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Most Popular US Baby Names for Girls (2025) Quiz

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  1. Olivia 13,544 babies
    Shakespeare helped popularize it through a character in Twelfth Night.
  2. Charlotte 13,400 babies
    The feminine form of Charles; Prince William's daughter Princess Charlotte was born in 2015.
  3. Emma 12,754 babies
    Jane Austen's 1815 novel Emma features the matchmaking Emma Woodhouse.
  4. Amelia 12,699 babies
    Aviator Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, in 1932.
  5. Sophia 12,561 babies
    Sophia Loren was the first actor to win an Oscar for a performance in a foreign language.
  6. Mia 11,078 babies
    Began as a Scandinavian and Italian short form of Maria.
  7. Isabella 10,666 babies
    Queen Isabella I of Castile sponsored Columbus's 1492 voyage.
  8. Evelyn 9,123 babies
    Long used for boys in Britain; novelist Evelyn Waugh was a man.
  9. Sofia 8,252 babies
    Also the capital of Bulgaria, named after its ancient Saint Sofia Church.
  10. Eliana 8,191 babies
    From Hebrew, meaning 'my God has answered.'
  11. Ava 7,732 babies
    Hollywood star Ava Gardner helped put the name on the map in the 1940s.
  12. Eleanor 7,649 babies
    Eleanor of Aquitaine was queen of both France and England.
  13. Violet 7,546 babies
    Violet Baudelaire is the inventor sibling in A Series of Unfortunate Events.
  14. Ailany 7,136 babies
    It was the fastest-rising girls' name in the SSA's 2024 data.
  15. Aurora 7,065 babies
    Sleeping Beauty's princess in Disney's 1959 film is named Aurora.
  16. Harper 6,792 babies
    Harper Lee wrote To Kill a Mockingbird, which won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize.
  17. Elizabeth 6,760 babies
    Two queens regnant of England and the UK have been named Elizabeth.
  18. Lily 6,673 babies
    Harry Potter's mother is named Lily.
  19. Camila 6,591 babies
    Singer Camila Cabello was born in Cuba and moved to Miami as a child.
  20. Nora 6,380 babies
    Nora Helmer is the heroine of Henrik Ibsen's 1879 play A Doll's House.
  21. Hazel 6,318 babies
    Hazel Grace Lancaster narrates John Green's novel The Fault in Our Stars.
  22. Penelope 6,225 babies
    In Homer's Odyssey, Penelope waits 20 years for Odysseus to come home.
  23. Chloe 6,203 babies
    From Greek, meaning 'green shoot.'
  24. Ellie 6,176 babies
    It's the name of Carl's wife in Pixar's Up.
  25. Lucy 6,176 babies
    The famous 3.2-million-year-old hominin fossil Lucy was named after a Beatles song.
  26. Aria 6,130 babies
    Italian for 'air'; in opera, an aria is a solo song.
  27. Luna 6,076 babies
    Latin for 'moon'; also Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter books.
  28. Isla 6,012 babies
    Pronounced EYE-la; linked to the Scottish island of Islay.
  29. Ella 5,831 babies
    Jazz great Ella Fitzgerald was known as the First Lady of Song.
  30. Lainey 5,738 babies
    Often used as a nickname for Elaine or Melanie.

Source: US Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names (2025) · as of 2025

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