personal name)

↓ 243

#421 → #664

Chelsea

Girl ·Old English

From the London neighborhood Chelsea, from Old English Cealc-hyð meaning 'chalk landing place' on the Thames

↓ 241

#471 → #712

Erin

From the Irish Éirinn, the dative form of Éire — the poetic name for Ireland itself, from a primordial Gaelic goddess associated with the land

↓ 235

#417 → #652

Kaitlyn

Modern American respelling of Caitlin (Irish form of Katherine, from Greek 'pure')

↓ 233

#386 → #619

Shelby

Girl ·Old Norse

From an Old Norse-Old English place name combining selja ('willow') with by ('settlement'); 'willow settlement'

↓ 232

#425 → #657

Kathryn

Modern spelling variant of Katherine, from Greek Aikaterinē — traditionally connected to katharos meaning 'pure'

↓ 226

#452 → #678

Makayla

A modern American respelling of Michaela, feminine of Michael — from Hebrew Mikhael meaning 'who is like God?'

↓ 220

#232 → #452

Miranda

From Latin mirandus meaning 'admirable' or 'wonderful'

↓ 207

#367 → #574

Alyssa

From the alyssum flower, whose Greek name a-lyssa means 'without madness' — the plant was once believed to cure rabies

↓ 184

#150 → #334

Cynthia

From Greek Kynthia, an epithet of the goddess Artemis — meaning 'she of Mount Kynthos', the mountain on Delos where Artemis was said to have been born

↓ 180

#692 → #872

Mariah

An English spelling variant of Maria, ultimately from Hebrew Miriam — of disputed meaning, traditionally interpreted as 'wished-for child' or 'sea of bitterness'

↓ 177

#216 → #393

Kayla

Girl ·English

A modern American coinage that surged in the 1980s, likely a respelling of Kaila (a Hebrew/Yiddish pet form of Keilah) blended with the -la suffix popular at the time

↓ 175

#149 → #324

Lauren

English feminine form of Laurence, from Latin Laurentius meaning 'from Laurentum' or 'crowned with laurel'

↓ 169

#174 → #343

Jamie

Unisex ·Scottish

Scottish diminutive of James, used since the 16th century

↓ 168

#615 → #783

Destiny

From the English word, ultimately from Latin destinare ('to make firm, to determine')

↓ 163

#275 → #438

Kelly

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ceallaigh, 'descendant of Ceallach' — meaning 'bright-headed' or 'warrior'

↓ 161

#618 → #779

Pearl

From the English word for the gemstone, ultimately from Latin perla

↓ 155

#645 → #800

Jocelyn

Girl ·Germanic

From a Norman-French form of the Germanic name Gauzlin, possibly meaning 'belonging to the Gauts' (a Germanic tribe)

↓ 150

#196 → #346

Megan

Girl ·Welsh

Welsh diminutive of Margaret, from Greek margaritēs meaning 'pearl'

↓ 144

#550 → #694

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Curtis

Boy ·French

From the Old French curteis meaning 'courteous' — originally a nickname for someone with refined or polite manners

↓ 290

#615 → #905

Randy

A short form of Randall or Randolph — from Germanic rand ('shield rim') + wolf ('wolf'); 'shield-wolf'

↓ 283

#674 → #957

Derrick

A spelling variant of Derek, from Old Germanic Theoderic — theod ('people') + ric ('ruler'); 'ruler of the people'

↓ 279

#479 → #758

Jerry

A short form of Jerome (Greek Hieronymos, 'sacred name') or of Gerald (Germanic 'rule of the spear')

↓ 248

#600 → #848

Shawn

Anglicized spelling of Irish Seán, itself the Irish form of John (Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious')

↓ 243

#390 → #633

Joe

A short form of Joseph (Hebrew Yosef, 'he will add'), used independently for centuries

↓ 212

#697 → #909

Peyton

Unisex ·Old English

From an Old English place name meaning 'Pæga's settlement' — Pæga being a personal name

↓ 209

#399 → #608

Mitchell

A medieval English surname meaning either 'big' (from Old English micel) or 'one named Michael' (from Hebrew Mikhael, 'who is like God?')

↓ 194

#645 → #839

Ricky

A diminutive of Richard, from Germanic ric ('ruler') + hard ('hardy, brave'); 'brave ruler'

↓ 193

#680 → #873

Shane

Anglicized form of Irish Seán, the Irish form of John (Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious')

↓ 183

#372 → #555

Corey

From an Irish surname Ó Corra meaning 'descendant of Corra' — Corra being an Old Irish personal name of uncertain meaning, perhaps 'spear'

↓ 177

#465 → #642

Trevor

Boy ·Welsh

From the Welsh place name Trefor — tref ('settlement') + mawr ('large'); 'large settlement'

↓ 173

#379 → #552

Dustin

Boy ·Old English

From Old English or Old Norse Thurstan — Thor (the thunder god) + stan ('stone'); 'Thor's stone'

↓ 172

#523 → #695

Phillip

Boy ·Ancient Greek

A spelling variant of Philip, from Greek Philippos — philos ('loving') + hippos ('horse'); 'lover of horses'

↓ 167

#449 → #616

Jimmy

A diminutive of James, from Hebrew Yaakov meaning 'supplanter' — the biblical patriarch who held his twin Esau's heel at birth

↓ 167

#654 → #821

Chris

Boy ·Ancient Greek

A short form of Christopher (Greek Christophoros, 'Christ-bearer') or of Christian

↓ 162

#612 → #774

Harry

Medieval English form of Henry (Germanic 'estate ruler'), used as the everyday form for centuries while Henry stayed formal

↓ 161

#623 → #784

Jon

A short form of Jonathan (Hebrew 'Yahweh has given') or simply a variant spelling of John (Hebrew 'God is gracious')

↓ 158

#754 → #912

Garrett

An English form of Gerald (gar 'spear' + wald 'rule'; 'rule of the spear') or Gerard (gar 'spear' + hard 'brave'; 'brave with a spear')

↓ 153

#327 → #480

Seth

From Hebrew Shet meaning 'appointed' or 'placed'

↓ 151

#375 → #526

Zaid زَيْد

"Growth, abundance, increase

↓ 145

#581 → #726

Eddie

Boy ·Old English

A diminutive of Edward, from Old English ead ('wealth, fortune') + weard ('guard'); 'guardian of prosperity'

↓ 135

#726 → #861

Devin