Data stories
Baby name data stories
Shareable findings from SSA baby-name records, combined spelling groups, and state-level name patterns.
Baby names that feel more common than their official rank
Names where exact-spelling SSA rank understates the grouped spelling reality.
Read the story →Baby names that stand out most by state
Names that are especially local compared with the U.S. overall.
Read the story →Familiar baby names now far below their peak
Recognizable names whose current use is much lower than their historical high point.
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