The names parents are choosing most in 2026. Top 25 girls and top 25 boys from SSA rankings, with trend direction — so you know whether a name is climbing, holding steady, or fading. Click any name for the full picture: meaning, origin, state-by-state data, and how the rank has moved year by year.
Top 25 girls & top 25 boys — data from the U.S. Social Security Administration
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Olivia and Liam hold the top spots for girls and boys based on SSA rankings. The full top 25 for each gender is listed above.
The top tier moves slowly. Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia, and Sophia have dominated the girls top 5 for years. On the boys side, Liam, Noah, Oliver, James, and Elijah are similarly stable. Changes tend to happen in the 10-50 range.
Popular means high total usage right now. Trending means gaining ground fast. A name like Luna is trending — it's climbing quickly from a lower base. Olivia is popular — it's already at the top and holding. Both are worth knowing.
Probably not as often as you'd think. Even the #1 name represents under 1% of babies born that year. A top-10 name averages one classmate every few grades. Still, if uniqueness matters, check names ranked below 50.
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