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Girl Names That Peaked in 2018

These girl names were at their highest point ever on the official US popularity list in 2018.

That may mean, of course, that they're at their lifetime peak and it's all downhill from here. Or it might mean they're hot and will only get hotter.

A name that's been very popular for a long time, like Ava or Olivia, is more likely to soften than one that's been motoring up the charts, like Maeve or Margot. Maeve and Margot's true peak most likely lies several years ahead.

The only thing this list tells you for sure is that these names are finding widespread favor, whether they're already in the Top 10 or lie much further down the list.

Sage

Meaning: wise

Origin:Herb name; Latin
126
Brielle

Meaning: hunting grounds

Origin:French
471
Leilani

Meaning: heavenly flower

Origin:Hawaiian
554
Cecilia

Meaning: blind

Origin:Feminine form of Cecil, Latin
51
Valentina

Meaning: strength, health

Origin:Latin
203
Camilla

Meaning: young ceremonial attendant

Origin:Latin
323
Amara

Meaning: grace, immortal, tribe

Origin:Igbo, Sanskrit, Arabic
78
Magnolia

Meaning: Magnol's flower

Origin:Flower name, from French surname
199
Athena

Meaning: from Athens

Origin:Greek
81
Isla

Meaning: island

Origin:Scottish place-name or Spanish
4
Astrid

Meaning: divinely beautiful

Origin:Scandinavian
54
Eliana

Meaning: my God has answered

Origin:Hebrew
163
Maeve

Meaning: she who intoxicates

Origin:Irish
2
Sloane

Meaning: raider

Origin:Irish
278
Ayla

Meaning: oak tree, or halo, moonlight

Origin:Hebrew, or Turkish
84
Rowan

Meaning: rowan tree; little redhead

Origin:Scottish and Irish
452
Naomi

Meaning: pleasantness

Origin:Hebrew
118
Eden

Meaning: place of pleasure, delight

Origin:Hebrew
170
Lucia

Meaning: light

Origin:Italian, feminine variation of Lucius, Latin
104
Mila

Meaning: gracious; dear

Origin:Slavic, Russian
116