Choosing a name for your baby girl is a big decision, and it’s important to stay up-to-date on the latest naming trends. With each passing year, certain names rise in popularity while others fall out of favor. Baby names for girls have seen a shift in popularity from 2021 to 2022, with some names rising through the ranks and others losing their hold.
In this post, we’ll take a closer look at some of the most notable changes in popularity when it comes to baby names for girls . From timeless classics to modern monikers, this list is sure to provide some inspiration for parents-to-be looking to name their baby girl.
The 20 Names for Girls That Climbed the Most
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Wrenlee 708 712 1420 Neriah 690 993 1683 Arlet 485 741 1226 Georgina 432 878 1310 Amiri 423 876 1299 Arleth 325 634 959 Amayah 324 701 1025 Winona 318 980 1298 Love 265 754 1019 Inaya 262 966 1228 Isabela 256 584 840 Jream 241 777 1018 Cielo 225 998 1223 Adalee 219 673 892 Sol 217 837 1054 Wrenley 213 284 497 Zhuri 212 843 1055 Scottie 211 922 1133 Carla 203 923 1126 Alora 197 266 463
21-40
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Sapphire 193 910 1103 Arlette 192 800 992 Yamileth 191 867 1058 Zendaya 190 683 873 Aadhya 187 981 1168 Zoya 185 787 972 Marigold 182 833 1015 Taytum 178 770 948 Julieta 177 441 618 Tru 173 948 1121 Araya 169 895 1064 Kenia 165 919 1084 Vienna 162 682 844 Estella 161 498 659 Elowyn 160 877 1037 Samira 153 778 931 Violeta 151 740 891 Sylvie 149 436 585 Zaria 146 767 913 Aspyn 145 809 954
41-60
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Lottie 143 950 1093 Meilani 142 952 1094 Emerald 141 768 909 Scout 138 693 831 Brynleigh 137 751 888 Anahi 137 565 702 Lenora 136 932 1068 Azariah 135 619 754 Yasmin 134 906 1040 Cleo 130 664 794 Azaria 128 845 973 Iyla 126 679 805 Fernanda 126 458 584 Itzayana 123 855 978 Indie 122 553 675 Keily 114 967 1081 Stormi 114 818 932 Alisson 114 760 874 Marlowe 113 781 894 Amoura 113 735 848
61-80
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Antonella 113 434 547 Ocean 112 759 871 Nathalia 109 954 1063 Maryam 109 432 541 Marceline 108 675 783 Maddie 106 940 1046 Saige 106 397 503 Rowyn 105 971 1076 Luisa 105 885 990 Clover 105 755 860 Leilany 105 707 812 Amani 105 581 686 Elina 104 853 957 Laylani 102 947 1049 Ayleen 100 835 935 Winnie 100 592 692 Mikaela 97 687 784 Briana 97 539 636 Luz 96 943 1039 Melany 94 623 717
81-100
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Birdie 93 803 896 Meadow 93 406 499 Raya 93 402 495 Rosalina 92 925 1017 Yareli 92 672 764 Florence 92 622 714 Zahra 92 606 698 Hallie 92 227 319 Lina 91 578 669 Zayla 90 834 924 Lisa 89 933 1022 Maxine 89 614 703 Sunny 89 552 641 Brittany 88 848 936 Dalia 88 827 915 Valery 88 802 890 Persephone 88 689 777 Loretta 86 816 902 Yara 86 571 657 Baylor 85 810 895
101-120
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Sarahi 84 963 1047 Keyla 84 899 983 Belen 84 742 826 Oakleigh 84 524 608 Hana 83 724 807 Ila 83 678 761 Nori 82 934 1016 Alessia 82 354 436 Noor 81 773 854 Noemi 81 643 724 Collins 81 247 328 Mavis 80 680 760 Yaretzi 80 489 569 Emely 80 446 526 Judith 79 873 952 Nellie 79 663 742 Leyla 79 593 672 Esmeralda 79 371 450 Kiara 79 252 331 Xyla 78 979 1057
121-140
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Hadassah 78 615 693 Blaire 78 562 640 Katalina 78 475 553 Regina 78 348 426 Thalia 77 642 719 Lainey 76 174 250 Freyja 75 633 708 Mylah 75 440 515 Samara 75 299 374 Sariah 74 902 976 Sevyn 73 591 664 Noah 72 618 690 Belle 71 977 1048 Natasha 70 836 906 Marina 70 646 716 Esme 70 307 377 Lakelyn 69 983 1052 Milani 69 234 303 Iliana 68 870 938 Wren 68 184 252
141-160
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Casey 66 946 1012 Ezra 65 648 713 Itzel 65 495 560 Ailani 65 464 529 Shiloh 65 344 409 Rory 65 335 400 Goldie 64 813 877 Poppy 64 338 402 Keilani 63 632 695 Lilian 63 575 638 Mariam 63 570 633 Mabel 63 312 375 Lia 63 248 311 Lakelynn 62 968 1030 Dayana 62 547 609 Marisol 61 822 883 Dani 60 674 734 Xiomara 60 494 554 Maisie 60 347 407 Robin 57 861 918
161-180
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Mikayla 57 616 673 Zariah 56 477 533 Guinevere 55 913 968 Emberlynn 55 908 963 Galilea 55 731 786 Rosa 55 605 660 Kailani 55 223 278 Alexia 54 826 880 Aya 54 749 803 Aubrielle 53 896 949 Estrella 53 677 730 Murphy 53 665 718 Della 53 657 710 Rosalia 53 595 648 Holland 53 590 643 Salem 53 453 506 Saylor 53 207 260 Elyse 52 817 869 Dulce 52 784 836 Alejandra 50 567 617
181-200
Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Anya 50 486 536 Matilda 50 415 465 Novah 49 697 746 Elodie 49 690 739 Eileen 49 621 670 Ophelia 49 272 321 Marianna 48 814 862 Frankie 48 545 593 Oaklyn 48 526 574 Ivory 48 518 566 Hattie 48 411 459 Myla 48 185 233 Coraline 47 676 723 Celine 47 342 389 Oaklynn 47 159 206 Millie 47 127 174 Malayah 46 839 885 Bellamy 46 717 763 Aisha 46 461 507 Nayeli 46 337 383
201-220
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Kelly 45 805 850 Miley 44 704 748 Adelina 44 401 445 Viviana 44 383 427 Luciana 44 360 404 Camille 44 236 280 Theodora 43 694 737 Lena 43 251 294 Adaline 43 245 288 Chaya 42 602 644 Miranda 42 546 588 Lorelai 42 480 522 Leia 42 256 298 Emerie 41 588 629 Aitana 41 325 366 Andi 40 771 811 Faye 40 564 604 Nalani 40 556 596 Linda 39 807 846 Cecelia 39 522 561
221-240
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Renata 39 492 531 Helena 39 473 512 Kora 39 462 501 Magdalena 38 915 953 Kaiya 38 907 945 Milena 38 772 810 Milana 38 766 804 Khaleesi 38 662 700 Ivanna 38 569 607 Ari 38 438 476 Rosie 37 424 461 Astrid 37 403 440 Francesca 37 387 424 Elisabeth 36 973 1009 Amirah 36 577 613 Palmer 36 294 330 Oakley 36 157 193 Maisy 35 988 1023 Hunter 35 780 815 Jaylani 35 763 798
241-260
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Carolina 35 476 511 Emiliana 34 995 1029 Jenesis 34 709 743 Kali 34 250 284 Elsie 34 188 222 Sage 34 144 178 Saanvi 33 978 1011 Angelique 33 842 875 Jovie 33 733 766 Elora 33 515 548 Blair 33 282 315 Phoebe 33 214 247 Bria 32 758 790 Emmy 32 507 539 Sylvia 32 435 467 Celeste 32 292 324 Araceli 31 903 934 Sarai 30 428 458 Salma 29 894 923 Selene 29 691 720
261-280
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Imani 29 503 532 Noa 29 298 327 Kiana 28 753 781 Kenna 28 681 709 Zariyah 28 596 624 Myra 28 561 589 Maddison 28 491 519 Aurelia 28 490 518 Dahlia 28 280 308 Kaylani 28 253 281 Sutton 28 216 244 Ana 28 208 236 Zainab 27 917 944 Alma 27 482 509 Veronica 27 405 432 Malani 27 395 422 Laura 27 363 390 Amina 27 318 345 Anika 26 821 847 Romina 26 656 682
281-300
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Amora 26 373 399 Fatima 26 352 378 Mckenna 26 291 317 Lilah 26 219 245 Annie 26 206 232 Armani 25 444 469 Heidi 25 370 395 Elianna 25 334 359 Delaney 25 242 267 Estelle 24 723 747 Olive 24 158 182 Juniper 24 114 138 Lilianna 23 859 882 Sariyah 23 730 753 Jazmin 23 688 711 Freya 23 129 152 Eloise 23 86 109 Iris 23 84 107 Zaniyah 22 812 834 Alena 22 748 770
301-320
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Margo 22 617 639 Madelynn 22 470 492 Helen 22 421 443 Alana 22 203 225 Paula 21 801 822 Halle 21 708 729 Meredith 21 549 570 Opal 21 525 546 Elaine 21 465 486 Amaris 20 909 929 Lillie 20 762 782 Nadia 20 437 457 Bianca 20 426 446 Nina 20 309 329 Stevie 20 263 283 Maeve 20 104 124 Athena 20 78 98 Vida 19 972 991 Rayne 19 798 817 Oaklee 19 468 487
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321-340
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Alison 19 455 474 Alessandra 19 382 401 Sara 19 177 196 Rhea 18 597 615 Scarlet 18 433 451 Selah 18 364 382 Nicole 18 322 340 Winter 18 304 322 Andrea 18 155 173 Ashley 18 154 172 Mallory 17 532 549 Evie 17 275 292 Anastasia 17 164 181 Amaia 16 626 642 Calliope 16 583 599 Skyler 16 541 557 Azalea 16 404 420 Dream 16 336 352 Juliette 16 163 179 Catalina 16 149 165
341-360
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Annika 15 838 853 Anne 15 572 587 Maia 15 420 435 Danna 15 353 368 Kamila 15 212 227 Esther 15 139 154 Sienna 15 135 150 Violet 15 20 35 Alondra 14 509 523 Michelle 14 380 394 Zuri 14 194 208 Maria 14 91 105 Karla 13 686 699 Davina 13 563 576 Hanna 13 543 556 Skye 13 416 429 Elisa 13 408 421 Amari 13 320 333 Thea 13 300 313 Brianna 13 171 184
361-380
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Emersyn 13 134 147 Sophie 13 63 76 Valentina 13 56 69 Fallon 12 714 726 Emory 12 466 478 Amanda 12 463 475 Giselle 12 351 363 Dakota 12 258 270 Valeria 12 146 158 Cora 12 75 87 Harmoni 11 831 842 Marilyn 11 696 707 Aliana 11 647 658 Everlee 11 362 373 Daphne 11 278 289 Zara 11 201 212 Josie 11 119 130 Madelyn 11 60 71 Malaysia 10 609 619 Beatrice 10 555 565
381-400
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Lauren 10 327 337 Vivienne 10 306 316 Gia 10 267 277 Kimberly 10 210 220 Alani 10 173 183 Lucia 10 126 136 Ayla 10 98 108 Sadie 10 68 78 Genesis 10 65 75 Louise 9 638 647 Anaya 9 407 416 Daniela 9 255 264 Ruth 9 179 188 Rosalie 9 176 185 Daisy 9 125 134 Haisley 8 471 479 Rebecca 8 296 304 Mariana 8 243 251 Lennon 8 229 237 Angela 8 226 234
401-420
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Amira 8 209 217 Emery 8 82 90 Leilani 8 59 67 Naomi 8 46 54 Vada 7 851 858 Irene 7 667 674 Alia 7 587 594 Holly 7 459 466 Colette 7 448 455 Gwendolyn 7 389 396 Liliana 7 97 104 Quinn 7 73 80 Ivy 7 42 49 Eliana 7 41 48 Mila 7 19 26 Chloe 7 18 25 Paulina 6 793 799 Angie 6 719 725 Kyra 6 659 665 Marlee 6 454 460
Final Baby Names for Girls That Climbed from 2021 to 2022
Name Change Rank in … 2022 2021
Destiny 6 391 397 Adriana 6 329 335 Scarlett 6 14 20 Soleil 5 990 995 Maliyah 5 523 528 Lorelei 5 442 447 Tatum 5 274 279 Kaia 5 225 230 Vera 5 224 229 Georgia 5 162 167 Valerie 5 148 153 Lyla 5 105 110 Aurora 5 31 36 Sofia 5 13 18
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Conclusion
In conclusion, the shift in popularity of baby names for girls from 2021 to 2022 is a reflection of the ever-changing trends and cultural influences that shape our society. While some names continue to hold strong in their popularity, others have seen a decline or even a complete fall from grace.
However, it’s important to remember that the perfect name for your baby girl is ultimately one that you love and that suits her unique personality. Whether you choose a classic name with timeless appeal or a trendy moniker that reflects the latest naming trends, we hope that this list has provided some helpful guidance and inspiration for your naming journey.
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