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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klarity | #791 | 344 | #2,187 | 87 | ↑ 1,396 |
| Rynlee | #755 | 359 | #1,977 | 100 | ↑ 1,222 |
| Ailanny | #932 | 280 | #1,895 | 105 | ↑ 963 |
| Naylani | #897 | 296 | #1,837 | 110 | ↑ 940 |
| Madisson | #319 | 958 | #1,182 | 203 | ↑ 863 |
| Liora | #900 | 295 | #1,634 | 127 | ↑ 734 |
| Merritt | #703 | 401 | #1,410 | 159 | ↑ 707 |
| Jaslyn | #996 | 254 | #1,659 | 124 | ↑ 663 |
| Kyomi | #548 | 551 | #1,003 | 256 | ↑ 455 |
| Alara | #652 | 441 | #1,064 | 234 | ↑ 412 |
| Eliora | #914 | 287 | #1,309 | 176 | ↑ 395 |
| Odette | #883 | 303 | #1,216 | 195 | ↑ 333 |
| Evelina | #778 | 349 | #1,027 | 245 | ↑ 249 |
| Romy | #698 | 407 | #928 | 286 | ↑ 230 |
| Elara | #942 | 275 | #1,153 | 209 | ↑ 211 |
| Seraphina | #600 | 489 | #779 | 363 | ↑ 179 |
| Paloma | #793 | 343 | #969 | 268 | ↑ 176 |
| Yuna | #952 | 271 | #1,076 | 231 | ↑ 124 |
| Briar | #400 | 778 | #522 | 589 | ↑ 122 |
| Sunday | #947 | 273 | #1,060 | 236 | ↑ 113 |
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
The birth counts behind some of the biggest moves
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madisson | 958 | 1989 | 2025 | 958 |
| Klarity | 344 | 2011 | 2025 | 344 |
| Rynlee | 359 | 2014 | 2025 | 359 |
| Merritt | 401 | 1919 | 2025 | 401 |
| Odette | 303 | 1894 | 2025 | 303 |
| Liora | 295 | 1982 | 2025 | 295 |
| Elara | 275 | 2002 | 2025 | 275 |
| Yuna | 271 | 1983 | 2025 | 271 |
“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.
The biggest jumps can start from very low ranks
Klarity, Rynlee, Ailanny and Naylani all leapt by hundreds of rank positions. That looks dramatic because they began far down the list, but it still signals real momentum.
Watch names entering the Top 1,000
Liora, Odette, Elara and Yuna moved from below the Top 1,000 in 2024 to inside it in 2025. That is exactly the kind of movement parents may want to know about before choosing a “rare” name.
One year is a signal, not a guarantee
A single jump can flatten or reverse. We treat fast movement as something to watch, not proof that a name will become mainstream.
Rank jumps are easier to understand with counts
Madisson rose from 203 recorded girl births in 2024 to 958 in 2025. Liora went from 127 to 295, while Odette rose from 195 to 303. Rank movement can look dramatic near the bottom of the list, so the birth counts add important scale.
Posy's pick
Liora
Liora jumped from #1,634 in 2024 to #900 in 2025, moving into the U.S. Top 1,000.
More names to explore
Questions parents ask
What does “rising” mean here?
It means the name improved its U.S. rank from 2024 to 2025 in SSA data.
Does a big rank jump mean lots more babies got the name?
Not always. Lower-ranked names are separated by smaller birth-count differences, so rank can move quickly.
Which rare names entered the Top 1,000 in 2025?
Examples in the SSA change table include Liora, Odette, Elara and Yuna.