Social Security Says These 2 Baby Names Were Most Popular in 2025
Eliana entered the girls’ top 10 for the first time, while fast-rising names like Kasai and Klarity showed growing diversity, the SSA said.
- On Friday, the Social Security Administration released 2025 baby name data, with Olivia and Liam holding the top spots for the seventh consecutive year in the United States.
- Tracking naming trends since 1880, the SSA documents how conventions evolve; this year's data reveals Eliana breaking into the top 10 for the first time, replacing Ava.
- Unconventional and multicultural names surged in popularity, led by Klarity and Kasai. Klarity climbed 1,396 spots, while Kasai, meaning "fire" in Japanese and Swahili, jumped 1,108 spots into the top 1,000.
- Research shows naming diversity is increasing, as the share of children receiving a top-10 name dropped sharply. In 1950, more than 28 percent of boys and 22 percent of girls received top-10 names, compared to under 8 percent and over 6 percent by 2025.
- Parents increasingly prefer names that are "very light and very smooth," according to Laura Wattenberg of The Baby Name Wizard, driving the popularity of names like Liam and Noah even as broader trends shift.
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Social Security says these 2 baby names were most popular in 2025
The most-registered baby name for boys and girls has remained unchanged for the seventh year in a row.
Olivia and Liam top the list of most popular US baby names for the seventh year running
The toes of a baby are seen at DHR Health, July 29, 2020, in McAllen, Texas. | Eric Gay, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Olivia and Liam, for a seventh year in a row, topped the list of names for babies born in the United States in 2025. The Social Security Administration annually tracks the names given to girls and boys in each state, with lists dating back to 1880. And just in time for Mother’s Day, the agency on Friday released the most po…
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