It is of no surprise that when you are perusing lists of baby names, you may ask yourself, “Yes, that’s a great name but how popular is it?” You may ask that question because you want your baby’s name to be “on trend” and perhaps reflect the child’s own popularity among their friends. However, you may also want to know the popularity of a name because the last thing you want to have is three other kids in your neighborhood to have the same name as your child. The reason parents pick a name is as unique to them as the names are unique in the 21st century. The following list are the fastest rising names in the United States according to the Social Security Administration based on birth certificate names from 2021-2022 (their most recent data at this time). They may seem truly unique and unusual now but, in the near future, they may be more common than Liam and Olivia!

Fastest Rising Boy Names

The overall trends that we see in the names listed for boys are alternative spellings of already more popular names, such as Eithan (Ethan), Ezrah (Ezra), Eren (Aaron), Jrue (Drew), and Koen (Cohen). Another trend that we see among the boy names that are becoming more popular are the Ka-/ Ca- sound. We see Khaza, Karim, Kaizen, Kylian, Kolson, and Koa jumping up the ranks, just to name a few. Of course, we have to ask ourselves where Dutton (#1) and Kayce (#2) come from? Well, most likely the rise of these names was influenced by the wildly popular television series “Yellowstone,” since both of those names are main characters.

Here are the top 50 fastest growing names assigned to boys in the United States, in order:

Dutton

Kayce

Chosen

Khaza

Eithan

Waylen

Asaiah

Karim

Kaizen

Zen

Kylian

Ezrah

Eren

Amiri

Jrue

Kolson

Kanah

Colter

Teo

Koa

Zamir

Abdullah

Koen

Azriel

Ryatt

Sevyn

Truett

Ivaan

Madden

Dion

Camilo

Cartier

Crue

Westyn

Leif

Yahya

Eliseo

Murphy

Callahan

Jairo

Stetson

Jaziel

Brayan

Rome

Jakai

Cal

Khai

Rhodes

Meir

Lux

 

Here are the top 50 names assigned to girls in the United States, in order:

If you combine the different spellings for the name Wrenlee, it definitely exhibits its popularity. Unlike our site’s statistics at BabyNames.com, the Social Security Administration individualizes names based on their spellings. In contrast, we combine the names that are homophonous (sound the same) vs. spelled the same. Wrenlee is in the number one spot in rising popular names for girls and Wrenley is in 16^th place. However, the name Arlet, when you combine spellings in the top 50 names actually beats out Wrenley. These spellings include Arlet (#3), Arleth, and Arlette. Number 2 of the top 3 names is Neriah, a Biblical name.

Wrenlee

Neriah

Arlet

Georgina

Amiri

Arleth

Amayah

Winona

Love

Inaya

Isabela

Jream

Cielo

Adalee

Sol

Wrenley

Zhuri

Scottie

Carla

Alora

Sapphire

Arlette

Yamileth

Zendaya

Aadhya

Zoya

Marigold

Taytum

Julieta

Tru

Araya

Kenia

Vienna

Estella

Elowyn

Samira

Violeta

Sylvie

Zaria

Aspyn

Lottie

Meilani

Emerald

Scout

Brynleigh

Anahi

Lenora

Azariah

Yasmin

Cleo

Although the Social Security Administration does not separate out names that are gender-neutral, we do want to point out that many of the names on both lists could be considered usable for either gender. Examples from the “boy’s list” include Kayce, Eren, Koa, Zen, and Lux. Examples from the “girl’s list” include Love, Jream, Tru, Scout, and Cleo.

We hope that you have enjoyed this list of popular names and are surprised as we are at the number of names that we thought were unique but are actually on an upwards trajectory to being much more common than you would think. What names on this list do you like? Join us on our Facebook page and let us know your thoughts!