Girl name statistics are a fast way to spot what’s trending (and what’s fading) in baby naming—especially as parents spread out across a wider pool of names than in past decades.
Olivia was the #1 girl name in the U.S. for births in 2024, with 14,718 girls (about 0.83% of all girls in the SSA dataset).
The SSA dataset includes 1,767,447 girls born in the U.S. in 2024 (and 3,612,777 total births across both sexes in the same dataset).
The Top 10 girl names in the U.S. accounted for about 6.47% of girls in 2024 (≈ 6.5% when rounded).
Sofia entered the U.S. girls’ Top 10 in 2024, replacing Luna.
Girl-name variety remains high: SSA-based reporting has shown more unique names for girls than boys in modern years.
Most Popular Girl Names in the U.S. (2024)
This ranking uses Social Security card applications for U.S. births (SSA). Counts below reflect how many baby girls received each name in the SSA dataset for 2024.
Top 10 Girl Names (U.S., 2024) — Bar Chart
Label
Bar
Value
Olivia
14,718
Emma
13,485
Amelia
12,740
Charlotte
12,552
Mia
12,113
Sophia
12,088
Isabella
10,770
Evelyn
9,116
Ava
8,662
Sofia
8,094
Max = 14,718. Widths: Olivia 100.00%, Emma 91.62%, Amelia 86.56%, Charlotte 85.28%, Mia 82.30%, Sophia 82.13%, Isabella 73.18%, Evelyn 61.94%, Ava 58.85%, Sofia 54.99%.
How Popular Is “Popular” in 2024?
Modern baby naming is far less concentrated than it used to be. In the U.S., the top 10 girl names in 2024 totaled 114,338 births—about 6.47% of all girls in the SSA baby-name dataset for that year. In other words, even the most popular girl name (Olivia) represents well under 1% of girls.
That’s a big shift from the late 20th century, when the most common names captured a much larger share of births. Recent reporting using SSA data highlights this long-term diversification, with the top 10 names’ share shrinking substantially over time.
Fastest-Rising Girl Names (U.S., 2023 to 2024)
The SSA also publishes which names jumped the most in rank year-over-year (restricted to names that were Top 1000 in at least one of the two years). Here are the biggest upward movers for girls from 2023 to 2024:
Name
2024 Rank
2023 Rank
Rank Change
2024 Births
Ailany
101
855
+754
754
Aylani
560
1001
+441
441
Marjorie
822
1251
+429
429
Scottie
202
616
+414
414
Analeia
915
1284
+369
369
Why Girl Names Tend to Be More Diverse
Across modern naming data, parents typically choose from a wider variety of girl names than boy names. SSA-based reporting has found thousands more unique girl names than boy names in some recent years—often explained by cultural comfort with experimentation and “style” variation (spellings, phonetics, and novel combinations).
You can see that diversity even inside the U.S. Top 10: Sophia and Sofia both rank highly in 2024, showing how spelling variants can “split” popularity across forms that sound nearly identical.
International Snapshots (Recent Official Releases)
Ireland (2024): The Central Statistics Office reported Sophie as the most popular girls’ name for 2024.
Queensland, Australia (2024): Queensland’s Registry data shows Charlotte as the top girls’ name with 319 registrations (with Isla next at 260, and Olivia close behind at 259).
How to Use Girl Name Statistics (Practical Tips)
If you want a “recognizable but not overused” name: look at names ranked ~20–100 in your region (often familiar, but less likely to repeat in a classroom).
If you care about pronunciation: check spelling variants (e.g., Sophia vs Sofia). Popularity can be split across forms.
If uniqueness matters: track “fastest-rising” names—these can become mainstream quickly, especially with pop-culture boosts.
If you want local relevance: use state/province lists (many governments publish them) because national rankings can hide regional favorites.
Sources
U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) — Popular Baby Names (rankings): https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/
SSA — Social Security number holders by year of birth and sex: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/numberUSbirths.html
SSA Blog (2024 baby names release): https://www.ssa.gov/blog/en/posts/2025-05-09.html
SSA — Names that increased in popularity (2023 to 2024): https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/popularity_increase.html
BabyNames1000 (SSA-based counts and percentages for 2024 Top 10): https://babynames1000.com/top.php?n=10&y=2024
AARP analysis (SSA-based concentration over time): https://www.aarp.org/social-security/most-popular-baby-names-2024/
TIME (SSA-based “originality gap” discussion): https://time.com/4322881/baby-names-girls-boys/
Central Statistics Office (Ireland) — Irish Babies’ Names 2024: https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-ibn/irishbabiesnames2024/mainresults/
Queensland Government (Australia) — Top 100 Baby Names 2024 dataset: https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/top-100-baby-names/resource/53c648be-8623-4f1b-83c5-9a591a8d6acd/view/b64c7ce3-056e-4b50-b1e4-6b26aab768d6
