Century gainers (first year vs latest, rank improvement)
Computed directly from official SSA figures. Methodology is described on our About page.
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| # | Name | First seen | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leilani Girls | 1917 #4967 | ▲ 4907 |
| 2 | Nyla Girls | 1915 #4785 | ▲ 4549 |
| 3 | Lorelei Girls | 1916 #4842 | ▲ 4401 |
| 4 | Rowan Boys | 1916 #4404 | ▲ 4345 |
| 5 | Michelle Girls | 1915 #4754 | ▲ 4289 |
| 6 | Jana Girls | 1921 #5486 | ▲ 4239 |
| 7 | Wendy Girls | 1918 #5562 | ▲ 4215 |
| 8 | Noemi Girls | 1915 #4779 | ▲ 4196 |
| 9 | Valery Girls | 1920 #4928 | ▲ 4184 |
| 10 | Danna Girls | 1916 #4575 | ▲ 4181 |
| 11 | Fatima Girls | 1919 #4453 | ▲ 4123 |
| 12 | Javier Boys | 1917 #4267 | ▲ 3993 |
| 13 | Jennifer Girls | 1919 #4507 | ▲ 3921 |
| 14 | Jenna Girls | 1915 #4594 | ▲ 3915 |
| 15 | Valencia Girls | 1919 #5496 | ▲ 3765 |
| 16 | Rodrigo Boys | 1918 #4085 | ▲ 3593 |
| 17 | April Girls | 1917 #4113 | ▲ 3571 |
| 18 | Robyn Girls | 1921 #4997 | ▲ 3556 |
| 19 | Cesar Boys | 1915 #3914 | ▲ 3529 |
| 20 | Jolene Girls | 1918 #4063 | ▲ 3397 |
| 21 | Rey Boys | 1915 #4291 | ▲ 3383 |
| 22 | Jeremy Boys | 1923 #3645 | ▲ 3353 |
| 23 | Eleazar Boys | 1919 #4340 | ▲ 3212 |
| 24 | Isaias Boys | 1915 #3612 | ▲ 3186 |
| 25 | Ricky Boys | 1925 #4110 | ▲ 3161 |
| 26 | Julieta Girls | 1913 #3430 | ▲ 3145 |
| 27 | Leticia Girls | 1916 #4818 | ▲ 3111 |
| 28 | Bethany Girls | 1915 #3838 | ▲ 3086 |
| 29 | Deon Boys | 1922 #4460 | ▲ 3077 |
| 30 | Lori Girls | 1924 #4797 | ▲ 3071 |
| 31 | Alonso Boys | 1915 #3837 | ▲ 3052 |
| 32 | Rolando Boys | 1916 #4397 | ▲ 3023 |
| 33 | Melody Girls | 1914 #3077 | ▲ 2998 |
| 34 | Efrain Boys | 1920 #4485 | ▲ 2991 |
| 35 | Shelby Girls | 1913 #3635 | ▲ 2986 |
| 36 | Maren Girls | 1916 #3446 | ▲ 2974 |
| 37 | Zane Boys | 1914 #3262 | ▲ 2938 |
| 38 | Scotty Boys | 1915 #4305 | ▲ 2906 |
| 39 | Layne Boys | 1918 #3551 | ▲ 2889 |
| 40 | Richie Boys | 1919 #4681 | ▲ 2820 |
| 41 | Bryson Boys | 1914 #2965 | ▲ 2813 |
| 42 | Karla Girls | 1915 #3615 | ▲ 2812 |
| 43 | Rigoberto Boys | 1924 #4836 | ▲ 2802 |
| 44 | Joey Boys | 1915 #3624 | ▲ 2747 |
| 45 | Paige Girls | 1915 #3078 | ▲ 2732 |
| 46 | Tamara Girls | 1917 #4532 | ▲ 2716 |
| 47 | Gavin Boys | 1913 #2996 | ▲ 2693 |
| 48 | Glory Girls | 1915 #4551 | ▲ 2692 |
| 49 | Jaime Boys | 1916 #3341 | ▲ 2684 |
| 50 | Arden Girls | 1914 #3647 | ▲ 2672 |
| 51 | Randy Boys | 1915 #3741 | ▲ 2652 |
| 52 | Joey Girls | 1918 #4062 | ▲ 2588 |
| 53 | Damaris Girls | 1916 #4023 | ▲ 2586 |
| 54 | Daria Girls | 1915 #4434 | ▲ 2576 |
| 55 | Jude Boys | 1912 #2729 | ▲ 2574 |
| 56 | Mariel Girls | 1914 #3464 | ▲ 2571 |
| 57 | Quinn Boys | 1915 #3009 | ▲ 2542 |
| 58 | Mariella Girls | 1914 #3465 | ▲ 2522 |
| 59 | Myla Girls | 1913 #2728 | ▲ 2518 |
| 60 | Trent Boys | 1916 #3847 | ▲ 2503 |
| 61 | Rogelio Boys | 1914 #3664 | ▲ 2501 |
| 62 | Marlon Boys | 1914 #3579 | ▲ 2474 |
| 63 | Noe Boys | 1914 #3154 | ▲ 2399 |
| 64 | Janelle Girls | 1912 #3185 | ▲ 2384 |
| 65 | Autumn Girls | 1910 #2444 | ▲ 2356 |
| 66 | Truett Boys | 1912 #2873 | ▲ 2352 |
| 67 | Tyson Boys | 1912 #2876 | ▲ 2345 |
| 68 | Dorian Boys | 1915 #2884 | ▲ 2345 |
| 69 | Tyrone Boys | 1914 #3719 | ▲ 2327 |
| 70 | Ian Boys | 1912 #2409 | ▲ 2326 |
| 71 | Ezequiel Boys | 1912 #2670 | ▲ 2322 |
| 72 | Sergio Boys | 1913 #2758 | ▲ 2317 |
| 73 | Karma Girls | 1915 #4013 | ▲ 2307 |
| 74 | Ariel Boys | 1913 #2840 | ▲ 2282 |
| 75 | Graciela Girls | 1916 #4114 | ▲ 2279 |
| 76 | Lennon Boys | 1913 #3068 | ▲ 2260 |
| 77 | Damian Boys | 1912 #2342 | ▲ 2233 |
| 78 | Esmeralda Girls | 1911 #2594 | ▲ 2221 |
| 79 | Sunny Girls | 1912 #2606 | ▲ 2216 |
| 80 | Emilee Girls | 1916 #4076 | ▲ 2209 |
| 81 | Kendrick Boys | 1912 #2735 | ▲ 2200 |
| 82 | Nadia Girls | 1911 #2750 | ▲ 2185 |
| 83 | Trenton Boys | 1913 #3222 | ▲ 2180 |
| 84 | Rocky Boys | 1913 #2742 | ▲ 2174 |
| 85 | Lenny Boys | 1914 #3542 | ▲ 2123 |
| 86 | Dalia Girls | 1913 #2900 | ▲ 2100 |
| 87 | Barron Boys | 1913 #2859 | ▲ 2069 |
| 88 | Arlette Girls | 1913 #2558 | ▲ 2064 |
| 89 | Stevie Boys | 1919 #4723 | ▲ 2049 |
| 90 | Elyse Girls | 1913 #2937 | ▲ 2019 |
| 91 | Rickey Boys | 1924 #4834 | ▲ 2007 |
| 92 | Fernanda Girls | 1914 #2498 | ▲ 1947 |
| 93 | Waylon Boys | 1911 #1988 | ▲ 1932 |
| 94 | Lourdes Girls | 1916 #4845 | ▲ 1928 |
| 95 | Rosalina Girls | 1914 #2596 | ▲ 1915 |
| 96 | Josette Girls | 1916 #3728 | ▲ 1892 |
| 97 | Alvaro Boys | 1914 #2660 | ▲ 1883 |
| 98 | Marcello Boys | 1912 #2774 | ▲ 1874 |
| 99 | Evelynn Girls | 1914 #2171 | ▲ 1870 |
| 100 | Ginny Girls | 1918 #5117 | ▲ 1849 |
Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.