When combined by pronunciation, Sophia (+ Sofia) is the top name in every region.
Boys' names in 2025 were even more regional than girls' names: Liam is #1 in the South and West, while the Northeast's #1 is Noah and the Midwest's is Oliver.
Interactive bump chart data toy based on 2025 SSA state-level data.
by aar0nbecker
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data source: SSA state-specific data file 2025 release [https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/limits.html](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/limits.html)
tools: python (polars mainly) for data processing, d3 for rendering, Svelte for interactivity, SvelteKit for site scaffolding/data loading.
combined-pronunciation rankings for every state/region and year: [https://nameplay.org/rank](https://nameplay.org/rank)
going to be a lot of oliver+olivia couples in 20 years
Time to break out my Hornets Starter jacket
This feels very British boarding school-chic
No offense but this is… not at all the right way to present this data.
It’s a sad day for all the kids named Neveah and Cash.
The thing with the name Nora is that a lot of cultures use it but it comes from a different source, in hispanic countries it comes from the word waterwheel, in norse countries comes from honor in arabic countries means light…