The 2014 Baby Name Report

3,706,376 babies, 30,806 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 2014

👑 #1 girls: Emma 👑 #1 boys: Noah (2 years running) 1,282 debuts

Top girls

  1. Emma20,962
  2. Olivia19,836
  3. Sophia18,642
  4. Isabella17,133
  5. Ava15,725
  6. Mia13,533
  7. Emily12,667
  8. Abigail12,113
  9. Madison10,331
  10. Charlotte10,120

Top boys

  1. Noah19,338
  2. Liam18,484
  3. Mason17,221
  4. Jacob16,916
  5. William16,847
  6. Ethan15,748
  7. Michael15,496
  8. Alexander15,444
  9. James14,462
  10. Daniel13,956

Full top-50 rankings for 2014 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Aranza #4,250 → #610 (+3,640)
  2. Royal #2,896 → #1,024 (+1,872)
  3. Bode #1,427 → #783 (+644)
  4. Axl #1,460 → #835 (+625)
  5. Montserrat #1,151 → #574 (+577)
  6. Monserrat #1,169 → #592 (+577)
  7. Aminah #1,616 → #1,063 (+553)
  8. Everlee #1,729 → #1,180 (+549)
  9. August #1,647 → #1,101 (+546)
  10. Maisie #1,117 → #653 (+464)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Mylee #1,081 → #1,950 (−869)
  2. Janney #1,093 → #1,662 (−569)
  3. Miley #387 → #788 (−401)
  4. Yaretzy #1,079 → #1,434 (−355)
  5. Karly #991 → #1,336 (−345)
  6. Abbey #1,101 → #1,446 (−345)
  7. Dominique #1,193 → #1,519 (−326)
  8. Britney #838 → #1,155 (−317)
  9. Yara #1,164 → #1,463 (−299)
  10. Bently #898 → #1,189 (−291)

✨ Never recorded before 2014

Dalary (218) Llewyn (38) Keylor (34) Yazleemar (28) Sunjai (23) Hannaley (21) Tauriel (21) Naiovy (17) Feynman (15) Sanav (15)

1,282 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 2014.

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What were the most popular baby names in 2014?
Emma was the #1 girl name and Noah the #1 boy name in 2014, out of 3,706,376 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 2014?
Aranza made the biggest jump in 2014, climbing 3,640 spots to #610.
How many new baby names appeared in 2014?
1,282 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 2014.