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Official data, new ways to explore
Baby Name Trends Laboratory
See which names are rising, falling, returning and changing fastest across the latest available UK and US baby-name datasets.
These evergreen reports detect the newest complete dataset in the database, so the same URLs update automatically after official data is imported.
Choose a report
Six lenses on changing name popularity
Rank movement and birth-count movement answer different questions. Each report keeps them distinct and explains the comparison period.
Fastest-Rising Names
Names climbing by rank or gaining the most recorded births.
Open reportFastest-Falling Names
Names declining by rank or recorded birth count, with missing data handled cautiously.
Open reportComeback Names
Names that fell substantially before a sustained recent recovery.
Open reportUK vs US Trends
Aligned rank differences and recent direction in England and Wales and the United States.
Open reportMost Volatile Names
Names with unusually large, frequent year-to-year rank changes.
Open reportDecade Peak Names
Names whose highest recorded rank falls within a selected decade.
Open report
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Transparent methods, cautious language
Missing records are not treated as zero births. Redacted values stay redacted. New entrants are separated from names with a measurable starting rank, and small samples are filtered using published thresholds.