Today the Social Security Administration released the Top 1000 Baby Names of 2015. It almost feels like Christmas! Here are the Top 20 baby names for 2015, along with the number of spots they fell or rose in parentheses. As you can see, the Top 20 just shifted around a bit, with the exceptions of newcomers Oliver and Grace. Oliver also happened to be the name the moved the most places in the Top 20, having risen 13 spots to make it in! Harper and Benjamin also rose enough to enter into the Top 10, while Madison and Daniel fell just enough to be bumped from the Top 10. Jayden is the name that fell the most in the Top 20 but not enough to be bumped out. Perhaps it signals a change in the era of the “-aiden” sounding names?
| 1 | Noah | Emma |
| 2 | Liam | Olivia |
| 3 | Mason | Sophia |
| 4 | Jacob | Ava (+1) |
| 5 | William | Isabella (-1) |
| 6 | Ethan | Mia |
| 7 | James (+2) | Abigail (+1) |
| 8 | Alexander | Emily (-1) |
| 9 | Michael (-2) | Charlotte (+1) |
| 10 | Benjamin (+2) | Harper (+1) |
| 11 | Elijah | Madison (-2) |
| 12 | Daniel (-2) | Amelia (+3) |
| 13 | Aiden (+1) | Elizabeth (+1) |
| 14 | Logan (-1) | Sofia (-2) |
| 15 | Matthew (+1) | Evelyn (+1) |
| 16 | Lucas (+3) | Avery (-3) |
| 17 | Jackson | Chloe (+1) |
| 18 | David | Ella (-1) |
| 19 | Oliver (+13) | Grace (+2) |
| 20 | Jayden (-5) | Victoria (-1) |
Of course, most of the excited changes took place outside of the Top 20. In the boy’s Top 500, there were some surprises, and some fulfilled expectations. Names that are vintage revivals and portrayed in pop culture rose the most.
August rose from #242 to #195, entering the Top 200 by leaping 47 places. Ezra burst into the Top 100 and now sits at #92 after jumping 27 places from #119. Theodore leapt from #126 to #99 into the Top 100 by moving up 27 spaces. Atlas made a tremendous jump of 156 places from #646 to #490 entering the Top 500. Theo also broke into the Top 500 by moving up 101 places from #509 to #408. Tobias bounded to #316 from #419 moving 103 places.
Ari made a surprising rise of 30 places to #402 from #441 after previously dropping 22 places the year before. Similarly, Silas rose 8 spots to #129 from #137 after taking a dip the previous year and falling 21 places. Some of the biggest movers and shakers were names that have not been so popular on the blogosphere. Killian leaped 163 places from #511 to #348 slamming into the Top 500. Kyrie also busted in to the Top 500 jumping 172 places from #506 to #334. Adriel jumped 148 places from #434 to #286.
In the Boys Top 1000, there were also a few notables. Otis broke in to the Top 1000 landing at #848! Amos, which had previously risen 81 places to #693 fell 39 spots to #732. Asa which had also previously risen 31 spots fell 11 spots from #522 to #531.
As far as the girls, there were also some interesting developments. Eliza continues to rise and has entered the Top 200 at #175 from #212 moving up 37 places. Adeline also entered the Top 200 at #135 after moving up 84 spots from #219. And Hazel broke into the Top 100 after moving up 37 places from #105 to #63.
In the Girl’s Top 1000, Mae made the surprising leap of 93 places to #589 from #683 after previously dropping 7 spots. Noa continued her epic rise gaining 179 places from #941 to #762 after previously being outside the Top 1000! Clementine also made a huge climb moving up 127 spots to #816 from #943 after also previously being outside of the Top 1000 as well. Thea, who is also only charting in the Top 1000 for the second year, leapt 312 places to #464 from #776!
Beatrice changed her tune after retreating 15 places last year from #601 to rising 36 places this year to #565. But the most interesting of all I have saved for last. The previously unheard of Alaia, bounded in to the top 1000 landing at #664! I cannot imaging being a parent thinking that I had chosen a “safe” name which had never charted and seeing it move up the charts that quickly. Wow!
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