Endangered baby names
Names that peaked at 500 or more babies a year and have since fallen to 10% of peak or lower. Most are still given to only a few dozen babies annually.
| Name | Peak year | Peak | 2025 | Decline | Trajectory | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda | 1947 | 99,692 | 294 | −99.7% | Details → | |
| Michael | 1957 | 92,781 | 8,094 | −91.3% | Details → | |
| Robert | 1947 | 91,655 | 3,772 | −95.9% | Details → | |
| John | 1947 | 88,324 | 8,027 | −90.9% | Details → | |
| David | 1955 | 86,306 | 6,794 | −92.1% | Details → | |
| Mary | 1921 | 73,984 | 2,230 | −97% | Details → | |
| Jennifer | 1972 | 63,600 | 501 | −99.2% | Details → | |
| Lisa | 1965 | 60,271 | 256 | −99.6% | Details → | |
| Christopher | 1984 | 60,021 | 4,748 | −92.1% | Details → | |
| Richard | 1946 | 58,870 | 1,505 | −97.4% | Details → | |
| Mark | 1960 | 58,727 | 1,416 | −97.6% | Details → | |
| Patricia | 1951 | 56,446 | 167 | −99.7% | Details → | |
| Jessica | 1987 | 55,992 | 424 | −99.2% | Details → | |
| Jason | 1977 | 55,631 | 2,224 | −96% | Details → | |
| Ashley | 1987 | 54,856 | 1,829 | −96.7% | Details → | |
| Deborah | 1954 | 54,674 | 313 | −99.4% | Details → | |
| Debra | 1955 | 50,563 | 31 | −99.9% | Details → | |
| Barbara | 1947 | 48,800 | 264 | −99.5% | Details → | |
| Susan | 1955 | 47,418 | 222 | −99.5% | Details → | |
| Shirley | 1935 | 42,366 | 133 | −99.7% | Details → | |
| Amanda | 1987 | 41,786 | 601 | −98.6% | Details → | |
| Karen | 1957 | 40,591 | 175 | −99.6% | Details → | |
| Dorothy | 1924 | 39,996 | 743 | −98.1% | Details → | |
| Cynthia | 1957 | 39,340 | 247 | −99.4% | Details → | |
| Gary | 1952 | 38,754 | 201 | −99.5% | Details → | |
| Steven | 1956 | 38,413 | 1,261 | −96.7% | Details → | |
| Betty | 1930 | 38,240 | 212 | −99.4% | Details → | |
| Brittany | 1989 | 37,792 | 281 | −99.3% | Details → | |
| Donna | 1959 | 36,468 | 98 | −99.7% | Details → | |
| Brian | 1972 | 36,306 | 979 | −97.3% | Details → | |
| Helen | 1918 | 36,148 | 668 | −98.2% | Details → | |
| Justin | 1988 | 35,055 | 1,512 | −95.7% | Details → | |
| Larry | 1947 | 34,946 | 198 | −99.4% | Details → | |
| Ronald | 1947 | 34,899 | 438 | −98.7% | Details → | |
| Sandra | 1947 | 34,779 | 188 | −99.5% | Details → | |
| Michelle | 1969 | 34,319 | 661 | −98.1% | Details → | |
| Carol | 1946 | 34,284 | 82 | −99.8% | Details → | |
| Kimberly | 1970 | 34,130 | 1,009 | −97% | Details → | |
| Melissa | 1979 | 34,050 | 747 | −97.8% | Details → | |
| Jeffrey | 1962 | 33,537 | 544 | −98.4% | Details → | |
| Nancy | 1947 | 32,445 | 265 | −99.2% | Details → | |
| Amy | 1975 | 32,254 | 1,200 | −96.3% | Details → | |
| Scott | 1971 | 30,901 | 561 | −98.2% | Details → | |
| Timothy | 1959 | 30,783 | 1,734 | −94.4% | Details → | |
| Kevin | 1963 | 30,613 | 1,628 | −94.7% | Details → | |
| Tyler | 1994 | 30,482 | 1,633 | −94.6% | Details → | |
| Donald | 1934 | 30,408 | 395 | −98.7% | Details → | |
| Brandon | 1992 | 29,628 | 1,326 | −95.5% | Details → | |
| Sharon | 1947 | 28,533 | 179 | −99.4% | Details → | |
| Sarah | 1982 | 28,483 | 2,710 | −90.5% | Details → | |
| Margaret | 1921 | 28,468 | 2,436 | −91.4% | Details → | |
| Kenneth | 1957 | 28,064 | 1,148 | −95.9% | Details → | |
| Pamela | 1954 | 27,361 | 82 | −99.7% | Details → | |
| Paul | 1957 | 27,012 | 1,316 | −95.1% | Details → | |
| Kathleen | 1951 | 26,716 | 201 | −99.2% | Details → | |
| Ruth | 1920 | 26,102 | 1,781 | −93.2% | Details → | |
| Angela | 1971 | 25,901 | 765 | −97% | Details → | |
| Samantha | 1990 | 25,868 | 1,973 | −92.4% | Details → | |
| Zachary | 1993 | 25,538 | 1,646 | −93.6% | Details → | |
| Judith | 1943 | 25,214 | 344 | −98.6% | Details → | |
| Stephanie | 1990 | 24,864 | 543 | −97.8% | Details → | |
| Dennis | 1952 | 24,552 | 381 | −98.4% | Details → | |
| Brenda | 1957 | 24,339 | 139 | −99.4% | Details → | |
| Heather | 1975 | 24,301 | 177 | −99.3% | Details → | |
| Cheryl | 1958 | 24,119 | 32 | −99.9% | Details → | |
| Kathy | 1958 | 23,938 | 48 | −99.8% | Details → | |
| Lori | 1963 | 23,899 | 118 | −99.5% | Details → | |
| Eric | 1970 | 23,571 | 1,256 | −94.7% | Details → | |
| Diane | 1955 | 23,290 | 66 | −99.7% | Details → | |
| Stephen | 1952 | 23,055 | 829 | −96.4% | Details → | |
| Nicole | 1985 | 22,966 | 803 | −96.5% | Details → | |
| Kyle | 1990 | 22,710 | 594 | −97.4% | Details → | |
| Gregory | 1962 | 21,976 | 493 | −97.8% | Details → | |
| Jeremy | 1977 | 21,610 | 1,152 | −94.7% | Details → | |
| Taylor | 1993 | 21,270 | 772 | −96.4% | Details → | |
| Tammy | 1963 | 21,199 | 41 | −99.8% | Details → | |
| Edward | 1924 | 21,126 | 1,591 | −92.5% | Details → | |
| Lauren | 1989 | 21,065 | 777 | −96.3% | Details → | |
| Joan | 1932 | 21,044 | 222 | −98.9% | Details → | |
| Judy | 1947 | 21,037 | 105 | −99.5% | Details → | |
| Carolyn | 1947 | 20,742 | 185 | −99.1% | Details → | |
| Cindy | 1957 | 20,272 | 100 | −99.5% | Details → | |
| Megan | 1990 | 20,259 | 301 | −98.5% | Details → | |
| Cody | 1992 | 19,876 | 1,076 | −94.6% | Details → | |
| Alexis | 1998 | 19,778 | 547 | −97.2% | Details → | |
| Debbie | 1959 | 19,540 | 24 | −99.9% | Details → | |
| Virginia | 1922 | 19,144 | 572 | −97% | Details → | |
| Crystal | 1982 | 19,099 | 202 | −98.9% | Details → | |
| Laura | 1964 | 18,967 | 805 | −95.8% | Details → | |
| Teresa | 1961 | 18,909 | 291 | −98.5% | Details → | |
| Jerry | 1947 | 18,794 | 262 | −98.6% | Details → | |
| Kayla | 1991 | 18,545 | 838 | −95.5% | Details → | |
| Janet | 1954 | 18,477 | 61 | −99.7% | Details → | |
| Tracy | 1970 | 18,464 | 86 | −99.5% | Details → | |
| Tiffany | 1988 | 18,364 | 304 | −98.3% | Details → | |
| Kelly | 1977 | 18,234 | 319 | −98.3% | Details → | |
| Julie | 1958 | 18,215 | 308 | −98.3% | Details → | |
| Mildred | 1920 | 18,060 | 98 | −99.5% | Details → | |
| Christine | 1952 | 17,548 | 176 | −99% | Details → | |
| Frank | 1918 | 17,018 | 584 | −96.6% | Details → |