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
Olivia topped the girls' list and Liam led the boys for 2024.
Biggest risers
Names whose rank improved the most year-over-year.
Girls
- Xylani17485 → 3562 (▲13923)44 this year
- Aylany15511 → 3386 (▲12125)46 this year
- Zaeli12143 → 4025 (▲8118)37 this year
- Kathlyn10716 → 2725 (▲7991)63 this year
- Baela11329 → 3820 (▲7509)39 this year
- Sanova11021 → 3678 (▲7343)42 this year
- Jaslin9889 → 2611 (▲7278)67 this year
- Saelah11992 → 4853 (▲7139)28 this year
- Ziora10288 → 3209 (▲7079)50 this year
- Klarity8733 → 2175 (▲6558)87 this year
Boys
- Nazai13560 → 1853 (▲11707)87 this year
- Truce12109 → 991 (▲11118)227 this year
- Zylus12228 → 2205 (▲10023)66 this year
- Kyiir13323 → 3484 (▲9839)33 this year
- Ewen12801 → 3229 (▲9572)37 this year
- Kaior11504 → 3634 (▲7870)31 this year
- Hartlen10101 → 2676 (▲7425)49 this year
- Joa11464 → 4240 (▲7224)25 this year
- Kyzeir8632 → 2155 (▲6477)68 this year
- Akoa9788 → 3683 (▲6105)30 this year
Biggest fallers
Names whose rank dropped the most year-over-year.
Girls
- Adalet1850 → 4106 (▼2256)35 this year
- Neylan1683 → 3789 (▼2106)40 this year
- Kaileen3057 → 5066 (▼2009)26 this year
- Anari2375 → 4374 (▼1999)32 this year
- Yelitza2284 → 4276 (▼1992)34 this year
- Enid2653 → 4578 (▼1925)30 this year
- Peighton3167 → 4976 (▼1809)27 this year
- Evani2450 → 4215 (▼1765)34 this year
- Rylen3513 → 5253 (▼1740)25 this year
- Mailen1717 → 3422 (▼1705)46 this year
Boys
- Yerik1831 → 3775 (▼1944)30 this year
- Isreal2450 → 4110 (▼1660)26 this year
- Asahd2579 → 4188 (▼1609)25 this year
- Aasir2612 → 4184 (▼1572)25 this year
- Bradyn2698 → 4197 (▼1499)25 this year
- Kanyon2350 → 3836 (▼1486)29 this year
- Javien2667 → 4114 (▼1447)26 this year
- Tyreek2729 → 4173 (▼1444)26 this year
- Creek2484 → 3896 (▼1412)28 this year
- Kaylen2454 → 3838 (▼1384)29 this year
Debut names
Names that show up in the data for the very first time.
Girls
- YashnaNew entry — rank #1342170 this year
- AzeiraNew entry — rank #265865 this year
- DalzaryNew entry — rank #351244 this year
- AilanysNew entry — rank #418634 this year
- ZayelleNew entry — rank #464830 this year
- HeysselNew entry — rank #468629 this year
- YeshnaNew entry — rank #512926 this year
- KhamyriNew entry — rank #520725 this year
Boys
- LahiamNew entry — rank #1288152 this year
- XyleekNew entry — rank #1535115 this year
- EzelioNew entry — rank #252953 this year
- KenzaiNew entry — rank #324037 this year
- RahziNew entry — rank #343134 this year
- AkaayNew entry — rank #351532 this year
- ZeovanniNew entry — rank #358832 this year
- KisenNew entry — rank #364031 this year
New in the top 100
Names that broke into the top 100 this year for the first time since 2023.
Girls
- Ayla105 → 69 (▲36)3,236 this year
- Daisy110 → 76 (▲34)3,091 this year
- Millie104 → 86 (▲18)2,910 this year
- Josie108 → 88 (▲20)2,893 this year
- Melody102 → 91 (▲11)2,771 this year
- Lucia109 → 98 (▲11)2,658 this year
Boys
- August104 → 88 (▲16)3,876 this year
- Myles107 → 99 (▲8)3,551 this year
- Adam103 → 100 (▲3)3,497 this year
Left the top 100
Names that fell out of the top 100 this year after being in it in 2023.
Girls
- Brooklyn84 → 108 (▼24)2,859 this year
- Gabriella89 → 106 (▼17)2,790 this year
- Savannah92 → 107 (▼15)2,752 this year
- Cora93 → 102 (▼9)2,749 this year
- Natalia96 → 105 (▼9)2,722 this year
- Ariana97 → 103 (▼6)2,718 this year
Boys
- Jordan96 → 104 (▼8)3,651 this year
- Landon97 → 106 (▼9)3,651 this year
- Easton98 → 103 (▼5)3,644 this year