Classic Girl Names
Every name in the main list has ranked in the U.S. top 1,000 for girls every single year since 1880 — 146 years in a row without missing once. This is the complete census, not a selection.
- Names that never left
- 98
- of 4,396 ever in the top 1,000
- Babies with one
- 15.6%
- of girls born in 2025
- In it 100+ years
- 339
- 100+ years total, gaps allowed
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,230#125 | Down 2 rank positions in five years | 1921 | |||
| 6,760#17 | Down 1 rank positions in five years | 1990 | |||
| 294#902 | Down 87 rank positions in five years | 1947 | |||
| 264#968 | Down 82 rank positions in five years | 1947 | |||
| 2,436#112 | Up 14 rank positions in five years | 1921 | |||
| 2,710#90 | Down 4 rank positions in five years | 1982 | |||
| 668#462 | Down 36 rank positions in five years | 1918 | |||
| 265#967 | Down 70 rank positions in five years | 1947 | |||
| 2,521#107 | Down 39 rank positions in five years | 1918 | |||
| 5,451#34 | Down 16 rank positions in five years | 1999 | |||
| 1,781#173 | Up 46 rank positions in five years | 1920 | |||
| 805#379 | Down 23 rank positions in five years | 1964 | |||
| 601#493 | Down 49 rank positions in five years | 1987 | |||
| 12,754#3 | Down 1 rank positions in five years | 2003 | |||
| 872#350 | Down 101 rank positions in five years | 1981 | |||
| 313#864 | Up 40 rank positions in five years | 1954 | |||
| 1,200#257 | Down 42 rank positions in five years | 1975 | |||
| 765#408 | Down 157 rank positions in five years | 1971 | |||
| 972#314 | Down 47 rank positions in five years | 1956 | |||
| 572#526 | Up 55 rank positions in five years | 1922 | |||
| 1,670#186 | Down 50 rank positions in five years | 1990 | |||
| 9,123#8 | Up 1 rank positions in five years | 1921 | |||
| 960#318 | Up 100 rank positions in five years | 1918 | |||
| 3,547#65 | Up 11 rank positions in five years | 1921 | |||
| 1,225#250 | Down 24 rank positions in five years | 1985 | |||
| 13,544#1 | Steady | 2014 | |||
| 2,887#87 | Up 22 rank positions in five years | 1964 | |||
| 393#713 | Up 54 rank positions in five years | 1947 | |||
| 474#618 | Down 1 rank positions in five years | 1920 | |||
| 5,127#38 | Down 10 rank positions in five years | 2003 | |||
| 4,027#54 | Down 20 rank positions in five years | 1993 | |||
| 308#873 | Down 258 rank positions in five years | 1958 | |||
| 2,386#114 | Down 2 rank positions in five years | 1917 | |||
| 352#770 | Down 163 rank positions in five years | 1985 | |||
| 2,172#131 | Down 23 rank positions in five years | 2001 | |||
| 3,966#57 | Down 11 rank positions in five years | 1920 | |||
| 3,973#56 | Down 17 rank positions in five years | 2000 | |||
| 381#729 | Down 204 rank positions in five years | 1952 | |||
| 344#790 | Up 120 rank positions in five years | 1943 | |||
| 13,400#2 | Up 3 rank positions in five years | 2025 | |||
| 12,561#5 | Down 1 rank positions in five years | 2012 | |||
| 1,568#198 | Down 15 rank positions in five years | 1981 | |||
| 291#911 | Down 164 rank positions in five years | 1961 | |||
| 1,380#221 | Up 43 rank positions in five years | 1947 | |||
| 2,736#89 | Down 38 rank positions in five years | 2006 | |||
| 3,554#64 | Up 10 rank positions in five years | 1924 | |||
| 1,690#182 | Up 107 rank positions in five years | 1922 | |||
| 442#651 | Down 31 rank positions in five years | 1921 | |||
| 7,649#12 | Up 10 rank positions in five years | 1920 | |||
| 4,126#53 | Up 34 rank positions in five years | 1918 | |||
| 472#619 | Up 7 rank positions in five years | 1959 | |||
| 3,601#63 | Up 40 rank positions in five years | 1918 | |||
| 2,154#134 | Down 41 rank positions in five years | 1918 | |||
| 12,699#4 | Up 2 rank positions in five years | 2021 | |||
| 318#855 | Down 31 rank positions in five years | 1963 | |||
| 2,277#119 | Up 29 rank positions in five years | 1918 | |||
| 595#499 | Down 27 rank positions in five years | 1918 | |||
| 393#712 | Down 116 rank positions in five years | 1957 | |||
| 3,880#58 | Down 13 rank positions in five years | 2009 | |||
| 2,646#96 | Down 25 rank positions in five years | 2000 | |||
| 1,017#300 | Up 202 rank positions in five years | 1937 | |||
| 447#646 | Down 166 rank positions in five years | 1986 | |||
| 6,176#25 | Up 25 rank positions in five years | 2025 | |||
| 3,362#72 | Up 29 rank positions in five years | 1920 | |||
| 730#427 | Down 41 rank positions in five years | 1980 | |||
| 3,487#68 | Down 10 rank positions in five years | 2016 | |||
| 3,086#81 | Up 15 rank positions in five years | 1998 | |||
| 6,380#20 | Up 10 rank positions in five years | 2025 | |||
| 4,644#47 | Up 5 rank positions in five years | 2025 | |||
| 2,692#92 | Up 3 rank positions in five years | 2014 | |||
| 786#395 | Up 37 rank positions in five years | 1962 | |||
| 441#653 | Down 22 rank positions in five years | 1925 | |||
| 1,601#196 | Down 23 rank positions in five years | 1991 | |||
| 330#824 | Down 105 rank positions in five years | 1918 | |||
| 2,619#99 | Up 78 rank positions in five years | 2025 | |||
| 689#449 | Up 111 rank positions in five years | 1918 | |||
| 3,206#75 | Up 68 rank positions in five years | 2025 | |||
| 2,428#113 | Down 25 rank positions in five years | 2019 | |||
| 1,106#279 | Down 8 rank positions in five years | 1917 | |||
| 946#324 | Up 3 rank positions in five years | 1980 | |||
| 1,746#177 | Down 20 rank positions in five years | 2006 | |||
| 875#347 | Down 57 rank positions in five years | 2005 | |||
| 1,981#148 | Up 21 rank positions in five years | 1918 | |||
| 1,041#294 | Down 1 rank positions in five years | 2007 | |||
| 555#544 | Up 19 rank positions in five years | 1942 | |||
| 1,262#246 | Up 22 rank positions in five years | 1924 | |||
| 997#306 | Down 50 rank positions in five years | 1984 | |||
| 2,506#108 | Up 39 rank positions in five years | 2025 | |||
| 3,729#61 | Up 66 rank positions in five years | 2025 | |||
| 385#724 | Up 26 rank positions in five years | 1973 | |||
| 576#522 | Down 110 rank positions in five years | 2007 | |||
| 1,299#240 | Up 25 rank positions in five years | 2012 | |||
| 3,021#82 | Up 53 rank positions in five years | 2025 | |||
| 1,367#223 | Down 11 rank positions in five years | 2012 | |||
| 399#705 | Down 52 rank positions in five years | 1975 | |||
| 3,012#83 | Up 77 rank positions in five years | 2025 | |||
| 351#774 | Up 16 rank positions in five years | 1915 | |||
| 309#871 | Down 226 rank positions in five years | 1984 |
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The century club
Girls’ names with 100+ total years in the top 1,000 that dropped out at least once — classics with a gap in the résumé.
Cynthia145 yrsDiana145 yrsAudrey145 yrsCarmen145 yrsHope145 yrsIvy145 yrsCeleste145 yrsElisabeth145 yrsHelena145 yrsLea145 yrsMonica144 yrsFaith144 yrsElena144 yrsCecelia144 yrsLeila144 yrsCarolina144 yrsElsa144 yrsEileen143 yrsAurora143 yrsElisa143 yrsAileen143 yrsEllen142 yrsRosemary142 yrsCorinne142 yrs
Modern classics
Top-1,000 every year for 25+ years running and top-200 today — the girls’ names that became classics within living memory.
Miasince 1964Sofiasince 1969Elianasince 1996Camilasince 1997Penelopesince 2001Elliesince 1992Ariasince 2000Scarlettsince 1992Giannasince 1989Valentinasince 1994Laylasince 1998Averysince 1989Madisonsince 1985Willowsince 1998Rileysince 1990Leilanisince 1996Mayasince 1970Genesissince 1988Zoeysince 1995Edensince 1986Maevesince 1997Aylasince 1987Lilianasince 1972Melodysince 1942
Sources & methodology
Ranks come from official births data, 1880–2025, computed per sex and year across every listed name. “Never left” means ranked in the top 1,000 in every single year — one miss breaks the streak, and absence from a year’s file counts as a miss. The century club needs 100+ total years but allows gaps; modern classics need an unbroken run of 25+ years plus a top-200 rank today. Counts are card applications rather than births, and names under 5 uses in a year aren’t published at all.