Names to explore
The table uses the uploaded national files directly, so both the rank movement and the number of published births are visible together.
| Name | 2025 rank | 2025 births | 2024 rank | 2024 births | Rank move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubrie | #1,353 | 163 | #999 | 258 | ↓ 354 |
| Cattleya | #1,212 | 187 | #904 | 293 | ↓ 308 |
| Jaycee | #1,155 | 201 | #882 | 307 | ↓ 273 |
| Zendaya | #1,189 | 195 | #943 | 281 | ↓ 246 |
| Alexa | #1,029 | 243 | #806 | 349 | ↓ 223 |
| Natasha | #1,148 | 202 | #933 | 285 | ↓ 215 |
| Liberty | #1,188 | 195 | #976 | 266 | ↓ 212 |
| Marjorie | #1,019 | 246 | #822 | 335 | ↓ 197 |
| Cynthia | #1,014 | 247 | #829 | 331 | ↓ 185 |
| Elsa | #1,104 | 216 | #938 | 281 | ↓ 166 |
| Rosalyn | #1,051 | 237 | #888 | 304 | ↓ 163 |
| Alexia | #1,040 | 239 | #884 | 305 | ↓ 156 |
| Katelyn | #1,077 | 225 | #926 | 286 | ↓ 151 |
| Dior | #1,126 | 208 | #979 | 265 | ↓ 147 |
| Waverly | #1,028 | 244 | #906 | 293 | ↓ 122 |
| Kiera | #1,097 | 219 | #984 | 264 | ↓ 113 |
| Jolie | #1,030 | 243 | #902 | 294 | ↓ 128 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name files for 2024 and 2025. A smaller rank number means the name was more popular.
Historical context
What some outside-the-Top-1,000 names look like in birth counts
Current popularity makes more sense when you can see when each spelling had its strongest published year.
| Name | 2025 births | First published | Peak year | Peak births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubrie | 163 | 1973 | 2012 | 965 |
| Cattleya | 187 | 2011 | 2024 | 293 |
| Alexa | 243 | 1916 | 2006 | 6,117 |
| Natasha | 202 | 1934 | 1987 | 4,131 |
| Elsa | 216 | 1880 | 2014 | 1,140 |
| Marjorie | 246 | 1880 | 1921 | 11,209 |
“First published” means the first year the spelling appears in the national public female-name file with at least five occurrences. Earlier use below the privacy threshold cannot be measured from this archive.
What outside the Top 1,000 means
SSA publishes broad national name data from Social Security card applications. A rank below #1,000 means the name was less common than every name in the published Top 1,000 for girls that year. It does not mean the name was used fewer than 1,000 times.
Rank is not the same as birth count
Ranks tell you order, not the exact gap between names. Two nearby ranks may have almost identical birth counts, while names near the top can be separated by much larger numbers.
A rare name can still feel familiar
Alexa, Elsa, Natasha and Marjorie are recognizable names, yet each fell outside the 2025 Top 1,000 in the SSA change table. Familiarity and current usage are different things.
Ranks below #1,000 can still represent hundreds of births
Aubrie, Cattleya, Alexa, Natasha, Elsa and Marjorie all sat outside the 2025 Top 1,000, yet each was still recorded for well over 150 U.S. girl births. “Outside the Top 1,000” is a clear popularity marker, but it is not the same thing as extremely rare.
Posy's pick
Elsa
Elsa ranked #1,104 in 2025 after ranking #938 in 2024, a good example of a familiar-sounding name with low current usage.
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Questions parents ask
Does outside the Top 1,000 mean a name is extremely rare?
It means the name is relatively uncommon in the current U.S. ranking. Some names below #1,000 still have hundreds of births.
What year is this data from?
These rankings are for U.S. births in 2025, released by the Social Security Administration in May 2026.
Can a name move back into the Top 1,000?
Yes. Names move in and out every year as tastes change.