Browse our data articles on baby names.
We brought back mom jeans. We brought back Doc Martens. The Spice Girls had a reunion. So when do we bring back Courtney and Kyle? Seriously — some 90s names deserve a second look.
Baby name endings tell the story of American culture in miniature. The rise of -son names, the explosion of -ley for girls, the golden age of -ella, the relentless -den wave — each ending has a life cycle that mirrors bigger social shifts.
The -ley/-ly/-lee ending is one of the biggest trends in American girl naming. Here's the complete guide to the best picks.
There's something satisfying about knowing that you share a birth year with thousands of other kids who got the same name. Here's the complete record of America's #1 baby names from 1940 to 2024.
The -na ending alone accounts for 1,437 ranked girls' names in our database. The -a sound family collectively represents the overwhelming majority of top girls' names. Here's why — and which endings to explore.
No one names their daughter Brittany hoping it will feel dated in 30 years. But the data shows a consistent pattern: fast climbers often become fast fallers. Here's what 140 years of naming data reveals.
Think you picked a unique dog name? Our exclusive data analysis — drawn from 116,550 SSA baby names and 35,806 real pet license records covering 723,185 pets — reveals that many of the most popular dog names right now are also climbing baby name charts fast. Luna is #3 for pets and #13 for babies. Chloe is #18 for dogs and #20 for babies. Oliver, the #3 baby name in America, is already the #20 dog name. This is the crossover story only NamesPop can tell — because we're the only site with both datasets.
Your name is a generational fingerprint. Here's what the most popular names of each generation reveal about the era that shaped them.
The SSA has tracked baby names since 1880. In that time, the naming landscape has transformed completely — from a handful of names used by millions to extraordinary diversity. Here's what 144 years of data reveals.
Every generation gets the names it deserves. Here's how American parents named their babies from the 1950s all the way through the 2020s.
Is Jaxon a travesty or just a name? We pulled the data on America's most creatively spelled names — and the numbers might surprise you.
Our SSA database of 116,550 names reveals fascinating patterns: names starting with A dominate (4,374 names), 6-letter names are the most common, and parents consistently gravitate toward specific phonetic features. Here's the science behind why.