Nearly 3.5 million babies were born in the United States in 2019. Many of these babies were given names that have been among the most popular in the country for a decade, like Olivia and Liam. Others were given names that have more recently become trendy.
24/7 Tempo reviewed data from the Social Security Administration to determine which boy and girl names are skyrocketing in popularity. We only looked at the 200 most popular boy and girl names in 2019. We ranked the names based on the change in popularity from 2015 through 2019.
Some of the names that are rising in popularity the most were given to fewer than 1,000 babies just five years ago. These include the baby girl name Alaia and baby boy name Theo. As of 2019, some of the fastest-growing first names have more than doubled — and in some cases more than tripled — in usage.
The influence of celebrities on naming trends is noticeable. Some of the fastest-growing names have been selected by celebrities for their children in the past few years. For example, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith named their daughter Willow, a name that is in the top 20 of the fastest-growing girls names in the U.S. Willow is also the name of Pink’s daughter.
The name Willow was the 46th most popular baby name as of 2019, up from 111th in 2015.
Using the same name as someone else is common, and sometimes celebrities also have or choose the same name as other celebrities . These are famous people who have the same names.
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To identify America’s fastest growing first names, 24/7 Tempo reviewed the change in popularity of boy and girl names from 2015 and 2019. We only considered names in the top 200 most popular names in 2019 for boys and girls respectively. All data was obtained from the Social Security Administration, which publishes data for names with five or more occurrences. We did not account for similar spellings of same-sounding names.
Fastest-Growing Girls Names
20. Mila
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 54.5%
> Girls named Mila in 2015: 4,731 (0.27% of all girls)
> Girls named Mila in 2019: 7,309 (0.36% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 53rd in 2015 to 19th in 2019
> Pictured: Mila Kunis, actress
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19. Sloane
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 54.6%
> Girls named Sloane in 2015: 998 (0.06% of all girls)
> Girls named Sloane in 2019: 1,543 (0.08% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 327th in 2015 to 190th in 2019
> Pictured: Sloane Stephens, tennis player
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18. Catalina
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 55.3%
> Girls named Catalina in 2015: 1,002 (0.06% of all girls)
> Girls named Catalina in 2019: 1,556 (0.07% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 325th in 2015 to 189th in 2019
> Pictured: Catalina Ponor, gymnast
17. Willow
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 62.7%
> Girls named Willow in 2015: 2,806 (0.16% of all girls)
> Girls named Willow in 2019: 4,566 (0.21% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 111th in 2015 to 46th in 2019
> Pictured: Willow Smith, pop singer
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16. Ember
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 69.3%
> Girls named Ember in 2015: 902 (0.05% of all girls)
> Girls named Ember in 2019: 1,527 (0.07% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 365th in 2015 to 193rd in 2019
> Pictured: Ember Reichgott Junge, former state senator from Minnesota
15. Blakely
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 74.9%
> Girls named Blakely in 2015: 919 (0.05% of all girls)
> Girls named Blakely in 2019: 1,607 (0.07% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 356th in 2015 to 182nd in 2019
> Pictured: Blakely Jones, reality TV star
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14. Isla
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 77.0%
> Girls named Isla in 2015: 2,272 (0.13% of all girls)
> Girls named Isla in 2019: 4,021 (0.17% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 142nd in 2015 to 57th in 2019
> Pictured: Isla Fisher, actress
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13. Elliana
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 81.8%
> Girls named Elliana in 2015: 1,069 (0.06% of all girls)
> Girls named Elliana in 2019: 1,943 (0.08% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 301th in 2015 to 145th in 2019
> Pictured: Elliana Pogrebinsky, retired ice dancer
12. Arya
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 85.1%
> Girls named Arya in 2015: 1,644 (0.09% of all girls)
> Girls named Arya in 2019: 3,043 (0.13% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 200th in 2015 to 92nd in 2019
> Pictured: Arya Star, fictional character from “A Song of Ice and Fire”
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11. Freya
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 96.7%
> Girls named Freya in 2015: 767 (0.04% of all girls)
> Girls named Freya in 2019: 1,509 (0.06% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 416th in 2015 to 200th in 2019
> Pictured: Freya Allan, actress
10. Everly
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 104.0%
> Girls named Everly in 2015: 2,329 (0.13% of all girls)
> Girls named Everly in 2019: 4,751 (0.21% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 138th in 2015 to 42nd in 2019
> Pictured: Everly Elizabeth Maiselle Tatum, daughter of actors Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan
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9. Juniper
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 105.1%
> Girls named Juniper in 2015: 744 (0.04% of all girls)
> Girls named Juniper in 2019: 1,526 (0.06% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 428th in 2015 to 195th in 2019
> Pictured: Juniper Sage, pen name of Margaret Wise Brown, writer
8. Emilia
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 114.0%
> Girls named Emilia in 2015: 2,220 (0.12% of all girls)
> Girls named Emilia in 2019: 4,751 (0.20% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 145th in 2015 to 42nd in 2019
> Pictured: Emilia Clarke, actress
7. Emersyn
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 129.7%
> Girls named Emersyn in 2015: 831 (0.05% of all girls)
> Girls named Emersyn in 2019: 1,909 (0.08% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 394th in 2015 to 148th in 2019
> Pictured: Teri Harcher, actress, who named her daughter Emerson (no famous Emersyns yet)
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6. Luna
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 176.5%
> Girls named Luna in 2015: 2,805 (0.16% of all girls)
> Girls named Luna in 2019: 7,755 (0.31% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 112th in 2015 to 16th in 2019
> Pictured: Luna Blaise, actress
5. Nova
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 181.8%
> Girls named Nova in 2015: 1,524 (0.09% of all girls)
> Girls named Nova in 2019: 4,294 (0.18% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 214th in 2015 to 51th in 2019
> Pictured: Nova Maree Peris-Kneebone, first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal
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4. Amara
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 187.2%
> Girls named Amara in 2015: 690 (0.04% of all girls)
> Girls named Amara in 2019: 1,982 (0.08% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 458th in 2015 to 140th in 2019
> Pictured: Amara Karan, actress
3. Remi
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 191.5%
> Girls named Remi in 2015: 634 (0.04% of all girls)
> Girls named Remi in 2019: 1,848 (0.08% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 501th in 2015 to 153rd in 2019
> Pictured: Remi Ishizuka, fitness blogger
2. Alaia
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 273.1%
> Girls named Alaia in 2015: 428 (0.02% of all girls)
> Girls named Alaia in 2019: 1,597 (0.04% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 666th in 2015 to 183rd in 2019
> Pictured: Alaia Baldwin, daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin
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1. Everleigh
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 448.8%
> Girls named Everleigh in 2015: 475 (0.03% of all girls)
> Girls named Everleigh in 2019: 2,607 (0.07% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 611th in 2015 to 108th in 2019
> Pictured: Everleigh Ray Gigandet, daughter of actor Cam Gigandet
Fastest-Growing Boys Names
20. River
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 55.2%
> Girls named River in 2015: 1,514 (32.00% of all girls)
> Girls named River in 2019: 2,349 (31.45% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 243rd in 2015 to 168th in 2019
> Pictured: River Phoenix, actor
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19. Santiago
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 56.2%
> Girls named Santiago in 2015: 3,218 (68.02% of all girls)
> Girls named Santiago in 2019: 5,027 (67.20% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 127th in 2015 to 69th in 2019
> Pictured: Santiago Bernabbéu, former Real Madrid president
18. Leo
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 62.2%
> Girls named Leo in 2015: 4,596 (97.15% of all girls)
> Girls named Leo in 2019: 7,454 (96.98% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 91th in 2015 to 40th in 2019
> Pictured: Leo Tolstoy, novelist
17. Gael
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 62.2%
> Girls named Gael in 2015: 1,782 (37.67% of all girls)
> Girls named Gael in 2019: 2,891 (39.01% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 220th in 2015 to 133rd in 2019
> Pictured: Gael Monfils, tennis player
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16. Jameson
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 63.1%
> Girls named Jameson in 2015: 2,850 (60.24% of all girls)
> Girls named Jameson in 2019: 4,649 (61.14% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 144th in 2015 to 77th in 2019
> Pictured: Jameson ‘Pumpkin’ Painter, poker player
15. Adriel
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 64.4%
> Girls named Adriel in 2015: 1,289 (27.25% of all girls)
> Girls named Adriel in 2019: 2,119 (26.19% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 286th in 2015 to 185th in 2019
> Pictured: Adriel Genet, singer
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14. Luca
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 68.3%
> Girls named Luca in 2015: 2,615 (55.27% of all girls)
> Girls named Luca in 2019: 4,401 (53.13% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 157th in 2015 to 87th in 2019
> Pictured: Luca Caputi, ice hockey player
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13. Ezekiel
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 74.3%
> Girls named Ezekiel in 2015: 2,805 (59.29% of all girls)
> Girls named Ezekiel in 2019: 4,890 (65.15% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 146th in 2015 to 71th in 2019
> Pictured: Ezekiel Elliott, football player
12. Arthur
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 74.5%
> Girls named Arthur in 2015: 1,245 (26.32% of all girls)
> Girls named Arthur in 2019: 2,173 (25.56% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 292nd in 2015 to 178th in 2019
> Pictured: Arthur Conan Doyle, writer
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11. Rowan
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 76.5%
> Girls named Rowan in 2015: 1,815 (38.36% of all girls)
> Girls named Rowan in 2019: 3,204 (42.24% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 219th in 2015 to 118th in 2019
> Pictured: Rowan Atkinson, actor
10. Rhett
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 77.5%
> Girls named Rhett in 2015: 1,340 (28.32% of all girls)
> Girls named Rhett in 2019: 2,378 (32.26% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 276th in 2015 to 165th in 2019
> Pictured: Rhett Akins, country singer, songwriter
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9. Mateo
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 78.5%
> Girls named Mateo in 2015: 5,021 (106.13% of all girls)
> Girls named Mateo in 2019: 8,962 (117.81% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 85th in 2015 to 26th in 2019
> Pictured: Mateo Alemán, Spanish writer
8. Milo
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 88.3%
> Girls named Milo in 2015: 1,283 (27.12% of all girls)
> Girls named Milo in 2019: 2,416 (29.38% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 288th in 2015 to 162nd in 2019
> Pictured: Milo Ventimiglia, actor
7. Theodore
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 88.8%
> Girls named Theodore in 2015: 4,151 (87.74% of all girls)
> Girls named Theodore in 2019: 7,839 (96.55% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 99th in 2015 to 36th in 2019
> Pictured: Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president
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6. Waylon
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 94.8%
> Girls named Waylon in 2015: 1,760 (37.20% of all girls)
> Girls named Waylon in 2019: 3,429 (40.17% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 222nd in 2015 to 113th in 2019
> Pictured: Waylon Jennings, musician
5. Thiago
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 106.5%
> Girls named Thiago in 2015: 1,032 (21.81% of all girls)
> Girls named Thiago in 2019: 2,131 (26.85% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 334th in 2015 to 184th in 2019
> Pictured: Thiago Alves, tennis player
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4. Brooks
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 111.4%
> Girls named Brooks in 2015: 1,652 (34.92% of all girls)
> Girls named Brooks in 2019: 3,493 (35.90% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 233rd in 2015 to 109th in 2019
> Pictured: Brooks Conrad, baseball player
3. Maverick
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 152.0%
> Girls named Maverick in 2015: 2,273 (48.04% of all girls)
> Girls named Maverick in 2019: 5,729 (66.84% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 184th in 2015 to 58th in 2019
> Pictured: Maverick Ahanmisi, basketball player
2. Theo
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 161.7%
> Girls named Theo in 2015: 765 (16.17% of all girls)
> Girls named Theo in 2019: 2,002 (20.97% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 403rd in 2015 to 195th in 2019
> Pictured: Theo Walcott, soccer player
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1. Legend
> Growth between 2015 and 2019: 214.4%
> Girls named Legend in 2015: 813 (17.18% of all girls)
> Girls named Legend in 2019: 2,556 (24.80% of all girls)
> Change in popularity ranking: From 391th in 2015 to 150th in 2019
> Pictured: Legend Glover, son of actor Donald Glover
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