Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

America

#1,351 most common girls' name of all time · #2,347 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,351
Rank overall
#2,347 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
13,538
Since 2016
1,415
Peak year
2005 #427
Best rank
#411 2002
Girls Boys peak 719/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

America is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 117 — 117 #1,735
2024 110 — 110 #1,823
2023 97 — 97 #2,021
2022 89 — 89 #2,144
2021 112 — 112 #1,801
2020 127 — 127 #1,632
2019 158 — 158 #1,415
2018 151 — 151 #1,451
2017 193 — 193 #1,237
2016 261 — 261 #1,012
2015 282 — 282 #962
2014 325 — 325 #849
2013 347 — 347 #785
2012 288 — 288 #907
2011 329 — 329 #814
2010 443 — 443 #661
2009 544 — 544 #560
2008 615 — 615 #506
2007 700 — 700 #460
2006 687 — 687 #461
2005 719 — 719 #427
2004 612 — 612 #481
2003 563 — 563 #510
2002 705 — 705 #411
2001 513 — 513 #521
2000 324 — 324 #714
1999 247 — 247 #871
1998 230 — 230 #914
1997 134 — 134 #1,298
1996 133 — 133 #1,296
1995 115 — 115 #1,421
1994 119 — 119 #1,381
1993 116 — 116 #1,398
1992 98 — 98 #1,575
1991 88 — 88 #1,678
1990 73 — 73 #1,906
1989 88 — 88 #1,587
1988 75 — 75 #1,704
1987 50 — 50 #2,158
1986 55 — 55 #1,980
1985 48 — 48 #2,175
1984 44 — 44 #2,229
1983 56 — 56 #1,861
1982 38 — 38 #2,493
1981 56 — 56 #1,914
1980 58 — 58 #1,863
1979 64 — 64 #1,714
1978 39 — 39 #2,309
1977 58 — 58 #1,762
1976 79 — 79 #1,355
1975 52 — 52 #1,782
1974 50 — 50 #1,772
1973 34 — 34 #2,270
1972 42 — 42 #1,948
1971 36 — 36 #2,215
1970 37 — 37 #2,161
1969 24 — 24 #2,704
1968 25 — 25 #2,485
1967 25 — 25 #2,433
1966 24 — 24 #2,456
1965 19 — 19 #2,836
1964 21 — 21 #2,753
1963 16 — 16 #3,176
1962 18 — 18 #2,926
1961 13 — 13 #3,609
1960 23 — 23 #2,512
1959 20 — 20 #2,596
1958 6 — 6 #5,410
1957 22 — 22 #2,419
1956 11 — 11 #3,698
1955 15 — 15 #2,972
1954 8 — 8 #4,278
1953 19 — 19 #2,433
1952 17 — 17 #2,582
1951 17 — 17 #2,474
1950 13 — 13 #2,910
1949 11 — 11 #3,180
1948 13 — 13 #2,831
1947 16 — 16 #2,530
1946 14 — 14 #2,597
1945 9 — 9 #3,135
1944 13 — 13 #2,511
1943 16 — 16 #2,252
1942 13 — 13 #2,538
1941 19 — 19 #1,885
1940 19 — 19 #1,847
1939 27 — 27 #1,429
1938 14 — 14 #2,225
1937 12 — 12 #2,450
1936 15 — 15 #2,032
1935 9 — 9 #2,926
1934 9 — 9 #2,924
1933 18 — 18 #1,836
1932 16 5 21 #2,038
1931 22 — 22 #1,637
1930 24 — 24 #1,607
1929 32 — 32 #1,340
1928 25 — 25 #1,638
1927 16 — 16 #2,257
1926 26 — 26 #1,625
1925 24 — 24 #1,749
1924 36 — 36 #1,355
1923 37 — 37 #1,283
1922 46 — 46 #1,125
1921 36 — 36 #1,300
1920 34 — 34 #1,349
1919 39 — 39 #1,194
1918 50 — 50 #1,019
1917 22 — 22 #1,652
1916 18 5 23 #1,867
1915 30 6 36 #1,285
1914 29 — 29 #1,121
1913 26 — 26 #1,067
1912 23 — 23 #1,082
1911 19 — 19 #1,008
1910 12 — 12 #1,335
1909 19 — 19 #936
1908 15 — 15 #1,045
1907 16 — 16 #946
1906 13 — 13 #1,045
1905 18 — 18 #873
1904 10 — 10 #1,171
1903 17 — 17 #838
1902 16 — 16 #872
1901 11 — 11 #1,007
1900 15 — 15 #970
1899 24 — 24 #631
1898 20 — 20 #750
1897 8 — 8 #1,167
1896 16 — 16 #813
1895 12 — 12 #932
1894 10 — 10 #998
1893 12 — 12 #865
1892 16 — 16 #727
1891 21 — 21 #576
1890 15 — 15 #694
1889 20 — 20 #569
1888 17 — 17 #612
1887 15 — 15 #586
1886 14 — 14 #607
1885 18 — 18 #505
1884 12 — 12 #615
1883 14 — 14 #519
1882 13 — 13 #508
1881 11 — 11 #504
1880 16 — 16 #422