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Popular now: WrenEmmaLiamRowanOliviaJamesLuciusRiverSimonEleazarSageRory
Names in motion
Some names are gaining babies, some are losing them, and some are holding steady.
Wren
#231 girls, 2025
↓ 17 places this year
Births ↑ 229%
Sage
#160 girls, 2025
↓ 14 places this year
Births ↑ 108%
Rory
#199 boys, 2025
↑ 28 places this year
Births ↑ 107%
Rowan
#59 boys, 2025
↑ 12 places this year
Births ↑ 187%
River
#111 boys, 2025
↑ 1 place this year
Births ↑ 107%
Simon
#230 boys, 2025
↑ 21 places this year
Births ↓ 7%
Liam
#1 boys, 2025
— no change this year
Births ↑ 13%
Emma
#3 girls, 2025
↓ 1 place this year
Births ↓ 38%Today’s name story
Wren has climbed 476 places in ten years.
Ranked #231 for girls in 2025, after a best of #184 in 2022. It slipped 17 places this year.
#231 for girls in 2025
↑ 476 places since 2015
What draws people to Wren
- One syllable gives Wren a very compact sound.Our view
- The name brings a tiny songbird to mind, along with the old story of the wren as king of the birds.Our view
- About 1,300 girls were given the name in 2025.From the data
- Shared across genders: 87% of Wrens are girls and 13% boys.From the data
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Names by the numbers
See which names are most used, rising fastest, or loved in different places.
Most used in America (2025, boys and girls combined)
- Liam #1
- Noah #2
- Oliver #3
- Olivia #4
- Charlotte #5
Rising fastest (2015–2025)
- Lainey +982%
- Atlas +620%
- Luka +569%
- Thiago +466%
- Theo +418%
Names with 2,000+ babies in 2025, by growth in births.
Top names by state (2025)
- California Olivia · Liam
- Texas Emma · Liam
- Florida Olivia · Liam
- New York Emma · Noah
- Ohio Charlotte · Oliver
Most-given girl and boy name in the five biggest states.
Data stories
Explore trends and the patterns behind the names.
Popular names, understood
A quick look at today’s most-used names and how they’re moving.
| # | Name | Change | Babies | Mostly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | — | 20,846 | Mostly boys |
| 2 | Noah | — | 20,826 | Mostly boys |
| 3 | Oliver | — | 14,963 | Mostly boys |
| 4 | Olivia | — | 13,554 | Mostly girls |
| 5 | Charlotte | ↑ 2 | 13,408 | Mostly girls |
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