SSA said Charlotte rose to second among girls, Eliana entered the top 10, and 3,593,747 US birth applications were recorded, down from 3,628,418 in 2024.
Noah and Oliver held second and third for boys, while Emma slipped to third for girls; alternate spellings are counted separately in the rankings.
SSA has compiled the list since 1997 using Social Security card applications, with historical name data reaching back to 1880 across the 50 states and Washington, DC.
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