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2026 Data Report

Baby Name Trends for 2026

Which names are climbing, breaking through, and fading? We tracked every name on the US Social Security Administration charts from 2018 to 2024 to find the real movers heading into 2026 — measured in exact chart positions gained and lost.

Fastest-rising girl name

Alora

up 695 spots (#920→#225)

Fastest-rising boy name

Archie

up 651 spots (#984→#333)

Biggest drop

Alexa

down 716 spots (#90→#806)

Top newcomer

Ailany

new to #101 since 2018

Key findings

  • Alora is the fastest-rising girl name, climbing 695 places from #920 to #225. Among boys, Archie led with a 651-spot jump.
  • The steepest fall belongs to Alexa, down 716 places (#90 to #806) — a reminder of how quickly a name can lose favour once it's tied to something else in the culture.
  • Vintage and nature-inspired picks dominate the girls' risers (Sylvie, Florence, Sunny, Alaia), while bold, short boys' names (Saint, Koa, Onyx, Kylo) are surging.
  • Ailany and Colter are among the freshest arrivals — names that broke into the top 1,000 for the first time since 2018.

Fastest-rising girl names

Chart positions gained, 2018 → 2024.

Alora
+695 · #920→#225
Sylvie
+540 · #900→#360
Florence
+534 · #969→#435
Sunny
+500 · #872→#372
Alaia
+471 · #583→#112
Stevie
+457 · #666→#209
Ailani
+436 · #761→#325
Kataleya
+432 · #943→#511
Margo
+431 · #976→#545
Lainey
+422 · #460→#38

Fastest-rising boy names

Chart positions gained, 2018 → 2024.

Archie
+651 · #984→#333
Saint
+575 · #857→#282
Koa
+518 · #810→#292
Onyx
+506 · #864→#358
Kylo
+493 · #866→#373
Lian
+480 · #994→#514
Jaziel
+454 · #679→#225
Zyaire
+439 · #738→#299
Stetson
+431 · #586→#155
Camilo
+430 · #956→#526

Breakout newcomers

Names that entered the US top 1,000 for the first time since 2018.

Girls

  • Ailany#101
  • Wrenley#149
  • Scottie#202
  • Navy#337
  • Wrenlee#354
  • Raya#363
  • Elodie#370
  • Arleth#429
  • Salem#430
  • Elowyn#447

Boys

  • Colter#218
  • Eithan#227
  • Aziel#253
  • Callahan#363
  • Banks#366
  • Eliam#381
  • Kayce#419
  • Rome#453
  • Kylian#459
  • Cillian#463

Names falling out of favour

Steepest declines, 2018 → 2024 — led by Alexa.

Girls

Alexa
−716 · #90→#806
Kara
−488 · #500→#988
Jayleen
−470 · #507→#977
Maci
−437 · #352→#789
Katelyn
−428 · #503→#931
Braelynn
−414 · #396→#810
Addilyn
−411 · #359→#770
Liberty
−403 · #579→#982

Boys

Aden
−488 · #509→#997
Gage
−449 · #382→#831
Landyn
−440 · #512→#952
Conner
−418 · #365→#783
Kannon
−388 · #595→#983
Trenton
−373 · #514→#887
Conor
−372 · #335→#707
Nixon
−371 · #502→#873

Methodology

Rankings come from the public-domain US Social Security Administration national baby-name data. For each name in the current top 1,000, we compared its rank in 2024 (the latest full year) with 2018, and measured the change in chart position. “Risers” and “fallers” are the largest moves; “newcomers” are names absent from the 2018 top 1,000 that appear in 2024. Figures reflect the latest published SSA data; 2025–2026 official rankings are not yet released.

Cite this report

Free to reference with a link back. Suggested citation:

“Baby Name Trends for 2026,” NameGen.org, https://www.namegen.org/baby-name-trends-2026

Journalists & bloggers: the underlying data is public-domain SSA — you're welcome to quote the figures and charts above.

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