Goodby Luna, hi there Sofia: America’s high child names have been revealed | EUROtoday

For the sixth yr working, Liam and Olivia stay the preferred child names within the US, based on knowledge launched by the Social Security Administration.

This marks Liam’s eighth consecutive yr on the high of the boys’ listing and Olivia’s sixth for ladies. The knowledge, compiled from Social Security card purposes and launched simply in time for Mother’s Day, additionally revealed that Noah and Emma held onto their second-place positions for the sixth yr in a row.

The Social Security Administration tracks child names yearly, sustaining information relationship again to 1880.

The ladies’ identify Luna slipped out of the Top 10 and was changed by Sofia, which enters at quantity 10 for the primary time.

After Liam, the commonest names for boys are, so as: Noah, Oliver, Theodore, James, Henry, Mateo, Elijah, Lucas and William.

After Olivia, the commonest names for ladies are Emma, Amelia, Charlotte, Mia, Sophia, Isabella, Evelyn, Ava and Sofia.

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Sophie Kihm, editor-in-chief of nameberry, a child naming web site, stated the newest knowledge showcases how American dad and mom are more and more selecting names which have cross-cultural enchantment. Kihm’s first identify exhibits up in two variations on the annual listing.

“A trend we’re tracking is that Americans are more likely to choose heritage choices,” Kihm said, including names that work “no matter where you are in the world.”

”More households within the U.S. come from blended cultural backgrounds and I hear dad and mom generally request that they need their baby to journey and have a comparatively straightforward to grasp identify.”

The Social Security Administration’s latest data show that 3.61 million babies were born in the U.S. in 2024. That’s a slight increase from last year’s 3.59 million babies, representing an overall increase in the American birthrate.

Social media stars and popular television shows are having some impact on the rising popularity of certain names, Social Security says.

Among those rising in popularity for girls: Ailany, a Hawaiian name that means “chief,” topped the listing. The boys’ identify Truce, an Old English identify which means “peace,” rose 11,118 spots from final yr’s place to rank 991.

The full, searchable listing of child names is on the Social Security web site.