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.

Era

#2,215 most common girls' name of all time · #3,769 across all names · 1% male / 99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#2,215
Rank overall
#3,769 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
137 of 146
All-time
6,009
Since 2016
467
Peak year
1916 #524
Best rank
#341 1898
Girls Boys peak 157/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Era 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 64 — 64 #2,691
2024 58 8 66 #2,858
2023 41 7 48 #3,709
2022 50 — 50 #3,221
2021 47 — 47 #3,340
2020 42 5 47 #3,548
2019 43 — 43 #3,554
2018 37 — 37 #3,921
2017 30 — 30 #4,579
2016 35 — 35 #4,161
2015 26 — 26 #5,132
2014 22 — 22 #5,803
2013 21 — 21 #6,021
2012 20 — 20 #6,344
2011 19 — 19 #6,567
2010 15 — 15 #7,885
2009 15 — 15 #8,066
2008 17 — 17 #7,418
2007 14 — 14 #8,522
2006 10 — 10 #10,616
2005 14 — 14 #7,899
2004 15 — 15 #7,395
2003 11 — 11 #9,054
2002 12 — 12 #8,288
2000 8 — 8 #10,750
1999 6 — 6 #12,695
1997 11 — 11 #7,746
1996 5 — 5 #13,530
1993 6 — 6 #11,787
1992 6 — 6 #11,743
1990 5 — 5 #12,964
1989 6 — 6 #10,856
1987 6 — 6 #9,834
1986 9 — 9 #7,145
1985 10 — 10 #6,467
1984 8 — 8 #7,405
1980 10 — 10 #6,325
1979 8 — 8 #7,322
1978 12 — 12 #5,218
1977 11 — 11 #5,536
1976 12 — 12 #4,914
1975 7 — 7 #7,180
1974 12 — 12 #4,731
1973 6 — 6 #7,438
1972 9 — 9 #5,483
1971 13 — 13 #4,315
1970 14 — 14 #4,043
1969 17 — 17 #3,323
1968 5 — 5 #7,023
1967 7 — 7 #5,464
1966 12 — 12 #3,745
1965 12 — 12 #3,742
1964 13 — 13 #3,700
1963 17 — 17 #3,069
1962 17 — 17 #3,039
1961 15 — 15 #3,320
1960 14 — 14 #3,359
1959 27 — 27 #2,191
1958 20 — 20 #2,581
1957 20 — 20 #2,564
1956 19 — 19 #2,623
1955 24 — 24 #2,224
1954 29 — 29 #1,949
1953 25 — 25 #2,071
1952 30 — 30 #1,824
1951 27 — 27 #1,887
1950 27 — 27 #1,837
1949 24 6 30 #1,969
1948 37 — 37 #1,521
1947 46 — 46 #1,359
1946 35 — 35 #1,483
1945 38 — 38 #1,294
1944 37 — 37 #1,315
1943 31 — 31 #1,497
1942 41 — 41 #1,250
1941 32 — 32 #1,356
1940 40 — 40 #1,151
1939 43 — 43 #1,092
1938 61 — 61 #908
1937 39 — 39 #1,145
1936 43 — 43 #1,065
1935 55 — 55 #939
1934 57 — 57 #906
1933 64 — 64 #838
1932 61 — 61 #899
1931 59 — 59 #902
1930 72 — 72 #840
1929 83 6 89 #765
1928 81 — 81 #796
1927 107 — 107 #704
1926 117 — 117 #670
1925 122 — 122 #669
1924 114 — 114 #695
1923 122 — 122 #671
1922 131 — 131 #640
1921 135 — 135 #639
1920 129 10 139 #633
1919 150 5 155 #565
1918 142 — 142 #597
1917 145 — 145 #562
1916 157 — 157 #524
1915 145 — 145 #522
1914 118 7 125 #516
1913 95 — 95 #524
1912 86 — 86 #522
1911 78 — 78 #465
1910 91 — 91 #413
1909 79 — 79 #412
1908 77 — 77 #411
1907 84 — 84 #388
1906 66 — 66 #422
1905 67 — 67 #416
1904 87 — 87 #350
1903 79 — 79 #359
1902 68 — 68 #383
1901 65 — 65 #371
1900 74 — 74 #387
1899 48 — 48 #423
1898 84 — 84 #341
1897 72 — 72 #347
1896 54 — 54 #386
1895 47 — 47 #415
1894 46 — 46 #413
1893 43 — 43 #411
1892 34 — 34 #470
1891 45 — 45 #375
1890 49 — 49 #363
1889 26 — 26 #492
1888 26 — 26 #493
1887 21 — 21 #494
1886 19 — 19 #515
1885 21 — 21 #464
1884 15 — 15 #545
1883 14 — 14 #525
1882 7 — 7 #746
1881 9 — 9 #588
1880 11 — 11 #528