The top baby names of 2025 have been revealed - and one had a huge leap in popularity
Yahoo • • business
Key Points:
- Olivia and Liam continue to be the most popular baby names in the U.S. for the seventh and ninth consecutive years, respectively, with 13,544 girls and 20,818 boys given these names in 2025.
- The top 10 girl and boy names have remained largely stable since 2024, with Eliana entering the girls' top 10 and no new entries among boys.
- Significant rises in girl names include Ailany (#101 to #14), Sienna (#139 to #94), and Amara (#1231 to #98), influenced partly by pop culture such as the character Eloise from Bridgerton.
- Among boys, Eithan rose dramatically from #227 to #97, and names like Atlas, Adriel, and Archer also entered the top 100, while some names like Eli and Jaxon dropped out.
- Outside the top 100, names like Scottie, Elsie, Emerson for girls and Elian, Callum, Beckett for boys are gaining popularity and may become future trends.
