Fading Names

Names on the way down. Not a warning: a falling name is a name fewer children in the class will share, and roughly half of the vintage list spent decades here first.

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.

Rankings for

21,065 names, most popular first in United States

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Isabella Isabella is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my oath," a Spanish and Italian form of Elizabeth that developed through Occitan and Old Spanish in the medieval period.
Girl Hebrew #7 in US
Chloe Chloe is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "green shoot" or "young growth," referring to the first green of new crops.
Girl Greek #23 in US
Ethan Ethan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "firm," "enduring," or "strong."
Boy Hebrew #24 in US
Alexander Alexander is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "defender of men," from alexein, to defend, and aner, man.
Boy Greek #30 in US
Emily Emily is a girl's name of Latin origin, from the Roman family name Aemilius.
Girl Latin #34 in US
Gabriel Gabriel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my strength," from Gavri'el.
Boy Hebrew #37 in US
Mason Mason is a boy's name of English origin meaning "stone worker."
Boy English #39 in US
Madison Madison is a name of English origin meaning "son of Maud," a medieval surname formed from the woman's name Maud plus -son.
Girl English #40 in US
Abigail Abigail is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "my father's joy," from Avigayil.
Girl Hebrew #41 in US
Jacob Jacob is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "supplanter" or "holder of the heel," from Ya'aqov.
Boy Hebrew #43 in US
Anthony Anthony is a boy's name from the Roman family name Antonius, whose meaning is genuinely unknown — it is probably Etruscan rather than Latin.
Boy Latin #46 in US
Hannah Hannah is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "grace" or "favor," from Channah.
Girl Hebrew #56 in US
Caleb Caleb is a boy's name of Hebrew origin whose root is debated.
Boy Hebrew #58 in US
Aiden Aiden is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "little fire," an Anglicized form of Aodhán.
Boy Irish #62 in US
Nathan Nathan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he gave," from Natan.
Boy Hebrew #63 in US
Angel Angel is a name of Greek origin meaning "messenger," from angelos.
Unisex Greek #67 in US
Jayden Jayden is a boy's name of modern American coinage, formed on the pattern of Aiden.
Boy Modern coinage #70 in US
Enzo Enzo is a boy's name of Italian origin whose derivation is disputed.
Boy Italian #72 in US
Axel Axel is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin, a Danish form of the Hebrew Absalom, meaning "father of peace."
Boy Hebrew #79 in US
Addison Addison is a name of English origin meaning "son of Adam."
Girl English #84 in US
Jeremiah Jeremiah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh exalts" or "Yahweh establishes," from Yirmeyahu.
Boy Hebrew #88 in US
Natalie Natalie is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "birthday of the Lord," from natalis.
Girl Latin #89 in US
Jose Jose is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he will add," the Spanish and Portuguese form of Joseph.
Boy Hebrew #95 in US
Christian Christian is a boy's name from the Latin christianus, meaning "a follower of Christ."
Boy Latin #96 in US
Allison Allison is a girl's name of Norman French origin, from Alis — the medieval form of Alice — plus a diminutive ending.
Girl Germanic #103 in US
Hailey Hailey is a girl's name of English origin meaning "hay clearing," from the Old English heg, hay, and leah, a woodland clearing.
Girl English #104 in US
Gabriella Gabriella is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my strength," the Italian feminine of Gabriel.
Girl Hebrew #105 in US
Nicholas Nicholas is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "victory of the people," from nike, victory, and laos, the people.
Boy Greek #112 in US
Austin Austin is a boy's name that began as a medieval English contraction of Augustine, meaning "venerable" or "majestic," from the Latin augustus.
Boy Latin #113 in US
Brooklyn Brooklyn is a girl's name taken from the New York borough, whose name comes from the Dutch village of Breukelen.
Girl Dutch #118 in US
Callum Callum is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "dove," from the Latin columba.
Boy Scottish #118 in US
Landon Landon is a boy's name of English origin meaning "long hill," from the Old English lang, long, and dun, a hill or down.
Boy English #127 in US
Hunter Hunter is a name of English origin meaning "one who hunts."
Boy English #130 in US
Jordan Jordan is a name from the river, whose Hebrew name Yarden means "to descend" or "flow down" — the Jordan drops sharply from its source to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on the earth's land surface.
Unisex Hebrew #131 in US
Julia Julia is a girl's name of Latin origin, the feminine of the Roman family name Julius.
Girl Latin #131 in US
Savannah Savannah is a girl's name of Taino origin meaning "treeless plain."
Girl Taino #135 in US
Nathaniel Nathaniel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of God."
Boy Hebrew #140 in US
Luis Luis is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "famous warrior."
Boy Germanic #144 in US
Aubrey Aubrey is a name of Germanic origin meaning "elf ruler."
Unisex Germanic #146 in US
Carlos Carlos is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "free man."
Boy Germanic #150 in US
Samantha Samantha is a girl's name of uncertain origin, first recorded in America in the eighteenth century.
Girl Disputed #151 in US
Evan Evan is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "God is gracious."
Boy Welsh #153 in US
Diego Diego is a boy's name of Hebrew origin, the Spanish form of James.
Boy Hebrew #158 in US
Juan Juan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is gracious."
Boy Hebrew #159 in US
Hayden Hayden is a name of Old English origin meaning "hay valley" or "hedged hill."
Unisex English #161 in US
Valeria Valeria is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "strong" or "healthy."
Girl Latin #162 in US
Nevaeh Nevaeh is a girl's name coined in the United States, and it is "heaven" spelled backwards.
Girl American coinage #165 in US
Connor Connor is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "lover of hounds."
Boy Irish #166 in US

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