Liam and Noah finished barely a step apart in New Jersey in 2025, while Emma edged Mia by a single baby for the girls' top spot.
The boys' race was the tightest story on the page: Liam led with 749 babies and Noah followed at 742, both holding their ranks from the year before. On the girls' side, Emma's 428 barely outran Mia's 427, and Sophia and Olivia deadlocked at 396 apiece for third. Only a handful of births separate these leaders, which makes the top of the list feel more like a photo finish than a runaway.
The biggest mover belongs to the girls: Ailany climbed 53 places into eighth with 299 babies, a leap no other name in either top ten came close to matching.
Elsewhere the boys' list rewards a mix of short, sturdy classics and vintage revivals. Luca rose three spots to fourth with 378 babies, James climbed three to sixth, and Theodore jumped seven to eighth with 338, while Jack and Oliver each nudged up a place. Lucas held third, and Michael slipped two spots to seventh.
| Popularity Rank* | Change | Name | Babies in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Liam | 749 |
| 2 | - | Noah | 742 |
| 3 | - | Lucas | 399 |
| 4 | 3 | Luca | 378 |
| 5 | -1 | Joseph | 374 |
| 6 | 3 | James | 350 |
| 7 | -2 | Michael | 343 |
| 8 | 7 | Theodore | 338 |
| 9 | 1 | Oliver | 335 |
| 10 | 1 | Jack | 333 |
| Popularity Rank* | Change | Name | Babies in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Emma | 428 |
| 2 | -1 | Mia | 427 |
| 3 | -1 | Sophia | 396 |
| 3 | 1 | Olivia | 396 |
| 5 | 2 | Isabella | 368 |
| 6 | -1 | Charlotte | 340 |
| 7 | -1 | Amelia | 317 |
| 8 | 53 | Ailany | 299 |
| 9 | -1 | Sofia | 292 |
| 10 | - | Ava | 286 |