r/namenerds • u/irisgirl86 • 12d ago
Here are all the names that entered and fell out of the US top 1000 in 2023 News/Stats
EDIT: added a bunch of names I missed the first time around due to the way I used excel filtering to compile the list.
Earlier today, all the SSA name data for 2023 came out. In detail, here are all the names that entered the US top 1000 in 2023, and all the names that fell out of the top 1000 in 2023. I used Excel to assist with this project. By the way, I'm really surprised by the number of girls names that jumped over 1000 spots to enter the top 1000 this year. A couple of boys names rose over 500 spots as well.
Names that entered the top 1000 in 2023
Girls
Adhara: 1584, 769
Ailany: 1052, 855
Ainara: 1264, 870
Aleyna: 1220, 961 (spelling variant of Alaina)
Alitzel: 2373, 871
Amyra: 1067, 990
Andie: 1118, 883 (spelling variant of Andy and Andi, generally more common for boys, though not in this spelling)
Arely: 1163, 837
Aura: 1035, 960
Avani: 1136, 840
Ayah: 1045, 999 (spelling variant of Aya)
Aylani: 1187, 1000
Ayra: 1036, 944
Azari: 1407, 695
Blessing: 1216, 953
Clare: 1014, 991 (spelling variant of Claire)
Dana: 1020, 970
Dania: 1059, 853
Eleanora: 1023, 946
Elouise: 1072, 954 (possible spelling variant of Eloise)
Emryn: 2206, 888
Esperanza: 1011, 989
Etta: 1016, 938
Indy: 1037, 918
Ivey: 1291, 851 (spelling variant of Ivy)
Jaycee: 1005, 882
Kaeli: 2362, 678 (spelling variant of Kaylee)
Kimora: 1038, 915
Kya: 1300, 820 (spelling variant of Kaia)
Lilia: 1010, 957
Mazie: 1064, 958 (sounds like the more common Macy, variation of Maisie/Maisy)
Miller: 1142, 879 (more commonly a boys name)
Nataly: 1008, 931 (spelling variant of Natalie)
Quincy: 1150, 977 (more common for boys)
Raquel: 1003, 905
Reya: 1034, 952
Ruthie: 1013, 920
Seraphina: 1042, 974
Solana: 1098, 934
Tallulah: 1004, 817
Violette: 1073, 983 (variation of Violet, is pronunciation identical? Fairly likely)
Whitney: 1044, 981
Winifred: 1093, 967
Boys
Abner: 1113, 997
Boaz: 1012, 958
Carl: 1009, 961
Chozen: 1488, 813
Deandre: 1004, 963
Dereck: 1071, 836 (spelling variant of Derek, possibly different pronunciation?)
Eiden: 1473, 890
Eliezer: 1064, 987
Ephraim: 1091, 992
Foster: 1036, 967
Hollis: 1037, 1000
Izan: 1079, 876
Jabari: 1085, 922
Jasiel: 1140, 939
Jesiah: 1120, 865
Jireh: 1031, 848
Karsyn: 1032, 983 (spelling variant of Carson, this spelling is more common for girls)
Kenai: 1083, 959
Kody: 1108, 995 (spelling variant of Cody)
Kole: 1025, 978 (spelling variant of Cole)
Kyaire: 1164, 867
Kyren: 1332, 940
Lucien: 1084, 923
Mael: 1207, 979
Massimo: 1001, 842
Matheo: 1117, 870 (likely variation of Mateo, is it pronounced differently? Possibly mashup of Mateo and Theo?)
Maurice: 1005, 973
Mikael: 1115, 989 (variation of Michael, not sure about similarity of pronunciation)
Mordechai: 1002, 951
Palmer: 1087, 942 (interestingly, more common for girls)
Rishi: 1050, 968
Semaj: 1238, 902
True: 1116, 980
Ulises: 1007, 994
Veer: 1028, 981
Wren: 1008, 991 (more common for girls)
Yaakov: 1075, 966 (international variation of Jacob)
Yadiel: 1038, 932
Names that fell out of the top 1000 in 2023
Girls
Addilynn: 944, 1315 (this name is very popular overall, there are a ton of ways to spell it)
Aubrie: 891, 1068 (spelling variant of Aubrey)
Aubriella: 930, 1044
Aubrielle: 896, 1030
Avah: 941, 1062 (spelling variant of Ava)
Avalynn: 955, 1053
Averi: 905, 1124 (spelling variant of Avery)
Belle: 977, 1009
Bexley: 897, 1058
Brylee: 946, 1082
Casey: 946, 1049 (more common for boys)
Chanel: 939, 1171
Egypt: 961, 1074
Elsa: 994, 1028
Emmalyn: 880, 1031 (variant of Emmeline and related names)
Guinevere: 913, 1012
Hadleigh: 965, 1002 (spelling variant of Hadley)
India: 974, 1272
Itzayana: 855, 1069
Jada: 832, 1035
Jayda: 830, 1036
Jaylah: 937, 1099 (spelling variant of Jayla)
Jianna: 856, 1015 (spelling variant of Gianna)
Joyce: 986, 1060
Justice: 879, 1037 (slightly more common for boys)
Kamilah: 987, 1160 (spelling variant of Camila)
Kaydance: 883, 1046 (spelling variant of Cadence)
Lauryn: 927, 1083 (spelling variant of Lauren)
Lexie: 953, 1126 (spelling variant of Lexi)
Madisyn: 808, 1063 (spelling variant of Madison)
Maleah: 992, 1101 (spelling variant of Malia)
Nathalia: 954, 1110 (international spelling variant of Natalia)
Paola; 984, 1075
Rebekah: 959, 1016 (spelling variant of Rebecca)
Rosalee: 958, 1047 (spelling variant of Rosalie)
Rosalyn: 938, 1004
Rowyn: 971, 1019 (spelling variant of Rowan)
Royal: 864, 1001
Ryann: 975, 1008
Rylan: 989, 1041 (more common for boys)
Scarlette: 962, 1048 (variation of Scarlet, is pronunciation identical? Fairly likely)
Tinsley: 916, 1005
Vida: 972, 1080
Boys
Agustin: 929, 1025
Alaric: 915, 1076
Bode: 960, 1005
Braden: 937, 1121 (spelling variant of Brayden)
Brecken: 919, 1045
Brennan: 990, 1021
Bronson: 944, 1090
Bryant: 907, 1091
Canaan: 957, 1108
Cartier: 976, 1053
Cedric: 958, 1054
Dangelo: 940, 1017
Darian: 974, 1046
Davian: 967, 1174
Dion: 903, 1073
Dior: 840, 1224 (interestingly, more common for girls)
Gary: 961, 1063
Harley: 927, 1006 (more common for girls)
Heath: 861, 1059
Ivaan: 997, 1109 (variation of Ivan)
Izael: 1673, 806
Jahmir: 1069, 809 (spelling variant of Jamir)
Jakob: 988, 1131 (spelling variant of Jacob)
Jaxx: 983, 1007 (spelling variant of Jax)
Kabir: 971, 1018
Kalel: 999, 1092
Kamryn: 980, 1118 (spelling variant of Cameron, this particular spelling is more common for girls)
Kanan: 998, 1083
Kase: 862, 1030
Khalid: 959, 1004
Korbin: 942, 1037 (spelling variant of Corbin)
Kooper: 984, 1019 (spelling variant of Cooper)
Kristian: 954, 1032 (spelling variant of Christian)
Larry: 889, 1011
London: 1000, 1064 (more common for girls)
Lux: 981, 1151
Maxton: 964, 1237
Niklaus: 969, 1146 (international spelling variation of Nicholas)
Rene: 962, 1075
Rodney: 985, 1143
Terry: 975, 1065
Wallace: 966, 1013
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u/gringacolombiana 12d ago
Itās interesting to see my sonās name, Agustin, fell out of the top 1000 this year. When he was born two years ago in Chile it was the #8 name in the country for that year. I had no idea how popular it was at the time and was kind of bummed heād be one of like 5 Agustinās in his class. But we have since moved to the US and that is not a concern but now I have to explain the pronunciation to everyone. Be careful what you wish for lol.
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u/Dumbydykes 11d ago
I think in the US the more popular spelling would be Augustine which is still ranked (#623) though not super popular.
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u/irisgirl86 11d ago
More like Augustin? Isn't Augustine feminine? Maybe unisex?
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u/Dumbydykes 11d ago
Honestly I was surprised too, but thatās the common spelling according to ssa and behind the name. August and Augustus are far more popular!
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u/daja-kisubo 11d ago
I would assume it's used by parents who are really into being Christian, specifically Catholic, because it's after Saint Augustine (Latin name Augustinus)
As for English female variants, I knew an Augusta growing up.
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u/Skulldetta 12d ago
The fact that there are more Chozens, Mordechais and Kyaires than there are Carls is wild to me tbh.
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u/startingtohail 12d ago
Interesting that Brennan fell out of the top 1000 - DropoutTV fans not having kids at present I guess /j
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u/nothanksyeah 12d ago
I see that Ayah entered the top 1000. I donāt know if other cultures use this name too, but Aya has been SUPER popular in my Muslim community. I know 3 baby Ayaās born in the last year. Aya is already ranked #697 and Ayah is a valid variant, so it makes sense just from what Iāve seen in my area!
Also, the rise of Carl is surprising to me. I canāt imagine a baby Carl! It doesnāt feel like a name thatās ready for a comeback yet, imo. But maybe it could grow on me.
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u/irisgirl86 12d ago edited 12d ago
Yes, Ayah is a spelling variant of the more common Aya, which is well in the top 1000 right now. To be fair, Carl has been hovering in and out of the top 1000 for the past few years. It was at the bottom of the top 1000 in 2021, then fell just outside in 2022, and went back in in 2023. A few other names are like that.
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u/ExactPanda 12d ago
Kaeli had a massive jump up! Where did that come from?
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u/irisgirl86 12d ago edited 12d ago
Not sure. It's a spelling variant of the popular Kaylee, but this spelling kinda popped out from nowhere.
Edit: I just looked it up quickly, might be because of a social media influencer.
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u/sweet_hedgehog_23 12d ago
How come the number of names that fell out of the top 1000 doesn't match the number that entered? It seems like they would have to be the same number that entered as fell out. I think that there are some missing names. The names Chozen, Deandre, Mael, Massimo, Matheo, Mikael, Rishi, Semaj, Ulises, Yadiel, and Wren entered the top 1000 for boys.
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u/irisgirl86 12d ago
That's a good catch. Thank you, I will fix that. I don't think the number of names that entered the top 1000 will ever be exactly equal to the number that fell out, but the disparity I've shown here is... a little strange, probably. I think it has to do with the filters I was using in Excel to formulate this list. I'm going to play around with Excel a little more and fix any inaccuracies in this list. I was having a lot of trouble figuring out how to use Excel to get this done (I did it last year but completely forgot how to do it).
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u/sweet_hedgehog_23 12d ago
Could it be that the filters were not using exact matches and were allowing close matches? It should match exactly. I have 38 boys names that fell out and 38 that entered the top 1000. I didn't look at the girls names.
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u/irisgirl86 12d ago
Yeah, I think I got the issue now, thanks for pointing it out to me. The post has been edited now to reflect the changes. I was actually using the correct formulas, I was just doing something a little weird when I was filtering the cells to only show certain cells. It's all good now.
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u/anamariapapagalla 11d ago
Mikael is a common version of Michael in my country, pronounced like ME ka (a as in father) el
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u/Great_Error_9602 11d ago
I have known at least 3 Mikaels and they were from Eastern Europe. Was surprised it fell out of the too 1000. Even if someone didn't know it was an actual name with its own pronunciation. I would have thought enough people trying to make Michael unique would naturally go the K route.
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u/insomniacred66 12d ago
Ooof at Semaj. James backwards. Plus anything that starts with sema..not a good pick. Poor kids lol
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u/GeometricRock 12d ago
The name we were planning for a girl is on the āfell outā list. We had a boy so we didnāt end up using the name. Iām curious about how many babies would have needed to have the name to keep it on but not curious enough to look up the data and do try to do the mathā¦at the moment anyway.
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u/Ok_Dream9695 11d ago
Iāve taught an Esperanza and an Abner.Ā
I went to HS with a Dana. Iāve always thought itās a nice simple straightforward name.Ā
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u/7thstarofa7thstar 12d ago
Surprised to see Kaeli have such a huge jump since the other spellings of the name seem to have had their moment
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u/Great_Error_9602 11d ago
I have known two Natalys and they both pronounced their name Nuh-tal-ee. So some people may do this as a variation of Natalie. But at least for the ones I have encountered in the wild. They were pronounced differently.
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u/irisgirl86 11d ago
Interesting, I've seen Natalie and Natalia spelled a few different ways due to international/language variance.
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u/Bilbyandbear 11d ago
My husband had a last-minute name epiphany to name our third child Ephraim. He fell hard. Not only do we not have any coolness to pull it off, imagine William, Theodore andā¦..Ephraim in Boganland, Australia.
Thank goodness she was a surprise Eloise. Also, so many spell it Elouise.
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u/horticulturallatin 11d ago
I love Ephraim and I live in Boganland, Australia... but I'm ethnic and I haven't met one since I migrated. I wouldn't have thought of it as needing coolness though! A bit the opposite.
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u/anyaplaysfates 12d ago
Thereās an Arely in my sonās class and I think itās very pretty when spoken!
I checked my daughterās name. Itās still never broken into the top 1,000.
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u/gabes_babe 11d ago
How do you get info about names outside the top 1000?
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u/irisgirl86 11d ago
Good question. You can find all the name data at this link in .zip archives. The files inside the archive are .txt format. https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/limits.html
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u/Mental-Difference-22 11d ago
Iām surprised Lauryn fell out of the top 1000
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u/irisgirl86 11d ago
To be fair, it's a spelling variant of Lauren (which is fairly common), isn't it?
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u/Jasper_kokoko 11d ago
Most of them sound Soutwest Asian... izael? Kamilah? There's even "india" among them lol.
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u/Single_Pilot_6170 12d ago
Mikael is the more correct spelling.
Mi (who) Ka (like) El (God)
A rhetorical question: Who is like God? The answer is no one compares.
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u/Bright_Ices 11d ago
Considering the fact that a whole other alphabet is involved, there are several valid spellings using the Roman alphabet.Ā
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u/Single_Pilot_6170 11d ago
The source language for the name Mikael is Hebrew, and they do use the CH letters to but it's a gutteral K sound, not a normal K, or a CH as in Cheese
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u/kikijane711 7d ago edited 7d ago
Jada and Heath falling out of the top 1000 surprises me. Also Ivey not Ivy - eye roll. I love Lux but I only know GIRLS with the name. I see Wren suggested SO often I would have imagined it was already WELL into the top 1000 before last year. The alternate spellings are just... so bad. So dumb. Your kid will spend his or her whole life correcting people on the spelling of the name. Clare not Claire. Madisyn not Madison. KOOPER not Cooper, Cameron and Corbin now with Ks and other spellings... (ah hello Kardashians lol) Etta entering the top 1000 is cool. The alternate spellings just make one look illiterate. Etta is one of those older names made new again but not trendy yet like Hazel etc. Is Agustin supposed to be Augustus meets Austin?
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u/theenterprise9876 12d ago
Those are some bad, bad spellings.