5-letter names
2,543 recorded names are covered; below are the top 100 by lifetime births.
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| # | Name | Rank 2025 | Total recorded births | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | #902 | 1,455,143 | 1947 #1 | -16.7% |
| 2 | Susan | #1091 | 1,123,481 | 1955 #5 | -17.0% |
| 3 | Sarah | #90 | 1,098,498 | 1982 #4 | -25.6% |
| 4 | Helen | #462 | 1,024,202 | 1918 #2 | -4.3% |
| 5 | Nancy | #967 | 1,004,448 | 1947 #7 | -10.4% |
| 6 | Betty | #1113 | 1,001,238 | 1930 #2 | +16.0% |
| 7 | Karen | #1281 | 987,989 | 1957 #5 | -57.9% |
| 8 | Emily | #34 | 896,487 | 1999 #1 | -31.3% |
| 9 | Donna | #1965 | 831,641 | 1959 #5 | -20.2% |
| 10 | Carol | #2242 | 816,928 | 1946 #5 | -31.3% |
| 11 | Laura | #379 | 801,811 | 1964 #14 | -10.3% |
| 12 | Alice | #65 | 588,147 | 1921 #15 | -3.2% |
| 13 | Maria | #87 | 566,111 | 1964 #41 | +7.6% |
| 14 | Janet | #2791 | 556,776 | 1954 #19 | -39.5% |
| 15 | Debra | #4478 | 550,695 | 1955 #4 | -24.0% |
| 16 | Marie | #618 | 540,077 | 1920 #13 | -2.2% |
| 17 | Grace | #38 | 534,935 | 2003 #13 | -22.0% |
| 18 | Diane | #2620 | 518,651 | 1955 #14 | -1.5% |
| 19 | Julie | #873 | 511,253 | 1958 #23 | -28.6% |
| 20 | Joyce | #1074 | 509,332 | 1942 #13 | -19.1% |
| 21 | Julia | #131 | 476,250 | 2001 #27 | -20.0% |
| 22 | Kelly | #852 | 473,965 | 1977 #10 | -30.9% |
| 23 | Doris | #2909 | 462,548 | 1928 #7 | -25.7% |
| 24 | Megan | #889 | 440,065 | 1990 #11 | -31.8% |
| 25 | Amber | #520 | 374,690 | 1986 #13 | -21.4% |
| 26 | Diana | #244 | 368,487 | 1957 #43 | -4.3% |
| 27 | Annie | #182 | 360,253 | 1922 #30 | +35.2% |
| 28 | Irene | #651 | 355,462 | 1921 #18 | -5.6% |
| 29 | Kayla | #364 | 346,570 | 1991 #12 | -46.3% |
| 30 | Kathy | #3274 | 334,131 | 1958 #14 | -38.7% |
| 31 | Tammy | #3703 | 332,015 | 1963 #12 | -33.5% |
| 32 | Hazel | #21 | 302,580 | 1918 #33 | +21.3% |
| 33 | Clara | #63 | 300,524 | 1918 #43 | -0.5% |
| 34 | Peggy | #8740 | 292,765 | 1958 #42 | -31.7% |
| 35 | Robin | #704 | 291,961 | 1961 #27 | +30.6% |
| 36 | Wanda | #6096 | 281,214 | 1957 #59 | +15.6% |
| 37 | Paula | #855 | 280,856 | 1963 #42 | +3.9% |
| 38 | Ethel | #4211 | 278,922 | 1918 #28 | +3.7% |
| 39 | Norma | #2012 | 278,071 | 1931 #22 | +10.3% |
| 40 | Ellen | #1062 | 275,284 | 1951 #68 | -32.8% |
| 41 | Jamie | #858 | 270,936 | 1977 #18 | -26.2% |
| 42 | Edith | #499 | 270,880 | 1918 #30 | -4.7% |
| 43 | Wendy | #1347 | 262,325 | 1967 #32 | -23.6% |
| 44 | Cindy | #1929 | 257,294 | 1957 #19 | -41.3% |
| 45 | Chloe | #23 | 254,389 | 2009 #9 | -6.8% |
| 46 | Tracy | #2171 | 251,393 | 1970 #10 | -7.5% |
| 47 | April | #542 | 242,925 | 1980 #26 | -13.5% |
| 48 | Katie | #646 | 241,285 | 1986 #38 | -28.1% |
| 49 | Erica | #1399 | 231,613 | 1986 #31 | -39.7% |
| 50 | Anita | #1342 | 215,165 | 1957 #81 | -8.4% |
| 51 | Holly | #416 | 205,304 | 1983 #48 | +13.6% |
| 52 | Sally | #1158 | 205,229 | 1947 #70 | -4.6% |
| 53 | Naomi | #47 | 191,547 | 2025 #47 | +15.0% |
| 54 | Elsie | #123 | 190,072 | 1918 #49 | +51.3% |
| 55 | Lydia | #92 | 187,039 | 2014 #84 | -13.4% |
| 56 | Sofia | #9 | 186,744 | 2015 #14 | -2.8% |
| 57 | Renee | #1099 | 185,896 | 1964 #71 | -10.7% |
| 58 | Molly | #196 | 176,127 | 1991 #74 | -16.0% |
| 59 | Cathy | #8463 | 170,303 | 1958 #34 | -47.9% |
| 60 | Avery | #37 | 170,006 | 2014 #14 | -23.8% |
| 61 | Stacy | #1665 | 164,011 | 1971 #32 | -17.2% |
| 62 | Agnes | #1016 | 159,517 | 1918 #47 | +12.4% |
| 63 | Haley | #861 | 159,511 | 2000 #28 | -46.8% |
| 64 | Pearl | #777 | 159,088 | 1918 #56 | -17.4% |
| 65 | Daisy | #75 | 158,723 | 2025 #75 | +48.0% |
| 66 | Joann | #3049 | 156,892 | 1942 #58 | -14.8% |
| 67 | Vicki | — | 153,266 | 1954 #50 | -54.7% |
| 68 | Carla | #1083 | 150,390 | 1962 #78 | -7.3% |
| 69 | Sadie | #50 | 149,681 | 2014 #46 | +2.1% |
| 70 | Heidi | #340 | 149,326 | 1972 #64 | +0.5% |
| 71 | Jenna | #679 | 148,587 | 1985 #50 | -38.1% |
| 72 | Faith | #254 | 147,851 | 2003 #50 | -43.2% |
| 73 | Paige | #346 | 146,734 | 2003 #47 | -39.8% |
| 74 | Terri | #6303 | 146,113 | 1959 #46 | -35.0% |
| 75 | Mabel | #201 | 142,284 | 1915 #62 | +70.2% |
| 76 | Riley | #48 | 141,960 | 2016 #22 | -21.9% |
| 77 | Wilma | #3705 | 140,101 | 1925 #62 | +7.5% |
| 78 | Viola | #1015 | 132,993 | 1918 #59 | +3.8% |
| 79 | Alexa | #1029 | 131,551 | 2006 #39 | -84.2% |
| 80 | Layla | #36 | 129,136 | 2019 #23 | -9.7% |
| 81 | Erika | #1109 | 125,664 | 1990 #74 | -32.3% |
| 82 | Kylie | #204 | 121,890 | 2003 #52 | -38.9% |
| 83 | Tonya | #9412 | 120,421 | 1972 #37 | -22.8% |
| 84 | Patsy | #6059 | 119,448 | 1941 #52 | +31.4% |
| 85 | Tanya | #3767 | 116,855 | 1974 #46 | -39.6% |
| 86 | Leona | #429 | 113,330 | 1918 #79 | +6.5% |
| 87 | Elena | #42 | 108,013 | 2025 #42 | +18.9% |
| 88 | Ellie | #24 | 105,677 | 2024 #21 | +14.3% |
| 89 | Penny | #740 | 100,619 | 1963 #86 | +5.4% |
| 90 | Angel | #546 | 100,288 | 2002 #109 | -29.7% |
| 91 | Terry | #10047 | 96,955 | 1955 #83 | -32.1% |
| 92 | Jenny | #1503 | 92,101 | 1977 #108 | -25.6% |
| 93 | Karla | #803 | 91,586 | 1964 #182 | -19.4% |
| 94 | Becky | #3992 | 86,898 | 1959 #102 | -24.8% |
| 95 | Velma | #5903 | 86,752 | 1921 #108 | +47.7% |
| 96 | Susie | #1922 | 85,789 | 1919 #151 | -2.5% |
| 97 | Rosie | #283 | 85,556 | 1927 #152 | +71.1% |
| 98 | Misty | #4140 | 84,654 | 1977 #40 | -20.5% |
| 99 | Bella | #136 | 83,721 | 2010 #48 | -35.8% |
| 100 | Hilda | #3007 | 81,022 | 1921 #123 | +26.6% |
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.