Drawn from Social Security card applications submitted at birth — the authoritative record of what American parents actually named their daughters. Olivia held the top spot for the seventh year running. Charlotte climbed to second, ending Emma’s six-year run as runner-up, and Eliana entered the top ten for the first time.
The five girls’ names that gained the most ground in 2025, according to the SSA.
Where this comes from, and where it stops. Every rank on this page is the official SSA figure for 2025, published 8 May 2026 (ssa.gov). We publish the top ten because that is what we have verified. The SSA also releases a full top 1,000; we are working through it and will extend this list only as far as we can source it properly. We would rather show ten true ranks than a hundred invented ones.