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How common will the name actually feel?

Hushling turns SSA baby-name records into a reality check: exact spelling, combined spellings, trajectory through 2025, and state context.

Example from highly ranked names

Kailani

One spelling ranks #253. Count its common spellings together and it ranks #74.

0.10expected in a grade of 100 girls
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Names changing right now

Recent momentum and familiar names that are now far below their peaks.

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Rising fast

CelesteF#192 ↑ from #364↑EithanM#99 ↑ from #874↑MabelF#205 ↑ from #434↑MillieF#77 ↑ from #202↑

Familiar, far below peak

CameronMWas #31 in 2000 · now #78↓GabriellaFWas #19 in 2011 · now #71↓MelanieFWas #42 in 1972 · now #143↓BrooklynFWas #15 in 2011 · now #92↓

Top names today

2025 · combined spellings

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Girlsper 10k

1Sophia129.8 / 10k2Olivia84.3 / 10k3Charlotte83.4 / 10k4Emma80.4 / 10k5Amelia79.3 / 10k

Boysper 10k

1Liam122.0 / 10k2Noah119.2 / 10k3Oliver87.6 / 10k4Mateo79.0 / 10k5Theodore78.2 / 10k

Names that feel more common than one spelling suggests

Variant spellings are grouped into one combined popularity rank.

KianMExact #401 vs combined #272AliaFExact #587 vs combined #377AnyaFExact #375 vs combined #230

State vs national

See which names stand out locally compared with the U.S. overall.

GA standoutsKensleyChosenJreamPrincetonKason
National top namesOliviaAmeliaSophiaOliverCharlotte

Compare two names side-by-side

National rank, trajectory, state context, and spelling groups.

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Data stories

Shareable findings from spelling groups, state patterns, and popularity history.

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Built on SSA records 1880-2025Latest public year: 2025Methodology · States