Best New Names In The Top 1000!

Updated Mon May 12 2025

America’s brand new top baby names are here!

While there was not a whole lot of movement at the top of the charts — apart from Sofia replacing Luna in the Top 10 baby names, and Theodore leaping up into the Top 5 — you'll find the real good stuff if you scroll a bit further down the list.

Of all babies born in the US in 2024, 71% received a name in the Top 1000. The last two years have been the lowest on record, with fewer babies receiving a Top 1000 name than ever before — showing the increased variety and individualism of the name pool.

And the gender gap continues to narrow. Boy names, which have historically been much more stable and traditional, are now really starting to catch up with the diversity of the girl name pool.

To make the Top 1000 in 2024, a name had to be given to at least 257 girls or at least 225 boys. Just squeaking into the final spots were Karter and Raina for girls, and Aden, Ishaan, Kace, and Stefan for boys.

New Names in the Top 1000

This year, 43 new girl names and 44 new boy names debuted in the Top 1000 or returned after a hiatus.

The highest-ranking new entrant for girls is Rowyn — in at Number 782. Rowyn is a hybrid of Rowan — one of the most popular unisex names — and Elowyn, which as been one of the fastest-rising girl names of the last three years, and now ranks in the Top 500.

On the boys' side, Colsen is the highest-ranking new entrant at Number 651, incorporating some of the trendiest mix-and-match syllables. It joins alternative spellings Colson, Coleson, and Kolson, which also rank in the Top 1000.

They replace dropouts including fading twentieth-century names like Brendan, Whitney, and Savanna; unisex names including Kai for girls and Nova for boys; and several names that are hovering in the will-they-won't-they-get-popular zone, such as Winifred, Blessing, Boaz, and Wren (for boys).

Let’s take a closer look at 2024’s new entrants below.

New Top 1000 Girl Names

And here are all 43 new entrants to the girls’ Top 1000 in 2024, listed in order of popularity.

New Top 1000 Boy Names

And here are all 44 new entrants to the boys’ Top 1000 in 2024, listed in order of popularity.

About the Author

Clare Green

Clare Green has been writing for Nameberry since 2015, covering everything from names peaking right now to feminist baby names, and keeping up-to-date with international baby name rankings. Her work has featured in publications such as The Independent and HuffPost. Clare has a background in linguistics and librarianship, and recently completed an MA dissertation researching names in multilingual families. She lives in England with her husband and son. You can reach her at clare@nameberry.com