2024 Baby Names — The Year in Review
What changed in 2024? The biggest risers, the biggest drops, brand-new names making their first-ever appearance, and the names that broke into or out of the top 100.
The year's #1 names
Sofia topped the girls' list and Leonardo led the boys for 2024.
Biggest risers
Names whose rank improved the most year-over-year.
Girls
- Nami936 → 437 (▲499)31 this year
- Blu903 → 487 (▲416)26 this year
- Zuleyha837 → 508 (▲329)25 this year
- Selin613 → 392 (▲221)37 this year
- Arij623 → 407 (▲216)34 this year
- Yousra637 → 433 (▲204)32 this year
- Fiammetta603 → 400 (▲203)35 this year
- Tiffany654 → 451 (▲203)30 this year
- Almas532 → 336 (▲196)45 this year
- Adelina571 → 406 (▲165)34 this year
Boys
- Ossaid1144 → 410 (▲734)28 this year
- Faris880 → 385 (▲495)30 this year
- Aris714 → 350 (▲364)34 this year
- Arkan686 → 367 (▲319)32 this year
- Oussaid508 → 205 (▲303)85 this year
- Mael604 → 310 (▲294)42 this year
- Fares725 → 447 (▲278)25 this year
- Abdoulaye712 → 446 (▲266)25 this year
- Demetrio653 → 418 (▲235)27 this year
- Rio577 → 347 (▲230)35 this year
Biggest fallers
Names whose rank dropped the most year-over-year.
Girls
- Meghan287 → 449 (▼162)30 this year
- Joudia354 → 502 (▼148)25 this year
- Nicol327 → 469 (▼142)28 this year
- Ariana360 → 497 (▼137)25 this year
- Anthea322 → 442 (▼120)30 this year
- Alexandra309 → 415 (▼106)33 this year
- Crystal231 → 331 (▼100)46 this year
- Maria Teresa392 → 492 (▼100)26 this year
- Rosanna288 → 379 (▼91)39 this year
- Melania325 → 414 (▼89)34 this year
Boys
- Roan267 → 426 (▼159)27 this year
- Leonard288 → 421 (▼133)27 this year
- Axel220 → 342 (▼122)35 this year
- Chris314 → 433 (▼119)26 this year
- Alexandru285 → 397 (▼112)29 this year
- Ennio340 → 435 (▼95)26 this year
- Antonio Maria337 → 431 (▼94)26 this year
- Noa309 → 399 (▼90)29 this year
- Tomas312 → 402 (▼90)29 this year
- Lionel264 → 344 (▼80)35 this year
Debut names
Names that show up in the data for the very first time.
Girls
- Matilde LuceNew entry — rank #10869 this year
- EiraNew entry — rank #11478 this year
- AnzishNew entry — rank #13826 this year
- GhofraneNew entry — rank #14216 this year
- Luna MariNew entry — rank #14596 this year
- WajihaNew entry — rank #15296 this year
- AmirahNew entry — rank #15555 this year
- EnasNew entry — rank #16075 this year
Boys
- KeremNew entry — rank #87310 this year
- GurnawabNew entry — rank #9988 this year
- ZaviyanNew entry — rank #10618 this year
- Edoardo MicheleNew entry — rank #10997 this year
- Giulio LeoneNew entry — rank #12506 this year
- JakovNew entry — rank #12686 this year
- UdayNew entry — rank #13616 this year
- AjwadNew entry — rank #13755 this year
New in the top 100
Names that broke into the top 100 this year for the first time since 2023.
Girls
- Celine102 → 53 (▲49)661 this year
- Delia112 → 90 (▲22)356 this year
- Alba105 → 95 (▲10)325 this year
- Perla194 → 97 (▲97)320 this year
Boys
- Dante106 → 92 (▲14)299 this year
- Romeo102 → 95 (▲7)287 this year
Left the top 100
Names that fell out of the top 100 this year after being in it in 2023.
Boys
- Michael92 → 101 (▼9)327 this year
- Ryan100 → 107 (▼7)273 this year