Name Vitals

Is your name going extinct?

A vital-signs report for any American name since 1880, drawn from 144 years of Social Security Administration records.

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Extinct names →Popular once, now given to zero babies. Endangered names →Down 90%+ from their peak. Comeback Kids →Flatlined, then came roaring back. Rising names →Growing faster than anything else.

What were the top names the year you were born?

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Top ten girls and boys names from the latest year on record.