Rising Names

Measured from the birth records, not asserted. A name is rising here because its recent years are ahead of its earlier ones in the register — not because anyone declared it a name to watch.

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

18,177 names, most popular first in United States

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Oakley Oakley is a name of Old English origin meaning "oak clearing" or "oak meadow."
Unisex English #156 in US
Colter Colter is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "horse keeper."
Boy English #157 in US
Wrenley Wrenley is a girl's name of recent American coinage, formed by joining the bird name Wren to the -ley ending common in English surnames.
Girl Modern coinage #158 in US
Arya Arya is a name of Sanskrit origin meaning "noble."
Girl Sanskrit #159 in US
Elliott Elliott is a name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord is my God."
Boy Hebrew #160 in US
Sage Sage is a name of Latin origin meaning "wise."
Unisex Latin #160 in US
Alani Alani is a girl's name of Hawaiian origin meaning "orange tree."
Girl Hawaiian #161 in US
Hayes Hayes is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "hedged enclosure."
Boy English #162 in US
Anastasia Anastasia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "resurrection."
Girl Greek #163 in US
Ace Ace is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "one" or "unity."
Boy Latin #164 in US
Jayce Jayce is a boy's name of modern American coinage, a respelling of Jason or a stretched form of Jay.
Boy Modern coinage #167 in US
Beckham Beckham is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "homestead by the stream."
Boy English #168 in US
Ailani Ailani is a girl's name generally presented as Hawaiian, meaning "high chief" or "chief of the heavens," from ali'i, chief, and lani, sky or heaven.
Girl Hawaiian #168 in US
Blair Blair is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin meaning "plain" or "field."
Unisex Scottish #169 in US
Jett Jett is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "jet black."
Boy Greek #169 in US
Gemma Gemma is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "gem" or "precious stone."
Girl Latin #170 in US
Matias Matias is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of God."
Boy Hebrew #170 in US
Barrett Barrett is a boy's name of disputed origin.
Boy Disputed #171 in US
Vivienne Vivienne is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "alive" or "full of life."
Girl Latin #172 in US
Nico Nico is a name of Greek origin meaning "victory of the people."
Boy Greek #174 in US
Ariella Ariella is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "lion of God."
Girl Hebrew #174 in US
Felix Felix is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "lucky" or "fortunate."
Boy Latin #175 in US
Callie Callie is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "beautiful."
Girl Greek #175 in US
Daphne Daphne is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "laurel tree."
Girl Greek #178 in US
Judah Judah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "praised."
Boy Hebrew #178 in US
Lilah Lilah is a girl's name with two possible origins: the Hebrew laylah, meaning "night," or a short form of Delilah, whose meaning is "delicate" or "languishing."
Girl Hebrew #179 in US
Amaya Amaya is a girl's name with several unrelated origins.
Girl Basque #180 in US
Sutton Sutton is a name of Old English origin meaning "southern settlement."
Unisex English #181 in US
Ryker Ryker is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "rich" or "powerful."
Boy Germanic #182 in US
Ximena Ximena is a girl's name of Spanish origin whose meaning is unresolved.
Girl Spanish #183 in US
Adalynn Adalynn is a girl's name of modern American coinage, formed from the Germanic element adal, meaning noble, with the -lynn suffix.
Girl Germanic #184 in US
Amari Amari is a name with several competing origins: the Yoruba for "strength," the Arabic ʿāmir meaning "prosperous," and the Hebrew amar, "to say" — and reference works disagree because all three are genuine.
Unisex Disputed #185 in US
Kaylani Kaylani is a girl's name of Hawaiian origin, generally read as "the heavens" or "heavenly one."
Girl Hawaiian #185 in US
Aziel Aziel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my strength," from elements meaning strength and God.
Boy Hebrew #186 in US
Celeste Celeste is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "heavenly."
Girl Latin #188 in US
Rhett Rhett is a boy's name of Dutch origin meaning "advice" or "counsel."
Boy Dutch #188 in US
Tatum Tatum is a name of Old English origin meaning "Tata's homestead."
Unisex English #189 in US
Haven Haven is a name of Old English origin meaning "harbor" or "place of safety."
Unisex English #190 in US
Callan Callan is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "battle" or "rock."
Boy Irish #190 in US
Blakely Blakely is a name of Old English origin meaning either "black clearing" or "pale clearing."
Girl English #191 in US
Legend Legend is a boy's name taken directly from the English word, which comes from the Latin legenda, meaning "things to be read."
Boy English #193 in US
Kaia Kaia is a girl's name with several origins: a Scandinavian pet form of Katarina, the Hawaiian for "the sea," and the Greek Gaia, meaning "earth" — so it can mean sea or land depending on the family.
Girl Disputed #193 in US
Tate Tate is a boy's name of Old Norse origin meaning "cheerful."
Boy Norse #194 in US
Everleigh Everleigh is a girl's name of modern American coinage, formed by respelling the English surname Everly.
Girl English #194 in US
Alora Alora is a girl's name of modern coinage with no settled origin.
Girl Disputed #195 in US
Knox Knox is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "round hill."
Boy Scottish #196 in US
Olive Olive is a girl's name of Latin origin taken from the tree, whose name comes from oliva.
Girl Latin #197 in US
Jaziel Jaziel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God allots" or "God apportions."
Boy Hebrew #198 in US

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