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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 2024, and state context.

Example from highly ranked names

Raelynn

One spelling ranks #113. Count its common spellings together and it ranks #78.

0.09expected 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

GiannaF#22 ↑ from #75↑HayesM#163 ↑ from #294↑SuttonF#203 ↑ from #425↑AmiraF#137 ↑ from #285↑

Familiar, far below peak

LandonMWas #32 in 2010 · now #107↓ElizabethFWas #3 in 1887 · now #18↓HenryMWas #8 in 1881 · now #8↓AaronMWas #29 in 1983 · now #77↓

Top names today

2024 · combined spellings

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Girlsper 10k

1Sophia125.7 / 10k2Olivia91.3 / 10k3Emma84.4 / 10k4Amelia79.2 / 10k5Charlotte77.8 / 10k

Boysper 10k

1Liam129.3 / 10k2Noah118.6 / 10k3Oliver89.5 / 10k4Mateo80.9 / 10k5Jackson73.9 / 10k

Names that feel more common than one spelling suggests

Variant spellings are grouped into one combined popularity rank.

HannaFExact #504 vs combined #319MathiasMExact #337 vs combined #211MakaylaFExact #542 vs combined #243

State vs national

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

WY standoutsHudsonBeauEmberHarperAva
National top namesMateoCharlotteEmmaOliviaSophia

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 1880-2024Latest public year: 2024Methodology · States