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Baby names that feel more common than their official rank
Explore baby names whose official SSA rank understates how common they may feel after common spelling variants are grouped.
30rows in this viewLatest public SSA year: 2024
Names where exact-spelling SSA rank understates the grouped spelling reality. These rows are intended as source material for parents, writers, and data-led trend coverage. Names link back to full reports with rank history, spelling variants, and practical popularity estimates.
Data table
| Name | Sex | Official rank | Combined rank | Rank jump | Multiplier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariela | F | #1324 | #668 | 656 | 2.5x |
| Riya | F | #1280 | #657 | 623 | 2.4x |
| Carmella | F | #1345 | #744 | 601 | 2.2x |
| Sariah | F | #1011 | #435 | 576 | 2.9x |
| Braelyn | F | #1076 | #534 | 542 | 2.5x |
| Ayanna | F | #1174 | #682 | 492 | 2.1x |
| Keenan | M | #1215 | #733 | 482 | 2.1x |
| Jovanni | M | #1113 | #649 | 464 | 2.2x |
| Emmalyn | F | #1122 | #670 | 452 | 2.0x |
| Annika | F | #962 | #530 | 432 | 2.1x |
| Farrah | F | #1150 | #747 | 403 | 1.8x |
| Mikaela | F | #970 | #593 | 377 | 1.9x |
| Ariah | F | #583 | #217 | 366 | 2.8x |
| Maelynn | F | #996 | #638 | 358 | 1.8x |
| Ila | F | #679 | #332 | 347 | 2.3x |
| Lakelyn | F | #756 | #409 | 347 | 2.1x |
| Ashlyn | F | #908 | #568 | 340 | 1.8x |
| Roselyn | F | #1034 | #694 | 340 | 1.7x |
| Marcella | F | #1055 | #725 | 330 | 1.7x |
| Madalyn | F | #932 | #606 | 326 | 1.7x |
| Kaitlyn | F | #652 | #343 | 309 | 2.1x |
| Siya | F | #930 | #625 | 305 | 1.7x |
| Addilyn | F | #770 | #467 | 303 | 1.9x |
| Makayla | F | #542 | #243 | 299 | 2.4x |
| Laylani | F | #925 | #627 | 298 | 1.6x |
| Phillip | M | #626 | #329 | 297 | 2.3x |
| Yaakov | M | #978 | #683 | 295 | 1.7x |
| Aliana | F | #595 | #322 | 273 | 2.0x |
| Emberlynn | F | #880 | #609 | 271 | 1.6x |
| Aleena | F | #678 | #408 | 270 | 1.9x |