Enduring Names
Names whose curve barely moves across the whole series. The rarest movement category, and the only one that is a genuine achievement rather than a phase.
Every name here is placed by how its recent years in the birth records compare with its
earlier ones — so the list moves as the records do.
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Albert Albert is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "noble and bright."Boy Germanic 461 in 2025
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Rhea Rhea is a girl's name of Greek origin borne by the Titan who was mother of Zeus.Girl Greek 452 in 2025
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Sam Sam is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has heard," a short form of Samuel.Boy Hebrew 452 in 2025
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Shelby Shelby is a girl's name from an English place name of Norse formation meaning a willow farm.Girl English 485 in 2025
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Gloria Gloria is a girl's name that is simply the Latin word for glory, taken unchanged.Girl Latin 437 in 2025
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A style is our reading of a name. A decade is the register — the names children were actually given, in order, with the counts.