Most Popular Girl Names in America | 1900-2025

Watch how the most popular girl names in the USA changed from 1900 to 2025. This bar chart race visualizes over 125 years of naming trends, showing which girl names dominated each generation and how popularity shifted over time. From classic names that stayed popular for decades to modern names that suddenly rose to the top, this video shows the rise and fall of America’s most popular baby girl names. Which names were the most popular in the early 1900s? When did names like Mary, Linda, Jennifer, Jessica, Emily, Olivia, and Emma take over? And which girl names are leading today? Enjoy the race. Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration baby name data. Values represent the number of girls given each name in the United States by year. Subscribe for more bar chart races, data visualizations, and timeline videos. #GirlNames #BabyNames #MostPopularNames #BarChartRace #DataVisualization #USA #Names #LayeredData